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ClearPlay Awarded Patent Patent covers skipping and muting of movie content. Company building dominant IP portfolio in consumer electronic parental controls. Salt Lake City, May 13, 2005—ClearPlay Inc., the leader in parental control technology, has been awarded a process patent covering its skipping and muting technology. Patent #6,889,383, “Delivery of Navigation Data for Audio and Video Content,” was awarded to ClearPlay Inc. on May 3rd. The company has also filed for additional patents covering its core movie filtering technology, as well as International protection.This was the first patent awarded to ClearPlay, which incorporated in 2000. It is the first technology in the company’s mission to transform the state of consumer electronic parental controls. While previous products, such as the V-chip, have been cumbersome and ineffective, ClearPlay’s movie filtering approach provides consumers with personalized controls and precise skipping and muting. “The ClearPlay patent represents a pioneering invention in the area of parental controls and DVD filtering,” said patent inventor and ClearPlay founder Matt Jarman. “The ClearPlay movie product has extraordinary potential in DVD, DVD-ROM, cable and satellite, in both the U.S. and internationally. In addition, we are building a sizable intellectual property portfolio in consumer electronics parental controls, and have 13 additional patents either awarded or in process in the U.S. About ClearPlay: ClearPlay Inc., incorporated in 2000, develops advanced parental control technologies for consumer electronic products, including DVD players and recorders, TV’s, cable and set-top boxes, digital video recorders, etc. ClearPlay gives consumers the ability to skip and mute over graphic violence, sex, nudity and profanity if they choose. The company’s first products allow consumers to view DVDs, purchased or rented through conventional retailers, free of unwanted content, and two new ClearPlay DVD players will be introduced this summer. ClearPlay DVD players and Filters can be purchased at www.ClearPlay.com Using ClearPlay does not touch, alter or change the DVD in any way. The technology can also be applied to cable, satellite, PVR and video on demand. See www.clearplay.com for more details. Contact: Richard Grove Ink inc. 816-753-6222 dgrove@inkincpr.com Lee Jarman ClearPlay Inc. (801) 463-4899 lee@clearplay.com |
