Patents by Inventor Ronald A. J. van den Oetelaar

Ronald A. J. van den Oetelaar 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 device to improve start-up performance of a multi-layer optical disc
    Patent number: 8804472
    Abstract: A method comprising recording data related to a start-up procedure on at least one of a plurality of recording layers disposed on an optical record carrier for reading back the recorded data during subsequent start-ups, the selection of the at least one recording layer based on properties of the at least one recording layer is disclosed. The technique reduces the optical record carrier start-up time and is useful for DVD, HD-DVD and BD recorders and/or players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald A. J. van den Oetelaar, Donato Pasquariello