Patents by Inventor François Roudier

François Roudier 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 for downloading data preceded by information signals
    Patent number: 8918830
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for transmitting and a process for receiving update data. According to the invention, the update data are dispatched by a communication center to terminals with the aid of a broadcasting network. Next, the terminals report their update to the center through a bidirectional network. The center renews the campaign or stops the current campaign as a function of the number of terminals updated. When only a minimum number of terminals to be updated remains, the campaign is stopped, the last terminals not updated will be so via the bidirectional link. The invention also relates to the center implementing a dispatch process and the receiver for receiving and processing the update data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Nadine Patry, Louis-Xavier Carbonnel, Eric Gautier, Laurent Lesenne, François Roudier
  • Process for downloading data preceded by announcement signals
    Patent number: 8528038
    Abstract: Update data is dispatched by a communication center to terminals with the aid of a broadcasting network. Next, the terminals report their update to the center through a bidirectional network. The center renews a current campaign or stops the campaign as a function of the number of terminals updated. When only a minimum number of terminals need to be updated, the campaign is stopped and the last terminals that were not updated through the campaign transmitted through broadcast network will be updated via the bidirectional link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Nadine Patry, Louis-Xavier Carbonnel, Eric Gautier, Laurent Lesenne, François Roudier
  • PROCESS FOR DOWNLOADING DATA PRECEDED BY ANNOUNCEMENT SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20120140912
    Abstract: Update data is dispatched by a communication center to terminals with the aid of a broadcasting network. Next, the terminals report their update to the center through a bidirectional network. The center renews a current campaign or stops the campaign as a function of the number of terminals updated. When only a minimum number of terminals need to be updated, the campaign is stopped and the last terminals that were not updated through the campaign transmitted through broadcast network will be updated via the bidirectional link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Nadine Patry, Louis-Xavier Carbonnel, Eric Gautier, Laurent Lesenne, François Roudier
  • Method for downloading data preceded by information signals
    Publication number: 20030041335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for transmitting and a process for receiving update data. According to the invention, the update data are dispatched by a communication center to terminals with the aid of a broadcasting network. Next, the terminals report their update to the center through a bidirectional network. The center renews the campaign or stops the current campaign as a function of the number of terminals updated. When only a minimum number of terminals to be updated remains, the campaign is stopped, the last terminals not updated will be so via the bidirectional link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Nadine Patry, Louis-Xavier Carbonnel, Eric Gautier, Laurent Lesenne, Francois Roudier