Patents by Inventor Jack Ping Chng

Jack Ping Chng 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).

  • Removable media storage device for a video recording or reproducing device
    Patent number: 8495297
    Abstract: The invention refers to a method for indicating the current status of a removable media device provided for being loaded with at least one removable medium, and being connected to a device reading and/or writing AV storage media. The method has the steps of checking the type of user input upon occurrence of user input, keeping the status of the removable media device if the type of user input is not related to the removable media device, else checking whether a characteristic feature of the at least one removable medium has changed, keeping the current status if the characteristic feature of the at least one removable medium has not changed, and else updating the status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Yee Kiat See, Jack Ping Chng, Chee Yang Lim