Patents by Inventor Jean-Baptiste Hennequin

Jean-Baptiste Hennequin 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 broadcasting data by a multicast source with broadcasting of an identifier of the broadcasting strategy in a multicast signalling channel
    Patent number: 8594089
    Abstract: A method of broadcasting data from a multicast source (S) to a plurality of receivers (CL) in a telecommunications network (1) in accordance with a broadcasting strategy, including: a step (E40) of receiving parameters (STAT, AG, CS); a step (E50) of adjusting said strategy as a function of said parameters; and in the event of modification of said strategy, a step (E70) of broadcasting in a multicast signaling channel, an identifier of this new broadcasting strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Sabine Lejeune, Jean-Baptiste Hennequin, David Dugoujon, Thomas Morin
  • Audience Monitoring of IP Multicast Stream
    Publication number: 20090119694
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for measuring a multicast stream audience, said multicast stream being capable of being replicated by collecting equipment towards user terminals subscribing to said multicast stream. Said method includes a step of transmitting, via at least one collecting equipment to a counting platform, and in accordance with a counting protocol, at least one counting message comprising at least one audience information concerning the replications of the multicast stream by said at least one collecting equipment to at least one user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Hennequin, Gilles Bourdon