<s>
TV-Anytime	B-Device
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
specifications	O
for	O
the	O
controlled	O
delivery	O
of	O
multimedia	O
content	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV-Anytime	B-Device
specifications	O
are	O
specified	O
by	O
the	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
Forum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
global	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
Forum	O
is	O
an	O
association	O
of	O
organizations	O
which	O
seeks	O
to	O
develop	O
specifications	O
to	O
enable	O
audio-visual	O
and	O
other	O
services	O
based	O
on	O
mass-market	O
high	O
volume	O
digital	O
storage	O
in	O
consumer	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
first	O
specifications	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Telecommunications	O
Standards	O
Institute	O
(	O
ETSI	O
)	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2003	O
as	O
TS	O
102	O
822-1	O
'	O
Broadcast	O
and	O
On-line	O
Services	O
:	O
Search	O
,	O
select	O
,	O
and	O
rightful	O
use	O
of	O
content	O
on	O
personal	O
storage	O
systems	O
(	O
"	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
"	O
)	O
'	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RFC	O
4078	O
(	O
The	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
Content	B-Device
Reference	I-Device
Identifier	I-Device
(	O
CRID	B-Device
)	O
)	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TV-Anytime	B-Device
has	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
member	O
companies	O
from	O
Europe	O
(	O
including	O
BBC	O
,	O
BSkyB	O
,	O
Canal+	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Disney	O
,	O
EBU	O
,	O
Nederlands	O
Omroep	O
Productie	O
Bedrijf	O
(	O
NOB	O
)	O
,	O
France	O
Telecom	O
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
Philips	O
,	O
PTT	O
Research	O
,	O
Thomson	O
)	O
,	O
Asia	O
(	O
including	O
ETRI	O
,	O
KETI	O
,	O
NHK	O
,	O
NTT	O
,	O
Dentsu	O
,	O
Hakuhodo	O
,	O
Nippon	O
TV	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
,	O
LG	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
,	O
Sharp	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
USA	O
(	O
including	O
Motorola	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
Nielsen	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
Forum	O
has	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
following	O
four	O
objectives	O
for	O
their	O
standardization	O
work	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
,	O
DVB	B-Application
,	O
DBS	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
enhanced	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
implementations	O
of	O
the	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
specifications	O
exist	O
among	O
broadcasters	O
,	O
EPG	O
operators	O
,	O
press	O
guide	O
printers	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
licensing	O
program	O
for	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
was	O
managed	O
by	O
Via	O
Licensing	O
Corporation	O
until	O
early	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
information	O
on	O
known	O
patents	O
of	O
the	O
defunct	O
licensing	O
programme	O
's	O
patent	O
holders	O
,	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
essential	O
,	O
is	O
provided	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
TV-Anytime	B-Device
website	O
now	O
officially	O
hosted	O
by	O
EBU	O
.	O
</s>
