Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Gwen Le Pennec
  • Kidnap alarm with acceleration sensor
    Patent number: 6448895
    Abstract: A personal security device includes a motion sensor, such as a MEMS chip. In response to a characteristic motion pattern, especially acceleration of a car, the security device will trigger a consequence. The consequence might be an audible or visible alarm. Optionally the device may communicate with the engine to direct it to take some action, such as stopping or exploding air bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Frederik Ekkel
  • Line-quadrupler in home theater uses line-doubler of AV-part and scaler in graphics controller of PC-part
    Patent number: 6437828
    Abstract: A home theater comprises a video processing sub-system and a PC capable of controlling the sub-system. The sub-system has a de-interlacer/line doubler and the PC has a graphics controller with scaling capability. The combination of the line doubler and the scaler is made to function as a line quadrupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Paul Chambers, Christopher D. Coley, Marshall Williams, Jeroen Heuvelman