Patents by Inventor Monica Besana

Monica Besana 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).

  • Voice message managing method, in particular for a voice data recording/playing/editing electronic device
    Patent number: 6804685
    Abstract: The voice message managing method for a voice data recording/playing/editing electronic device, said electronic device including a memory device having a first memory area and a second memory area, includes the steps of memorizing, in the first memory area, a plurality of voice messages, and of memorizing, in the second memory area, information regarding the plurality of voice messages. The method also includes the steps of organizing the first memory area as a sequence of blocks, and of memorizing in each block a portion of voice message. The method moreover comprises the steps of defining a list (FBL) containing information on the status of the blocks and memorizing the list in a first memory sub-area of the second memory area, and of defining a table containing a plurality of first vectors associated to respective voice messages and memorizing this table in a second memory sub-area of the second memory area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.
    Inventors: Monica Besana, Loris Navoni, Michele Borgatti, Pierluigi Rolandi
  • Voice message managing method, in particular for a voice data recording/playing/editing electronic device
    Publication number: 20020007277
    Abstract: The voice message managing method for a voice data recording/playing/editing electronic device, said electronic device including a memory device having a first memory area and a second memory area, includes the steps of memorizing, in the first memory area, a plurality of voice messages, and of memorizing, in the second memory area, information regarding the plurality of voice messages. The method also includes the steps of organizing the first memory area as a sequence of blocks, and of memorizing in each block a portion of voice message. The method moreover comprises the steps of defining a list (FBL) containing information on the status of the blocks and memorizing the list in a first memory sub-area of the second memory area, and of defining a table containing a plurality of first vectors associated to respective voice messages and memorizing this table in a second memory sub-area of the second memory area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Monica Besana, Loris Navoni, Michele Borgatti, Pierluigi Rolandi