Patents by Inventor Christophe Rufin

Christophe Rufin 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: 11470407
    Abstract: A method for acquiring an extract of a multimedia stream being broadcast on a user's display device, the method being implemented in an user terminal separate from the display device and comprising the following steps: upon reception of a user input for receiving an extract of the multimedia stream being broadcast on the display device, sending to the display device a first request for an identifier of the multimedia stream being broadcast; upon reception of the identifier of the multimedia stream being broadcast, sending to the content server a second request for receiving the multimedia stream extract, said second request including a timestamp of the user input, the identifier of the multimedia stream being broadcast and a duration of the multimedia stream extract; and receiving from the content server the multimedia stream extract or a link to obtain the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Caroline Da Fonseca, Yann Ruello, Christophe Rufin
  • Patent number: 11089374
    Abstract: A method for navigating through video content. The method includes using a graphical user interface displayed on a touch screen. The user interface includes: a video player, which can play, video content; and a banner having comprising a fixed number of images extracted from the video content. The images extend parallel to the banner in chronological order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventor: Christophe Rufin
  • Patent number: 10575043
    Abstract: A method for processing a plurality of video content items for a graphical user interface to render at least two content items among the plurality, the video content items of the plurality being successively rendered. The method includes: rendering a first content item among the plurality, on a full screen; at a first predetermined period of time before the end of rendering the first video content item, displaying a progress bar having a plurality of images, each image respectively corresponding to a video content item among the plurality of video content items; rendering a second video content item; applying a graphic effect to an image of the bar corresponding to the second content item; eliminating the display of the progress bar after a second predetermined period of time after the rendering of the second content item begins, such that the second content item is rendered on the full screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Caroline Da Fonseca, Christophe Rufin, Yann Ruello
  • Publication number: 20190075373
    Abstract: A method for acquiring an extract of a multimedia stream being broadcast on a user's display device, the method being implemented in an user terminal separate from the display device and comprising the following steps: upon reception of a user input for receiving an extract of the multimedia stream being broadcast on the display device, sending to the display device a first request for an identifier of the multimedia stream being broadcast; upon reception of the identifier of the multimedia stream being broadcast, sending to the content server a second request for receiving the multimedia stream extract, said second request including a timestamp of the user input, the identifier of the multimedia stream being broadcast and a duration of the multimedia stream extract; and receiving from the content server the multimedia stream extract or a link to obtain the latter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Caroline Da Fonseca, Yann Ruello, Christophe Rufin
  • Publication number: 20180367858
    Abstract: A method for navigating through video content. The method includes using a graphical user interface displayed on a touch screen. The user interface includes: a video player, which can play, video content; and a banner having comprising a fixed number of images extracted from the video content. The images extend parallel to the banner in chronological order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: Christophe Rufin
  • Publication number: 20170347144
    Abstract: A method for processing a plurality of video content items for a graphical user interface to render at least two content items among the plurality, the video content items of the plurality being successively rendered. The method includes: rendering a first content item among the plurality, on a full screen; at a first predetermined period of time before the end of rendering the first video content item, displaying a progress bar having a plurality of images, each image respectively corresponding to a video content item among the plurality of video content items; rendering a second video content item; applying a graphic effect to an image of the bar corresponding to the second content item; eliminating the display of the progress bar after a second predetermined period of time after the rendering of the second content item begins, such that the second content item is rendered on the full screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Caroline Da Fonseca, Christophe Rufin, Yann Ruello