Rovi Licenses Patents to Funai
Rovi Corporation announced that it has licensed its interactive program guide (IPG) and parental control patents to Funai.
Rovi Corporation announced that it has licensed its interactive program guide (IPG) and parental control patents to Funai.
Panasonic and XpanD announced their new M-3DI specification, which details a common communication protocol between 3D active-shutter eyewear products and 3D-capable TVs, front projectors, computers and cinema systems.
DisplaySearch announced that the major LCD TV brands have lowered their first quarter 2011 production plans.
The P&F subsidiary of Funai Electric announced that it is introducing the Philips wireless HDMI BDP7580 Blu-ray 3D and PB9013 dual-screen portable Blu-ray Disc (BD) players at CES 2011 in Las Vegas.
VUDU announced that it will begin instant streaming of 3D movies to select 3D-capable HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players.
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. and ActiveVideo Networks announced an agreement in principle for Funai to integrate ActiveVideo’s CloudTV platform into selected televisions and Blu-ray Disc (BD) players.
Blockbuster Inc. announced that its BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service is available on more than 100 devices – including Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, televisions, smartphones, DVRs and digital media adapters.
P&F announced that it is launching Philips Wireless Media Connect in its Philips 7700 and 5700 series of EcoTVs and BDP7520 Blu-ray Disc (BD) player.
P&F, a subsidiary of the Funai Electric Co., LTD, Inc., announcds that its latest Philips Blu-ray players (models 5320 and 7320) will feature BLOCKBUSTER On Demand, expanding the ways in which Blockbuster provides consumers with instant access to movies.
Vizio announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling holding that certain work-around Vizio digital television products do not infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,115,074 (074 patent), which is owned by Funai Electric Co., Ltd. and Funai Corporation.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced that it has initiated an investigation based on patent infringement complaints by Freescale Semiconductor against Panasonic, Funai, JVC and various retailers.