Call for Essential Patents Reading on the MPEG-7 Standard; Process Will Lead to Joint Licensing of Patents to Enable Products and Services Utilizing MPEG-7 Technologies.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2003 Via Licensing Corporation is pleased to issue the following call for essential patents reading on the MPEG-7 standard. MPEG-7 is a specification for describing multimedia content in order to increase the usability and accessibility of such content. Standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. in September 2001 as ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) 15938, MPEG-7 is designed to complement other MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). standards, such as MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, which specify how audio and visual content can be represented and manipulated in digital form. MPEG-7 is not a next-generation replacement for the audio/visual coding technologies specified by MPEG, but is an entirely different set of tools that are designed to make digital media easier to identify, catalog, index, archive, and retrieve. A copy of the MPEG-7 specification is available for purchase from the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. online store at www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/ISOstore/store.html (search for "15938"). An overview of MPEG-7 can be viewed at mpeg.telecomitalialab.com/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm. The goal of this call for patents is to identify the owners of patents that are necessary for the practice of the MPEG-7. Essential patents are understood to be issued patents or patent applications that have one or more claims that would necessarily be infringed by the implementation or use of the MPEG-7 standard. Any entity that believes it has granted patents or patent applications that are essential to the normative portions of the MPEG-7 standard as specified in ISO/IEC 15938, and wishing to participate in a group consisting of essential patent holders that will convene CONVENE, civil law. This is a technical term, signifying to bring an action. to discuss the commercialization terms for MPEG-7 patents, is invited to contact Via Licensing Corporation in order to receive information about how to submit patents to this process. Please request such information by sending an e-mail message to submissions@vialicensing.com, in which you specify your interest in making a submission for consideration of essentiality to the MPEG-7 specification. About Via Licensing Corporation Via Licensing Corporation develops and administers patent licensing programs or patent pools on behalf of innovative technology companies and for the convenience of licensees. Via Licensing Corporation is a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories “Dolby” redirects here. For other uses, see Dolby (disambiguation). Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a USA-based company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. , Inc. and benefits from the expertise, infrastructure, and strategic business relationships that Dolby has developed in more than 35 years of licensing into the consumer electronics and personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. markets. Via Licensing is involved in the development and operation of licensing programs for both mandated and de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. or emerging standards. For more information about Via Licensing Corporation, please visit www.vialicensing.com. |
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