Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Barbier

Emmanuel Barbier 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 and system for emulating and HTTP server through a broadcast carousel
    Patent number: 7065780
    Abstract: In an interactive television system, an interactive television receiver can receives a carousel over a broadcast path. The broadcast server may run a carousel manager, and the carousel manager may formulate a broadcast policy to be used in constructing the carousel. The interactive television receiver may run a interface module that can process resource requests from an application program. The interface module may obtain a requested resource from the broadcast path or from a point-to-point path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Barbier, Alain Delpuch
  • Supporting common interactive television functionality through presentation engine syntax
    Patent number: 7055169
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for enabling the creation and/or control of interactive television content using declarative-like directives such as HTML, scripting languages, or other languages. A a centrally located proxy server is configured to receive, transcode and convey transcoded web based content to client devices. Upon detecting directives which indicate particular resources required for a presentation are prerequisites, the proxy server conveys signals to a client device that these particular resources are prerequisites. In response to receiving the conveyed signals, the client device may take actions to prefetch these resources. The client device is further configured to prohibit initiation of the presentation until the prerequisite resources are acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: OpenTV, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Delpuch, James Whitledge, Jean-Rene Menand, Emmanuel Barbier, Kevin Hausman, Debra Hensgen, Dongmin Su
  • Method and system for emulating an HTTP server through a broadcast carousel
    Publication number: 20040205826
    Abstract: In an interactive television system, an interactive television receiver can receives a carousel over a broadcast path. The broadcast server may run a carousel manager, and the carousel manager may formulate a broadcast policy to be used in constructing the carousel. The interactive television receiver may run a interface module that can process resource requests from an application program. The interface module may obtain a requested resource from the broadcast path or from a point-to-point path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Applicant: OpenTV
    Inventors: Emmanuel Barbier, Alain Delpuch
  • Supporting common interactive television functionality through presentation engine syntax
    Publication number: 20040139480
    Abstract: A method and mechanism for enabling the creation and/or control of interactive television content using declarative-like directives such as HTML, scripting languages, or other languages. A a centrally located proxy server is configured to receive, transcode and convey transcoded web based content to client devices. Upon detecting directives which indicate particular resources required for a presentation are prerequisites, the proxy server conveys signals to a client device that these particular resources are prerequisites. In response to receiving the conveyed signals, the client device may take actions to prefetch these resources. The client device is further configured to prohibit initiation of the presentation until the prerequisite resources are acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Alain Delpuch, James Whitledge, Jean-Rene Menand, Emmanuel Barbier, Kevin Hausman, Debra Hensgen, Dongmin Su
  • Method and system for emulating an HTTP server through a broadcast carousel
    Publication number: 20040060068
    Abstract: In an interactive television system, an interactive television receiver can receives a carousel over a broadcast path. The broadcast server may run a carousel manager, and the carousel manager may formulate a broadcast policy to be used in constructing the carousel. The interactive television receiver may run a interface module that can process resource requests from an application program. The interface module may obtain a requested resource from the broadcast path or from a point-to-point path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Applicant: OpenTV
    Inventors: Emmanuel Barbier, Alain Delpuch