Licensing
Rovi licenses leading interactive programme guide (IPG) and content protection technologies to third parties to facilitate navigation of entertainment media and protect valuable assets.
Guide Patent Licensing
Rovi's interactive programme guides (IPGs) enable consumers to discover relevant, new content and navigate to the programming that interests them most. Rovi licenses IPG technology to third party guide developers, including cable and satellite providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, set-top box manufacturers, interactive television software providers and programme guide providers in the online, computer and mobile phone businesses.
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Video Copy Protection Technology Licensing
Implementing ACP Technology
Rovi Anti-Copy Process (ACP) technology is the world's leading content protection system for programme material output via analogue video connections. Inclusion of ACP technology within IC devices and consumer products supports the delivery of consumer content to today's digital consumers. Rovi ACP technology also aids in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and, where applicable, the DVD Copy Control Association's (DVD CCA) Content Scrambling System (CSS) licence, and a wide array of other industry and government requirements for protection of video programme material. Rovi offers licensing programmes and certification services for the proper incorporation of the ACP content protection and management solutions into a variety of IC devices and hardware products.
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