Patents by Inventor Marcel M.H. Van Houtum

Marcel M.H. Van Houtum 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).

  • Parameter Variation Before Closing Radial Control Loop
    Publication number: 20080239911
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of optimizing an optical drive system 101 capable of recording and/or reproducing data to and from an optical carrier 102, such as the high number of different types present e.g. a CD, DVD-SL, DVD-DL, HD-DVD or BD carrier More specifically, the invention relates to improved radial tracking error signal in the optical drive system and thereby alternatively or additionally also improved carrier recognition in the optical drive system. Disc recognition may be a cumbersome procedure due to influences such as the high number of carrier types present, the tolerances specified for and quality of the carriers, the tolerances within the optical system. E.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Arnoldus Leonardus Johannes Raaymakers, Tony Petrus Van Endert, Marcel M.H. Van Houtum