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To: stak who wrote (65)	10/15/1998 7:56:00 AM
From: stak	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 75

Tri-Vision International Ltd TVL Shares issued 48,577,396 1998-10-14 close $0.72 Thursday Oct 15 1998 Mr. Najmul Siddiqui reports Tri-Vision has received notification that U.S. Patent 5,828,402 is to be issued protecting its unique, flexible V-gis v-chip technology. V-chip inventor and Tri-Vision 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 be issued on or about Oct. 27. The patent covers "a method and apparatus for selectively blocking audio and video signals". Tri-Vision retains the exclusive worldwide rights to Mr. Collings' v-chip technology for an initial 20-year period. The patent reinforces the unique nature of the company's V-gis v-chip technology. This goes a long way toward strengthening Tri-Vision's ability to licence its v-chip technology to manufacturers of television and electronics equipment in the United States and worldwide. For Mr. Collings, the patent marks another milestone since he began developing v-chip technology following the brutal massacre of 12 female Canadian engineering students back in 1989. V-gis 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 decoders are also available through the Internet at the V-gis website at www.v-gis.com. 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 United States. The Federal Communications Commission has also recommended that v-chip technology used by TV manufacturers be flexible to change. With Mr. 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.