Avistar Receives Patent for Transport of Video and Control; 46th Patent Covers Fundamental Process for Enterprise Video Communication.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002 Avistar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:AVSR (Audio Visual Speech Recognition) Using lip reading software to enhance speech recognition. In noisy environments where a camera can be included, AVSR improves the computer's ability to recognize the speaker's words by visually tracking lip movement and ), the leading provider of enterprise video communication solutions, today announced the grant of the 46th patent to Collaboration Properties, Inc Collaboration Properties, Inc. (CPI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar Communications Corporation. It holds US and foreign patents in the primary areas of presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, . (CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I ), its wholly owned intellectual property subsidiary. U.S. Patent No. 6,437,818 addresses a fundamental piece of the video calling process: the combined transport of video and associated control over unshielded twisted pair See twisted pair. (hardware) unshielded twisted pair - (UTP) Normal telephone wire (in the USA). It may be used for computer to computer communications, e.g. using a version of Ethernet or localtalk. It is much cheaper than standard "full-spec" Ethernet cable. (UTP UTP (uridine triphosphate): see uracil. (Unshielded Twisted Pair) See twisted pair. UTP - unshielded twisted pair ) wiring, the typical wiring for Ethernet networks and telephone systems in many enterprises. This patent relates to the use of UTP wiring for combined desktop video and control messages, in which a communications link controls call transmission, call routing, multipoint conferencing Same as teleconferencing. This is a rather redundant phrase, because conferencing implies three or more participants, rather than point-to-point between two people. , or display of the video signals. It applies to video in any form: digital or analog. In practice, the technology that this patent covers enables an end-user to use his computer to hold an interactive, face-to-face video conversation or view other user-controlled video applications during which a UTP premises network transports the video signal. This 46th patent complements two other previously issued patents: No. 6,212,547, Avistar's 26th patent issued April 3, 2001, which addresses the combined transport of video and data collaboration See data conferencing. over UTP wiring; and Avistar's 45th patent, No. 6,426,769, issued July 30, 2002, which relates to the transport of high-quality analog video from a source to a display over a UTP premises network. The new patent is a key addition to Avistar's extensive portfolio, which covers the core videoconferencing functionalities and architectures that are part of the AvistarVOS(TM) video operating system and Avistar's networked video collaboration products. In addition to these three patents covering digital and analog video on UTP premises wiring, other patents cover call routing capabilities, call acceptance features, collaboration directories and "presence-based" calling, and remote connection control, among others. "Avistar was the first to implement and patent many features that have become essential to the widespread adoption of video in the enterprise," said William Campbell, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CPI. "This process continues with this, our 19th patent granted in the past eighteen months alone. We are actively involved in our partnership-oriented licensing program that offers all players the benefit of our intellectual property portfolio." "Avistar has pioneered the development of video technologies to improve and transform key business processes, both within and between enterprises," said Jerry Burnett, CEO of Avistar. "In making this patent available for licensing, we move closer to enabling our vision of a world where visual communication technologies will be integrated with business applications -- from email, websites and other basic collaborative tools to CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , phone turrets on stock trading floors, and other enterprise systems." The AvistarVOS enterprise video software and networked video infrastructure provide professionals with a full range of video communication services -- multi-party video calls, broadcast, video-on-demand, record and publish -- all provided directly from end-point desktops and rooms. CPI patents technologies in synchronization with and in advance of Avistar products and makes its collaborative video intellectual property available to partners through its licensing program. Inquiries regarding CPI's licensing programs may be directed to Paul Carmichael, primary licensing advisor, by arrangement with Amanda Redd, 650/610-2900. About Avistar Communications Corporation Avistar develops, markets and supports the Avistar vBusiness(TM) integrated suite of video-enabled applications, all powered by the AvistarVOS(TM) software. Avistar integrates video communications into day-to-day business process applications. From the desktop, Avistar delivers TV-quality video calling, recording, publishing, video-on-demand, broadcast, and document sharing. Founded in 1993, Avistar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:AVSR) is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , with sales offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London. Collaboration Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Avistar Communications Corporation, holds a broad portfolio of patents covering the AvistarVOS platform as well as multiple software and hardware video collaboration products. Note to Editors: Avistar, AvistarVOS, Avistar vBusiness, and the Avistar logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avistar Communications Corporation. |
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