Via Licensing Corporation announced it is adding MPEG-D Dynamic Range Control (DRC) to its Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool license.
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Via Adds MPEG-D DRC To Advanced Audio Coding Patent Pool
Essential AAC patents added to portfolio at no additional cost
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 02, 2018 — Via Licensing Corporation, a leading world-wide intellectual property solutions provider, today announced the availability of patent license rights for the MPEG-D DRC standard in its Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool.
MPEG-D DRC is a new, innovative audio solution that overcomes problems of variations in volume level and dynamic range when content is played back on different listening devices and in varying listening environments. This audio technology plays an important role in improving the consumer’s listening experience in any playback situation for streaming and broadcast content.
“The addition of MPEG-D DRC increases the value of our AAC patent pool tremendously,” said Joe Siino, President of Via Licensing. “It provides clear consumer benefits, and its presence within the pool will ensure that the newest and best technology remains affordable to product manufacturers.”
MPEG-D DRC is already seeing broad market traction through Android 9 “Pie” mobile OS, which specifies the use of both MPEG-D DRC and xHE-AAC (Extended HE-AAC). MPEG-D, available in the AAC Licensing Program since earlier in the year, is now being publicly announced following the release of Android 9.
“The fact that this invention is reaching consumers in a practical manner so quickly after Via added it to its program is a testament to the benefits of this pool,” said Stefan Geyersberger, Head of Patents and Licensing for Fraunhofer IIS, one of the leading developers of MPEG-D DRC.
About Via Licensing Corporation
Via Licensing Corporation is a global intellectual property solutions provider dedicated to enabling innovation in partnership with technology companies, entertainment companies and universities around the world. Via develops and manages licensing programs on behalf of highly innovative companies in markets such as audio, wireless, broadcast, and automotive. Via is an independently managed subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., a company with more than 50 years of experience in innovation. For more information about Via, please visit www.via-corp.com.