Patents by Inventor Bram Stes

Bram Stes 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 FOR AVOIDING A LOOP WHEN FORWARDING A MESSAGE, RESPECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160269276
    Abstract: The method for avoiding a loop when forwarding a message from a first participant of a first LAN to a participant of a second LAN via several forwarding servers of a wide area network (WAN) comprises the steps of: including each time an identifying address of the sending forwarding server in the message by the receiving forwarding server, and keeping each identifying address in the message. The message is in particular an RTPS message including an InfoSource submessage, and each added identifying address is stored in the InfoSource submessage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Luc GYSELINCK, Jan VOET, Bram STES
  • Method for accessing files of a file system according to metadata and device implementing the method
    Patent number: 9104680
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of accessing data stored in a file system and more particularly, to the optimization of accessing data of a file system. To this effect, the invention proposes a method of accessing files of a data file system according metadata related to the files, and a device for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Frank Vanderhallen, Lieven Gesquiere, Bram Stes
  • METHOD FOR ACCESSING FILES OF A FILE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO METADATA AND DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20120109983
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of accessing data stored in a file system and more particularly, to the optimization of accessing data of a file system. To this effect, the invention proposes a method of accessing files of a data file system according metadata related to the files, and a device for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Frank Vanderhallen, Lieven Gesquiere, Bram Stes