Patents by Inventor Timo Saarni

Timo Saarni 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).

  • Language learning system and a digital storage unit
    Patent number: 7794229
    Abstract: Audio recordings and programs are saved as audio files on a digital storage unit in a language learning system comprising student units connected to the digital storage unit. The digital storage unit is provided with a audio interface controller (201) having a dedicated input/output RAM buffer (B1-B63) for each student station. Each RAM buffer has an associated file which is either a fixed file or can be defined for each case. When the audio interface controller (201) receives a record command relating to a specific buffer, the controller (201) opens an audio file associated with the specific buffer, buffers the audio data received from a student station or another source in the buffer, and transfers the contents of the specified buffer to the opened associated audio file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Sanako Corporation
    Inventors: Eero Nieminen, Timo Saarni
  • Language learning system and a digital storage unit
    Publication number: 20040148175
    Abstract: Audio recordings and programs are saved as audio files on a digital storage unit in a language learning system comprising student units connected to the digital storage unit. The digital storage unit is provided with a audio interface controller (201) having a dedicated input/output RAM buffer (B1-B63) for each student station. Each RAM buffer has an associated file which is either a fixed file or can be defined for each case. When the audio interface controller (201) receives a record command relating to a specific buffer, the controller (201) opens an audio file associated with the specific buffer, buffers the audio data received from a student station or another source in the buffer, and transfers the contents of the specified buffer to the opened associated audio file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Eero Nieminen, Timo Saarni