Patents by Inventor Jonathan G. Foster

Jonathan G. Foster 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).

  • Transfer of media content from a personal video recorder to an external storage device
    Patent number: 7650442
    Abstract: A personal video recorder (PVR) (10) comprises a receiving stage (12) which receives media content and an internal storage device (24) such as a hard-disk. The PVR has an interface (26) for connecting to an external storage device (30). The PVR is operable to receive an instruction to record content directly to the external storage device (30). The PVR determines if the external storage device (30) can store the media content at a required transfer rate. If the external storage device (30) is unable to store the media content at the required rate, it uses the internal storage device (24) to record the received media content and to transfer the stored media content from the internal storage device (24) to the external storage device (30). The achievable transfer rate can be determined once transfer has commenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Alexis S. R. Ashley, Jonathan G. Foster
  • Transfer of Media Content From a Personal Video Recorder to an External Storage Device
    Publication number: 20080133781
    Abstract: A personal video recorder (PVR) (10) comprises a receiving stage (12) which receives media content and an internal storage device (24) such as a hard-disk. The PVR has an interface (26) for connecting to an external storage device (30). The PVR is operable to receive an instruction to record content directly to the external storage device (30). The PVR determines if the external storage device (30) can store the media content at a required transfer rate. If the external storage device (30) is unable to store the media content at the required rate, it uses the internal storage device (24) to record the received media content and to transfer the stored media content from the internal storage device (24) to the external storage device (30). The achievable transfer rate can be determined once transfer has commenced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Alexis S.R. Ashley, Jonathan G. Foster