Gotuit Media--which has developed a navigation system, dubbed "Gotuit On Demand," that combines segment metadata with VOD content, allowing viewers to use their remote control to quickly access the specific parts of an on-demand show that interest them, and which has used the system to power VOD services that have been deployed on a number of Time Warner Cable and Adelphia systems in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio--has been awarded another US patent (US 7,055,166). According to the company, the patent, which was filed in 1999 and which contains 47 individual claims, describes the use of video metadata to deliver a "personalized video experience" across multiple platforms, including cable and satellite, broadband and mobile. It is a continuation-in-part of US Patent No. 5,892,536, which was filed in 1996 and issued to Gotuit in 1999, the company says. "We are pleased to add this patent to our already broad and deep portfolio of intellectual property," Gotuit president, Mark Pascarella, said in a prepared statement. "Throughout our company's history, dating back to our original filings more than a decade ago, we have maintained a focus on innovation and intellectual property. The on-demand video products we have built based on these inventions have proven to be market-leaders; and given the explosive growth of video across digital platforms, protecting our IP becomes even more important."
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