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From: "Christian Hoene" <hoene@uni-tuebingen.de>
To: "'Brad Midgley'" <bmidgley@gmail.com>,
        "'Marcel Holtmann'" <marcel@holtmann.org>
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Subject: RE: Questions on connecting BlueZ/SBC with Ekiga
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:17:14 +0100
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Hello Brad,

> Can anyone comment on whether this is specific to the encoder/decoder?
> Is the patent an inevitable part of the codec or limited to a specific
> implementation?

It is part of the codec algorithm and thus part of any implementation.

> 
> > good to know since I was under the impression that SBC is royalty free
> > in all cases and not only Bluetooth. You might wanna check if it says
> > Bluetooth device or Bluetooth usage. Do they really bind it to devices
> > or to the transport?
> 
> How is a computer with a qualified USB adapter different from any
> other qualified bluetooth device? Does the software have to be
> targeted for a specific portable computer as opposed to useful on any
> computer?

I am sorry to say what I do not have the contract between Philips and
Bluetooth SIG. Thus, only the legal department of Philips can answer your
question. I requested feedback from the legal department of Philips.
However, I am still awaiting an answer. I will inform you as soon as I get
it. 
The SBC issues does not seem to have a high priority because the amount of
money to make or loss is quite low.

Best regards,

 Christian