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   Re: EchoStar Sued Over TiVo Patent

   

   Dave Locke, Jan 6th, 2004 @ 8:47am

   
   

   > According to their CEO, TiVo's patent for letting people watch TV< BR>> while recording another channel needs to be aggressively
   > protected. ... Seems to me that a TiVo competitor could use a
   > picture-in-picture feature that predates TiVo to circumvent the
   > patent.
   Seems to me that for 2-1/2 decades people with VCRs have been
   watching one channel while recording another. Must be something
   more to their patent than merely that concept.

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   Greg, Jan 6th, 2004 @ 3:41pm

   
   

   The articles imply that what's patented is the method Tivo uses to watch a program while recording another program. If that's the case, this is not one of those stupid business method patents.
   
   Frankly,, the only way I see Tivo and ReplayTV surviving in the long run is with patents; I can't see how they can compete with cable/satellite companies giving away boxes for free. The only other possibility I se is for Tivo to sell a DVR+ service, since software is really where Tivo still has a big lead.

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   Re: EchoStar Sued Over TiVo Patent

   

   mhh5, Jan 6th, 2004 @ 5:10pm

   
   

   Hmmm.... I haven't read it yet, but here's a link to the relevant Tivo patent...
   
   

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   DVR application

   

   MFFIP, Jun 11th, 2005 @ 11:39am

   
   

   MFFIP, Inc. announces the sale of a US Utility Patent Application designated DVR001. The disclosure includes innovations in the DVR field. Bids are being accepted on eBay, item number 5981167951.

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