Patents by Inventor Francis Van Aeken
Francis Van Aeken has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11912148Abstract: A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tom Hostyn, Philip Marivoet, Yoeri Apts, Christopher Rutherford, Vanessa Schelkens, Dimitri Torfs, Francis Van Aeken
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Patent number: 11120049Abstract: In accordance with the present approach, concurrent processing is employed to facilitate a data import process. By way of example, in accordance with the present approach, local or external data to be imported is partitioned into multiple, separate import sets. In the subsequent stage, the import sets are processed concurrently to populate the target table.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.Inventors: Amila Chinthaka Suriarachchi, Matthew Breckenridge Stoddart, Lubomir Kostadinov Vardin, Francis van Aeken, Pankaj Puniani
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Publication number: 20200159746Abstract: In accordance with the present approach, concurrent processing is employed to facilitate a data import process. By way of example, in accordance with the present approach, local or external data to be imported is partitioned into multiple, separate import sets. In the subsequent stage, the import sets are processed concurrently to populate the target table.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Amila Chinthaka Suriarachchi, Matthew Breckenridge Stoddart, Lubomir Kostadinov Vardin, Francis van Aeken, Pankaj Puniani
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Patent number: 10275139Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for integrated user interface for electronic devices are disclosed. The system may include a first electronic device. The first electronic device receives metadata from a second electronic device. The first electronic device generates an integrated user interface (UI) corresponding to the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on received metadata. The received metadata comprises a current set of available operations for controlling the first and/or second electronic device. The first electronic device renders the generated integrated UI on a display of the first electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLCInventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Francis Van Aeken
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Patent number: 9900692Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for playback in a wireless speaker system are disclosed herein. Each of a plurality of speakers in the system is operable to wirelessly receive one or more audio files from one or more audio source devices. The one or more audio source devices transmit the one or more audio files to at least one of the plurality of speakers in response to receipt of an acknowledgement of availability of at least one of the plurality of speakers.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20160087853Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for integrated user interface for electronic devices are disclosed. The system may include a first electronic device. The first electronic device receives metadata from a second electronic device. The first electronic device generates an integrated user interface (UI) corresponding to the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on received metadata. The received metadata comprises a current set of available operations for controlling the first and/or second electronic device. The first electronic device renders the generated integrated UI on a display of the first electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20160014513Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for playback in a wireless speaker system are disclosed herein. Each of a plurality of speakers in the system is operable to wirelessly receive one or more audio files from one or more audio source devices. The one or more audio source devices transmit the one or more audio files to at least one of the plurality of speakers in response to receipt of an acknowledgement of availability of at least one of the plurality of speakers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2014Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Francis Van Aeken
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Patent number: 9210215Abstract: A distribution system including, for connection over a network a plurality of client upload devices, each client upload device storing one or more chunks of a content file, a client download device configured to download from the client upload devices chunks of the content file stored by the respective client upload devices and an incentive device configured to generate token data packets exchangeable for chunks of the content file. The client download device is configured to acquire a plurality of token data packets from the incentive device and to communicate with individual respective client upload devices and thereby download, in exchange for respective token data packets, stored chunks of the content file.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Jaqueline Mallett, Francis Van Aeken, Olivier Elshocht, Philip Marivoet, Tom Hostyn
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Publication number: 20150266391Abstract: A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tom HOSTYN, Philip Marivoet, Yoeri Apts, Christopher Rutherford, Vanessa Schelkens, Dimitri Torfs, Francis Van Aeken
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Patent number: 8972373Abstract: A querying system in a computer apparatus may be customized by connection of a removable storage medium device to a storage medium interface of the computer apparatus. The computer apparatus detects whether, in the storage medium thereof, there is stored customisation data that indicates a change to the query engine data identifying locations where query messages are sent. If so, the query engine data in the computer apparatus is changed accordingly.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sony Europe LimitedInventors: Pieter Coenen, Stefan Lodeweyckx, Pascal Piquepe, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20110246259Abstract: A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Tom Hostyn, Philip Marivoet, Yoeri Apts, Christopher Rutherford, Vanessa Schelkens, Dimitri Torfs, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20110202753Abstract: A notification system in a computer apparatus may be customized by connection of a removable storage medium device to a storage medium interface of the computer apparatus. It is detected whether, in the storage medium thereof, there is stored customisation data that includes notification data of additional notifications. If so, the notification data in the computer apparatus is changed to include the notification data of additional notifications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sony Europe LimitedInventors: Pieter COENEN, Stefan Lodeweyckx, Pascal Piquepe, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20110202519Abstract: A querying system in a computer apparatus may be customized by connection of a removable storage medium device to a storage medium interface of the computer apparatus. It is detected whether, in the storage medium thereof, there is stored customisation data that that indicates a change to the query engine data identifying locations where query messages are sent. If so, the query engine data in the computer apparatus is changed accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sony Europe LimitedInventors: Pieter COENEN, Stefan Lodeweyckx, Pascal Piquepe, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20110202857Abstract: A user interface in a computer apparatus may be customized by connection of a removable storage medium device to a storage medium interface of the computer apparatus. It is detected whether, in the storage medium thereof, there is stored customisation data that identifies a change to the appearance of the user interface, for example in the colours, textures, container-shape or font. If so, user interface data in the computer apparatus is changed to include the icon data and target data in respect of the additional icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sony Europe LimitedInventors: Pieter COENEN, Stefan Lodeweyckx, Pascal Piquepe, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20110202858Abstract: A user interface in a computer apparatus may be customized by connection of a removable storage medium device to a storage medium interface of the computer apparatus. It is detected whether, in the storage medium thereof, there is stored customisation data that includes icon data and target data in respect of additional icons for the user interface. If so, user interface data in the computer apparatus is changed to include the icon data and target data in respect of the additional icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Sony Europe LimitedInventors: Pieter COENEN, Stefan Lodeweyckx, Pascal Piquepe, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20100250709Abstract: A distribution system including, for connection over a network a plurality of client upload devices, each client upload device storing one or more chunks of a content file, a client download device configured to download from the client upload devices chunks of the content file stored by the respective client upload devices and an incentive device configured to generate token data packets exchangeable for chunks of the content file. The client download device is configured to acquire a plurality of token data packets from the incentive device and to communicate with individual respective client upload devices and thereby download, in exchange for respective token data packets, stored chunks of the content file.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Jaqueline MALLETT, Francis Van Aeken, Olivier Elshocht, Philip Marivoet, Tom Hostyn