Patents by Inventor Steven Paul Thomas

Steven Paul Thomas 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).

  • Compact disk player instant-on feature
    Patent number: 6396777
    Abstract: A disk drive resumes supplying audio information without the hesitation normally attributed to disk access time. Initially, an indication is received that the disk drive should be deactivated. Next, audio information is stored from a beginning position, where audio information was last provided, to a resume position. Then, the resume position at which the disk drive should begin retrieving audio information, when the disk drive is reactivated, is stored. Finally, the disk drive is deactivated. In this manner, when the disk drive is reactivated, the stored audio information is supplied without the hesitation normally attributed to the disk access time of the disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven Paul Thomas