Patents by Inventor Christophe Demarez

Christophe Demarez 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: 8892069
    Abstract: A method is intended for automatically configuring address(es) between eNBs (NBi) of an LTE access network. This method comprises i) transmitting a chosen message to at least one Mobility Management Entity (MME) of a core network connected to the LTE access network, this chosen message including at least one transport layer address of a first eNB (NB1) and/or authentication and/or security data of this first eNB (NB1) for connection to the latter, and ii) relaying within a downlink message an identifier of this first eNB (NB1) and the at least one transport layer address and/or the authentication and/or security data for the connection of this first eNB (NB1) to a set of at least one chosen eNB (NBi).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Philippe Godin, Christophe Demarez
  • Patent number: 8649786
    Abstract: A method is provided of registering a mobile terminal in an area of overlapping cell coverage by first and second networks for wireless mobile telecommunications. The networks are of different types. The method comprises: storing an identifier of the mobile terminal; storing in a controller a first record of in which cell or group of cells the mobile terminal is located in the first network and a second record of in which cell or group of cells the mobile terminal is located in the second network; and providing the mobile terminal with information of both records and said identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Alessio Casati, Sudeep Kumar Palat, Christophe Demarez, Said Tatesh
  • Patent number: 8615231
    Abstract: In a method for transferring information between wireless networks of different technology types, a node in the first network receives configuration information associated with a plurality of nodes of the second network, the information including identifying information for radio access controllers associated with neighboring cells of the second technology type. After it has received the configuration information, the node in the first network sends the identifying information to a plurality of access nodes in the first network via which mobile devices access the first network. The invention is particularly, but not exclusively, applicable where the first network is in accordance with LTE and the second one with UMTS, and the information includes RNC-ids for use in handover from the LTE to the UMTS network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Christophe Demarez, Philippe Godin
  • Publication number: 20110199937
    Abstract: A method for configuring a wireless network having a plurality of nodes to which a mobile device attaches to access the network, a plurality of gateways (GTW) and a mobile management entity (MME), includes the steps of: each GTW providing to the MME a code giving its identity and information identifying the nodes that the respective GTW serves; and the MME sending the code and information identifying the nodes that the respective GTW serves to nodes of the network at which the code and information is stored. The plurality of nodes may include home nodes. The network may be, for example, an LTE network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Christophe Demarez, Philippe Godin
  • Publication number: 20110165902
    Abstract: In a method for transferring information between wireless networks of different technology types, a node in the first network receives configuration information associated with a plurality of nodes of the second network, the information including identifying information for radio access controllers associated with neighboring cells of the second technology type. After it has received the configuration information, the node in the first network sends the identifying information to a plurality of access nodes in the first network via which mobile devices access the first network. The invention is particularly, but not exclusively, applicable where the first network is in accordance with LTE and the second one with UMTS, and the information includes RNC-ids for use in handover from the LTE to the UMTS network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Christophe Demarez, Philippe Godin
  • Publication number: 20100113015
    Abstract: A method is provided of registering a mobile terminal in an area of overlapping cell coverage by first and second networks for wireless mobile telecommunications. The networks are of different types. The method comprises: storing an identifier of the mobile terminal; storing in a controller a first record of in which cell or group of cells the mobile terminal is located in the first network and a second record of in which cell or group of cells the mobile terminal is located in the second network; and providing the mobile terminal with information of both records and said identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Alessio Casati, Sudeep Kumar Palat, Christophe Demarez, Said Tatesh
  • Publication number: 20100039991
    Abstract: A method is intended for automatically configuring address(es) between eNBs (NBi) of an LTE access network. This method comprises i) transmitting a chosen message to at least one Mobility Management Entity (MME) of a core network connected to the LTE access network, this chosen message including at least one transport layer address of a first eNB (NB1) and/or authentication and/or security data of this first eNB (NB1) for connection to the latter, and ii) relaying within a downlink message an identifier of this first eNB (NB1) and the at least one transport layer address and/or the authentication and/or security data for the connection of this first eNB (NB1) to a set of at least one chosen eNB (NBi).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Philippe Godin, Christophe Demarez
  • Publication number: 20080159223
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method applicable to a mobile unit operating using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology and having a single radio interface. The method controls a handover from a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call to a Circuit Switched (CS) call. The method comprises providing a CS call control message in a packet switched message, and routing the CS call control messages to a Mobile Switching Centre (MSC). Thereafter, a handover of the VoIP call to the CS call is initiated in response to receiving the call control message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Sudeep K. Palat, Said Tatesh, Alessio Casati, Christophe Demarez
  • Patent number: 7346031
    Abstract: A mobile station is located and paged for a circuit-switched connection in a GSM system which supports data packet switching (GPRS) services. A table held by the SGSN is provided for locating a mobile station where the mobile has moved from the Routing Area in which it was last located to a cell within the same Location Area which does not support GPRS services. The GSM system comprises a plurality of base station controllers (BSS) serving cells in a Location Area (LA), a circuit-switch control (MSC/VLR) for establishing circuit-switched connections to mobile stations within the Location Area, and a packet control (SGSN) for establishing data packet-switching with mobile stations within one or more Routing Areas (RA) within the Location Area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Demarez, Theodore Lepouras, Silvia Martin-Leon, Dirk Suchantke
  • Publication number: 20020151307
    Abstract: In order to ensure that a mobile station is located and paged for a circuit-switched connection in a GSM system which supports data packet switching (GPRS) services, a specific means, a table held by the SGSN, is provided for locating a mobile station in the case where the mobile has moved from the Routing Area in which it was last located to a cell within the same Location Area which does not support GPRS services. The GSM system comprises a plurality of base station controllers (BSS) serving cells in a Location Area (LA), a circuit-switch control (MSC/VLR) for establishing circuit-switched connections to mobile stations within said Location Area, and a packet control (SGSN) for establishing data packet-switching with mobile stations within one or more Routing Areas (RA) within the Location Area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Christophe Demarez, Theodore Lepouras, Silvia Martin-Leon, Dirk Suchantke
  • Patent number: 5809632
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for repairing a cooling fluid box of the cooling circuit of an alternator stator bar, the imperviousness between the box and the stator bar being defective, wherein:the cooling circuit (9, 12, 6, 7, 16) is disconnected,the box (4) is cut along a plane approximately perpendicular to the axis (31) of the alternator,imperviousness is established between the stator bar (3) and the box (4),a cover (17) is secured to the box (4) along the cutting plane,the stator bar is cooled during the imperviousness resumption and cover fixing operations,the electric circuit of the stator bar (3) is re-established,the cooling circuit of the stator bar is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Jeumont Industrie
    Inventors: Alain Champagne, Christophe Demarez, Michel Farineau