Patents by Inventor Shigeru Komaki

Shigeru Komaki 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).

  • Storage device with identification information
    Patent number: 8626992
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device includes identification information storage module, location information storage module, determination module, and control module. The identification information storage module stores identification information identifying nonvolatile memories. The location information storage module stores location information identifying bad area in the nonvolatile memories. The determination module determines whether each of pieces of identification information stored in each of the nonvolatile memories matches with any one of the pieces of identification information stored in the identification information storage module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Chihiro Ono, Shigeru Komaki
  • STORAGE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD
    Publication number: 20120137052
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device includes identification information storage module, location information storage module, determination module, and control module. The identification information storage module stores identification information identifying nonvolatile memories. The location information storage module stores location information identifying bad area in the nonvolatile memories. The determination module determines whether each of pieces of identification information stored in each of the nonvolatile memories matches with any one of the pieces of identification information stored in the identification information storage module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Chihiro Ono, Shigeru Komaki
  • Optical disk drive that supports a plurality of recording speeds
    Patent number: 6920094
    Abstract: A buffer underrun is generated intentionally, and the apparent recording speed is changed by alternately repeating start and stop of recording by using the buffer underrun free recording function to obtain a desired recording speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Shigeru Komaki
  • Optical disk drive that supports a plurality of recording speeds
    Publication number: 20020186630
    Abstract: A buffer underrun is generated intentionally, and the apparent recording speed is changed by alternately repeating start and stop of recording by using the buffer underrun free recording function to obtain a desired recording speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Shigeru Komaki