Patents by Inventor Jean Rene Menand
Jean Rene Menand 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).
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Publication number: 20240114071Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Patent number: 11887626Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling the playback and recording of television programming containing interactive applications. In particular, the disclosed methods and systems detail how “trick modes” can be handled when playing applications that are distributed with the television programming.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Alain Delpuch, Gregory D'Orso, Jean-Rene Menand, Ludovic Pierre, Steven Szymanski
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Patent number: 11824928Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Publication number: 20230360677Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling the playback and recording of television programming containing interactive applications. In particular, the disclosed methods and systems detail how “trick modes” can be handled when playing applications that are distributed with the television programming.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Alain Delpuch, Gregory D'Orso, Jean-Rene Menand, Ludovic Pierre, Steven Szymanski
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Publication number: 20220321651Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Patent number: 11356507Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: OPENTV. INC.Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Patent number: 11349640Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for the secure management and distribution of electronic content over broadcast communication channels. Certain embodiments disclosed herein may allow for implementation of a multi-tenant conditional access system whereby a client device may configure itself between multiple broadcast service operators. Robust key generation and management techniques are also described that may use a derived key structure to protect control words used to descramble broadcast content, providing additional measures of security and implementation redundancy.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Intertrust Technologies CorporationInventors: Guido Cugi, Vincenzo Rubino, Pierre Chavanne, Jean-René Ménand
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Publication number: 20210144204Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Publication number: 20210083842Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for the secure management and distribution of electronic content over broadcast communication channels. Certain embodiments disclosed herein may allow for implementation of a multi-tenant conditional access system whereby a client device may configure itself between multiple broadcast service operators. Robust key generation and management techniques are also described that may use a derived key structure to protect control words used to descramble broadcast content, providing additional measures of security and implementation redundancy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Intertrust Technologies CorporationInventors: Guido Cugi, Vincenzo Rubino, Pierre Chavanne, Jean-René Ménand
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Patent number: 10880374Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Publication number: 20200186885Abstract: Methods and systems of associating a user with an interaction via a media gateway are presented. In an example method, a media gateway may identify a user of a user device interacting with the media gateway via a local interface. The media gateway may associate the user with at least one interaction of the user device with the media gateway. The media gateway may also authenticate itself with a server, and provide to the server an indication of the association of the user with the at least one interaction of the user device with the media gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jean-Rene Menand, Debra Hensgen, Glenn Morten
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Patent number: 10671261Abstract: Example embodiments provide a system and method for configuring remote control devices to display application dependent control frames of a remote control user interface. A digital receiver runs a plurality of applications at the receiver device. The digital receiver detects a switch command. The switch command causes a background application to become a primary application, whereby the primary application is the application in focus on a display device. The digital receiver switches the background application into the primary application, the switching causing a previous primary application to become a new background application.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Jean-Rene Menand, Pierre Willard
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Publication number: 20200162548Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Patent number: 10469576Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Publication number: 20180220201Abstract: A machine controls a device configured to record media content in accordance with a recording schedule. The machine detects that the device is scheduled to record first media content. The machine accesses a first vector that describes the first media content and in which a first value of a dimension indicates whether a data track exists in the first media content. The machine detects that the device has access to second media content described by a second vector in which a second value of the dimension indicates whether the data track exists in the second media content. The machine may then determine that the first media content is a version of the second media content, based on a comparison of the first and second vectors. The machine may next determine whether the scheduled recording of the first media content is to be performed or canceled by the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Marc Stoksik, Jean-Rene Menand, Charles Stevens
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Publication number: 20180203589Abstract: Example embodiments provide a system and method for configuring remote control devices to display application dependent control frames of a remote control user interface. A digital receiver runs a plurality of applications at the receiver device. The digital receiver detects a switch command. The switch command causes a background application to become a primary application, whereby the primary application is the application in focus on a display device. The digital receiver switches the background application into the primary application, the switching causing a previous primary application to become a new background application.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Jean-Rene Menand, Pierre Willard
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Publication number: 20180019000Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling the playback and recording of television programming containing interactive applications. In particular, the disclosed methods and systems detail how “trick modes” can be handled when playing applications, that are distributed with the television programming.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Alain Delpuch, Gregory D'Orso, Jean-Rene Menand, Ludovic Pierre, Steven Szymanski
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Publication number: 20170339226Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport
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Patent number: 9761274Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for controlling the playback and recording of television programming containing interactive applications. In one example, a media content item is played for presentation to the user. An interactive application associated with the media content item is available for interaction by a user during the playing of the media content item. During the playing of the media content item, a first indication that the user is interacting with the interactive application is received. In response to the first indication, the playing of the media content item is suspended. During the suspending of the playing of the media content item, a second indication that the user has stopped interacting with the interactive application is received. In response to the second indication, the playing of the media content item is resumed.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Alain Delpuch, Gregory D'Orso, Jean-Rene Menand, Ludovic Pierre, Steven Szymanski
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Patent number: 9723076Abstract: A media server machine may be configured to provide media content within a datastream. This datastream may be provided to a media device that is configured to present the media content on a display. Also, this datastream may contemporaneously contain an “app-sync indicator” for the media content. The app-sync indicator is a data structure that signals the media device to launch an application on a companion device. By providing the app-sync indicator contemporaneously with the media content in the datastream, the launching of the application on the companion device may be synchronized with the media content. The app-sync indicator may specify the application to be launched. Also, the app-sync indicator may specify supplemental content to be presented by the launched application on the companion device.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: OPENTV, INC.Inventors: Debra Hensgen, Ludovic Pierre, Martin Gibson, Nandini Iyer, Jean-Rene Menand, Sebastian Rapport