Patents by Inventor Melissa H. Selcher

Melissa H. Selcher 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).

  • Method for field-programming a solid-state memory device with a digital media file
    Publication number: 20100005223
    Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method for field-programming a solid-state memory device with a digital media file. In one preferred embodiment, a solid-state memory device is provided that comprises a memory array comprising a plurality of field-programmable memory cells. A digital media file is selected for storage in the memory device, and a digital media source field-programs the memory cells of the memory device with the selected digital media file. After the digital media file is stored in the memory device, the stored digital media file can be played using a digital playback device. In some embodiments, the memory array is a three-dimensional memory array, and the memory cells are write-once memory cells. Other preferred embodiments are provided, and each of the preferred embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: David R. Friedman, Melissa H. Selcher, Manish Bhatia
  • Method for field-programming a solid-state memory device with a digital media file
    Patent number: 7424201
    Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method for field-programming a solid-state memory device with a digital media file. In one preferred embodiment, a solid-state memory device is provided that comprises a memory array comprising a plurality of field-programmable memory cells. A digital media file is selected for storage in the memory device, and a digital media source field-programs the memory cells of the memory device with the selected digital media file. After the digital media file is stored in the memory device, the stored digital media file can be played using a digital playback device. In some embodiments, the memory array is a three-dimensional memory array, and the memory cells are write-once memory cells. Other preferred embodiments are provided, and each of the preferred embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: SanDisk 3D LLC
    Inventors: David R. Friedman, Melissa H. Selcher, Manish Bhatia
  • Method for field-programming a solid-state memory device with a digital media file
    Publication number: 20020144277
    Abstract: The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method for field-programming a solid-state memory device with a digital media file. In one preferred embodiment, a solid-state memory device is provided that comprises a memory array comprising a plurality of field-programmable memory cells. A digital media file is selected for storage in the memory device, and a digital media source field-programs the memory cells of the memory device with the selected digital media file. After the digital media file is stored in the memory device, the stored digital media file can be played using a digital playback device. In some embodiments, the memory array is a three-dimensional memory array, and the memory cells are write-once memory cells. Other preferred embodiments are provided, and each of the preferred embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: David R. Friedman, Melissa H. Selcher, Manish Bhatia