@ Alex Muse

As you know, a lot has happened at NeoMedia since the last time our online paths crossed.

For starters, Mobile Tag & Scanbuy both licensed NeoMedia's patents. In addition, Neustar partnered with NeoMedia and will act as NeoMedia's licensing agent for the next 4 years.

Naturally, I would like to know if/when Big In Japan plans to license NeoMedia's patents?

http://qode.com/en/patents.jsp

And as I'm sure you've read, Sony Ericsson has selected NeoMedia as its strategic 2D barcode partner. Sony Ericsson will begin shipping phones pre-loaded with NeoMedia?€?s NeoReader barcode scanning application globally in the 1st half of 2010. The NeoReader will be pre-installed across all Sony Ericsson platforms.

http://neom.com/press-detail.php?id=53

How long until Nokia, RIMM & Apple follow suit?

:-)

@ ZXING

Why so bitter?

Is it because the EFF tried to bust NeoMedia's barcode patent and failed miserably?

http://www.barkume.com/Site/IP_News/Entries/2009/2/25_CASE_STUDY_-_REEXAMINATION_OF_US_PATENT_NO._6%2C199%2C048.html

Or is because Neustar partnered with NeoMedia and will act as NeoMedia's licensing agent for the next 4 years?

According to Neustar's Diane Strahan:

http://www.specosys.com/topics/smart-products/articles/68803-neustars-diane-strahan-2d-barcode-mobile-services.htm

"One piece that was missing until recently was agreement on 2D barcode intellectual property ownership and licensing issues; we worked to overcome that hurdle through our partnership with NeoMedia, who has important patents in this area. This partnership agreement and the demonstration of technical interoperability that Neustar and its global campaign management partners achieved earlier in the year, provides a clear field to move ahead with an open solution that allows all players to join the ecosystem and access the same infrastructure."

Glad you mentioned Japan. NT Docomo is a member of the Open Mobile Alliance with Neustar & NeoMedia. They plan to participate this new mobile code ecosystem. It looks to me like they want a slice of the indirect revenue that will be generated through Neustar's Global registry & clearinghouse services.

Slide 14:
http://www.openmobilealliance.org/document/OMA_MMF-MC_Final_Presentation%5B2%5D.pdf

How long until Microsoft or Google acquires public company NeoMedia
Technologies (NEOM.OB) and dominates the mobile barcode space?

NeoMedia currently has 30 active patents spanning 13 countries, with
29 additional patents pending. These patents cover various linkage
methods including: Barcodes, RFID, Mag Stripe, Voice, and other
machine readable and keyed entry identifiers.

Microsoft is making great headway with their Microsoft Tag
technology. What does Google & their mobile barcode scanning
application ShopSavvy plan to do to stay competitive?

NeoMedia just partnered with NeuStar who will act as NeoMedia's
licensing agent in the US for the next 4 years.

Also, NeoMedia's long time rival and competitor Scanbuy just signed a
10 year royalty based licensing agreement with NeoMedia, which further
strengthens NeoMedia's IP.

How long until Google or Microsoft buys NeoMedia and their valuable
patent portfolio and dominates the mobile barcode market?

The OMA & GSMA are defining the standards. CTIA is about to award the
code registry & clearinghouse to NeuStar. The ecosystem is nearly
complete & about to come online.

Exciting times!

You raise a great point Seattle.

Sell NeoMedia for 1 Billion now, or 10 Billion a year from now.

Hmmm, what will Iain & Company do ???

:-)

Neustar and NeoMedia Speed Up Widespread Implementation of Mobile 2D Barcodes

http://neom.com/press-detail.php?id=47

:-)

It should be noted that:

Scanbuy’s indirect resolution process, which they use for their proprietary EZcode, is infringing on NeoMedia Technologies’ core patents.

Indirect encoding (patented by NeoMedia) is the process of linking the target information to an index (364528 for example) and putting that unique identifier into a 1D UPC/EAN or 2D barcode. The code reader on the mobile phone reads the barcode and sends the code data over the Internet to a central resolution server that will tell the mobile phone what action is associated with the index, i.e. access a URL, download media, initiate a phone call, ect.

NeoMedia Technologies has a suite of twelve issued patents covering the core concepts behind linking the physical world to the electronic world dating back to 1995. These patents cover various linkage methods including: Barcodes, RFID, Mag Stripe, Voice, and Other machine readable and keyed entry identifiers.

http://neom.com/13.html

NeoMedia brought suit against Scanbuy for patent infringement. Litigation has been ongoing.

I wonder if the creators of ShopSavvy know that they are in violation of NeoMedia's patents?

http://neom.com/13.html

It should be noted that:

Scanbuy’s indirect resolution process, which they use for their proprietary EZcode, is infringing on NeoMedia Technologies’ core patents.

Indirect encoding (patented by NeoMedia) is the process of linking the target information to an index (364528 for example) and putting that unique identifier into a 1D UPC/EAN or 2D barcode. The code reader on the mobile phone reads the barcode and sends the code data over the Internet to a central resolution server that will tell the mobile phone what action is associated with the index, i.e. access a URL, download media, initiate a phone call, ect.

NeoMedia Technologies has a suite of twelve issued patents covering the core concepts behind linking the physical world to the electronic world dating back to 1995. These patents cover various linkage methods including: Barcodes, RFID, Mag Stripe, Voice, and Other machine readable and keyed entry identifiers.

http://neom.com/13.html

NeoMedia brought suit against Scanbuy for patent infringement. Litigation has been ongoing.