Patents by Inventor Laurent E. Sellier

Laurent E. Sellier 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: 9485286
    Abstract: A sharing service receives a request to store a media item stored on an electronic book reader device for sharing with one or more other content rendering devices. In response, the sharing service associates a pass phrase with the request. The sharing service then provides the media item to those devices (e.g., eBook reader devices) that provide the pass phrase to the sharing service within a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent E. Sellier, Edward James Gayles, Lawrence Arnold Lynch-Freshner, Sailesh Rachabathuni, David Berbessou, Xuejin Zhou
  • Patent number: 9483981
    Abstract: Devices such as electronic book readers, televisions, and so forth use displays to present information to users. Described herein are devices and methods for dynamically adjusting illumination, waveforms used to generate the image, presentation of the information, or a combination thereof based on one or more of ambient light level, display illumination level, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hervé Jacques Clément Letourneur, David J. Foster, Laurent E. Sellier
  • Patent number: 8799658
    Abstract: A sharing service receives a request to store a media item stored on an electronic book reader device for sharing with one or more other content rendering devices. In response, the sharing service associates a pass phrase with the request. The sharing service then provides the media item to those devices (e.g., eBook reader devices) that provide the pass phrase to the sharing service within a predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent E. Sellier, David Berbessou, Edward J. Gayles, Lawrence Arnold Lynch-Freshner, Sailesh Rachabathuni, Xuejin Zhou
  • Patent number: 8762548
    Abstract: Electronic devices may find and test wireless networks present at a location, and may display available networks to a user for selection and use. The finding and testing may vary based upon the location of the device, including such factors as previously determined networks for the area, time at the location, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Kessel, Felix F. Antony, Laurent E. Sellier, Hugh Finnan, Gregory M. Hart
  • Publication number: 20140002428
    Abstract: Devices such as electronic book readers, televisions, and so forth use displays to present information to users. Described herein are devices and methods for dynamically adjusting illumination, waveforms used to generate the image, presentation of the information, or a combination thereof based on one or more of ambient light level, display illumination level, and so forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hervé Jacques Clément Letourneur, David J. Foster, Laurent E. Sellier
  • Publication number: 20130237185
    Abstract: A system and method is described for providing an interactive rich media information service to users of mobile devices. The rich media information is presented to users in a plurality of interactive rich media channels. A subscriber-specific data stream is received at the mobile device containing channel data for each of the rich media channel that the user has subscribed to. The channel data is separated and stored corresponding to each such subscribed-to channel. An interactive multimedia runtime container (iMRC). is executed on the mobile device for each subscribed-to channel. The rich media channels are played on the iMRC and displayed on the display of the mobile device. Using the user interface elements of the mobile device, the user may navigate through the information on the channels, navigate between different channels, subscribe or un-subscribe to channels, and enter user preferences for further tailoring the information presented in the subscribed-to channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: James T. Morris, Samuel J. MacDonnell, Dmitri B. Abramov, Laurent E. Sellier, David Bliss, Jacquie Moss, Norman K. Meyrowitz, Brian P. Connolly, Basil C. Hosmer, Saurav Chatterjee, Christopher O. Peterson, Guno Sutiono
  • Patent number: 8064890
    Abstract: A system and method is described for providing data to a mobile information system. A broadcast server receives information preferences from a plurality of subscribers to the mobile information system. The broadcast server aggregates these information preferences and transmits the aggregated information preferences to at least one data source providers. The data source providers then assemble data for the mobile information system using the aggregated information preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Basil C. Hosmer, Brian Connolly, Saurav Chatterjee, Samuel MacDonnell, Norman K. Meyrowitz, James T. Morris, Laurent E. Sellier
  • Patent number: 7822428
    Abstract: A system and method is described for providing an interactive rich media information service to users of mobile devices. The rich media information is presented to users in a plurality of interactive rich media channels. A subscriber-specific data stream is received at the mobile device containing channel data for each of the rich media channel that the user has subscribed to. The channel data is separated and stored corresponding to each such subscribed-to channel. An interactive multimedia runtime container (iMRC). is executed on the mobile device for each subscribed-to channel. The rich media channels are played on the iMRC and displayed on the display of the mobile device. Using the user interface elements of the mobile device, the user may navigate through the information on the channels, navigate between different channels, subscribe or un-subscribe to channels, and enter user preferences for further tailoring the information presented in the subscribed-to channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: James T. Morris, Samuel J. MacDonnell, Dmitri B. Abramov, Laurent E. Sellier, David Bliss, Jacquie Moss, Norman K. Meyrowitz, Brian P. Connolly, Basil C. Hosmer, Saurav Chatterjee, Christopher O. Peterson, Guno Sutiono
  • Patent number: 7706782
    Abstract: A system and method is described for providing data to a mobile information system. A broadcast server receives information preferences from a plurality of subscribers to the mobile information system. The broadcast server aggregates these information preferences and transmits the aggregated information preferences to at least one data source providers. The data source providers then assemble data for the mobile information system using the aggregated information preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Basil C. Hosmer, Brian P. Connolly, Saurav Chatterjee, Samuel J. MacDonnell, Norman K. Meyrowitz, James T. Morris, Laurent E. Sellier
  • Patent number: 7478158
    Abstract: A method of enforcing network bandwidth limitation includes receiving a request from a client for transmission of a server's feed data and receiving a client timestamp from the client. The method further includes determining if feed data in a previous transmission from the server to the client has been lost, and if so, reimbursing the client for the lost data. The method further includes determining if the client is eligible to receive the requested feed data transmission from the server, and if the client is eligible, then immediately transmitting of the most recent available requested feed data from the server to the client, but if the client is not eligible, then preventing the transmission and withholding the feed data from the client without prolonging the duration of any network connection from the server to the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated
    Inventors: Dwight O. Rodgers, Brian P. Connolly, James T. Morris, Laurent E. Sellier, Basil C. Hosmer