``Pat has already begun identifying products and companies that we believe are using our IP,`` said Will Blakeley, president and chief technical officer of e.Digital. ``Over the next few months, management will be working closely with him and other outside parties to process our patent portfolio and derive a valuation of our IP in products that we believe are utilizing our flash memory-related patents. We are also preparing the documentation, materials, and agreements necessary to initiate discussions with potential licensees of our patent portfolio.``