Patents by Inventor Klaas MAERTEN

Klaas MAERTEN 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).

  • Central unit for a conferencing system
    Patent number: 10523819
    Abstract: A central unit for a digital conferencing system comprises a processing unit arranged for receiving a plurality of first control signals from a plurality of interpreter desks and indicating which interpreter channel is selected on an interpreter desk, and for identifying, based on the first control signals, which interpreter is interpreting in which interpreter channel and arranged for returning to and displaying on the plurality of interpreter desks a plurality of feedback signals. The central unit is arranged for receiving a plurality of second control signals from a plurality of listening units, and indicating which audio channel on a listening unit of the plurality of listening units is selected, for deriving, based on the plurality of second control signals, a total of listeners per listening channel and for sending to and displaying on the plurality of interpreter desks, information on the total of listeners per listening channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TELEVIC CONFERENCE NV
    Inventors: Luc Rottiers, Klaas Maerten, Didier Rosez, Cedric Mélange
  • Central Unit for a Conferencing System
    Publication number: 20180027122
    Abstract: A central unit for a digital conferencing system comprises a processing unit arranged for receiving a plurality of first control signals from a plurality of interpreter desks and indicating which interpreter channel is selected on an interpreter desk, and for identifying, based on the first control signals, which interpreter is interpreting in which interpreter channel and arranged for returning to and displaying on the plurality of interpreter desks a plurality of feedback signals. The central unit is arranged for receiving a plurality of second control signals from a plurality of listening units, and indicating which audio channel on a listening unit of the plurality of listening units is selected, for deriving, based on the plurality of second control signals, a total of listeners per listening channel and for sending to and displaying on the plurality of interpreter desks, information on the total of listeners per listening channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Luc ROTTIERS, Klaas MAERTEN, Didier ROSEZ, Cedric MÉLANGE