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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
