Patents by Inventor Abel Koenraad Wijma

Abel Koenraad Wijma 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).

  • Method of automatic execution receiving station
    Patent number: 7600239
    Abstract: A method and system are provided which allow for automatic execution of applications on a receiving station (109). As applications may provide their own interface, this interferes with the desired consistent interface a user has when “zapping” from channel to channel. Therefore, execution of applications is disabled when a user selects a channel, and enabled whenever it is determined that the user is actively viewing the selected channel. This happens when, for example, the channel identifier (202) is removed from the screen, or the last element of a menu bar (203) or other on-screen display element is erased. A timer, reset whenever the user provides input, and increased every second, can also be used. When the timer exceeds a certain value, it can be assumed the user wants to view the selected channel, and application execution can be enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Alphonsius Anthonius Jozef De Lange, Marcus Franciscus Maria Schlueper, Abel Koenraad Wijma
  • Method of automatic execution receiving station
    Publication number: 20020062484
    Abstract: A method and system are provided which allow for automatic execution of applications on a receiving station (109). As applications may provide their own interface, this interferes with the desired consistent interface a user has when “zapping” from channel to channel. Therefore, execution of applications is disabled when a user selects a channel, and enabled whenever it is determined that the user is actively viewing the selected channel. This happens when, for example, the channel identifier (202) is removed from the screen, or the last element of a menu bar (203) or other on-screen display element is erased. A timer, reset whenever the user provides input, and increased every second, can also be used. When the timer exceeds a certain value, it can be assumed the user wants to view the selected channel, and application execution can be enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Alphonsius Anthonius Jozef De Lange, Marcus Franciscus Maria Schlueper, Abel Koenraad Wijma