How are applications installed on HAVi devices?
There are several possibilities, and HAVi does not require or mandate any specific procedure. Some options are: • Applications can be embedded in the HAVi device at the time of manufacture. • Applications can be distributed on a removable medium (diskettes, CD-ROM, etc.) enabling a user to install applications onto HAVi devices. • Applications can be placed on a web site from where a HAVi device can download and install them. This requires that the HAVi device have either direct access to the Internet, or direct access to another HAVi device that has the web access APIs (as defined by HAVi). The factor that determines if applications will run on a particular device depends on whether they are native applications or Java Applications, as well as the type of HAVi device accessed (FAV or IAV, as defined elsewhere in this FAQ).
