Interlink Electronics Signs Licensing Agreements
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Interlink Electronics Signs Licensing Agreement With Sanyo Electric, Seiko Epson and Matsushita
CAMARILLO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1998--Interlink Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq:LINK - news) Tuesday announced that it has signed licensing agreements for its ''Click Trigger'' remote control design and technology with three of the world's most successful electronic manufacturers: Sanyo Electric Co., Seiko Epson Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial.
Under separate agreements, the three industry leaders will have nonexclusive worldwide license to incorporate Interlink's ''Click Trigger'' design and technology into their remote control products.
''Click Trigger'' is an ergonomically effective remote control case design for integrating ''mouse'' functionality. Positioning the primary ''mouse'' click button beneath the index finger on the underside of the remote, the ''Click Trigger'' design allows the button to be triggered naturally by the user in an easy ''point-and-shoot'' motion.
First introduced in Interlink Electronics' acclaimed RemotePoint cordless mouse in 1995, the ''Click Trigger'' design has set the industry standard for handheld ''mouse capable'' remote controls. Early adopters include the majority of presentation projector and multimedia PC manufacturers including Sony, NEC, Toshiba, Sharp, Hitachi, ViewSonic, Mitsubishi and InFocus Systems.
''Interlink Electronics is aggressively licensing and protecting its patented 'Click Trigger' remote control design,'' said E. Michael Thoben III, chairman, CEO and president, Interlink Electronics, ''not only to expand our already dominant position in the presentation projector market, but to bring more utility to wireless input devices that serve the emerging consumer electronic markets.''
''One such opportunity is likely to be home Internet access,'' Thoben continued. ''While 59 percent of today's Internet browsing is already done from the home, over the next 24 months, 70 million to 75 million U.S. households will gain Web access via new distribution media such as optical-fiber cable TV services. The home remote control will need to offer both cursor navigation and mouse click-button support.
''The ergonomic advantages of the 'Click Trigger' design are already well known to many of the world's largest electronics manufacturers, and the licensing agreements announced today mark an important step in the development of tomorrow's new breed of Internet-ready home remote controls.'' |
