Patents by Inventor Josef Van Gassel

Josef Van Gassel 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).

  • User-specific interaction with content sotred on upnp network
    Publication number: 20060179138
    Abstract: On a UPnP AV network, different users are identified based on respective IP addresses in the SOAP requests for interaction with AV content stored on the network's MediaServers. Under control of the identity thus determined, the relevant MediaServer generates personalized views of the available content, possibly re-organizing content items in the inventory overview or blocking items from being viewed by specific users on the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.
    Inventors: Josef Van Gassel, Hendrikus Van Den Brink
  • Dvd virtual machine
    Publication number: 20050204401
    Abstract: A transmission system includes at least one receiver 60 and a transmitter 10, 20, 30 for transmitting a title to the receiver. The transmitter also transmits interactive features that enable a user to interact with the title. Thee features interact with the title through a DVD virtual machine. The receiver 60 receives the transmitted title and transmitted interactive features. A controller 250 of the receiver 60 implements the DVD virtual machine to enable execution of the received features in the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: Koniklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Declan Kelly, Josef Van Gassel