Patents by Inventor Liang Rui Yang

Liang Rui Yang 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).

  • Transmission and reception of television programmes and other data
    Patent number: 7934234
    Abstract: In a digital television system, a receiver/decoder (or “set-top-box”) can download one or more of several applications which can be run by the receiver/decoder to provide interactivity with the user. The applications include: an Internet browser application which uses a PSTN connection to make Internet requests and the television signal path to receive Internet responses; a shopping application operable in an “impulse” mode and a “catalogue” mode; a banking application; a quiz application which runs in synchronization with a quiz television programme; a magazine browser application; and a weather or traffic application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Thierry Furet, Bernard Agasse, Claire Frezal-Hugonet, Hongtao Liao, Jacques Moly, Christophe Declerck, Liang Rui Yang
  • Transmission and reception of television programmes and other data
    Publication number: 20040139472
    Abstract: In a digital television system, a receiver/decoder (or “set-top-box”) can download one or more of several applications which can be run by the receiver/decoder to provide interactivity with the user. The applications include: an Internet browser application which uses a PSTN connection to make Internet requests and the television signal path to receive Internet responses; a shopping application operable in an “impulse” mode and a “catalogue” mode; a banking application; a quiz application which runs in synchronization with a quiz television programme; a magazine browser application; and a weather or traffic application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Thierry Furet, Bernard Agasse, Claire Frezal-Hugonet, Hongtao Liao, Jacques Moly, Christophe Declerck, Liang Rui Yang