The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
May. 26, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
James B Rechen, Derwood, MD (US);
James D Ewing, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
John G Burgess, Vienna, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G08C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
371-21 ; 364900 ;
Abstract
A method for formatting data is disclosed in which a bitstream containing a very large number of bits is divided into a number of frames all of which are the same size except for a last frame which can have a smaller size than the other frames. Each frame has a frame header and a data portion and the data portion can include a number of records which each contain a record header and data portion. A frame directory specifies certain parameters for all frames of a bitstream.