One Direction: Tenses From "My Smart TV" Article

MY SMART TV

BACKGROUND

1. A first patent was filed in 1994 (and extended the following year) for an "intelligent" television system, linked with data processing systems, by means of a digital or analog network. -> Simple Past Tense (Rule: S + V1)
2. Major TV manufacturers have announced production of smart TVs only, for their middle-end to high-end TVs in 2015. Smart TVs are expected to become dominant form of television by late 2010s. -> Present Perfect Tense (Rule: S + have + V3)

DEFINITION

1. A smart TV device is either a television set with integrated Internet capabilities or a set-top box for television that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic television set. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
2. Smart TVs run complete operating system or mobile operating system software providing a platform for application developers. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
3. Smart TV platforms or middleware have a public Software development kit (SDK) and/or Native development kit (NDK) for apps so that third-party developers can develop applications for it, and an app store so that the end-users can install and uninstall apps themselves. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
4. The public SDK enables third-party companies and other interactive application developers to “write” applications once and see them run successfully on any device that supports the smart TV platform or middleware architecture which it was written for, no matter who the hardware manufacturer is. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
5. Smart TVs deliver content (such as photos, movies and music) from other computers or network attached storage devices on a network using either a Digital Living Network Alliance / Universal Plug and Play media server or similar service program likeWindows Media Player or Network-attached storage (NAS), or via iTunes. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
6. It also provides access to Internet-based services including traditional broadcast TV channels,catch-up services,video-on-demand (VOD), electronic program guide, interactive advertising, personalisation, voting, games, social networking, and other multimedia applications. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)

FUNCTION

1. Smart TV devices also provide access to user-generated content (either stored on an external hard drive or in cloud storage) and to interactive services and Internet applications, such as YouTube, many using HTTP Live Streaming (also known as HLS) adaptive streaming. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
2. Smart TV devices facilitate the curation of traditional content by combining information from the Internet with content from TV Providers. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
3. Services offer users a means to track and receive reminders about shows or sporting events, as well as the ability to change channels for immediate viewing. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)

TECHNOLOGY

1. Smart TV technology and software is still evolving, with both proprietary and open sourcesoftware frameworks already available. -> Present Continuous Tense (Rule: S + is + V-ing)
2. Some smart TV platforms also support interactive advertising, addressable advertising with local advertising insertion and targeted advertising, and other advanced advertising features such as ad telescoping using VOD and DVR, enhanced TV for consumer call-to-action and audience measurement solutions for ad campaign effectiveness. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
3. There is evidence that a smart TV is vulnerable to attacks. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
4. Some serious security bugs have been discovered, and some successful attempts to run malicious code to get unauthorized access were documented on video. -> Present Perfect Tense (Rule: S + have + V3)
5. There is evidence that it is possible to gain root access to the device, install malicious software, access and modify configuration information for a remote control, remotely access and modify files on TV and attached USB drives, access camera and microphone. - Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)
6. Anticipating growing demand for an antivirus for a smart TV, some security software companies are already working with partners in digital TV field on the solution. -> Present Continuous Tense (Rule: S + are + V-ing)
7. Also antivirus company Avira has joined forces with digital TV testing company Labwise to work on the software that would protect against potential attacks. -> Present Perfect Tense (Rule: S + has + V3)

RESTRICTION OF ACCESS

1. Google TV-enabled devices were blocked by NBC, ABC, CBS, and Hulu from accessing their Web content since the launch of Google TV in October 2010. -> Simple Past Tense (Rule: S + V2)
2. Google TV devices were also blocked from accessing any programs offered by Viacom’s subsidiaries. -> Simple Past Tense (Rule: S + V2)

MARKET SHARE

1. According to a report from the researcher NPD In-Stat, only about 12 million U.S. households have their Web-capable TVs connected to the Internet, although In-Stat estimates about 25 million U.S. TV households own a set with the built-in network capability. -> Simple Present Tense (Rule: S + V1)