Patents by Inventor Jacob Tanana

Jacob Tanana 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).

  • Randomized playback of tracks in a multimedia player
    Patent number: 6707768
    Abstract: An audio reproduction apparatus randomizes or shuffles the playback order of tracks from a prerecorded media such as a compact disc within a multiple-disc changer. Shuffle sequences are generated using a linear congruential random number generator (LCRNG). The shuffle sequence does not have to be stored since a next track in the sequence can always be generated from the LCRNG using a particular set of parameters. The parameters are determined in response to the number of track (or discs) in a sequence and include elements obtained from a lookup table and elements that are randomly selected so that the same sequence is not always generated for a certain sequence length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter W. Schilling, Jr., Jacob Tanana
  • Randomized playback of tracks in a multimedia player
    Publication number: 20030156503
    Abstract: An audio reproduction apparatus randomizes or shuffles the playback order of tracks from a prerecorded media such as a compact disc within a multiple-disc changer. Shuffle sequences are generated using a linear congruential random number generator (LCRNG). The shuffle sequence does not have to be stored since a next track in the sequence can always be generated from the LCRNG using a particular set of parameters. The parameters are determined in response to the number of track (or discs) in a sequence and include elements obtained from a lookup table and elements that are randomly selected so that the same sequence is not always generated for a certain sequence length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Walter W. Schilling,, Jacob Tanana