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Gemstar Licenses Program Guide Patent to Set-top Maker Humax

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 24, 2008 - 12:03pm.

Los Angeles - Gemstar-TV Guide International (NASD: GMST) said on Monday that set-top box manufacturer Humax has signed a license agreement allowing the company to use Gemstar's interactive program guides in set-top boxes distributed throughout Europe. The license also extends to digital televisions and digital recording devices made by Humax.

tags: TV | Gemstar-TV Guide | Patents | Humax |

Humax USA Portable Media Player to Offer DirecTV 2Go

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 3, 2006 - 7:57am.
Las Vegas - Humax USA, the U.S. arm of the Chinese consumer electronics maker, announced on Tuesday that it has developed a hard drive-based handheld portable media player, which will initially be utilized for satellite TV operator DirecTV's DirecTV 2Go service. The device features a 4-inch LCD display, and can connect directly to digital video recorders for transfer of recorded TV shows. Humax USA did not provide pricing details for the Portable Media Player, which it plans to release later this year at retail, in addition to deployment through DirecTV.
tags: DirecTV | USA | Media Player | Portable | Humax |

EchoStar Sues TiVo, Humax for Infringing Digital Video Recorder Patents

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 5, 2005 - 10:10am.
Littleton, Colo. -- EchoStar Communications, which operates the DISH Network satellite TV service, has filed patent infringement claims against TiVo and Humax, two makers of digital video recorders that let viewers pause and record live TV. The suit comes after TiVo filed its own lawsuit against EchoStar in early 2004, claiming the company is infringing on its digital video recording patent; that case is headed for jury selection on Oct. 4. Littleton, Colorado-based EchoStar's suit, filed on April 29 in a Texas District Court, alleges that TiVo and Humax are infringing on four of its patents.
tags: TiVo | EchoStar | Digital Video | Humax |