Patents by Inventor Francois-Xavier Ehrhart

Francois-Xavier Ehrhart 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING SCALABLE CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES HAVING DIFFERENT CONTENT QUALITY
    Publication number: 20160316009
    Abstract: A device and a method in a device for receiving scalable content. The method includes receiving a first portion of content to be received with a desired content quality from a first source having a first version of the receivable content. A second portion of content to be received with a desired content quality is received from a second source having a second version of the receivable content, where a value for at least one quality factor of the second version of the receivable content is different than a value for the corresponding quality factor of the first version of the receivable content. At least the first portion of content to be received and the second portion of content to be received is then combined, wherein at least one of the first version and the second version includes non-duplicative data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Christophe Pavot, Francois-Xavier Ehrhart, Thomas Papin
  • Device and method for receiving scalable content from multiple sources having different content quality
    Patent number: 9386090
    Abstract: A device and a method in a device for receiving scalable content. The method includes receiving a first portion of content to be received with a desired content quality from a first source having a first version of the receivable content. A second portion of content to be received with a desired content quality is received from a second source having a second version of the receivable content, where a value for at least one quality factor of the second version of the receivable content is different than a value for the corresponding quality factor of the first version of the receivable content. At least the first portion of content to be received and the second portion of content to be received is then combined, wherein at least one of the first version and the second version includes non-duplicative data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Christophe Pavot, Francois-Xavier Ehrhart, Thomas Papin
  • Method and apparatus for filtering peer-to-peer network searches for limited capability devices
    Patent number: 9298735
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for filtering a peer-to-peer (P2P) search query in a P2P network (100) is provided. A P2P-enabled device (102) generates a P2P search query (404) and appends device capability information to the P2P search query to generate a device-specific P2P search query (412). The device-specific P2P search query is provided (414) to the P2P network (100) and search query results are remotely filtered in response to the device-specific P2P search query to generate filtered search query results for providing to the P2P-enabled device (416).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Caroline Giraudon, Francois-Xavier Ehrhart, Julien Pince
  • Method and Apparatus for Filtering Peer-to-Peer Network Searches for Limited Capability Devices
    Publication number: 20100198842
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for filtering a peer-to-peer (P2P) search query in a P2P network (100) is provided. A P2P-enabled device (102) generates a P2P search query (404) and appends device capability information to the P2P search query to generate a device-specific P2P search query (412). The device-specific P2P search query is provided (414) to the P2P network (100) and search query results are remotely filtered in response to the device-specific P2P search query to generate filtered search query results for providing to the P2P-enabled device (416).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Caroline Giraudon, Francois-Xavier Ehrhart, Julien Pince
  • Device and Method for Receiving Scalable Content from Multiple Sources having Different Content Quality
    Publication number: 20100169414
    Abstract: A device and a method in a device for receiving scalable content. The method includes receiving a first portion of content to be received with a desired content quality from a first source having a first version of the receivable content. A second portion of content to be received with a desired content quality is received from a second source having a second version of the receivable content, where a value for at least one quality factor of the second version of the receivable content is different than a value for the corresponding quality factor of the first version of the receivable content. At least the first portion of content to be received and the second portion of content to be received is then combined, wherein at least one of the first version and the second version includes non-duplicative data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Christophe Pavot, Francois-Xavier Ehrhart, Thomas Papin