Patents by Inventor Alejandro R. Badia

Alejandro R. Badia has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Midi through port hardware emulator
    Patent number: 5392224
    Abstract: Disclosed is a Musical Instrument Digital Interface emulator for testing the THRU port echo of a Musical Instrument Digital Interface device. The emulator has input devices for taking bitstream data from the THRU and OUT ports of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface device, comparing the THRU port bitstream data to the OUT port bitstream data, and generating a result of the comparison. Also disclosed is a method of testing the THRU port echo of a Musical Instrument Digital Interface device by reading the THRU bitstream and OUT bitstream of the Musical Digital Interface Device, bitwise comparing the two bit streams; and reporting the results of the comparison to an output means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Alejandro R. Badia, David P. Pagnani, Edward D. Shockley