Patents by Inventor Phillip T. Ingram

Phillip T. Ingram 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 and apparatus for concurrent access to a sequential device
    Patent number: 6618795
    Abstract: An apparatus a communication bridge which receives a portion of data from at least one source terminal, assigns a data identifier to the data, and causes the data and data identifier to be stored to a tape storage device for subsequent access is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Chan, Paresh J. Desai, Phillip T. Ingram, Shinichiro Ken Torii
  • Digital media cartridge status indicator
    Publication number: 20020118481
    Abstract: A method for automatically providing tape status discernible through visual inspection is disclosed. The status a recording medium tape device is determined. The tape, which is housed in a cartridge, has leader tape having segments with distinctive markings. Each of these markings is used to indicate a particular tape status. These markings may simply be a variety of colors with each color indicating a particular tape status. At the time the tape is ejected it is automatically rewound so that a marked segment of leader tape having a marking indicating the tape status, aligns with a reference pointer located on the cartridge such that the marking is visible through the cartridge. An intended advantage of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an automatic display of the cartridge status. Another intended advantage of one embodiment of the present invention is to allow a user to determine the status of the recording medium cartridge by visual inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Phillip T. Ingram
  • Method and apparatus for concurrent access to a sequential device
    Publication number: 20020099906
    Abstract: An apparatus a communication bridge which receives a portion of data from at least one source terminal, assigns a data identifier to the data, and causes the data and data identifier to be stored to a tape storage device for subsequent access is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Nathan Chan, Paresh J. Desai, Phillip T. Ingram, Shinichiro Ken Torii