<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RVU	O
,	O
a	O
pseudo-acronym	O
pronounced	O
"	O
R-view	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Application	B-Application
Layer	I-Application
protocol	O
,	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
pre-existing	O
Digital	O
Living	O
Network	O
Alliance	O
(	O
DLNA	O
)	O
standards	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Remote	O
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
(	O
RUI	O
)	O
protocol	O
,	O
which	O
works	O
similar	O
to	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RDP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	O
RUI	O
protocol	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
allow	O
an	O
RVU-enabled	O
client	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
TV	B-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
pixel-accurate	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
available	O
on	O
an	O
RVU	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RVU	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
DLNA	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
transmit	O
media	O
(	O
video	O
,	O
photos	O
and	O
music	O
)	O
across	O
a	O
home	O
network	O
,	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
user	O
experience	O
of	O
a	O
media	B-Application
server	I-Application
to	O
be	O
transmitted	O
to	O
an	O
RVU	O
client	O
,	O
makes	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
available	O
via	O
the	O
RUI	O
protocol	O
while	O
all	O
processing	O
is	O
being	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
server	O
software	O
and	O
plug-ins	O
happen	O
at	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
;	O
only	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
is	O
streamed	O
to	O
the	O
client	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
passing	O
broadcast	O
video	O
coming	O
from	O
a	O
multichannel	O
video	O
programming	O
distributor	O
through	O
a	O
residential	B-Application
gateway	I-Application
or	O
dedicated	O
media	B-Application
server	I-Application
to	O
other	O
consumer	O
electronic	O
devices	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
was	O
defined	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
problem	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
consistent	O
television	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
throughout	O
the	O
home	O
,	O
without	O
requiring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
set-top	O
box	O
for	O
each	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
communications	O
protocol	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
media	B-Application
server	I-Application
device	O
and	O
multiple	O
client	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
clients	O
can	O
consist	O
of	O
various	O
manufacturer-branded	O
TVs	B-Operating_System
,	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
or	O
other	O
client	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
way	O
the	O
clients	O
can	O
be	O
low	O
complexity	O
or	O
"	O
thin	O
"	O
client	O
devices	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
providing	O
a	O
full	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
experience	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
an	O
RVU	O
compliant	O
device	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
RVU	O
server	O
,	O
the	O
TV	B-Operating_System
viewer	O
can	O
watch	O
the	O
same	O
or	O
different	O
content	O
from	O
any	O
room	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RVU	O
supports	O
a	O
Remote	O
User	B-Application
Interface	I-Application
(	O
RUI	O
)	O
that	O
allows	O
user	O
interactions	O
such	O
as	O
trick	O
play	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
pause	O
and	O
rewind	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
running	O
of	O
interactive	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
render	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
Extender	O
needs	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
used	O
to	O
package	O
the	O
media	O
locally	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
client	O
which	O
works	O
as	O
an	O
extender	O
;	O
having	O
the	O
codec	B-General_Concept
on	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
is	O
not	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
media	O
can	O
be	O
trans-coded	O
on	O
the	O
fly	O
by	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
to	O
a	O
codec	B-General_Concept
that	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
specification	O
V1.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
specification	O
V1.0	O
is	O
currently	O
ratified	O
by	O
the	O
board	O
and	O
available	O
to	O
members	O
for	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RVU	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
specification	O
V2.0	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
