Patents by Inventor Asha Vellaikal
Asha Vellaikal 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: 9632688Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for sharing a media content displayed in a window of the touch input interface of a first electronic device with at least one second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a processor controlling the touch input interface. The method is carried out by the processor and includes the acts of enabling displacement of the window in response to capturing a first touch input indicative of an initiation of a transfer, capturing a continuous touch input across the interface from an initial position in the window, displacing the window with each additional touch input of the continuous touch input, sending an activation message that the media content is to be played on the second device when determining that the window is within a given distance of a virtual representation of the second electronic device on the interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: FRANCE TELECOMInventors: Hyacinthe Briand, Bosco So, Asha Vellaikal, Gabriel Sidhom, Georges Nahon
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Patent number: 9350782Abstract: For use in media communications, e.g. in the delivery of video and audio or in teleconferencing, a media file or title is partitioned for secured, efficient delivery. A data sequence representing the file is partitioned into smaller subsequences, with a first subsequence being chosen to convey a degraded-quality representation of the data, and the other sequences for complementing the first subsequence to obtain a superior-quality representation. Among areas of applicability are media on demand, real-time communications and broadcasting, and online media locker, jukebox and chat room services.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2002Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Inventors: Antonio Ortega, Scott M. Darden, Asha Vellaikal, Zhourong Miao, Joseph Caldarola
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Patent number: 8930132Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus for method of transmitting content to a user equipment. The method includes receiving an intent from a user of the user equipment; gathering a time window of validity for the intent; receiving location information from the user equipment; determining a mode of transportation based on the location information; and, for the duration of the time window, querying a location database of points of interest (POIs) to retrieve candidate POIs that match the user intent and are located within reach of the user equipment based on the time left of the time window and the mode of transportation; presenting the candidate POIs to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: France TelecomInventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
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Patent number: 8924147Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus to associate an object of interest of a map in a location database with a geo-fence. The method includes selecting a first time interval; selecting a mode of transportation; determining terrestrial routes starting from the object of interest; for each determined terrestrial route, determining an end point that can be reach on the terrestrial route within the first time interval using the selected mode of transportation; and storing a geo-fence for the first time interval and mode of transportation in associating with the determined end points.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: France TelecomInventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
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Publication number: 20140006949Abstract: A method is provided for sharing a media content displayed in a window of the touch input interface of a first electronic device with at least one second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a processor controlling the touch input interface. The method is carried out by the processor and includes the acts of enabling the displacement of the window responsive to the capture of a first touch input indicative of the initiation of the transfer, capturing a continuous touch input across the interface from an initial position in the window, displacing the window with each additional touch input of the continuous touch input, and sending an activation message that the media content is to be played on the second device when determining that the window is within a given distance of a virtual representation of the second electronic device on the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Hyacinthe Briand, Bosco So, Asha Vellaikal, Gabriel Sidhom, Georges Nahon
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Publication number: 20130006522Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus to associate an object of interest of a map in a location database with a geo-fence. The method includes selecting a first time interval; selecting a mode of transportation; determining terrestrial routes starting from the object of interest; for each determined terrestrial route, determining an end point that can be reach on the terrestrial route within the first time interval using the selected mode of transportation; and storing a geo-fence for the first time interval and mode of transportation in associating with the determined end points.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: FRANCE TELECOMInventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
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Publication number: 20130006515Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus for method of transmitting content to a user equipment. The method includes receiving an intent from a user of the user equipment; gathering a time window of validity for the intent; receiving location information from the user equipment; determining a mode of transportation based on the location information; and, for the duration of the time window, querying a location database of points of interest (POIs) to retrieve candidate POIs that match the user intent and are located within reach of the user equipment based on the time left of the time window and the mode of transportation; presenting the candidate POIs to the user equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: FRANCE TELECOMInventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
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Publication number: 20120254793Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for sharing a media content displayed in a window of the touch input interface of a first electronic device with at least one second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a processor controlling the touch input interface. The method is carried out by the processor and includes the acts of enabling displacement of the window in response to capturing a first touch input indicative of an initiation of a transfer, capturing a continuous touch input across the interface from an initial position in the window, displacing the window with each additional touch input of the continuous touch input, sending an activation message that the media content is to be played on the second device when determining that the window is within a given distance of a virtual representation of the second electronic device on the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: FRANCE TELECOMInventors: Hyacinthe Briand, Bosco So, Asha Vellaikal, Gabriel Sidhom, Georges Nahon
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Publication number: 20120036154Abstract: A system, method, device and interface for accessing dynamic contact data. The system may include associating a telephone number with one or more uniform resource locators (URLs) identifying corresponding data sources, submitting a query in a form of a telephone number, retrieving the associated one or more URLs, retrieving data from the data sources corresponding to the one or more URLs, and rendering the retrieved data. Associating may be performed by a publisher interacting with a service platform server. The one or more of submitting, retrieving and rendering may be performed by a customer interacting with a service platform server.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: February 9, 2012Applicant: France TelecomInventor: Asha Vellaikal
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Patent number: 7870279Abstract: A streaming data filtering method and apparatus utilizing users' profiles to deliver streaming data to users is presented. The invention uses context-based cues to extract content from both video and text ontologies. The invention provides novel techniques that semi-automatically generate a media concept hierarchy using hierarchical classifiers for representing text, closed-caption, and video features. This hierarchy is used to classify arrival of real-time news and will also be used to match users' profiles. Moreover, this hierarchy can be dynamically re-organized based upon user changes and arrival of real-time news. Matching a request with respect to a concept hierarchy is more efficient and reliable than searching specific keywords since the views of collected documents are refined as the hierarchy is traversed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2002Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLCInventors: Wesley Chuang, Son Dao, Asha Vellaikal, Greg Kaestle
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Patent number: 7861275Abstract: A system and method for producing and receiving interactive broadcasting having a broadcast signal with a hypermedia channel and a logical multicast data channel. The logical multicast data channel has a broadcast signal markup stream (BSMS). The system users have a receiver with an interactivity module and a communication module. The BSMS allows user selectable objects to be displayed to users of the system. BSMS objects can be generated by combining speech recognition, language (and optionally video) processing, and keyword searches. By selecting objects various information relating to those objects may be displayed to users. A portion of the logical multicast channel may be employed to provide interactivity between users. A variation eliminates the BSMS either by employing a markup stream server to provide access links or by generating link content directly in the receiver by the same process.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2000Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Asha Vellaikal, Yongguang Zhang, Son K. Dao
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Publication number: 20060031558Abstract: For use in media communications, e.g. in the delivery of video and audio or in teleconferencing, a media file or title is partitioned for secured, efficient delivery. A data sequence representing the file is partitioned into smaller subsequences, with a first subsequence being chosen to convey a degraded-quality representation of the data, and the other sequences for complementing the first subsequence to obtain a superior-quality representation. Among areas of applicability are media on demand, real-time communications and broadcasting, and online media locker, jukebox and chat room services.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2002Publication date: February 9, 2006Inventors: Antonio Ortega, Scott Darden, Asha Vellaikal, Zhourong Miao, Joseph Caldarola
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Patent number: 6889032Abstract: A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The preferred communication dissemination system includes a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast from the broadcast server, and a local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station. The preferred mobile base station includes a receiver for receiving information signals transmitted from a broadcast server, a network interface for distributing processed information signals, and a software proxy process for processing information signals. A software proxy process controls the dissemination of information through the network.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2001Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.Inventors: Son K. Dao, Yongguang Zhang, Eddie C. Shek, Asha Vellaikal
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Publication number: 20040111465Abstract: A streaming data filtering method and apparatus utilizing users' profiles to deliver streaming data to users is presented. The invention uses context-based cues to extract content from both video and text ontologies. The invention provides novel techniques that semi-automatically generate a media concept hierarchy using hierarchical classifiers for representing text, closed-caption, and video features. This hierarchy is used to classify arrival of real-time news and will also be used to match users' profiles. Moreover, this hierarchy can be dynamically re-organized based upon user changes and arrival of real-time news. Matching a request with respect to a concept hierarchy is more efficient and reliable than searching specific keywords since the views of collected documents are refined as the hierarchy is traversed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2002Publication date: June 10, 2004Inventors: Wesley Chuang, Son Dao, Asha Vellaikal, Greg Kaestle
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Patent number: 6301463Abstract: A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The preferred communication dissemination system includes a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast from the broadcast server, and a local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station. The preferred mobile base station includes a receiver for receiving information signals transmitted from a broadcast server, a network interface for distributing processed information signals, and a software proxy process for processing information signals. A software proxy process controls the dissemination of information through the network.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1999Date of Patent: October 9, 2001Assignee: Hughes Electronics CorporationInventors: Son K. Dao, Yongguang Zhang, Eddie C. Shek, Asha Vellaikal
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Publication number: 20010018341Abstract: A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The preferred communication dissemination system includes a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast from the broadcast server, and a local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station. The preferred mobile base station includes a receiver for receiving information signals transmitted from a broadcast server, a network interface for distributing processed information signals, and a software proxy process for processing information signals. A software proxy process controls the dissemination of information through the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2001Publication date: August 30, 2001Applicant: Hughes Electronics CorporationInventors: Son K. Dao, Yongguang Zhang, Eddie C. Shek, Asha Vellaikal
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Patent number: 5915207Abstract: A device for implementing a multimedia communication dissemination system is disclosed herein. The communication system integrates heterogeneous satellite transmission systems, local area computer networks, and the public telephone system to implement a flexible, high-speed communication system. The preferred communication dissemination system includes a broadcast server for broadcasting an information signal, a mobile base station for receiving the information signal broadcast from the broadcast server, and a local area network for distributing information received by the mobile base station. The preferred mobile base station includes a receiver for receiving information signals transmitted from a broadcast server, a network interface for distributing processed information signals, and a software proxy process for processing information signals. A software proxy process controls the dissemination of information through the network.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1996Date of Patent: June 22, 1999Assignee: Hughes Electronics CorporationInventors: Son K. Dao, Yongguang Zhang, Eddie C. Shek, Asha Vellaikal