From dave@sonycom.com Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:34:58 +0200
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:34:58 +0200
From: Dave Schroeter dave@sonycom.com
Subject: [Patents] Arrgh! - Audiohighway patents digital audio player
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<font face=3D"arial, helvetica"><b>CUPERTINO, California--Audiohighway.co=
m, which transmits music, books, news, and other information over the Int=
ernet, said it was awarded a patent for its portable digital audio player=
=2E </b></font><P>

     The patent, which the company applied for in 1995, covers any type o=
f digital audio player used to store and play back downloaded content, re=
gardless of the electronic format in which the content is saved, said Dav=
id Politis, a spokesman for the company. <P>

     About 1 million of these players are expected to be sold this year, =
and the patent means <a href=3D"http://www.audiohighway.com/">Audiohighwa=
y</a> "should be entitled to some sort of compensation for each player," =
Politis said. The company believes it will be able to "work out amicable =
&#91;compensation&#93; agreements with the parties out there working on t=
hese devices," he said. <P>

     Even at just $1 a unit, that compensation could be a big boost for A=
udiohighway, which had 1998 revenue of $139,000. More than 30 companies w=
orldwide are shipping or have said they intend to ship portable digital a=
udio players this year, and the market for such players could grow to 13 =
million units by 2002, Audiohighway said. <P>

    The patent "is especially important in light of the rapid growth in I=
nternet usage," Nathan Schulhof, president and chief executive of the Cup=
ertino, California-based company, said.
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