Patents by Inventor Vincent Sattler

Vincent Sattler 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).

  • Customized zapping
    Patent number: 8949891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described to display a customized video sequence during a channel change interval. The method includes displaying a first channel; receiving a channel change request from a user requesting a second channel for display; displaying a video sequence during the channel change interval; and displaying a second channel; characterized in that the displaying of the video sequence during the channel change interval further comprises displaying a black screen with no audio and no video for a short duration; playing out a first portion of a customized video sequence relevant to the second channel entirely; and playing out a second portion of the customized video sequence relevant to the second channel until the second channel is ready to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelie Gauthier, Vincent Sattler, Laurent Chauvier, Bijal Shah, Stephen Hoiman Lee, Alex Ruelle
  • Adaptive Presentation of Content
    Publication number: 20140168277
    Abstract: A method of operating a client device within a viewing environment is described. The method includes: receiving content at a client device, presenting the content to a viewer by rendering the content as rendered content on a display surface in operable communication with the client device; receiving engagement data at the client device, the engagement data indicating a level of engagement with the content of at least one user who is viewing the rendered content; and adapting presentation of the content in dependence on the engagement data by changing how the content is rendered on the display surface. Related systems, apparatus, and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Ashley, Laurent Chauvier, Nicolas Gaude, Hugo Latapie, Kevin A. Murray, Simon John Parnall, James Geoffrey Walker, Neil Cormican, Simon Dyke, Vincent Sattler, Alex Ruelle, Jonathan Pollen, Meir Gerenstadt
  • Customized Zapping
    Publication number: 20140109134
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described to display a customized video sequence during a channel change interval. The method includes displaying a first channel; receiving a channel change request from a user requesting a second channel for display; displaying a video sequence during the channel change interval; and displaying a second channel; characterized in that the displaying of the video sequence during the channel change interval further comprises displaying a black screen with no audio and no video for a short duration; playing out a first portion of a customized video sequence relevant to the second channel entirely; and playing out a second portion of the customized video sequence relevant to the second channel until the second channel is ready to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Cisco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelie Gauthier, Vincent Sattler, Laurent Chauvier, Bijal Shah, Stephen Hoiman Lee, Alex Ruelle