IP Library Granted Patent US 12,580,001
Granted Patent B2
US 12,580,001 · App. 18/765,593 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Data storage device and method for gesture generation and management

Inventors: Arun Kumar Shukla (Bangalore, IN); Ramanathan Muthiah (Bangalore, IN); Snehal Vithal Uphale (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
G11B27/036G06T11/00G06V20/635
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Patent No.
US 12,580,001
App. No.
18/765,593
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A data storage device and method are provided for gesture generation and management. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and one or more processors. The one or more processors, individually or in combination, are configured to: extract subtitles from a video stored in the memory; generate a gesture video from the subtitles; create a combined video comprising the generated gesture video combined with the video; and store the combined video in the memory. Other embodiments are provided.

Claims (40)

1 . A data storage device comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors, individually or in combination, configured to:

extract subtitles from a video stored in the memory;

generate a gesture video from the subtitles;

create a combined video comprising the generated gesture video combined with the video, wherein the combined video is created by:

caching the generated gesture video in the memory;

decoding the generated gesture video and the video in respective frame buffers; and

embedding the generated gesture video onto the video; and

store the combined video in the memory.

2 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the combined video is managed as a data-storage-device-specific file that is abstracted to a host.

3 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the combined video is exposed to a host and stored in a logical storage space in the memory.

4 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, individually or in combination, are further configured to trim the gesture video based on a parameter.

5 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors, individually or in combination, are further configured to store the combined video using a flash translation layer biasing scheme.

6 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the generated gesture video is combined with the video as a picture-in-picture video superimposed on the video.

7 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the subtitles are extracted from a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) stream.

8 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the subtitles are extracted from video frames.

9 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the gestures are generated from the subtitles using an artificial intelligence model.

10 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the data storage device comprises a network-attached storage server.

11 . The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the memory comprises a three-dimensional memory.

12 . A method comprising:

performing in a data storage device comprising a memory:

extracting textual information associated with a video stored in the memory;

generating a gesture video from the extracted textual information; and

storing the gesture video as a new program to an existing transport stream for the video using a flash translation layer biasing scheme.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the gesture video is superimposed on the video as a picture-in-picture video.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the gestures are generated from the extracted textual information using an artificial intelligence model.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the transport stream comprises a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) transport stream.

16 . The method of claim 12 wherein the data storage device comprises a network-attached storage server.

17 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data storage device comprises a content delivery network edge node.

18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the data storage device comprises an over-the-top platform.

19 . A data storage device comprising:

a memory; and

means for:

extracting subtitles from a video stored in the memory;

generating a gesture video from the subtitles;

caching the generated gesture video in the memory; and

causing the gesture video to be superimposed on the video during playback by:

decoding the generated gesture video and the video in respective frame buffers; and

embedding the generated gesture video onto the video.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071050/0001 →
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071382/0001 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS THE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068762/0494 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2024
From: SHUKLA, ARUN KUMAR; MUTHIAH, RAMANATHAN; UPHALE, SNEHAL VITHAL
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067926/0538 →
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