Patents by Inventor Donald J. Mapes

Donald J. Mapes 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).

  • Application level automatic format of removable media
    Patent number: 7120735
    Abstract: An invention is provided for automatically formatting removable media at the application level. The method includes intercepting a write request to write to removable media, and determining if the removable media is unformatted. When the removable media is unformatted, the removable media is automatically prepared for content. The write request is then provided to an operating system, which performs a write operation on the removable media. In one aspect, the method can determine whether the write request is directed to a supported drive, which is a drive within a predetermined set of supported drives. In this aspect, if the write request is not directed to a supported drive, the write request can be provided to the operating system without formatting the removable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis M. Summers, Mark A. Green, Gregory P. Fry, David A. Coleman, Donald J. Mapes