Patents by Inventor Bernard Courtemanche

Bernard Courtemanche 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 and device for wireless controlled access to telematic and voice services
    Patent number: 7738926
    Abstract: In a method for accessing voice or data services via a mobile telephony network, a communication device provided with wireless communication means detects within radio range communication terminals equipped with authentication means to connect to a mobile telephone network, selects a communication terminal to be used for accessing the network, by polling the terminal owner, sets up a wireless communication with the selected communication terminal, uses the latter's authentication means to set up a connection with the network, determines by polling the user of the communication terminal whether a terminal is authorized to access the voice or data services via the communication device and the connection it has set up with the network, and refuses access to the voice or data services if the terminal is not authorized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Philippe Michel, Francois Marie, Bernard Courtemanche
  • Method and device for wireless controlled access to telematic and voice services
    Publication number: 20060007920
    Abstract: In a method for accessing voice or data services via a mobile telephony network, a communication device provided with wireless communication means detects within radio range communication terminals equipped with authentication means to connect to a mobile telephone network, selects a communication terminal to be used for accessing the network, by polling the terminal owner, sets up a wireless communication with the selected communication terminal, uses the latter's authentication means to set up a connection with the network, determines by polling the user of the communication terminal whether a terminal is authorized to access the voice or data services via the communication device and the connection it has set up with the network, and refuses access to the voice or data services if the terminal is not authorized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Philippe Michel, Francois Marie, Bernard Courtemanche