Inventor
SMYERS SCOTT D
US32 patents
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SONY CORP
23 patentsUS6501441B1Dec 31, 2002
Method of and apparatus for partitioning, scaling and displaying video and/or graphics across several display devices
SONY CORP352 citations99
US5991520ANov 23, 1999
Application programming interface for managing and automating data transfer operations between applications over a bus structure
SONY CORP111 citations98
US5948136ASep 7, 1999
Hardware authentication mechanism for transmission of data between devices on an IEEE 1394-1995 serial bus network
SONY CORP91 citations98
US6593937B2Jul 15, 2003
Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format
SONY CORP54 citations96
US6453376B1Sep 17, 2002
Method for implementing scheduling mechanisms with selectable resource modes
SONY CORP60 citations96
US6314447B1Nov 6, 2001
System uses local registry and load balancing procedure for identifying processing capabilities of a remote device to perform a processing task
SONY CORP71 citations96
US6266727B1Jul 24, 2001
Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure
SONY CORP37 citations96
US6247069B1Jun 12, 2001
Automatically configuring storage array including a plurality of media storage devices for storing and providing data within a network of devices
SONY CORP72 citations96
US6243783B1Jun 5, 2001
Application programming interface for managing and automating data transfer operations between applications over a bus structure
SONY CORP46 citations96
US6233637B1May 15, 2001
Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure
SONY CORP61 citations96
US6721859B1Apr 13, 2004
Multi-protocol media storage device implementing protocols optimized for storing and retrieving both asynchronous and isochronous data
SONY CORP22 citations92
US6587910B2Jul 1, 2003
Isochronous data pipe for managing and manipulating a high-speed stream of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure
SONY CORP16 citations92
US6578109B1Jun 10, 2003
System and method for effectively implementing isochronous processor cache
SONY CORP16 citations92
US6519268B1Feb 11, 2003
Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure
SONY CORP23 citations92
US6298406B1Oct 2, 2001
Method of and apparatus for detecting direction of reception of bus packets and controlling direction of transmission of bus packets within an IEEE 1394 serial bus node
SONY CORP19 citations92
US6191822B1Feb 20, 2001
Method of and apparatus for separating audio and video data from a combined audio/video stream of data
SONY CORP28 citations92
US7318090B1Jan 8, 2008
Method for utilizing concurrent context switching to support isochronous processes
SONY CORP18 citations84
US6728834B2Apr 27, 2004
System and method for effectively implementing isochronous processor cache
SONY CORP12 citations74
US6557067B1Apr 29, 2003
System and method to effectively compensate for delays in an electronic interconnect
SONY CORP9 citations74
US7944952B2May 17, 2011
Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure
SONY CORP3 citations63
US7720821B1May 18, 2010
Method of and apparatus for writing and reading time sensitive data within a storage device
SONY CORP3 citations63
US6463489B1Oct 8, 2002
System and method for effectively performing isochronous data transfers
SONY CORP2 citations63
US7567590B2Jul 28, 2009
Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure
SONY CORP0 citations52
SONY ELECTRONICS INC
9 patentsUS7075557B2Jul 11, 2006
Method of and apparatus for handling high bandwidth on-screen-display graphics data over a distributed IEEE 1394 network utilizing an isochronous data transmission format
SONY ELECTRONICS INC14 citations84
US6973653B1Dec 6, 2005
Method for utilizing resource characterizations to optimize performance in an electronic device
SONY ELECTRONICS INC15 citations84
US6993646B2Jan 31, 2006
Automatically configuring storage array including plurality of media storage devices for storing and providing data within a network of devices
SONY ELECTRONICS INC6 citations74
US7145921B2Dec 5, 2006
Asynchronous data pipe for automatically managing asynchronous data transfers between an application and a bus structure
SONY ELECTRONICS INC2 citations63
US7124292B2Oct 17, 2006
Automatically configuring storage array including a plurality of media storage devices for storing and providing data within a network of devices
SONY ELECTRONICS INC3 citations63
US6934781B2Aug 23, 2005
System and method for effectively performing isochronous data transfers
SONY ELECTRONICS INC5 citations63
US6952826B1Oct 4, 2005
Method for implementing a multi-level system model for deterministically handling selected data
SONY ELECTRONICS INC4 citations62
US7287113B2Oct 23, 2007
Method of and apparatus for controlling bidirectional streams of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure
SONY ELECTRONICS INC0 citations52
US7103700B2Sep 5, 2006
Method of and apparatus for controlling bidirectional streams of isochronous data flowing between an application and a bus structure
SONY ELECTRONICS INC0 citations52