Patents by Inventor Steven G. E. Aerts

Steven G. E. Aerts 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).

  • Patent number: 8037503
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of caching a part of digital content data from a content source (202), comprising the step of: acquiring the digital content data from the content source (202), wherein said part of the digital content data comprises interleaved segments (130; 131) of the acquired digital content data, and said interleaved segments (130; 131) of the acquired digital content data are stored on first storage means (203), thereby allowing for fast access to said digital content data. The disclosure moreover relates to a device for carrying out such a method. The content sources can be DVD, CD, CD-ROM, hard disk, RAM, Flash memory or remote sources accessible over a network, such as the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Steven G. E. Aerts
  • Patent number: 8021297
    Abstract: A wearable device comprising at least two measuring devices (2,3,4,5,6) providing primary data, a processor (1) designed for calculating secondary data from the primary data, for calculating reference data from the primary and/or the secondary data and for comparing the reference data with at least two specific data pattern to automatically recognize an activity, and a memory (7) designed for storing the primary, the secondary data and the at least two specific data pattern each assigned to a certain activity. The activity recognition is performed by loading the primary and/or the secondary data to the processor (1), calculating the reference data, comparing the reference data with the specific data patterns, assigning the primary and/or the secondary data with the recognized activity and storing the assigned primary and/or secondary data in the memory (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Steven G. E. Aerts