audiences our technology benefits unlike any video producer to consumer point to point solution nifty scales . software only solution the nft node engine and viewer can be directly downloaded from a broadcaster s site and begin to immediately participate in any event on the nft application multicast network . application layer a purely application layer solution requires no kernel patches root kits or drivers to be installed on a computer tablet smart phone or home network router . virtual network capacity expands with demand because nifty viewer s nodes anonymously share what they are watching with their network neighbors that are watching the same thing as the number of viewers expands the number of viewers that can watch simultaneously also expands . embeddable the nifty ip portfolio fully envision scenarios where the nft technology is embedded within a for example settop box or smart tv . multiple nifty nodes can be run in parallel to allow household participation in multiple broadcasts simultaneously . cross platform c implementation as new client devices emerge new form factors are brought to market and broadcaster end delivery platform preferences change nifty s technology will be able to be rapidly adapted to those new requirements by taking advantage of its implementation in the nearly universally available c language . rock solid ip patents disclosed in detail below network foundation technologies llc has been diligent over the course of its life in securing and continuing to enhance it s core ip position which has been referenced in patent applications by many technology innovators including sony nvidia google microsoft ibm hp yamaha and nec . ip patent protection fourteen us patents issued 8 219 659 8 266 318 8 873 432 8 892 770 8 103 750 7 925 726 7 895 324 7 843 855 7 818 407 7 664 840 7 543 074 7 536 472 7 512 676 7 035 933 . two eu patents issued . two can patents agreed to issue and additional provisional patent applications being prepared . contact us marcus niftytv.com copyright network foundation technologies llc 2016 . all rights reserved .