Patents by Inventor Eric Lauper
Eric Lauper 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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Publication number: 20180367846Abstract: A method and system for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 10097887Abstract: A method and system for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Swisscom AGInventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Publication number: 20160044376Abstract: A method and system for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Publication number: 20150332177Abstract: Method and system for ordering, loading and using tickets ordered from a reservation center through transmission of order data that includes a number assigned to a mobile communications terminal. The ordered ticket is received via a mobile radio network at the mobile communications terminal, and the ticket is stored. A reading device receives ticket information contactlessly from the mobile communications terminal, and an authorization of a user of the mobile communications terminal is decided based on the ticket information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: ICEPAT LTD.Inventors: Rudolf RITTER, Eric LAUPER
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Patent number: 9183604Abstract: An originating user captures an original image with mobile equipment. The image is displayed on the originating user's mobile equipment with first annotations. First data information (R1) including the time and the location of the mobile equipment together with information that the first annotations has been displayed is sent to a server. The originating user transmits the image to a second equipment of at least one second user. The image is displayed on the second equipment. Second annotations are displayed to said second user in combination with said image. Second data information (R2) including the time and the location of equipment of the second user together with information that the second annotations has been displayed is sent to the server. The server determines from the location and/or time whether said image is an original image captured by the originating user, or a transmitted image displayed to a second user.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Vidinoti SAInventors: Eric Lauper, Rudolf Ritter, Laurent Rime
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Patent number: 9148420Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for single sign-on process for remote-access to remote servers, using user equipment associated with a user. An intermediate device (e.g., smart-card) associated with the user equipment may be activated using local-access authentication information provided by the user. The local-access authentication data may be provided by the user in response to requests by the user equipment. Once activated, the intermediate device may support remote-access operations, by providing, in response to authentication requests received from remote servers, remote-access authentication data, which may be used in authenticating the user at the remote servers. The authentication requests may be sent by the remote server to the user equipment in response to the user requesting remote access. The remote-access authentication data may be provided without requiring user input, once the intermediate device is activated.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: SWISSCOM AGInventors: Azim Ferchichi, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 9135579Abstract: Method and system for ordering, loading and using tickets ordered from a reservation center through transmission of order data that includes a number assigned to a mobile communications terminal. The ordered ticket is received via a mobile radio network at the mobile communications terminal, and the ticket is stored. A reading device receives ticket information contactlessly from the mobile communications terminal, and an authorization of a user of the mobile communications terminal is decided based on the ticket information.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: ICEPAT LTD.Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 9113206Abstract: A method for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information. The DoV information may be determined using: a beam splitter, a lens, and a position sensing diode which receives light from the lens which has been received from the beam splitter, wherein the position sensing diode outputs a signal to the eye tracker.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Swisscom AGInventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Publication number: 20150089618Abstract: Single sign-on process allowing a mobile user with a mobile phone or with a laptop to remote-access a remote server, comprising the steps of: (1) sending a first authenticator over a first communication layer to a first intermediate equipment between said mobile equipment and said remote server, (2) verifying in said first intermediate equipment said first authenticator sent by said mobile equipment, (3) if said first authenticator is accepted by said first intermediate equipment, completing the communication layer between said mobile equipment and said intermediate equipment, (4) repeating steps (1) to (3) with a plurality of successive intermediate equipment and over a plurality of successive communication layers, until a communication has been completed at the last requested communication layer between said mobile equipment and said remote server, wherein at least a plurality of said authenticators are furnished by a smart-card in said mobile equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Azim Ferchichi, Eric Lauper
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Publication number: 20140304725Abstract: A method for data communication is provided and may include, at a communications terminal, displaying picture objects and/or video objects received from a media center via a communications network. The communications terminal may transmit direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects from an eye tracker at the communications terminal. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be displayed by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the transmitted DoV information. The DoV information may be determined using: a beam splitter, a lens, and a position sensing diode which receives light from the lens which has been received from the beam splitter, wherein the position sensing diode outputs a signal to the eye tracker.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8793779Abstract: Single sign-on process allowing a mobile user with a mobile phone or with a laptop to remote-access a remote server, comprising the steps of: (1) sending a first authenticator over a first communication layer to a first intermediate equipment between said mobile equipment and said remote server, (2) verifying in said first intermediate equipment said first authenticator sent by said mobile equipment, (3) if said first authenticator is accepted by said first intermediate equipment, completing the communication layer between said mobile equipment and said intermediate equipment, (4) repeating steps (1) to (3) with a plurality of successive intermediate equipment and over a plurality of successive communication layers, until a communication has been completed at the last requested communication layer between said mobile equipment and said remote server, wherein at least a plurality of said authenticators are furnished by a smart-card in said mobile equipment.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2005Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Swisscom AGInventors: Azim Ferchichi, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8763019Abstract: A method for data communication is provided and may include transmitting picture objects and/or video objects from a media center for display on a communications terminal. The media center may receive, from an eye tracker at the communications terminal, direction of view information (DoV) of at least one eye of a user of the terminal with respect to the displayed objects. The DoV may be determined by detecting a position of a pupil based on light reflected off of the pupil. Subsequent picture objects and/or video objects may be transmitted for display by the communications terminal based on user interests determined from the received DoV information. The DoV information may be determined using: a beam splitter, a lens, and a position sensing diode which receives light from the lens which has been received from the beam splitter, wherein the position sensing diode outputs a signal to the eye tracker.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Swisscom AGInventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8755778Abstract: A method and system are disclosed with which a communication user can access a communications service by way of a communications terminal. In this regard, the communications terminal reads an electronic code stored in an RFID element by means of an RFID reader device, and the electronic code is transmitted, after verification, to a service server over a communications network. The service server replies with the electronic page address of a page corresponding to the code and that can be used to determine the electronic address, the electronic address is made available to the communications terminal and said communications service is accessed.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Swisscom AGInventor: Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8752155Abstract: A removable communication card for mobile network devices, and respectively a corresponding authentication method applied therewith. The removable communication card includes an identification module for storing identification data for users, a measurement device for capturing a first biometric feature and a second biometric feature of a user, and an analysis module with a processor unit for comparison of the first and the second biometric features with the stored identification data for the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Swisscom AGInventor: Eric Lauper
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Publication number: 20140025408Abstract: Method and system for ordering, loading and using tickets ordered from a reservation center through transmission of order data that includes a number assigned to a mobile communications terminal. The ordered ticket is received via a mobile radio network at the mobile communications terminal, and the ticket is stored. A reading device receives ticket information contactlessly from the mobile communications terminal, and an authorization of a user of the mobile communications terminal is decided based on the ticket information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: ICEPAT Ltd.Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8571529Abstract: A method is disclosed for continuously recording surrounding information by a mobile device (11). The mobile device (11) of a user (1) continuously records surrounding information such as surrounding noises or surrounding image data and at least one file (7) is generated from the recording and sent to a remote server (4). Said file or a file derived therefrom (7) is automatically subdivided and/or indexed automatically depending on the contents of the file (7) and/or on metadata (M1, M2, M3) generated from external events (e1, e2, e3) in relation to the mobile device (11) and/or by the user (1). Advantageously, the user (1) searches the subdivided and/or indexed file (7) so that he can easily retrieve the recorded information.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Swisscom AGInventor: Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8572705Abstract: Method and system for ordering, loading and using tickets ordered from a reservation center through transmission of order data that includes a number assigned to a mobile communications terminal. The ordered ticket is received via a mobile radio network at the mobile communications terminal, and the ticket is stored. A reading device receives ticket information contactlessly from the mobile communications terminal, and an authorization of a user of the mobile communications terminal is decided based on the ticket information.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Icepat Ltd.Inventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper
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Publication number: 20130171972Abstract: A method and system are disclosed with which a communication user can access a communications service by way of a communications terminal. In this regard, the communications terminal reads an electronic code stored in an RFID element by means of an RFID reader device, and the electronic code is transmitted, after verification, to a service server over a communications network. The service server replies with the electronic page address of a page corresponding to the code and that can be used to determine the electronic address, the electronic address is made available to the communications terminal and said communications service is accessed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventor: Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8423001Abstract: A method is disclosed with which a telecommunication user can access a telecommunications service by means of a telecommunications terminal and an electronic address. The telecommunications user reads an electronic code (100) stored in an RFID element (1) by means of an RFID reader device (2), said electronic code (100) is transmitted to a name service server (6) over a telecommunications network (4), said name service server (6) replies with the electronic page address of a page corresponding to the code and that can be used to determine the electronic address, the electronic address is made available to the telecommunications terminal and said telecommunications service is accessed.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Swisscom AGInventor: Eric Lauper
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Patent number: 8351636Abstract: A system and method for acoustical communication, in which an eyeglass frame includes at least one directionally dependent microphone for capturing voice signals of a user and a communication device for signal transmission to external electronic devices, so that the directional dependence of the at least one microphone is user-specifically adjustable in an adaptive way. The directionally dependent microphones can be implemented as microphone arrays and/or in MEMS technology, and contact microphones can be used.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: SwisscomInventors: Rudolf Ritter, Eric Lauper