Patents by Inventor Dominique Picard
Dominique Picard 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).
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Patent number: 9886497Abstract: A method of indexing individual slides of a presentation comprises selecting a slide of a presentation, determining one or more words in the selected slide, counting the number of occurrences of each determined word in the selected slide and storing an identifier for the selected slide, the identifier comprising a set of pairs of the determined words and counted occurrences of the respective word.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Arnaud, Dominique Picard
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Patent number: 9547066Abstract: An antenna system including at least one antenna connected to a captured signal processing receiver, an antenna protection radome; and a plurality of electro-optical probes distributed on or inside of the radome.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies AlternativesInventors: Serge Bories, Lama Ghattas, Dominique Picard
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Publication number: 20150161183Abstract: A method of indexing individual slides of a presentation comprises selecting a slide of a presentation, determining one or more words in the selected slide, counting the number of occurrences of each determined word in the selected slide and storing an identifier for the selected slide, the identifier comprising a set of pairs of the determined words and counted occurrences of the respective word.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINEInventors: Charles Arnaud, Dominique Picard
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Publication number: 20150115978Abstract: An antenna system including at least one antenna connected to a captured signal processing receiver, an antenna protection radome; and a plurality of electro-optical probes distributed on or inside of the radome.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Serge BORIES, Lama GHATTAS, Dominique PICARD
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Patent number: 8880332Abstract: A method for providing navigation information to a user, the method including: inputting identification associated with the user into one terminal of a plurality of terminals distributed throughout an area visited by the user, each terminal being located in a kiosk and operating in kiosk mode; inputting a destination; computing a route from the kiosk to the destination; and presenting the route as the navigation information to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings CorporationInventors: Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard, Alexandre Van Gent
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Patent number: 8751398Abstract: An approach for preventing unauthorized card transactions is presented. An authorization record including an authorized geographic location and an authorized period of time is received from a travel reservation system (TRS) and stored to dynamically update a profile table that stores other authorization records. The authorization record identifies an itinerary specified by travel booking(s) purchased via the TRS using a debit or credit card. The itinerary specifies that the cardholder is scheduled to be in the authorized geographic location for the authorized period of time. In response to receiving a request for an authorization of a card transaction, a location and date associated with the card transaction are retrieved from the request. The card transaction is rejected based on a determination that the retrieved location is not within authorized geographic locations included in the stored authorization records that have authorized time periods that include the retrieved date.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jean-Claude Dispensa, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard
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Patent number: 8369578Abstract: A method and system of position determination using image deformation is provided. One implementation involves storing an actual tag in a reference data module, receiving an image of a visual tag, the image captured by an image capturing device, comparing properties of the visual tag with properties of the actual tag; and based the comparison, determining a position of the image capturing device relative to the visual tag.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard, Alexandre Van Gent
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Publication number: 20120245967Abstract: An approach for preventing unauthorized card transactions is presented. An authorization record including an authorized geographic location and an authorized period of time is received from a travel reservation system (TRS) and stored to dynamically update a profile table that stores other authorization records. The authorization record identifies an itinerary specified by travel booking(s) purchased via the TRS using a debit or credit card. The itinerary specifies that the cardholder is scheduled to be in the authorized geographic location for the authorized period of time. In response to receiving a request for an authorization of a card transaction, a location and date associated with the card transaction are retrieved from the request. The card transaction is rejected based on a determination that the retrieved location is not within authorized geographic locations included in the stored authorization records that have authorized time periods that include the retrieved date.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Jean-Claude Dispensa, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard
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Patent number: 8262228Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a multimedia system comprising a multimedia reader. The multimedia reader may be configured to read multimedia content and to extract light surround content. The light surround content may represent a light surround control signal. The light surround content may be extracted from the multimedia content. The multimedia reader may also be configured to output the light surround control signal. Further, the multimedia system may also include one or more light emitting devices. Each light emitting device may be in communication with the multimedia reader. Each light emitting device may be configured to receive the light surround control signal and to control a light characteristic based upon, at least in part the light surround control signal. Numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Dominique Picard, Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Alexandre Van Gent
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Patent number: 8229853Abstract: A method and system for preventing unauthorized card transactions via dynamic itinerary-driven profiling. Authorization record(s) including authorized geographic locations and authorized periods of time are received from a travel reservation system (TRS). The authorization record(s) identify an itinerary specified by a travel booking(s) purchased via the TRS using a debit or credit card. The itinerary specifies that the cardholder is scheduled to be in the authorized geographic locations for the authorized periods of time. In response to receiving a request for an authorization of a card transaction, a location and date associated with the card transaction are retrieved from the request. The card transaction is rejected based on a determination that the retrieved location is not within the authorized geographic locations and/or the retrieved date is not within the authorized periods of time. A notification of the retrieved location and retrieved date is logged and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jean-Claude Dispensa, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard
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Publication number: 20120155713Abstract: A method and system of position determination using image deformation is provided. One implementation involves storing an actual tag in a reference data module, receiving an image of a visual tag, the image captured by an image capturing device, comparing properties of the visual tag with properties of the actual tag; and based the comparison, determining a position of the image capturing device relative to the visual tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard, Alexandre Van Gent
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Patent number: 8155387Abstract: A method and system of position determination using image deformation is provided. One implementation involves receiving an image of a visual tag, the image captured by an image capturing device, wherein the visual tag has a predefined position associated therewith; based on the image determining a distance of the image capturing device from the visual tag, and determining an angular position of the image capturing device relative to the visual tag; and determining position of the image capturing device based on said distance and said angular position.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2008Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard, Alexandre Van Gent
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Publication number: 20100213873Abstract: The present disclosure is directed towards a multimedia system comprising a multimedia reader. The multimedia reader may be configured to read multimedia content and to extract light surround content. The light surround content may represent a light surround control signal. The light surround content may be extracted from the multimedia content. The multimedia reader may also be configured to output the light surround control signal. Further, the multimedia system may also include one or more light emitting devices. Each light emitting device may be in communication with the multimedia reader. Each light emitting device may be configured to receive the light surround control signal and to control a light characteristic based upon, at least in part the light surround control signal. Numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Dominique Picard, Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Alexandre Van Gent
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Publication number: 20100092034Abstract: A method and system of position determination using image deformation is provided. One implementation involves receiving an image of a visual tag, the image captured by an image capturing device, wherein the visual tag has a predefined position associated therewith; based on the image determining a distance of the image capturing device from the visual tag, and determining an angular position of the image capturing device relative to the visual tag; and determining position of the image capturing device based on said distance and said angular position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard, Alexandre Van Gent
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Publication number: 20100063724Abstract: A method for providing navigation information to a user, the method including: inputting identification associated with the user into one terminal of a plurality of terminals distributed throughout an area visited by the user, each terminal being located in a kiosk and operating in kiosk mode; inputting a destination; computing a route from the kiosk to the destination; and presenting the route as the navigation information to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Charles Arnaud, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard, Alexandre Van Gent
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Publication number: 20100023455Abstract: A method and system for preventing unauthorized card transactions via dynamic itinerary-driven profiling. Authorization record(s) including authorized geographic locations and authorized periods of time are received from a travel reservation system (TRS). The authorization record(s) identify an itinerary specified by a travel booking(s) purchased via the TRS using a debit or credit card. The itinerary specifies that the cardholder is scheduled to be in the authorized geographic locations for the authorized periods of time. In response to receiving a request for an authorization of a card transaction, a location and date associated with the card transaction are retrieved from the request. The card transaction is rejected based on a determination that the retrieved location is not within the authorized geographic locations and/or the retrieved date is not within the authorized periods of time. A notification of the retrieved location and retrieved date is logged and displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Jean-Claude Dispensa, Philippe Gregoire, Dominique Picard
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Patent number: 7149513Abstract: The invention relates to a process for analysing the ambient electromagnetic field in which, to determine the field level of one or more cellular telecommunication networks, the field is analysed at the frequencies of the beacon pathways of base stations of the network or networks, characterized in that it comprises the steps according to which: with the aid of detection means (4), the intensity of the electromagnetic field is measured over time for several frequencies of a frequency range which is sampled, a processing unit (1) determines for each frequency, from the measurements thus performed, at least one characteristic parameter of the electromagnetic field, the processing unit (1) determines from the values of this characteristic parameter, the frequencies which correspond to the signals of the beacon pathways of one or more base stations, by applying a selection criterion based on the statistical properties of the field radiated by this type of station.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2002Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Bouygues TelecomInventors: Rémy Veysset, Sébastien Chauvin, Dominique Picard, Gilles Fleury, Laurent Le Brusquet
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Publication number: 20030064721Abstract: The invention relates to a process for analysing the ambient electromagnetic field in which, to determine the field level of one or more cellular telecommunication networks, the field is analysed at the frequencies of the beacon pathways of base stations of the network or networks, characterized in that it comprises the steps according to which:Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2002Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: Remy Veysset, Sebastien Chauvin, Dominique Picard, Gilles Fleury, Laurent Le Brusquet
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Patent number: 5430369Abstract: An antenna (3) charged by a diode (4) is arranged at each of the points of a surface (30). The source (1) and a collecting antenna (5) are arranged on the same side of this surface, in the vicinity of each other. A layer (32) of absorbent material is provided, one face of which fits the shape of the surface (30) and is arranged on the side of said surface (30) opposite that of the source (1) and of the collecting antenna (5). An addressing circuit (33) of the diodes (4) which fits the shape of the other face of the absorbent layer (32) is connected, via connections which pass through said layer (32) perpendicular to the surface (30), to each of the diodes (4). The use of the modulated diffusion method permits the measurement of the near field radiated by a transmission antenna or diffracted by an object illuminated by a microwave radiation.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 1993Date of Patent: July 4, 1995Assignee: Societe d'Applications Technologiques de l'ImagerieInventors: Jean-Charles Bolomey, Dominique Picard
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Patent number: 5051748Abstract: A transmitting antenna radiates a micro-wave field through an opening in the form of a rectangular wave-guide applied against the separation surface between a first medium, in which it is located, and a second medium, in which an object is buried. The micro-wave radiation reflected by the object is collected through the opening of a receiving antenna, also in the form of a rectangular wave-guide, applied against the radiating opening of the transmitting antenna. The collected radiation is measured at a series of points by means of pinpoint antennae located in the collecting opening. Thanks to the antennae arrangement, the collected radiation can be used as such, without having to subtract therefrom the result of a reference measurement. The invention can be used particularly to obtain, non destructively, images of metal bars buried in reinforced concrete.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1989Date of Patent: September 24, 1991Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Etat-Francais-Laboratoire Central Ponts et ChausseesInventors: Christian Pichot, Luc Chommeloux, Dominique Picard, Jean-Charles Bolomey