Morgan Whitney P Woodson

US Patent:

7536565, May 19, 2009

Filed:

Aug 24, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/212555

Inventors:

Muthya K. Girish - Santa Clara CA, US
Aram Lindahl - Menlo Park CA, US
Morgan Woodson - Ben Lomond CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/26

US Classification:

713300, 713310, 713330

Abstract:

An improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the portable media device has the capability to store media device status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be retrieved and utilized. According to another aspect, the portable media device can form and/or traverse a media asset playlist in an efficient manner.

US Patent:

7856564, Dec 21, 2010

Filed:

Mar 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/406793

Inventors:

Muthya K. Girish - Santa Clara CA, US
Aram Lindahl - Menlo Park CA, US
Morgan Woodson - Ben Lomond CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/26

US Classification:

713300, 713330

Abstract:

An improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the portable media device has the capability to store media device status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be retrieved and utilized. According to another aspect, the portable media device can form and/or traverse a media asset playlist in an efficient manner.

US Patent:

7865745, Jan 4, 2011

Filed:

Mar 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/397051

Inventors:

Muthya K. Girish - Santa Clara CA, US
Aram Lindahl - Menlo Park CA, US
Morgan Woodson - Ben Lomond CA, US

Assignee:

Apple Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

G06F 1/26

US Classification:

713300, 713320

Abstract:

An improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the portable media device has the capability to store media device status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be retrieved and utilized. According to another aspect, the portable media device can form and/or traverse a media asset playlist in an efficient manner.

US Patent:

20020122045, Sep 5, 2002

Filed:

Dec 19, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/216676

Inventors:

MORGAN WOODSON - SANTA CRUZ CA, US
DENNIS FLEMING - BELMONT CA, US

International Classification:

G09G005/00
G06T005/00
G06T011/00
G06K009/40

US Classification:

345/611000, 345/471000, 382/269000, 345/947000, 345/606000, 345/472000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for creating anti-aliased fonts for display on a graphics display comprising analyzing a subject font, calculating at least one alpha value to determine the translucency of the subject font edges, incorporating the alpha value in the subject font bit information, and rendering the subject font with translucent edges.

US Patent:

63009625, Oct 9, 2001

Filed:

Dec 23, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/220305

Inventors:

Clayton W. Wishoff - Foster City CA
Morgan Woodson - Santa Cruz CA
Bill J. Aspromonte - Santa Cruz CA

Assignee:

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. - Lawrenceville GA

International Classification:

G06F 15167

US Classification:

345543

Abstract:

A video memory handling system and method for providing a graphic computer-implemented process with a predetermined amount of video memory to be used by the graphic process to perform a predetermined graphic-related operation within a set-top box environment. A first video memory portion is provided which has an allocation status with respect to the graphic process. A video memory handling data structure indicates the allocation status of the first video memory portion. A video memory manager which is connected to the video memory handling data structure reallocates the first video memory portion based upon the video memory handling data structure. The reallocated first video memory portion is utilized by the graphic process to perform the predetermined graphic-related operation.