Patents by Inventor Erich Decerf

Erich Decerf 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: 8135075
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for automatic processing of multimedia streams (F1, F2, F3) intended to be reproduced on a reproduction terminal (T), including the following steps, implemented at the demand of a user (UT) of the terminal and consisting of: reproducing a first stream on the terminal (step E1), then interrupting the reproduction of the first stream and reproducing a second stream on the terminal (step E4), According to the invention, consisting of: associating with each stream (F1, F2, F3) a preference indicator (IC1, IC2, IC3) specifying whether the corresponding stream (F1, F2, F3) is a principal stream or a secondary stream (step EM) recording the first stream simultaneously with reproduction of the second stream if the first stream is a principal stream (step E6). The invention also relates to a system, a recording device and a computer program suitable for the implementation of the process for processing the streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Rene Gastinger, Christophe Cutullic, Erich Decerf
  • Publication number: 20080120659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for automatic processing of multimedia streams (F1, F2, F3) intended to be reproduced on a reproduction terminal (T), including the following steps, implemented at the demand of a user (UT) of the terminal and consisting of: reproducing a first stream on the terminal (step E1), then interrupting the reproduction of the first stream and reproducing a second stream on the terminal (step E4), According to the invention, consisting of: associating with each stream (F1, F2, F3) a preference indicator (IC1, IC2, IC3) specifying whether the corresponding stream (F1, F2, F3) is a principal stream or a secondary stream (step EM) recording the first stream simultaneously with reproduction of the second stream if the first stream is a principal stream (step E6). The invention also relates to a system, a recording device and a computer programme suitable for the implementation of the process for processing the streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Rene Gastinger, Christophe Cutullic, Erich Decerf
  • Publication number: 20070268381
    Abstract: According to the invention, a first characteristic (CAR1, CAR2) is associated with the spontaneous information (I1, I2) and/or a second characteristic (CART) with a stream reproducer terminal (T). The reproduction of a multimedia stream (F1, F2) on the reproducer terminal (T) automatically triggers the sending of the first and/or second characteristic (CAR1, CAR2, CART) to an analysis filter (FA) in order to send the spontaneous information (I1, I2) to the reproducer terminal (T) or not as a function of the first and/or the second characteristic (CAR1, CAR2, CART). The first and/or second characteristic (CAR1, CAR2, CART) may include an indicator (A1, A2, AT) of immediate or deferred reproduction. The reproducer terminal (T) reproduces the spontaneous information (I1, I2) when it has been sent to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: France Telecom
    Inventors: Rene Gastinger, Christophe Cutullic, Erich Decerf