Patents by Inventor Vince Harradine

Vince Harradine 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).

  • Apparatus and associated methodology of recording and accessing metadata via unique identifying indicia
    Patent number: 8457467
    Abstract: Apparatus uniquely identifies material recorded on an example of a recording medium. The medium has distinguishing data, a tape ID, distinguishing that example from other examples thereof recorded thereon. A generator generates data, e.g. IN and OUT time codes, identifying the or each piece of material recorded on the medium. A recorder (460) records the said distinguishing data on the medium. A reproducer (460) reproduces, from the recording medium, the distinguishing data. A processor, a PDA (469) associates the reproduced distinguishing data and the said identifying data with a unique identifier, a UMID, for the or each piece of material. A database (464) associates the unique identifier with metadata relating to the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: Vince Harradine, Alan Turner
  • RECORDING AND ACCESSING METADATA
    Publication number: 20070269179
    Abstract: Apparatus uniquely identifies material recorded on an example of a recording medium. The medium has distinguishing data, a tape ID, distinguishing that example from other examples thereof recorded thereon. A generator generates data, e.g. IN and OUT time codes, identifying the or each piece of material recorded on the medium. A recorder (460) records the said distinguishing data on the medium. A reproducer (460) reproduces, from the recording medium, the distinguishing data. A processor, a PDA (469) associates the reproduced distinguishing data and the said identifying data with a unique identifier, a UMID, for the or each piece of material. A database (464) associates the unique identifier with metadata relating to the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
    Inventors: Vince Harradine, Alan Turner
  • Recording and accessing metadata
    Patent number: 7260304
    Abstract: Apparatus uniquely identifies material recorded on an example of a recording medium. The medium has distinguishing data, a tape ID, distinguishing that example from other examples thereof recorded thereon. A generator generates data, e.g. IN and OUT time codes, identifying the or each piece of material recorded on the medium. A recorder (460) records the said distinguishing data on the medium. A reproducer (460) reproduces, from the recording medium, the distinguishing data. A processor, a PDA (469) associates the reproduced distinguishing data and the said identifying data with a unique identifier, a UMID, for the or each piece of material. A database (464) associates the unique identifier with metadata relating to the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited
    Inventors: Vince Harradine, Alan Turner