AGORA-C license fees now available to the public upon request
Via Licensing, the patent pool agent for the AGORA-C location referencing technique, published a press release explaining that the patent pool is established and that the license fees are now available to the public upon request.
The full press release can be seen here and here, and further information on the licenses is on Via Licensing's website at http://www.vialicensing.com/licensing/AgoraC_index.cfm . Quotes from the press release: The AGORA-C joint licensing program is the first patent pool created by Via Licensing for the automotive market. The creation of the patent pool and its development was supported by Panasonic Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, and Tele Atlas BV and includes essential patents from these companies. AGORA-C specifies a method for dynamic encoding and decoding of location references for geographic objects such as road junctions, accidents, and points of interests. One of the key goals driving the creation of AGORA-C was to address the need for location referencing across different map vendors or map sources. The technology enables efficient routing based upon updated traffic information and supports the development of proactive traffic management services aimed at reducing roadway congestion. Update 2009-08-26
More information about the fees and licensing process is now available on the Via Licensing website, e.g.:
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