Good news for Web T.V.and the V-Chip
Notification of Patent Issue Strengthens
Tri-Vision's Licensing Position
Business Wire - October 15, 1998 06:31
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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1998--
Tri-Vision International Ltd./Ltee is Pleased to Announce That It has
Received Notification That U.S. Patent 5,828,402 is to be Issued
Protecting Its Unique, Flexible V-gis(TM) V-Chip Technology.
Award winning v-chip inventor and Tri-Vision (TSE:TVL) Director
Tim Collings has received a Notification of Issue from the Patent and
Trademark Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce indicating a
Patent covering the technology will issue on or about October 27th.
The patent covers "a method and apparatus for selectively blocking
audio and video signals." Tri-Vision retains the exclusive worldwide
rights to Tim Collings' v-chip technology for an initial 20-year period.
Tri-Vision President & CEO Najmul Siddiqui says the patent
reinforces the unique nature of the company's V-gis(TM) v-chip
technology. "This goes a long way toward strengthening Tri-Vision's
ability to license its v-chip technology to manufacturers of television
and electronics equipment in the U.S. and worldwide," Siddiqui says.
For Tri-Vision Director Tim Collings, the patent marks another
significant milestone since he began developing v-chip technology
following the brutal massacre of 12 female Canadian engineering
students back in 1989. "I am very pleased to see the issue of a Patent
that recognizes the many years of hard work and dedication of all those
responsible for introducing the v-chip as a much-needed tool for
parents everywhere," Collings says.
V-gis(TM) decoders, which allow parents to monitor what TV
programming comes into the home, were rolled out to retail stores this
month including Sam's Discount Warehouse, Toys 'R Us and H.H.
Gregg. V-gis(TM) decoders are also available through the Internet at
the V-gis(TM) Website at www.v-gis.com.
Highlighting Flexibility, Tri-Vision's V-Chip In Line With Industry &
FCC Recommendations
North America's Electronic Industry Association (EIA) recently
commenced a revision to its standard for the specifications of v-chip
technology calling for such devices to have the ability to accommodate
different TV ratings systems in addition to the two now being used in
the U.S. The Federal Communications Commission has also
recommended that v-chip technology used by TV manufacturers be
flexible to change.
With Tim Collings' v-chip patent specifying the capability of adapting
to multiple and changing television ratings systems, the news from the
EIA is a sign that the electronics industry now recognizes the need for
flexibility.
Tri-Vision International Ltd./Ltee is a public company founded in
1986 and trades on Canada's Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
TVL.
Tri-Vision Electronics Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tri-Vision
International Ltd./Ltee, holds the exclusive global rights to the
proprietary v-chip technology developed by award-winning Canadian
inventor, Tim Collings.
For investor information, contact Century Communications Corporation
at 888/298-8551 (toll free), visit the company Website at
www.tri-vision.ca or e-mail to tri-vision@tri-vision.ca. For public
relations information, contact McGee Best Frank & Ingram at
615/255-6234 ext. 116 or e-mail to cc@mbfi-nashville.c-gis. Visit the
V-gis(TM) Website at www.v-gis.com.
Note to Editors: The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and
does not approve or disapprove of the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
CONTACT: Century Communications
Investors: 888/298-8551
or
McGee Best Frank & Ingram
Media: 615/255-6234 ext. 116
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