Patents by Inventor Thomas Schmidt-Uhlig

Thomas Schmidt-Uhlig 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, apparatus, and recording medium for recording multimedia content
    Patent number: 9208816
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for recording multimedia content, which allow a controlled access to the multimedia content. According to the invention, the recording medium for recording multimedia content has a content limitation indicator for indicating which multimedia content is allowed to be recorded on the recording medium, which specifies an age rating for the multimedia content. A recording apparatus compares the multimedia content to be recorded with the limitations specified by the content limitation indicator prior to recording the multimedia content on the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Schmidt-Uhlig
  • Method and storage medium for calibrating a holographic storage system
    Patent number: 7596463
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for calibrating a holographic storage system, and to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media and a holographic storage medium suitable for such method. According to the invention, the method has the steps of: sending a set of test data pages through at least part of the holographic storage system; receiving a set of transmitted test data pages with a detector; comparing the set of transmitted test data pages with the set of sent test data pages; and correcting parameter variations of the holographic storage system based on the results of the comparing step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Oliver Malki, Frank Przygodda, Thomas Schmidt-Uhlig
  • Method and storage medium for calibrating a holographic storage system
    Publication number: 20080225671
    Abstract: Method for calibrating a holographic storage system The present invention relates to a method for calibrating a holographic storage system, and to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media and a holographic storage medium suitable for such method. According to the invention, the method has the steps of: sending a set of test data pages through at least part of the holographic storage system; receiving a set of transmitted test data pages with a detector; comparing the set of transmitted test data pages with the set of sent test data pages; and correcting parameter variations of the holographic storage system based on the results of the comparing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Oliver Malki, Frank Przygodda, Thomas Schmidt-Uhlig
  • Method, apparatus, and recording medium for recording multimedia content
    Publication number: 20070269185
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a recording medium for recording multimedia content, which allow a controlled access to the multimedia content. According to the invention, the recording medium for recording multimedia content has a content limitation indicator for indicating which multimedia content is allowed to be recorded on the recording medium, which specifies an age rating for the multimedia content. A recording apparatus compares the multimedia content to be recorded with the limitations specified by the content limitation indicator prior to recording the multimedia content on the recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Schmidt-Uhlig