Avistar Subsidiary Announces Key Real-Time Communications Patent.Includes Coverage on Networked Real-Time Text (Instant Messaging) and Video Communications REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- 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 ), 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 desktop video provider Avistar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :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 ), today announced that CPI has been awarded U.S. patent 7,152,093 in the area of real-time communications. The patent, which has 57 claims, covers important concepts in networked real-time text and non-text communications. The patent is directed to real-time communications systems, including systems where communications are initiated from a display, such as a "buddy list," and are routed based on users' log-in locations. Service records identifying the users and the log-in locations can be stored on multiple servers. In the past several years real-time text and video Instant Messaging The inclusion of video in an instant messaging (IM) system, turning it into a two-way video conference. For example, in 2003, Apple introduced its iSight video camera for use with its iChat instant messaging. See instant messaging. systems have become widely available from a variety of technology providers. "This is one of a series of patents and applications that are based on the rich technical disclosure in our original 1993 patent filing," said Dr. Anton F. Rodde, president of CPI. "Because our 1993 patent filing disclosed so many foundational communications concepts, CPI has broad patent protection for many of the concepts used in today's networked communications environments." "This patent, our 74th, is yet another validation of our early innovations in collaboration and communications and it, along with its sibling patents and applications, are part of our ongoing program to expand our patent portfolio and the protection it provides for Avistar's technology," said Gerald J. Burnett, chairman and 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 Avistar. CPI makes its intellectual property available to Avistar and potential partners and licensees through an active licensing program. Inquiries for licensing of CPI's patent portfolio may be directed to Paul Carmichael, licensing advisor, through arrangement with Stephanie Neutz, Esq., patent legal counsel, at (650) 610-2900. About Collaboration Properties and Avistar Communications Corporation Collaboration Properties, Inc. (CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar Communications Corporation, was founded in 1997. CPI develops patents for presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, and a service-rich video network architecture. It holds a current portfolio of 74 patents for inventions in the primary areas of video and network technology. CPI offers licenses to its patent portfolio and Avistar's video-enabling technologies to companies in the video conferencing, rich-media services, public networking, and related industries. Current licensees include Sony Corporation, Polycom, Inc., and Emblaze-VCON. Avistar develops, markets, and supports a video collaboration platform for the enterprise, all powered by the AvistarVOS[TM] software. From the desktop, Avistar delivers business-quality video calling, recording, publishing to web and e-mails, video-on-demand, broadcast origination and distribution, and document sharing. Avistar video-enables business processes by integrating visual communications into the daily workflow and connecting communities of users within and across enterprises. Founded in 1993, Avistar 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. Avistar's technology is used in more than 40 countries. For more information on CPI patents, visit www.collabprop.com. For information on Avistar and Avistar products, visit www.avistar.com. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements including statements regarding the scope and significance of the real time communications Instantaneous transmission. There is little or no network latency when transmitting in real time. See real time. patent and CPI's ongoing program to expand its patent portfolio and the protection it provides. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including such factors, among others, as technical limitations, the development of competitive technologies and solutions, changes in domestic and international laws regarding the protection of intellectual property, and the challenges associated with enforcing intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad. These and other risk factors are discussed in Avistar's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Avistar disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Copyright (c) 2006 Avistar Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Avistar, AvistarVOS, and Avistar logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avistar Communications Corporation. Other company, product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. |
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