Patents by Inventor James A. Darnes

James A. Darnes 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).

  • System for interleaved storage of video data
    Patent number: 7852344
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a memory and a coder/decoder circuit. The memory may have a first memory portion and a second memory portion. The coder/decoder circuit may be configured to (i) position a set of atoms across the memory, (ii) define a strip across a portion of the atoms, (iii) designate a first atom within the strip, (iv) locate one or more second atoms to be paired with the first atom, (v) determine whether the one or more second atoms when paired with the first atom forms a legitimate pair, and (vi) read the legitimate pair from the first memory portion and the second memory portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Philip Wise, James A. Darnes
  • SYSTEM FOR INTERLEAVED STORAGE OF VIDEO DATA
    Publication number: 20090009523
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a memory and a coder/decoder circuit. The memory may have a first memory portion and a second memory portion. The coder/decoder circuit may be configured to (i) position a set of atoms across the memory, (ii) define a strip across a portion of the atoms, (iii) designate a first atom within the strip, (iv) locate one or more second atoms to be paired with the first atom, (v) determine whether the one or more second atoms when paired with the first atom forms a legitimate pair, and (vi) read the legitimate pair from the first memory portion and the second memory portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Adrian Philip Wise, James A. Darnes
  • System for interleaved storage of video data
    Patent number: 7463267
    Abstract: A method for reading atoms positioned within a memory having a first memory portion and a second memory portions, comprising the steps of (a) positioning the atoms having memory addresses across the memory, (b) defining a strip across a portion of the atoms, (c) designating a first atom within the strip, (d) locating one or more second atoms to be paired with the first atom, (e) determining whether the one or more second atoms when paired with the first atom forms a legitimate pair, and (f) reading the legitimate pair from the first memory portion and the second memory portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: LSI Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Philip Wise, James A. Darnes
  • System for interleaved storage of video data
    Publication number: 20080100635
    Abstract: A method for reading atoms positioned within a memory having a first memory portion and a second memory portions, comprising the steps of (a) positioning the atoms having memory addresses across the memory, (b) defining a strip across a portion of the atoms, (c) designating a first atom within the strip, (d) locating one or more second atoms to be paired with the first atom, (e) determining whether the one or more second atoms when paired with the first atom forms a legitimate pair, and (f) reading the legitimate pair from the first memory portion and the second memory portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Adrian Philip Wise, James A. Darnes