Patents by Inventor Geert Luk Maria Van Overbeke

Geert Luk Maria Van Overbeke 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 preventing collision between remote control signals
    Patent number: 6864778
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system including an apparatus and a plurality of remote controls. Each remote control is equipped with a detector for detecting infrared signals from the other remote controls. The remote controls are capable of controlling the transmission of messages in dependence on a detection of signals from the other remote controls. In this way, collision between signals from different remote controls is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Rudy Musschebroeck, Marc Emiel Celine Lambrechts, Johan Agnes Emile Wouters, Geert Luk Maria Van Overbeke
  • Method of preventing collision between remote control signals
    Publication number: 20020003467
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system comprising an apparatus and a plurality of remote controls. Each remote control is equipped with a detector for detecting infrared signals from the other remote controls. The remote controls are capable of controlling the transmission of messages in dependence on a detection of signals from the other remote controls. In this way collision between signals from different remote controls is prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Rudy Musschebroeck, Marc Emiel Celine Lambrechts, Johan Agnes Emile Wouters, Geert Luk Maria Van Overbeke