DigiMedia Tech, LLC v. Hotwire Communications, LLC et al.
Infringement action filed 21 Aug 2023 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and closed 7 Dec 2023, with 3 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: voluntary dismissal.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US8160980B2US6807568B1US7065778B1
- Case no.
- 1:23-cv-03711
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- N.D. Ga.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Georgia
- Chief judge
- Thomas W. Thrash Jr.
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 21 Aug 2023 – 7 Dec 2023
- Duration
- 108 days
- Basis of termination
- Voluntary dismissal
- Products & marks
- Fision tv programming guides · Fision tv streaming apps
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Information system based on time, space and relevance
An information system based on time, space and relevance is provided. The system comprises a client that displays information in a user-friendly manner and is located in a domestic environment; a proxy that handles the collection and parsing of data; a server that gathers usage data from the client; a database data mining cluster that allows for user profiling and time, space and relevance analysis; a set of information channels, which are periodically updated, and upon which automatic suggestions are given based on a user profile.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 17 Apr 2012
- Earliest priority
- 13 Jul 2007
- Est. expiry
- 26 Jan 2031
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- DA SILVA FERNANDES, THEO RANGEL CORREIA · RODRIGUES CARDOSO, PEDRO NUNO · DOS SANTOS DANADO, JOSE CARLOS · DA CONCEICAO BILOU, TIAGO MIGUEL · MANUEL NABAIS, FERNANDO · TOJAL LOIA SOARES SILVA, JOAO PEDRO
- Classification
- G06F17/00G06N5/00
- Prosecution counsel
- KOWERT, HOOD, MUNYON, RANKIN & GOETZEL, P.C.
- Examiner
- GAFFIN, JEFFREY A
Recipient selection of information to be subsequently delivered
Users may record abstracts of information that they desire and information providers may access the recorded information abstracts from time to time so as to provide the information content that matches the requested information. In one embodiment, the user may select a TV program (or movie) that is not currently available and then at a time subsequent thereto that program is made available to the user, either privately, or over the public network. In another embodiment, users of the Internet may record information requests. Information providers may then access these requests from time to time and provide the requested information, even if the information had not been available at the time the request was initially posted. Prior to delivery of the information content the parties, if desired, may negotiate when and how delivery will occur, how much information will be provided, the cost of the information and the responsibilities of each of the parties pertaining to that information. The information abstract may be stored local to the user or at one or more central sites.
- Legal status
- Inactive
- Granted
- 19 Oct 2004
- Est. expiry
- 17 Jun 2022
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- TANNENBAUM, DAVID H.
- Classification
- H04N7/173H04N5/782H04N5/445
- Prosecution counsel
- Laurence & Phillips IP Law
- Examiner
- LIM, KRISNA
Also asserted in this case
1 moreThe docket lists 3 asserted patents. Full bibliographic detail, drawings and prosecution history for the remaining asserted patent are one query away in Eureka.
Parties of record
DigiMedia Tech, LLC
- Core tech
- G06F17/00G06N5/00H04N7/173H04N5/782
- Counsel
- Cortney Alexander · Daniel Arthur Kent
- Firm
- Kent & Risley, LLC
Hotwire Communications, LLC
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Aakash Kamal Patel · Coraleine Jiji Kitt · Michael J. Bonella · Ryan Gentes
- Firm
- Flaster Greenberg, PC, Lee & Hayes, PC
- Also named
- Hotwire Communications, Ltd.
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cortney Alexander | DigiMedia Tech, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Daniel Arthur Kent | DigiMedia Tech, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Aakash Kamal Patel | Hotwire Communications, LLC | Defendant |
| Coraleine Jiji Kitt | Hotwire Communications, LLC | Defendant |
| Michael J. Bonella | Hotwire Communications, LLC | Defendant |
| Ryan Gentes | Hotwire Communications, LLC | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendant having not yet filed or served upon Plaintiff either an answer or a motion for summary judgment, Plaintiff hereby dismisses this action without prejudice.”
Case 1:23-cv-03711 · N.D. Ga. · closed 7 December 2023
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Frequently asked questions
What is case 1:23-cv-03711?
1:23-cv-03711 is a patent infringement action brought by DigiMedia Tech, LLC against Hotwire Communications, LLC, filed on 21 Aug 2023 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The case closed on 7 December 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 1:23-cv-03711?
US8160980B2 (“Information system based on time, space and relevance”), assigned to DIGIMEDIA TECH, LLC, currently active; US6807568B1 (“Recipient selection of information to be subsequently delivered”), assigned to UNION BEACH, L.P., currently inactive; US7065778B1 (“Method and system for providing media from remote locations to a viewer”), assigned to DIGIMEDIA TECH, LLC. The record also lists Fision tv programming guides and Fision tv streaming apps.
How was case 1:23-cv-03711 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is voluntary dismissal. The termination text reads: “NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE Pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Defendant having not yet filed or served upon Plaintiff either an answer or a motion for summary judgment, Plaintiff hereby dismisses this action without prejudice.”
What does dismissal without prejudice mean?
A dismissal without prejudice ends this action but leaves the claims alive — the plaintiff may file them again later, subject to the limitation period.
How long did case 1:23-cv-03711 take?
108 calendar days, from filing on 21 Aug 2023 to closure on 7 December 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 1:23-cv-03711?
Chief Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. presided. Cortney Alexander and Daniel Arthur Kent are recorded as counsel for plaintiff DigiMedia Tech. Aakash Kamal Patel, Coraleine Jiji Kitt, Michael J. Bonella and Ryan Gentes appear for defendant Hotwire Communications.
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