{"id":26988,"date":"2015-09-11T08:59:49","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T03:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/one\/sinapse\/?p=26988"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T05:23:32","slug":"tivo-patent-infringement-samsung-dvr-technology-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/tivo-patent-infringement-samsung-dvr-technology-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"TiVo and Patent Infringement: Suit Filed Against Samsung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TiVo Inc., the maker of DVR systems, has filed a patent infringement suit against Samsung, alleging that Samsung set-top boxes, smartphones, and tablets infringe four of its patents. TiVo has a history of aggressive patent litigation, having previously sued EchoStar\/Dish, AT&amp;T, Motorola, Verizon, and Cisco, recovering approximately $1.6 billion in damages across those proceedings.<\/p>\n<h2>Patents in Suit<\/h2>\n<p>The four patents asserted against Samsung are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Multimedia Time Warping System&#8221; (U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Method And Apparatus Implementing Random Access And Time-Based Functions On A Continuous Stream Of Formatted Digital Data&#8221; (U.S. Patent No. 6,792,195)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Multimedia Signal Processing System&#8221; (U.S. Patent No. 7,558,472)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Multimedia Signal Processing System&#8221; (U.S. Patent No. 8,457,476)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The first two patents are older and have featured in prior litigation. The suit represents TiVo&#8217;s first patent action in approximately three years.<\/p>\n<h2>Scope of Accused Products<\/h2>\n<p>TiVo&#8217;s legal team contends that Samsung mobile devices have been properly included in the suit because they are &#8220;specifically designed and configured with hardware and software components that allow for the simultaneous storage and playback of movies, videos, television shows, and other multimedia content.&#8221; The Samsung products named in the complaint include the Galaxy Note series, Galaxy Mega phones, Galaxy S phones, and Galaxy Tab.<\/p>\n<h2>Commercial Context<\/h2>\n<p>TiVo is widely regarded as the pioneering DVR manufacturer, but the company has experienced declining sales in recent years, with consumers increasingly choosing to rent set-top boxes rather than purchase them. The high price point of TiVo&#8217;s products has contributed to this trend. Patent royalty proceedings have served as a significant revenue stream for the company. With its most popular patent, the Time Warping System, due to expire in 2018, TiVo&#8217;s ability to generate licensing income from its core portfolio is subject to a finite horizon.<\/p>\n<h2>Disclaimer<\/h2>\n<p>This article is for general information and does not constitute legal advice. Readers should consult a qualified attorney before acting on any matter discussed here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TiVo has sued Samsung for allegedly infringing four of its multimedia technology patents, targeting both set-top boxes and mobile devices. This litigation highlights TiVo\u2019s ongoing strategy to protect its intellectual property amid evolving market dynamics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":37,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,14],"tags":[7457,5899,7459,16,149,530,169],"class_list":["post-26988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intellectual-property","category-patents","tag-dvr-technology","tag-litigation","tag-multimedia-patents","tag-patent-infringement-2","tag-samsung","tag-tivo","tag-us-patent-law"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26988"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149905,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26988\/revisions\/149905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bananaip.com\/intellepedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}