Have you ever thought that perhaps the `one-time` payments are derived from of an estimated future royalty stream discounted back to a present value lump sum, which is then either the basis point for beginning negotiations or is unilaterally handed over by the infringer who can then take a one-time charge to earnings as opposed to hitting earnings every quarter on every sale for every year until the patents expire. Simply put, where do you think the settlement numbers come from, just a random figure pulled out of a hat by the slouches who are running the show? Get in the game.