Robocast

Robocast Inc. operates as a technology company with a long-standing focus on intellectual property in the automated media and artificial intelligence sectors. Founded in 1997 by Damon C. Torres, an inventor and serial entrepreneur with a background in multimedia production, the company is built upon a portfolio of foundational patents related to "Automated Browsing Systems," now commonly known as autoplay and streaming playlists.

The core of Robocast's business model is the licensing of its patent portfolio. This intellectual property, with initial provisional applications filed in 1996, describes methods for sequencing and presenting online content automatically, reducing the need for constant user interaction. The company has successfully licensed its technology to media companies like Vevo and pursued patent enforcement against major tech firms, resulting in confidential settlements with Microsoft and Apple around 2014. More recently, Robocast has been in legal disputes with Netflix and Google over its playlist patents. The firm's key patents have been cited as prior art over 100 times by numerous technology and AI companies.

The company's technology suite, which includes trademarks like RobocastOS®, RoboGuide®, and RoboSearch®, is designed to create a more seamless and controllable user experience by automating how content from various sources is played. This framework is presented as an ethical and transparent approach to AI-driven content delivery, aiming to give users more control over their media consumption rather than being confined to platform-specific silos. Following a Series B funding round in February 2022, which raised a reported $35M, Robocast is preparing for a public relaunch of its services and a new Series C funding round to further its vision for AI governance and automated media interaction.

Keywords: patent licensing, automated browsing, streaming playlists, intellectual property, media technology, AI governance, content delivery, autoplay, Damon C. Torres, patent litigation