Patents by Inventor Michael Scott McMurdie

Michael Scott McMurdie 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).

  • Patent number: 8554998
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for managing digital media in a memory storage device associated with a mobile smart device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for configuring a rewriteable non-volatile memory for presentation of media by a selected media presentation device model. The method includes providing a rewriteable non-volatile memory configuration interface through which a user can select at least one media file and one of a plurality of media presentation device models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: SanDisk Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Jeffrey Mashaal, Hagai Heshes, Yaron Sheba, Michael Scott McMurdie, Gregory Louis Stevens, John Anthony Becker, Erez Zvi Testiler, David Domenick Marini
  • Patent number: 7359626
    Abstract: When recording data to optical media, data to be recorded is selected using a client application. An image mastering application programming interface is provided which is comprised of a collection of COM objects and integrated into the operating system. The plurality of COM objects includes a disc master, a file, a disc recorder, and a burn engine. The data selected for recording is sent through an application format interface to the file that is part of the image mastering application interface. The selected data in the file is recorded to optical media directly from Kernel Mode of the operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott McMurdie, Daniel A. Polfer, Daniel L. Evers
  • Patent number: 6882795
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the recording of data to an optical media are provided. In one example, a method includes the selection of data to be recorded by a client application. After interface with an image mastering application programming interface, the selection of an optical media format, and the selection of an optical media recording device, the selected data is sent to a stash file. A task list of operations to be performed in the recording of the selected data is created, and the data is recorded by executing the task list from Kernel Mode of an operating system. In another example, an image mastering application programming interface is provided. The image mastering application programming interface is a collection of COM objects including a disk master, a stash file, a disk recorder, and a burn engine. In another example, a computer readable media having program instructions for the recording of data to an optical media is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott McMurdie, Daniel A. Polfer, Daniel L. Evers
  • Patent number: 6665784
    Abstract: A method for writing a file of data to a compact disc media is provided. The method begins by receiving a first portion of the file for writing to the compact disc media. The first portion can be any portion of the file. Once received, the first portion is divided into a plurality of chunks. A map data sector is then generated for a set of the plurality of chunks, and the map data sector includes information for interrelating the file data and the plurality of chunks to be written to the compact disc media. The map data sector is then written to the compact disc media followed by the plurality of chunks of the first portion of the file. If possible, the plurality of chunks are first compressed before writing to the compact disc media. If the first portion is long enough to fill multiple sets of chunks, associated map data sectors will be generated for those additional sets of chunks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Roxio, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne William Ihde, Robert Scott Tracy, Michael Scott McMurdie
  • Patent number: 6401169
    Abstract: A method for handling buffer under-runs during the recording of files to an optical disc is provided. The method includes reserving a track for recording a file system associated with recording of one or more files on the optical disc. Then, the method moves to record the one or more files onto the optical disc in a track that logically follows the reserved track. In case of a buffer under-run, the method proceeds to close a current track and begin a following track after a gap, thus inserting a gap for each buffer under-run. Path tables and directory descriptors of the file system are then written after recording the one or more files. A volume descriptor sequence of the file system is recorded in the reserved track at a time after recording the path tables and the directory descriptor. The file system can also be as defined in the Joliet standard and the UDF standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Roxio, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Scott McMurdie, Kenneth R. James