Patents by Inventor Andre Heughebaert

Andre Heughebaert 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).

  • Publication number: 20050273814
    Abstract: An interactive digital television system and method of grouping data objects in which data objects displayed on an interactive digital television system may be grouped using the input keys of the control unit of the integrated digital television system by displaying the data objects on the display of the interactive digital television system and highlighting one of the displayed data objects, using at least one first input key of the input keys of the control unit to cause the display to move the highlighting to successive displayed data objects and using at least one second input key of the input keys of the control unit to selectively assign the currently highlighted data object to a respective group wherein, when a data object is assigned to a respective group, an image associated with the respective group is displayed with the data object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Andre Heughebaert, Luc De Ceulaer
  • Patent number: 6408431
    Abstract: A method of generating code for a software program in multiple languages by converting input specification files into output code files. The input specification files contain a list of distinctive features of the software program to be generated and are written in a prescribed input language. The input specification files are converted into a set of nodes representing the logical relationship between the distinctive features listed in the input specification files. Output code files are then generated from the set of nodes using external guideline files that contain guidelines for generating code. Output code files are generated in at least two code languages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Europa B.V.
    Inventors: Andre Heughebaert, Luc De Ceulaer
  • Publication number: 20010018767
    Abstract: An interactive digital television system and method of grouping data objects in which data objects displayed on an interactive digital television system may be grouped using the input keys of the control unit of the integrated digital television system by displaying the data objects on the display of the interactive digital television system and highlighting one of the displayed data objects, using at least one first input key of the input keys of the control unit to cause the display to move the highlighting to successive displayed data objects and using at least one second input key of the input keys of the control unit to selectively assign the currently highlighted data object to a respective group wherein, when a data object is assigned to a respective group, an image associated with the respective group is displayed with the data object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Andre Heughebaert, Luc De Ceulaer