Patents by Inventor Jaqueline Mallett

Jaqueline Mallett 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).

  • Distribution system and method of distributing content files
    Patent number: 9210215
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jaqueline Mallett, Francis Van Aeken, Olivier Elshocht, Philip Marivoet, Tom Hostyn
  • Distribution system and method of distributing content files
    Patent number: 8370620
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Marivoet, Andreas Papaspyropoulos, Christopher Rutherford, Olivier Elshocht, Jaqueline Mallett, Tom Hostyn
  • DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING CONTENT FILES
    Publication number: 20100250917
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Philip Marivoet, Andreas Papaspyropoulos, Christopher Rutherford, Olivier Elshocht, Jaqueline Mallett, Tom Hostyn
  • DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING CONTENT FILES
    Publication number: 20100250709
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Jaqueline MALLETT, Francis Van Aeken, Olivier Elshocht, Philip Marivoet, Tom Hostyn
  • Smart digital modules and smart digital wall surfaces combining the same, and context aware interactive multimedia system using the same and operation method thereof
    Patent number: 7636365
    Abstract: Disclosed are smart digital modules, a smart digital wall combining the smart digital modules, a context-aware interactive multimedia system, and an operating method thereof. The smart digital wall includes local coordinators for controlling the smart digital modules, and a coordination process for controlling the smart digital modules. The smart digital modules sense ambient states and changes of states and independently display corresponding actuations. The coordination process is connected to the smart digital modules via radio communication, and combines smart digital modules to control collective operations of the smart digital modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
    Inventors: Seongju Chang, V. Michael Bove, Jaqueline Mallett, Brian J. Mullins