A DRM Patent Pool was formed in 2003 in order to facilitate a simple “One-stop” licensing regime for manufacturers. There is no link, either financial or managerial, between the DRM Consortium and this pool of licensors. The licensing of DRM IPR is undertaken by VIA Licensing, a Licensing Administrator acting on behalf of the licensor patent pool: see www.vialicensing.com. The VIA web-site gives details of royalty fees for all classes of DRM equipment. There is no royalty charge for actual use of the system(broadcasting or reception). The highly efficient MPEG xHE-AAC audio codec (Extended High Efficiency AAC) is now a default feature of the widely popular Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) patent pool at no extra cost. Read more
DRM Receivers
AVION ELECTRONICS
Avion Electronics (India) launched its Indian made receiver AV-DR-1401 recently. The receiver offers full DRM features including the Emergency Warning Feature.
GOSPELL
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Patronx’s SDR Titus II
Titus II receiver features Full DRM feature set and supports DRM in the AM bands (MW, SW, LW) and VHF bands (FM-band, VHF band-I, VHF band-III) with latest xHE-AAC audio codec.
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