Patents by Inventor Gert Josef Elisa Copejans

Gert Josef Elisa Copejans 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: 8272010
    Abstract: A television display system with a television display for displaying television services and internet information, and an input unit for providing a command, the television display system receiving a data stream containing a plurality of key files, each key file including executable data and a respective key image representing said executable data. The television display system includes a memory for continuously maintaining over a period at least one of the key files, a display section displaying upon occurrence of any of a number of preselected events, a key image stored in said memory, superposed on a displayed said television service, said key image upon activation executing said executable data included in the same key file. The system also includes a command section for executing content of the key file of the displayed respective image conditional upon a key command being provided by the input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Europe Limited
    Inventors: Andre Julien Jacques Heughebaert, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Luc Robert Marcel De Ceulaer
  • Publication number: 20110085090
    Abstract: A television display system with a television display for displaying television services and internet information, and an input unit for providing a command, the television display system receiving a data stream containing a plurality of key files, each key file including executable data and a respective key image representing said executable data. The television display system includes a memory for continuously maintaining over a period at least one of the key files, a display section displaying upon occurrence of any of a number of preselected events, a key image stored in said memory, superposed on a displayed said television service, said key image upon activation executing said executable data included in the same key file. The system also includes a command section for executing content of the key file of the displayed respective image conditional upon a key command being provided by the input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Sony Europe Limited
    Inventors: Andre Julien Jacques HEUGHEBAERT, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Luc Robert Marcel De Ceulaer
  • Patent number: 7886320
    Abstract: A television display device for use with a television display for displaying television services, an input for providing at least one command to the television display device and a broadcast stream containing a stream of key files including data representing respective key images, the television display device including a memory for storing a plurality of control images and for maintaining continuously in memory at least one of said key files, an event selector for selecting an event and associating the event with a selected one of the plurality of control images, an action selector for selecting an action and associating the action with the selected control image, a display section for detecting the event and, in response, producing display information for displaying for a predetermined period the selected control image on a portion of the television display superposed on the television service being viewed and a command section for initiating the action conditional on whether or not a control command is pro
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Europe Limited
    Inventors: Andre Julien Jacques Heughebaert, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Luc Robert Marcel De Ceulaer
  • Patent number: 7308698
    Abstract: A television display device for use with a television display for displaying television services, an input for providing at least one command to the television display device and a broadcast stream containing a stream of key files including data representing respective key images, the television display device including a memory for storing a plurality of control images and for maintaining continuously in memory at least one of said key files, an event selector for selecting an event and associating the event with a selected one of the plurality of control images, an action selector for selecting an action and associating the action with the selected control image, a display section for detecting the event and, in response, producing display information for displaying for a predetermined period the selected control image on a portion of the television display superposed on the television service being viewed and a command section for initiating the action conditional on whether or not a control command is pro
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V.
    Inventors: Andre Julien Jacques Heughebaert, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Luc Robert Marcel de Ceulaer
  • Patent number: 6920140
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distributing VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: 6920142
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal Id by distributing VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: 6847648
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distributing VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: 6834055
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distribute VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: 6819653
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distribution entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: 6208655
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distributing VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.,
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: RE41091
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distribute VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Service Center (Europe) N.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, John De Vos
  • Patent number: RE42587
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distribute VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Service Center (Europe) N.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos
  • Patent number: RE44702
    Abstract: VPI/VCI of an ATM cell is translated into an internal ID by distribute VPI/VCI entries into sections in a table according to a portion of each VPI/VCI entry. A section to be searched according to the portion of a VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell is selected; and a search over the selected section is performed to find an entry corresponding to the VPI/VCI of the received ATM cell. An internal ID corresponding to the found entry is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sony Europa, B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Hodgins, Gert Josef Elisa Copejans, Yoeri Apts, Johan De Vos