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SAN MATEO, CA - Avistar Communications Corporation, a leading provider of unified visual communications solutions, announced in a Wednesday press release that it has been granted two US new patents: 7,398,296, issued on July 8, 2008 and 7,412,482, issued on August 12, 2008.

These patents further expand Avistar's Intellectual Property (IP) coverage in the areas of login-based Voice over IP (VoIP) services and text- based instant messaging.

Avistar, in addition to its pioneering communications products with features that have consistently led the competition, owns and continues to develop an extensive portfolio of 82 patents covering presence-based interactions, wireless communications, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, instant messaging, multimedia documents, data sharing and service-rich video network architectures.

The two new patents cover systems and methods for login-based routing of real-time communications (such as text instant messaging, VoIP and two-way video conferencing) between users employing a quick-dial panel (such as a buddy list) or a screen-displayed list or rolodex.

Users can flexibly login at any number of devices or locations and can choose from a number of real-time communications options, including text-based real-time messaging.

"Basically, these two patents are designed to accommodate the way people communicate today, while addressing further convergence in the future,” Avistar CEO Simon Moss said.

“Without them, you would need a number of ways to reach colleagues, depending on the device and location they're using -- such as on a mobile phone, in the office or traveling with a laptop," he added.

"These two patents enable users to click one button to contact another person and find that person no matter what device he or she is using or where he or she is,” Moss continued.

Avistar makes its IP available to potential partners and licensees through an active licensing program.