Patents by Inventor Carole Fagnoni

Carole Fagnoni 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).

  • Patent number: 9407752
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a message from a portable communication device to a separate terminal including a step of recording at the portable communication device a voice message, and a step of generating, at the portable communication device, a multimedia file including at least the voice message. According to the disclosure, the portable communication device transmits to the separate terminal a signal including the multimedia file and a specific flag for indicating that the voice message is to be displayed as a text message. Upon reception of the signal at the separate terminal, the voice message is extracted and specific flag is detected. Upon detection of the specific flag, speech-to-text conversion is performed at the separate terminal in order to transform the voice message into a text message to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Minh Le, Frederic Lejay, Carole Fagnoni
  • Publication number: 20140357236
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a message from a portable communication device to a separate terminal including a step of recording at the portable communication device a voice message, and a step of generating, at the portable communication device, a multimedia file including at least the voice message. According to the disclosure, the portable communication device transmits to the separate terminal a signal including the multimedia file and a specific flag for indicating that the voice message is to be displayed as a text message. Upon reception of the signal at the separate terminal, the voice message is extracted and specific flag is detected. Upon detection of the specific flag, speech-to-text conversion is performed at the separate terminal in order to transform the voice message into a text message to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Minh LE, Frederic LEJAY, Carole FAGNONI
  • Patent number: 8843114
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a message from a portable communication device to a separate terminal including a step of recording at the portable communication device a voice message, and a step of generating, at the portable communication device, a multimedia file including at least the voice message. According to the disclosure, the portable communication device transmits to the separate terminal a signal including the multimedia file and a specific flag for indicating that the voice message is to be displayed as a text message. Upon reception of the signal at the separate terminal, the voice message is extracted and specific flag is detected. Upon detection of the specific flag, speech-to-text conversion is performed at the separate terminal in order to transform the voice message into a text message to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Minh Le, Carole Fagnoni, Frederic Lejay
  • Patent number: 8825111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable communication equipment comprising a handset with means for transmitting and receiving radiofrequency mobile telephony signals via a cellular radiocommunication network; means for receiving radiofrequency television signals; means for displaying data corresponding to received television signals and acoustic means for reproducing sounds associated to received television signal. According to the invention, said means for receiving radiofrequency television signals comprise a tuner and demodulator located in an accessory separated from said handset and intended to be worn by a user of the handset, said accessory comprising an external metallic area intended to be in direct contact with the skin of said user and electrically linked to an input of said demodulator, and in that said equipment also comprises a transmitting link for transmitting to said handset data corresponding to received radiofrequency television signals downstream from said demodulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Xavier Fourquin, Philippe Boutier, Minh Le, Carole Fagnoni
  • Patent number: 7401182
    Abstract: A method for personalizing the working of a portable communication device (1) including the steps of an initialization step (A0) during which multimedia content data files are stored (A01) in a removable memory (18) of said portable communication device, and personalization parameters for controlling peripherals (2, 17) of said device are set (A02) with software links to at least some of said data files; and further including prior to removal of said removable memory (18), a step (A03) for creating a table including said software links, and a step (A2) for copying, according to said table, said data files for which software links exist or at least a transformation of said data files, from said removable memory (18) to an internal memory (7) of said portable communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: T & A Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Minh Le, Carole Fagnoni
  • Publication number: 20080032672
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for transmitting a message from a portable communication device to a separate terminal including a step of recording at the portable communication device a voice message, and a step of generating, at the portable communication device, a multimedia file including at least the voice message. According to the disclosure, the portable communication device transmits to the separate terminal a signal including the multimedia file and a specific flag for indicating that the voice message is to be displayed as a text message. Upon reception of the signal at the separate terminal, the voice message is extracted and specific flag is detected. Upon detection of the specific flag, speech-to-text conversion is performed at the separate terminal in order to transform the voice message into a text message to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Minh Le, Carole Fagnoni, Frederic Lejay
  • Publication number: 20070207813
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable communication equipment (E) comprising a handset (1) with means (6-9) for transmitting and receiving radiofrequency mobile telephony signals via a cellular radiocommunication network; means (15-17) for receiving radiofrequency television signals; means (2) for displaying data corresponding to received television signals and acoustic means (5) for reproducing sounds associated to received television signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Xavier Fourquin, Philippe Boutier, Minh Le, Carole Fagnoni
  • Publication number: 20060277377
    Abstract: A method for personalizing the working of a portable communication device (1) including the steps of an initialization step (A0) during which multimedia content data files are stored (A01) in a removable memory (18) of said portable communication device, and personalization parameters for controlling peripherals (2, 17) of said device are set (A02) with software links to at least some of said data files; and further including prior to removal of said removable memory (18), a step (A03) for creating a table including said software links, and a step (A2) for copying, according to said table, said data files for which software links exist or at least a transformation of said data files, from said removable memory (18) to an internal memory (7) of said portable communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Minh Le, Carole Fagnoni