<s>
The	O
OpenCable	B-Device
Application	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
,	O
or	O
OCAP	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
layer	O
designed	O
for	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
that	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
cable	O
television	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Java-based	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
portion	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
on	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
the	O
cable	O
company	O
controls	O
what	O
OCAP	O
programs	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
consumer	O
's	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
by	O
CableLabs	O
for	O
the	O
cable	O
networks	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
OCAP	O
programs	O
are	O
intended	O
for	O
interactive	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
eCommerce	O
,	O
online	B-Application
banking	I-Application
,	O
Electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guides	I-Device
,	O
and	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recording	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cable	O
companies	O
have	O
required	O
OCAP	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Cablecard	B-Application
2.0	O
specification	O
,	O
a	O
proposal	O
that	O
is	O
controversial	O
and	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
approved	O
by	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Association	O
and	O
other	O
groups	O
argue	O
OCAP	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
block	O
features	O
that	O
compete	O
with	O
cable	O
company	O
provided	O
services	O
and	O
that	O
consumers	O
should	O
be	O
entitled	O
to	O
add	O
,	O
delete	O
and	O
otherwise	O
control	O
programs	O
as	O
on	O
their	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
OCAP	O
is	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
based	O
software/middleware	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
OpenCable	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OCAP	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Globally	B-Language
Executable	I-Language
MHP	I-Language
(	O
GEM	O
)	O
-standard	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
defined	O
by	O
CableLabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
OCAP	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
GEM	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
lot	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
the	O
Multimedia	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
(	O
MHP	O
)	O
-standard	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
DVB	B-Application
project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
