Consumer electronics maker SONICblue Inc. said Monday it has received a U.S. patent for portions of its personal video recording technology that is used in television set-top boxes. They also hope that consumer electronics companies will license the patents for use in other devices. Toward that end, TiVo in October signed a licensing pact with Japan's Sony Corp (news - web sites)., which would allow Sony to build TiVo's personal digital recording technology into consumer electronics devices such as camcorders and DVD players.
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