Patents by Inventor Rainer Kopf

Rainer Kopf 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 controlling the status of an internal memory (buffer) and control device for same
    Patent number: 6704672
    Abstract: A method and device are provided for controlling the status of an internal memory of a recorder for data carriers for compensating for differences in speed between a data processing/transmitting device and the recorder. At least in the working phase of the recorder, the time is measured, the number of issued record commands is counted, and between checks and/or after a check of the status of the internal memory, an actual status is determined after a predetermined or predeterminable time or time intervals since the last check, recording speed, amount of internal memory, and number of record commands issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Ahead Software GmbH
    Inventors: Ronald Weickert, Rainer Kopf
  • Method for controlling the status of an internal memory (buffer) and control device for same
    Publication number: 20020128788
    Abstract: A method and device are provided for controlling the status of an internal memory of a recorder for data carriers for compensating for differences in speed between a data processing/transmitting device and the recorder. At least in the working phase of the recorder, the time is measured, the number of issued record commands is counted, and between checks and/or after a check of the status of the internal memory, an actual status is determined after a predetermined or predeterminable time or time intervals since the last check, recording speed, amount of internal memory, and number of record commands issued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: ahead software GmbH
    Inventors: Roland Weickert, Rainer Kopf