Return-Path: MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1232294483.5095.34.camel@californication> References: <016701c97976$e75578d0$b6006a70$@de> <1232291106.5095.6.camel@californication> <1232294483.5095.34.camel@californication> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:35:05 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Questions on connecting BlueZ/SBC with Ekiga From: Brad Midgley To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: hoene@uni-tuebingen.de, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 List-ID: Guys >> The SBC is covered by patents owned by Frans and Philips. Philips has made a >> legal agreement with Bluetooth SIG allowing SBC to be used in any Bluetooth >> device. Any other usages require permission from Philips. 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? > 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? -- Brad Midgley