Steven C Stone

US Patent:

6490722, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Oct 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/422034

Inventors:

James M. Barton - Los Gatos CA
David C. Platt - Mountain View CA
Steven C. Stone - Pleasanton CA

Assignee:

TiVo Inc. - Alviso CA

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

717174, 713 2

Abstract:

A software installation and recovery system provides an initial bootstrap sequence of instructions that initializes the low-level parameters of the client device, initializes the persistent storage system, loads a bootstrap loader from the persistent store into program memory, and passes execution to the bootstrap loader. A second stage boot loader locates the operating system in the persistent store, loads the operating system into program memory, and passes execution to the operating system which then performs necessary hardware and software initialization, loads the viewing object database code and other application software from the persistent store, and begins execution of the applications. The persistent store contains at least two partitions for each of the following: the second stage boot loader; the operating system kernel; and the application software. A partition table resides in the boot sector that records an indication for duplicated partitions in which one of the partitions is marked primary and another is marked backup.

US Patent:

7521067, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Jun 2, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/324343

Inventors:

Johan H Geerke - Los Altos CA, US
Steven F. Stone - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Alza Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

A61K 9/62

US Classification:

424461

Abstract:

Rapid and accurate determination of the formulation orientation of multi-layer capsule-shaped tablets with respect to different internal formulation layers proximate to the opposite narrow and rounded ends of the tablets is required. By including an appropriate color scheme in multi-layer osmotic tablets, detection of the formulation orientation is achieved by detecting the color at a spot location on a side of the tablet corresponding to one or another formulation layer or to one or another interface of two formulation layers depending on the formulation orientation of the tablet.

US Patent:

8323691, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Mar 11, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/402075

Inventors:

Johan H. Geerke - Los Altos CA, US
Steven F. Stone - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

Alza Corporation - Palo Alto CA

International Classification:

A61K 9/24
A61K 9/62
G01J 3/46

US Classification:

424473, 424461, 356402

Abstract:

Rapid and accurate determination of the formulation orientation of multi-layer capsule-shaped tablets with respect to different internal formulation layers proximate to the opposite narrow and rounded ends of the tablets is required. By including an appropriate color scheme in multi-layer osmotic tablets, detection of the formulation orientation is achieved by detecting the color at a spot location on a side of the tablet corresponding to one or another formulation layer or to one or another interface of two formulation layers depending on the formulation orientation of the tablet.

US Patent:

20130043612, Feb 21, 2013

Filed:

Oct 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/654958

Inventors:

ALZA CORPORATION - PALO ALTO CA, US
STEVEN F. STONE - SARATOGA CA, US

Assignee:

ALZA CORPORARION - PALO ALTO CA

International Classification:

B29C 43/58

US Classification:

264 401

Abstract:

Rapid and accurate determination of the formulation orientation of multi-layer capsule-shaped tablets with respect to different internal formulation layers proximate to the opposite narrow and rounded ends of the tablets is required. By including an appropriate color scheme in multi-layer osmotic tablets, detection of the formulation orientation is achieved by detecting the color at a spot location on a side of the tablet corresponding to one or another formulation layer or to one or another interface of two formulation layers depending on the formulation orientation of the tablet.