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Infrared Data Association
Specifications for Ir Mobile
Communications (IrMC)
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October 24
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2000
Working Group Convenors:
Robert K. Lockhart, rob.lockhart@mot.com (Motorola),
James Scales, james.scales@nokia.com (Nokia)
Editor:
James Scales, james.scales@nokia.com (Nokia)
Contributors:
Lars Novak, lars.novak@ecs.ericsson.se (Ericsson)
Jörgen Birkler, jorgen.birkler@ecs.ericsson.se (Ericsson)
Carl Gustavsson, carl.gustavsson@ecs.ericsson.se (Ericsson)
Leonard Hinds, FLH020@email.mot.com (Motorola)
Document Status:
Version 1.0 First release
Version 1.1 Approved 30
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August 2000
Version 1.2 Approved 24
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October 2000

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INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION (IrDA) - NOTICE TO THE TRADE -
SUMMARY:
Following is the notice of conditions and understandings upon which this document is made
available to members and non-members of the Infrared Data Association.
• Availability of Publications, Updates and Notices
• Full Copyright Claims Must be Honored
• Controlled Distribution Privileges for IrDA Members Only
• Trademarks of IrDA - Prohibitions and Authorized Use
• No Representation of Third Party Rights
• Limitation of Liability
• Disclaimer of Warranty
• Product Testing for IrDA Specification Conformance
IrDA PUBLICATIONS and UPDATES:
IrDA publications, including notifications, updates, and revisions, are accessed electronically
by IrDA members in good standing during the course of each year as a benefit of annual IrDA
membership. Electronic copies are available to the public on the IrDA web site located at
irda.org. Requests for publications, membership applications or more information should be
addressed to: Infrared Data Association, P.O. Box 3883, Walnut Creek, California, U.S.A.
94598; or e -mail address: info@irda.org; or by calling (925) 943-6546 or faxing requests to
(925) 943-5600.
COPYRIGHT:
1. Prohibitions: IrDA claims copyright in all IrDA publications. Any unauthorized reproduction,
distribution, display or modification, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
2. Authorized Use: Any authorized use of IrDA publications (in whole or in part) is under
NONEXCLUSIVE USE LICENSE ONLY. No rights to sublicense, assign or transfer the
license are granted and any attempt to do so is void.
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collective membership marks and feature trademark marks (hereinafter collectively
"trademarks"), including but not limited to the following trademarks: INFRARED DATA
ASSOCIATION (wordmark alone and with IR logo), IrDA (acronym mark alone and with IR
logo), IR logo and MEMBER IrDA (wordmark alone and with IR logo). Any unauthorized use
of IrDA trademarks is strictly prohibited.
2. Authorized Use: Any authorized use of an IrDA collective membership mark or feature
trademark is by NONEXCLUSIVE USE LICENSE ONLY. No rights to sublicense, assign or
transfer the license are granted and any attempt to do so is void.
NO REPRESENTATION of THIRD PARTY RIGHTS:

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IrDA makes no representation or warranty whatsoever with regard to IrDA member or third
party ownership, licensing or infringement/non-infringement of intellectual property rights.
Each recipient of IrDA publications, whether or not an IrDA member, should seek the
independent advice of legal counsel with regard to any possible violation of third party rights
arising out of the use, attempted use, reproduction, distribution or public display of IrDA
publications.
IrDA assumes no obligation or responsibility whatsoever to advise its members or non-
members who receive or are about to receive IrDA publications of the chance of infringement
or violation of any right o f an IrDA member or third party arising out of the use, attempted use,
reproduction, distribution or display of IrDA publications.
LIMITATION of LIABILITY:
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DISPLAY OF ANY IrDA PUBLICATION, ANY PARTICIPANT IN SUCH REAL OR
ATTEMPTED ACTS, WHETHER OR NOT A MEMBER OF IrDA, AGREES TO ASSUME
ANY AND ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH ACTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS, OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. IrDA SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH
ACTS NOR FOR THE CONTENT, ACCURACY OR LEVEL OF ISSUE OF AN IrDA
PUBLICATION.
DISCLAIMER of WARRANTY:
All IrDA publications are provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind. IrDA (and each of
its members, wholly and collectively, hereinafter "IrDA") EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND WARRANTY OF NON -INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
IrDA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ITS PUBLICATIONS WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ANY USE OF A PUBLICATION WILL BE UN-INTERRUPTED
OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, IrDA
DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING USE OR THE
RESULTS OR THE USE OF IrDA PUBLICATIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS,
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN PUBLICATION OR
ADVICE OF A REPRESENTATIVE (OR MEMBER) OF IrDA SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY
OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.
LIMITED MEDIA WARRANTY:
IrDA warrants ONLY the media upon which any publication is recorded to be free from
defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from
the date of distribution as evidenced by the distribution records of IrDA. IrDA's entire liability
and recipient's exclusive remedy will be replacement of the media not meeting this limited
warranty and which is returned to IrDA. IrDA shall have no responsibility to replace media
damaged by accident, abuse or misapplication. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE
MEDIA, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO NINETY (90) DAYS
FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM PLACE TO
PLACE.
COMPLIANCE and GENERAL:
Membership in IrDA or use of IrDA publications does NOT constitute IrDA compliance. It is
the sole responsibility of each manufacturer, whether or not an IrDA member, to obtain
product compliance in accordance with IrDA Specifications.