Patents by Inventor Laurent Chatelier

Laurent Chatelier 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: 9083916
    Abstract: Method for generating at least one mosaic of content-transport streams, said method comprises the following steps after displaying a screen including at least a first area (Z1) intended for displaying a mosaic and a second area (Z2) comprising a content identifier list: a/ detecting a command for selecting an identifier from a list coming from a user control interface; b/ modifying the screen definition (E2) by adding a mosaic element (Em1) showing the stream representing the content identified by the selected identifier in the first area (Z1); c/ transmitting the screen definition data to the display device for displaying the modified screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Castellan, Elisabeth Lepoil, Laurent Chatelier
  • Publication number: 20100171881
    Abstract: Method for generating at least one mosaic of content-transport streams, said method comprises the following steps after displaying a screen including at least a first area (Z1) intended for displaying a mosaic and a second area (Z2) comprising a content identifier list: a/ detecting a command for selecting an identifier from a list coming from a user control interface; b/ modifying the screen definition (E2) by adding a mosaic element (Em1) showing the stream representing the content identified by the selected identifier in the first area (Z1); c/ transmitting the screen definition data to the display device for displaying the modified screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: France Telecom
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Castellan, Elisabeth Lepoil, Laurent Chatelier
  • Patent number: 7698722
    Abstract: The present invention consists of a method for managing the consistency of service lists broadcasted by a digital television network, the service lists containing parameters corresponding to each broadcasted services and being received in a television receiver and stored in a memory, wherein, it comprises the step of the method wherein it comprises the step of triggering a consistency check between said at least one customized list of services and the downloaded update of a list of services available to the receiver, the moment for triggering being chosen by an application in said receiver, so as not to disrupt receiver use by said check. The invention can be used in the field of digital television. The invention concerns also the receiver using the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Laurent Chatelier, Luc Gentil, Eric Deniau
  • Patent number: 7174145
    Abstract: The invention reduces the time required for automatically searching for channels on a device receiving channels of various widths. The invention proposes a channel detection process which carries out successive passes with frequency spacings corresponding to channels of a specific width. During each pass, only the channels corresponding to the specific width are searched for. The invention also pertains to a multichannel reception device comprising the means required for the operation of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Laurent Chatelier, Stéphane Allie, Pierre Mauclair, Nicolas Marce, Jean-Luc Jumpertz, René Gauthier
  • Publication number: 20030073459
    Abstract: The invention reduces the time required for automatically searching for channels on a device receiving channels of various widths. The invention proposes a channel detection process which carries out successive passes with frequency spacings corresponding to channels of a specific width. During each pass, only the channels corresponding to the specific width are searched for. The invention also pertains to a multichannel reception device comprising the means required for the operation of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Laurent Chatelier, Stephane Allie, Pierre Mauclair, Nicolas Marce, Jean-Luc Jumpertz, Rene Gauthier