Patents by Inventor Laurent Viroulaud

Laurent Viroulaud 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 transferring communication streams
    Patent number: 8675039
    Abstract: A method of transferring communication streams, including establishing a first stream via a first communication path between a first terminal and a second terminal, opening a second communication path between the second terminal and the first terminal, sending to the first terminal, via the second communication path, a request to establish a communication stream between the first terminal and a third terminal via a third communication path, and comparing respective capabilities of the first terminal and the third terminal to determine whether it is possible to establish a communication stream between the first terminal and the third terminal, and in the affirmative, interrupting the first stream and establishing a communication stream, between the first terminal and the third terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Herve Provost, Marc Berenguer, Laurent Viroulaud
  • Method of Transferring Communication Streams
    Publication number: 20080267385
    Abstract: A method of transferring communication streams, including establishing a first stream via a first communication path between a first terminal and a second terminal, opening a second communication path between the second terminal and the first terminal, sending to the first terminal, via the second communication path, a request to establish a communication stream between the first terminal and a third terminal via a third communication path, and comparing respective capabilities of the first terminal and the third terminal to determine whether it is possible to establish a communication stream between the first terminal and the third terminal, and in the affirmative, interrupting the first stream and establishing a communication stream, between the first terminal and the third terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Herve Provost, Marc Berenguer, Laurent Viroulaud