Patents by Inventor Antoine Soulie
Antoine Soulie 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).
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Patent number: 10623965Abstract: The invention relates to a method for communicating between nodes of an ad hoc network including a database matching geographical zones and radio channels, at least one respective radio channel, called geographical radio channel, being selectively associated with each geographical zone in the database: detection, by at least one node, of its location; determination, by said node, of at least one geographical zone within which it is located, based on the detected location, and determination of at least one geographical radio channel selectively associated with said determined geographical zone; transmission and/or reception by said node of data to be relayed between nodes of the ad hoc network on said geographical radio channel thus associated with it.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 9883405Abstract: A method for sharing spectrum in a communication network, comprising at least two systems working in frequency ranges that can overlap at least partially and in one and the same geographic area, comprises at least the following steps: affiliating the first and second systems with a server; determining whether there is a constrained system and, if there is, assigning said constrained system a first spectral band, for a given geographic area; performing this assignment for all the geographic areas covered by the two systems; and identifying the non-constrained systems and, by applying sub-band priority and management rules, assigning, for each of the non-constrained systems and each defined geographic area, a spectral band for each of the systems, and in the case where it is impossible to find a spectral sub-band, generating an alarm.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: ThalesInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 9451420Abstract: A method for data processing, in an ad hoc radio communication network including a set of radio communication stations each forming a node of the ad hoc network, in order to create a group of stations, including the following steps: creating by a first station of a first message indicating the network address of the group and the network addresses of the stations in the group; transmitting from all of the stations in the ad hoc network, the said first message; upon receipt of the said first message by the said station, each station: records in a lookup correlation-mapping table, the network address of the group in correlation with the network addresses of the stations in the group; and if the network address of the said station is present among the network addresses of the stations in the group, records the network address of the group indicated in the first message as the group address of the said station.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 9136884Abstract: A communication node receiving and/or transmitting radio communications according to a first and a second communication protocol simultaneously. It has a first, second, respectively digital processing stage performing operations specific to the first, second protocol, respectively, operating in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Publication number: 20150189514Abstract: A method for sharing spectrum in a communication network, comprising at least two systems working in frequency ranges that can overlap at least partially and in one and the same geographic area, comprises at least the following steps: affiliating the first and second systems with a server; determining whether there is a constrained system and, if there is, assigning said constrained system a first spectral band, for a given geographic area; performing this assignment for all the geographic areas covered by the two systems; and identifying the non-constrained systems and, by applying sub-band priority and management rules, assigning, for each of the non-constrained systems and each defined geographic area, a spectral band for each of the systems, and in the case where it is impossible to find a spectral sub-band, generating an alarm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventor: Antoine SOULIE
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Patent number: 9042254Abstract: A communication method between two distinct networks with radio communication nodes, includes the following steps: collecting geographical location information for the nodes of the first and second network, deducing a geographical coverage area of the first and second network as a function of geographical location information; determining an intersection zone of the geographical coverage areas; identifying, as a function of the collected location information, nodes of the first and second network, located inside said intersection zone; and sending said nodes of the first identified network data indicating the collected geographical locations of the nodes of the second identified network.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Publication number: 20150045080Abstract: A method for data processing, in an ad hoc radio communication network including a set of radio communication stations each forming a node of the ad hoc network, in order to create a group of stations, including the following steps: creating by a first station of a first message indicating the network address of the group and the network addresses of the stations in the group; transmitting from all of the stations in the ad hoc network, the said first message; upon receipt of the said first message by the said station, each station: records in a lookup correlation-mapping table, the network address of the group in correlation with the network addresses of the stations in the group; and if the network address of the said station is present among the network addresses of the stations in the group, records the network address of the group indicated in the first message as the group address of the said station.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: THALESInventor: Antoine SOULIE
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Publication number: 20140328420Abstract: A communication node receiving and/or transmitting radio communications according to a first and a second communication protocol simultaneously. It has a first, second, respectively digital processing stage performing operations specific to the first, second protocol, respectively, operating in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 8868113Abstract: The inventive method for monitoring entities (10) moving in a monitored space represented by a first digital model (14) comprising a set of maps (16) divided into geographical zones (18) of a predetermined shape, and having a size defined according to the level of granularity, includes: identifying geographical zones (18) of each map (16), defining operational zones (24a, 24b) and associating each operational zone (24a, 24b) with a predefined level of granularity, configuration, positioning the entity (10), determining a level of granularity to be applied, determining a geographical zone (18) containing the entity (10), detecting a change of zone, and applying a new level of granularity as a function of the operational destination zone (24a, 24b). The determination steps, the detection step, and the application step are carried out within each entity (10), independently.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: ThalesInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Publication number: 20140307633Abstract: The invention relates to a method for communicating between nodes of an ad hoc network including a database matching geographical zones and radio channels, at least one respective radio channel, called geographical radio channel, being selectively associated with each geographical zone in the database: detection, by at least one node, of its location; determination, by said node, of at least one geographical zone within which it is located, based on the detected location, and determination of at least one geographical radio channel selectively associated with said determined geographical zone; transmission and/or reception by said node of data to be relayed between nodes of the ad hoc network on said geographical radio channel thus associated with it.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 8831863Abstract: Method for tracking entities (2) evolving in a monitored space having a metrics with at least one predetermined granularity, said method including repetition of the following operations: determining a current spatial and/or temporal state of the entities (2) within said space, according to said metrics, checking occurrence of a triggering event in connection with said state, upon occurrence of said triggering event, changing granularity of the monitored space for at least one entity (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Antoine Soulie, Francis Pinault
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Publication number: 20140162708Abstract: The inventive method for monitoring entities (10) moving in a monitored space represented by a first digital model (14) comprising a set of maps (16) divided into geographical zones (18) of a predetermined shape, and having a size defined according to the level of granularity, includes: identifying geographical zones (18) of each map (16), defining operational zones (24a, 24b) and associating each operational zone (24a, 24b) with a predefined level of granularity, configuration, positioning the entity (10), determining a level of granularity to be applied, determining a geographical zone (18) containing the entity (10), detecting a change of zone, and applying a new level of granularity as a function of the operational destination zone (24a, 24b). The determination steps, the detection step, and the application step are carried out within each entity (10), independently.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: THALESInventor: Antoine SOULIE
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Patent number: 8694029Abstract: The inventive method for monitoring entities (10) moving in a monitored space represented by a first digital model (14) comprising a set of maps (16) divided into geographical zones (18) of a predetermined shape, and having a size defined according to the level of granularity, includes: identifying geographical zones (18) of each map (16), defining operational zones (24a, 24b) and associating each operational zone (24a, 24b) with a predefined level of granularity, configuration, positioning the entity (10), determining a level of granularity to be applied, determining a geographical zone (18) containing the entity (10), detecting a change of zone, and applying a new level of granularity as a function of the operational destination zone (24a, 24b). The determination steps, the detection step, and the application step are carried out within each entity (10), independently.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: ThalesInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 8570965Abstract: A method for controlling communications within an ad hoc mobile network includes a plurality of terminals having the slave function and/or the master function, said slave terminals also including a slave orchestration system, said master terminals also including a master orchestration system. The slave orchestration system includes at least one network test module, a module for controlling communications, and a database of communications to be set up and an administration module. The master orchestration system includes at least one network test module, a module for controlling communications, a database of communication requirements, a decision engine, a database of current communications, a rule database for prioritizing communications, and an administration module.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: ThalesInventors: Martin Rayrole, Antoine Soulie
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Patent number: 8539084Abstract: In order to establish a packet communication between a first server (SS) connected to a packet network (RP) and a service entity (ES) capable of communicating without a subscriber identification module in a radiocommunication network (RR), the service entity transmits an identifier (IdEs) of the service entity (ES) to a second server (SO) that determines an address (Ads) of the first server based on the received service entity identifier. The second server transmits the determined address of the first server to a gateway that interconnects the radiocommunication network and the packet network. The gateway establishes a communication between the service entity and the first server based on the address of the first server.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Antoine Soulie, Francis Pinault
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Publication number: 20130065607Abstract: The inventive method for monitoring entities (10) moving in a monitored space represented by a first digital model (14) comprising a set of maps (16) divided into geographical zones (18) of a predetermined shape, and having a size defined according to the level of granularity, includes: identifying geographical zones (18) of each map (16), defining operational zones (24a, 24b) and associating each operational zone (24a, 24b) with a predefined level of granularity, configuration, positioning the entity (10), determining a level of granularity to be applied, determining a geographical zone (18) containing the entity (10), detecting a change of zone, and applying a new level of granularity as a function of the operational destination zone (24a, 24b). The determination steps, the detection step, and the application step are carried out within each entity (10), independently.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: THALESInventor: Antoine Soulie
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Publication number: 20120002615Abstract: A method for controlling communications within an ad hoc mobile network includes a plurality of terminals having the slave function and/or the master function, said slave terminals also including a slave orchestration system, said master terminals also including a master orchestration system. The slave orchestration system includes at least one network test module, a module for controlling communications, and a database of communications to be set up and an administration module. The master orchestration system includes at least one network test module, a module for controlling communications, a database of communication requirements, a decision engine, a database of current communications, a rule database for prioritizing communications, and an administration module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: THALESInventors: Martin Rayrole, Antoine Soulie
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Publication number: 20110173335Abstract: In order to establish a packet communication between a first server (SS) connected to a packet network (RP) and a service entity (ES) capable of communicating without a subscriber identification module in a radiocommunication network (RR), the service entity transmits an identifier (IdEs) of the service entity (ES) to a second server (SO) that determines an address (Ads) of the first server based on the received service entity identifier. The second server transmits the determined address of the first server to a gateway that interconnects the radiocommunication network and the packet network. The gateway establishes a communication between the service entity and the first server based on the address of the first server.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENTInventors: Antoine Soulie, Francis Pinault
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Publication number: 20090040237Abstract: Method for tracking entities (2) evolving in a monitored space having a metrics with at least one predetermined granularity, said method including repetition of the following operations: determining a current spatial and/or temporal state of the entities (2) within said space, according to said metrics, checking occurrence of a triggering event in connection with said state, upon occurrence of said triggering event, changing granularity of the monitored space for at least one entity (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Alcatel LucentInventors: Antoine Soulie, Francis Pinault
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Publication number: 20090034438Abstract: A method for establishing a parameterized wireless communication channel comprises the steps of communicating physical profile data between a first communication (10) device and a second communication device (20), and configuring a parameterized wireless communication means (11, 21) in the first and second communication devices in accordance with the physical profile data, so as to establish a traffic communication channel (2) between the first and second communication devices. The physical profile data is communicated on a wireless spread spectrum channel (4) having an operational frequency range that overlaps an operational frequency range of the traffic communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2008Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENTInventors: Antoine SOULIE, Alistair URIE