Patents by Inventor Eric Lebars

Eric Lebars 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 of generating and demultiplexing an optimized contribution signal, and regionalized data broadcasting system
    Patent number: 8139517
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of generating an optimized contribution signal comprising multiplexes. Each multiplex comprises global broadcasting services and its own combination of regional services. Each multiplex comprises stuffing packets and packets transporting signaling tables. The optimized contribution signal is generated by retaining only the global broadcasting services that are different from one another. The stuffing packets are marked and the packets transporting the signaling tables according to the multiplex to which they belong. Data bursts are constructed from the data streams corresponding to the global broadcasting services, to the regional services and to the marked stuffing packets and to the marked packets transporting the signaling tables. Another subject of the invention is a demultiplexing method, an optimized contribution signal and a regionalized data broadcasting system, and a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Benoit Oger, Eric Lebars, Richard Lhermitte
  • METHOD OF GENERATING AND DEMULTIPLEXING AN OPTIMIZED CONTRIBUTION SIGNAL, AND REGIONALIZED DATA BROADCASTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090040962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of generating an optimized contribution signal comprising multiplexes. Each multiplex comprises global broadcasting services and its own combination of regional services. Each multiplex comprises stuffing packets and packets transporting signaling tables. The optimized contribution signal is generated by retaining only the global broadcasting services that are different from one another. The stuffing packets are marked and the packets transporting the signaling tables according to the multiplex to which they belong. Data bursts are constructed from the data streams corresponding to the global broadcasting services, to the regional services and to the marked stuffing packets and to the marked packets transporting the signaling tables. Another subject of the invention is a demultiplexing method, an optimized contribution signal and a regionalized data broadcasting system, and a receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Benoit Oger, Eric Lebars, Richard Lhermitte