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Umfassende Lösung von Patentfragen in Zusammenhang mit digitalem terrestrischem Rundfunk

March 29, 2013 admin Uncategorized


- ULDAGE und digitale terrestrische Rundfunkanstalten erzielen Einigung über die Zeichnung von Lizenzerträgen -

TOKYO, 28. März 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ULDAGE Inc., der Verwalter von Patentpool-Lizenzen, freut sich bekannt geben zu können, dass die betroffenen digitalen terrestrischen Rundfunkanstalten, d. h., alle 127 Mitglieder der Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) und die Open University of Japan sowie ULDAGE nach langen Verhandlungen Lizenzverträge in Zusammenhang mit digitalem terrestrischem Rundfunk mit Wirkung vom 28. März unterzeichnet haben.

Digitale terrestrische Rundfunkübertragungen, die in Japan im Dezember 2003 begannen, erfolgen gemäß sogenannten ARIB-Standards, die nach Verhandlungen zwischen den Mitgliedern der Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) eingeführt wurden. Diese Standards spiegeln Technologien, Vorschläge und Ideen zahlreicher Rundfunkanstalten, Gerätehersteller und anderer interessierter Parteien wider. Als Folge davon gibt es eine ganze Reihe von Patentinhabern und natürlich zahlreiche Patente, die in diese Technologien eingebunden sind.

Wenn also keine angemessenen Schritte hinsichtlich der Lösung dieser Art komplexer Patentfragen unternommen werden, könnt sich dies negativ auf die Standards selbst oder das Wachstum des digitalen terrestrischen Rundfunkgeschäfts auswirken.

ULDAGE wurde im Juli 2006 gegründet, um derartige Problemfragen zu lösen und das Wachstum des digitalen terrestrischen Rundfunksystems durch die Sammlung verschiedener Patente in Zusammenhang mit digitalem terrestrischem Rundfunk an einem Ort zu fördern, und diese dann als Pakete über die sogenannte Patentbündelungsmethode zu lizenzieren.

Derzeit bündelt ULDAGE ca. 500 Patente von 14 Pateninhabern. In dem für Empfänger vorgesehenen Lizenzprogramm, das 2007 umgesetzt wurde, stellen 161 lizenznehmende Unternehmen Geräte her und vertreiben sie, und das Programm hat nennenswert zur Einführung eines Umfeldes für den Ausbau des Zugangs zu digitalem Fernsehen im Rahmen der vollständigen Umstellung von analogem auf digitalen Rundfunk beigetragen.

Digitale Fernsehübertragung kann aber nicht ohne das Vorhandensein beider Seiten erfolgen, d. h., einerseits der Rundfunkanstalt, welche die Signale gemäß den ARIB-Standards sendet, und andererseits dem Fernsehempfänger, der diese Signale empfängt. Daher hat ULDAGE mit den Vertretern der Rundfunkanstalten lange Verhandlungen geführt, um ein Lizenzprogramm für digitalen Rundfunk zustande zu bringen. Die jüngste Zeichnung von Lizenzverträgen mit den Rundfunkanstalten ist insofern wegweisend, als die Rundfunkanstalten nun die Patentinhaber, d. h., die Entwickler der jeweiligen Technologien, durch die Zahlung eines angemessenen Anteils der Lizenzgebühren für die Verwendung dieser Technologien entlohnen.

Damit sind die Rundfunkanstalten in der Lage, ihr Geschäft in einem stabilen Umfeld weiter auszubauen, ohne über Probleme hinsichtlich der bei ULDAGE gebündelten Patente für digitalen terrestrischen Rundfunk besorgt sein zu müssen.

Über ULDAGE Inc.
ULDAGE Inc. wurde im Juli 2006 mit dem Zweck der Bereitstellung von Werkzeugen zur Revitalisierung von Unternehmen durch die Schaffung eines wettbewerbsfähigen Umfelds im Rahmen einer Zusammenarbeit bei und Lösung von Patentfragen in diesem sehr komplexen digitalen Zeitalter gegründet. Die Grundlage des Geschäfts von ULDAGE Inc. ist die Gewährung von Lizenzen für wichtige Patente in einem Paket (mithilfe der Patentbündelungsmethode), um dadurch sowohl den Patentinhabern als auch den daran interessierten Unternehmen Vorteile zu bieten.

Unternehmenssitz: Imperial Tower, 1-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Telefon: +81-(0)3-3500-1572
FAX: +81-(0)3-3500-1573
President CEO: Yoshihide Nakamura
Grundkapital: 60.000.000 Yen
Aktionäre (je 14,29 %):
 Sharp Corporation
 Sony Corporation
 Toshiba Corporation
 JVC KENWOOD Corporation
 Panasonic Corporation
 Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Kontakt:
Yoshihide Nakamura (President und CEO)
ULDAGE Inc.
Telefon: +81-3-3500-1572
Fax: +81-3-3500-1573
E-Mail: uldage@uldage.com
URL: http://www.uldage.com/en/

SOURCE ULDAGE Inc.

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Apple Tops With 16 Percent In Mobile Market In Japan

March 7, 2013 admin Uncategorized

mobile-aap1PRLog (Press Release) – Mar. 7, 2013 – A research organized by Counterpoint Research it has been found that Apple has secured 16 percent market share in Japan in fourth quarter of the year and 15 percent for the whole of the year 2012. Here, it is to know that Apple has already overtaken the local champion sharp of Japan before. But it is only a short span of time that the company has accompanied in product releases.

Apple’s iPhone 4S has launched in 2011 but that was not accompanied. Apple has overtaken Sharp last year and ended the six year reign of that company. Now, Apple is top brand name in Japanese electronic market.

The research director at Counter Point, Piter Richardson has stated that Japan is once again considered as Galapagos Island. It has become an isolated terrain in terms of hand-held devices and mobile app development( http://www.rootinfosol.co.uk/ ) technology. He also stated that the Island has it has personal and distinctive cellular technology. The technology is far more advance and expert than any other mobile technology of the world.

Other market of the world is far behind from this technology. Nearly it is impossible for any foreign technology to meet with the advancement of the cellular technology of Japan. Any other technology fails to penetrate in Japanese market. Motorola and Nokia both had failed to this. But the situation has changed with the wave of smart phones in present days. Now, it is clear that a Japanese market is same as other market of the world that can change for the better or worse.

Counterpoint Research also noted that the foreign mobile phone brand like Samsung, HTC and LG covers 50 percent of the market during last quarter of the year 2012. The research reports also show that even a Chinese brand Huawei have seen a three fold increase in sales even in short period.

The research reports are showing changes in market trend and it also changing the trend of mobile app development.

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Latest polls reveal train disaster – EUM discusses the effects on commuters

February 19, 2013 admin Uncategorized

photo_01_04PRLog (Press Release) – Feb. 19, 2013 – www.eumconsultants.co.uk

Once again, train prices have risen extortionately high, commuters are looking at other ways to travel to save money and the service from trains themselves are as poor as ever. A recent poll suggests that over 0.8 billion of the train journeys made every year in the UK are not satisfactory. EUM Consultants Ltd discusses the views of commuters.

Some train operating companies’ were shown to have satisfaction ratings of less than 40 per cent, and the highest rating came in at a low 67 per cent. So if even the ‘best’ train operating company in the United Kingdom can only reach 67 per cent satisfaction rating, why are the train prices increasing so quickly? “Ticket prices have jumped on average 4.2% this year, so not only are we seeing little improvement in our train journeys, but we are paying more for them as well” says Mark McAlear, Managing Director of EUM Consultants.

“Trains are overcrowded, there are mass delays, and since the Olympics this has all just got worse, particularly in London where you still see tourists visiting the Olympic sites creating busy train services months after the Olympics 2012” says Alex Tsimboykas, Sales Director of EUM Consultants. Due to all of the overcrowding, the cost and the poor service, commuters are seeking different ways to travel to and from work, for some, it is not possible and the daily rush hour is something they just have to put up with, along with increasing prices.

“I don’t understand why some of the world’s fastest trains are being used in places like Japan, and not the United Kingdom. They can cover up to 300 miles an hour and are always on time, yet in the UK we have constant delays, slow trains, ridiculous prices and the second we get a hint of bad weather every train grinds to a halt” says Mark McAlear, Managing Director of EUM Consultants. Sales Director of EUM Consultants, Alex Tsimboykas agrees “In this day and age and the technology available, our transport, which millions of commuters rely on all year, should be of a high standard like Japan.”

Throughout the UK, underground and train stations, posters and billboards everywhere state that the underground and train services are being upgraded. Independent surveys carried out state that the satisfaction rate is actually at a record high at 85 per cent, as they surveyed many more regular travellers and found a higher result.

Either way there are still many unhappy commuters, and something needs to be done to resolve the situation. Whether you are a regular commuter or a one in a while traveller, your opinion still counts, are we just a nation of complainers? Or are our trains in need of an upgrade?

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Article source: http://www.prlog.org/12082663-latest-polls-reveal-train-disaster-eum-discusses-the-effects-on-commuters.html

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Japan’s CIPA Presents ‘CP+ 2013,’ Asia’s Largest Camera and Photo Imaging Industry Exhibition

February 2, 2013 admin Uncategorized


YOKOHAMA, Japan, February 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –

CP+ 2013 – a Comprehensive International Camera and Photo Imaging Trade Show – Draws Attention to the Powers of Photography through Product and Photo Exhibitions as well as a Wide Range of Events

The Camera Imaging Products Association (CIPA) commenced its CP+2013 Camera Photo Imaging Show, a comprehensive camera and photo imaging show, on January 31st in Yokohama, Japan. The event will be held for four days until February 3rd, 2013. More new products are introduced at CP+ than at any other imaging trade show in the world, and imaging technology is considered one of Japan’s last manufacturing strongholds. With the theme “Connecting the World, Expanding the Limits of Photo Imaging,” the 2013 event calls attention to the powers of photography through four days of product and photo exhibitions and a wide range of events that showcase the joys of shooting, viewing, and connecting pictures via new media such as the Internet and various devices, with people. The features of CP+ 2013 Camera Photo Imaging Show include:

30th anniversary celebration of “Camera Grand Prix”

  • Camera Grand Prix, one of Japan’s most famous photo contests, is commemorating its 30th anniversary this year. To celebrate this anniversary, Camera Grand Prix is hosting “Camera Progress over 30 Years of the Grand Prix,” where former judges discuss the history of the Grand Prix and exhibit former Grand Prix winning photos.

New trend in single-lens camera video shooting

  • Many exhibitors will highlight single-lens cameras with high precision lenses that take beautiful videos enhanced by focus and de-blurring features, which are not even available on conventional video cameras.

Exhibition of digital cameras with increasing range of functions

  • High definition movie function, OS installed, color variation for female users, and high-end compact cameras are just some of the industry advances that will be on display at CP+.

Collaboration with the Photo Yokohama event and Yokohama Museum of Art

  • CP+2013 is working with “Photo Yokohama”, the photo event movement organized by Yokohama City, and one of its exhibitions, “Two Photographers: Robert Capa / Gerda Taro Retrospective,” which is currently on display at the Yokohama Museum of Art.

Showcasing the photography world’s newest events

  • CP+2013 is holding various new and unique events such as “ONAEBA SPACE,” a large-scale photography exhibition with approximately 200 participating photographers; “PHOTOGRAPHERS SUMMIT,” an experimental live photo show that offers attendees the opportunity to experience various state-of-the-art photographic expressions including slide shows, portfolios and unique art books; and “OPEN SHOW CP+2013,” an international photo slide show event held in 26 cities across 17 countries simultaneously.

Additionally, CP+2013 is holding various seminars for the first time including “Video Seminar for Professionals,” aimed at teaching professionals about the production process and philosophy, and the “Japan Advertisement Photographer’s Association (APA)” seminar, which provides actual production case studies from professionals’ viewpoints.

CP+ has over 50 years of history (it began as the ‘Japan Camera Show’) and is now recognized as one of the three largest camera exhibitions in the world, along with photokina in Germany and PMA@CES in the USA. Approximately 80% of the world’s camera and photo imaging technology and innovation is dominated by Japanese manufacturers, and its market share is sustained by the high quality and sophistication of Japanese optical techniques and electronics. Taking advantage of Japan’s position at the center of the photo and imaging industry, CP+ acts as a launch pad for presenting the world with the latest technology in the industry, from the initial input of data to its final output.

For more information about CP+2013, please visit http://www.cpplus.jp/en/index.shtml.

About CP+

CP+, an international, comprehensive camera and photo imaging show targeting both business users and consumers, presents the latest products and technologies to help further develop the photo industry and photographic culture. This trade show showcases the joy of “shooting,” “viewing” and “linking” pictures with people in versatile formats from its home in Yokohama, a city of photography, and propagates photographic and imaging culture from Japan – the heartland of the photo imaging industry – to the world.

For media inquiries / event photographs, please contact:
Anton Davidenko, PressCode PR, +44(0)7854-563135, anton@presscode.co.uk

Official event site press photographs can be downloaded from: http://www.cpplus.jp/en/press/download.shtml#link_open_cere_photo

SOURCE Camera Imaging Products Association (CIPA)

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Sony gives up on MiniDisc systems

February 1, 2013 admin Uncategorized


1 February 2013
Last updated at 12:19 ET

Sony MiniDisc hi-fi systemSony’s last MiniDisc stereo systems will ship in March

Sony has announced it is to deliver its last MiniDisc stereo next month.

It marks an end to the firm’s support for the system which it launched in 1992.

The format only ever had limited success outside of Japan and was ultimately doomed by the rise of recordable CDs and MP3 players.

The news coincided with a teaser video released by the company promoting a PlayStation event with the caption: Be the first to know.

The Wall Street Journal reported that “people familiar with the matter” said that the successor to the PlayStation 3 video games console would be unveiled at the New York press conference on 20 February.

However, a spokesman was unable to provide any further information.

Long lasting

Sony had intended MiniDisc to become users’ format of choice as a higher quality digital replacement for cassettes.

The firm had already promoted another digital format – the Digital Audio Tape – but the complex nature of the equipment needed to play it put it out of the reach of most consumers.

MiniDiscSony suggested recordings were safe for at least three decades

Data was stored on rewritable magneto-optical disks 2.5in (64mm) in diameter housed for protection in a square plastic shell.

They initially offered to hold up to 74 minutes of audio which was boosted to 80 minutes.

Sony claimed that recordings would be safe for more than 30 years without risk of degradation.

However, experiments by users revealed that holding magnets close to the disks would erase their recordings.

The original MiniDisc machines were still not cheap – the original recorder cost $750 (£475) while a playback-only version cost $549 when launched in the US in December 1992.

They proved a flop with fewer than 50,000 units sold over the following year.

Customers looking for high-quality recordings were more interested in CDs which were catching on at the time.

However, MiniDiscs did turn out to be more popular in Japan where CDs were more expensive and teenagers proved receptive to MD singles.

Niche market

A series of expensive marketing campaigns and a key role in the science-fiction movie Strange Days – in which user’s memories were recorded onto the disks – did not help the format catch on in the West. Neither did slashing the price of recorders to a third of their original cost by 1998.

Sony MiniDisc playerSony made its last portable MiniDisc player two years ago

Sony tried to reboot the format in 2004 as Hi-MD, offering more than three times the amount of storage – but by that point CD-R recorders, Apple’s iPod and other MP3 players had captured consumers’ attention.

“Despite the fact it never took off as a mainstream platform – truth be told many people never really understood it – it still carved some niches,” said Chris Green, principal technology analyst at Davies Murphy Group Europe.

“Sound engineers and media professionals loved to use it to record samples, jingles and interviews – it’s very easy to use MiniDisc equipment to edit audio on the fly – and they continue to stockpile the players and disks.”

Sony ended shipments of its MiniDisc portable Walkman players in 2011.

The decision to halt production of MD-based hi-fi systems effectively marks its exits from the sector, although it will continue to make the cartridges.

However, the Asahi newspaper said other manufacturers such as Onkyo will continue to make MD equipment for remaining aficionados.

Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21297024#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

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