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Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed And Not Appealed, Number

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Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Patent Families, Number

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Number Of Customers With A Filed Complaint

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Number Of Patents Subject To Inter Partes Review (IPR)

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Number of another entity's patents that the entity has allegedly infringed.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483076/450-20-50-4

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
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-Publisher FASB
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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details)					1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details)	May 10, 2021 customer patent	Apr. 08, 2021 patent	Apr. 09, 2020 patent	Sep. 05, 2018 patent	Dec. 31, 2022 patent	Jun. 30, 2023 inter_partes_review patent
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of IPR requests denied \| inter_partes_review						14
Number of IPR requests granted \| inter_partes_review						12
Number of patents subject to inter partes review (IPR)						2
Patents allegedly infringed and not appealed, number						1
Number of customers with filed complaint \| customer	2
Roku Lawsuit
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon \| inter_partes_review						2
Pending litigation \| Roku Lawsuit
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon				9
Number of patent families				4
Pending litigation \| Roku, TCL, Hisense, and Funai Patent Infringement - ITC Matter
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon			5
Pending litigation \| TLC Hisense and Funai - ITC Matter
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon			6
Pending litigation \| Roku- ITC Matter
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed upon		2			2
Number of patents not infringed	1