This paper analyses a leading-edge Set-top Box (STB) design for architecture reference patterns. Specifically, the following contributions are made: (i) identifying and documenting (in UML) STB ...

Several design patterns are defined to make systems more flexible and extensible. The main goal of this work is to show how the representation of these kinds of patterns, which we refer to as ...

Bruce Powel Douglass, PhD, is a name to know when it comes to UML (universal modeling language). Douglas was chief evangelist for I-Logix and has continuously revealed his considerable expertise in ...