Patents by Inventor Gaetan De Brucker

Gaetan De Brucker 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).

  • Methods for authenticating a user of an electronic device
    Patent number: 11317293
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a section of a graphical representation to the user on a display of the electronic device. The graphical representation comprises a graphical object. Further, the method includes requesting the user to navigate to the graphical object. Additionally, the method includes capturing data from one or more sensors of the electronic device that is indicative of a movement of the electronic device by the user for navigating to the graphical object and/or data from one or more input devices of the electronic device that is indicative of a user input by the user for navigating to the graphical object. The method further includes authenticating the user based on the captured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hugo Embrechts, Gonzalo Bailador Del Pozo, Dimitri Torfs, Gaetan De Brucker
  • METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200314640
    Abstract: A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a section of a graphical representation to the user on a display of the electronic device. The graphical representation comprises a graphical object. Further, the method includes requesting the user to navigate to the graphical object. Additionally, the method includes capturing data from one or more sensors of the electronic device that is indicative of a movement of the electronic device by the user for navigating to the graphical object and/or data from one or more input devices of the electronic device that is indicative of a user input by the user for navigating to the graphical object. The method further includes authenticating the user based on the captured data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hugo EMBRECHTS, Gonzalo BAILADOR DEL POZO, Dimitri TORFS, Gaetan DE BRUCKER
  • AGENT APPARATUS AND AGENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20180272190
    Abstract: An agent apparatus has an interface configured to obtain fitness data and training instruction data and an artificial intelligence unit configured to provide an artificial coach by analyzing the fitness data and the training instruction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuko Miura, Teemu Veikko Tapani Pohjola, Vanessa Schelkens, Geert Premereur, Gaetan De Brucker, Johan Duyshaver
  • Apparatus and method for determining trends in picture taking activity
    Patent number: 9866709
    Abstract: It is described an apparatus for determining trends in picture taking activity. The apparatus comprises a meta information accessing unit for accessing a set of meta information, each meta information in the set of meta information being associated with a picture having been taken with a camera device at a respective geographic location and at a respective time. The apparatus further comprises a processing unit for determining trends in picture taking activity based on the set of meta information accessible by the meta information accessing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tom Hostyn, Olivier Demarto, Kenny Helsens, Jan Spooren, Philip Marivoet, Teemu Veikko Tapani Pohjola, Magdalena Wasowska, Conor Aylward, Gaetan De Brucker, Joachim Giard, Chris Minnoy
  • METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ORGANIZATION OF MEDIA FILES
    Publication number: 20150242405
    Abstract: It is described a method determining context information of at least one media file stored in a media storage, and matching reference context information with the context information to determine at least one context-matching media file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tom HOSTYN, Chris MINNOY, Kenny HELSENS, Gerard MAAS, Murat Burak MIGDISOGLU, Michel TILMAN, Jan SPOOREN, Philip MARIVOET, Teemu Veikko Tapani POHJOLA, Magdalena WASOWSKA, Conor AYLWARD, Olivier DEMARTO, Gaetan DE BRUCKER, Joachim GIARD
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRENDS IN PICTURE TAKING ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20150170039
    Abstract: It is described an apparatus for determining trends in picture taking activity. The apparatus comprises a meta information accessing unit for accessing a set of meta information, each meta information in the set of meta information being associated with a picture having been taken with a camera device at a respective geographic location and at a respective time. The apparatus further comprises a processing unit for determining trends in picture taking activity based on the set of meta information accessible by the meta information accessing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Hostyn, Olivier Demarto, Kenny Helsens, Jan Spooren, Philip Marivoet, Teemu Veikko Tapani Pohjola, Magdalena Wasowska, Conor Aylward, Gaetan De Brucker, Joachim Giard, Chris Minnoy