Patents by Inventor Marc GALLET

Marc GALLET 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).

  • Detecting the status of a television set
    Patent number: 12647646
    Abstract: A detection method, performed prior to applying a voice recognition function to a voice signal uttered by a user and picked up by a set-top box, includes the steps of: verifying that the television set is switched on, and if not, producing a first command for switching the television set on; verifying that the set-top box is an active HDMI source of the television set, and if not, producing a second command for causing the set-top box to become the active HDMI source of the television set; while the television set is switched on and the set-top box is the active HDMI source of the television set, producing a request to start the voice recognition function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS
    Inventors: Loïg Atzel, Marc Gallet
  • DETECTING THE STATUS OF A TELEVISION SET
    Publication number: 20230188783
    Abstract: A detection method, performed prior to applying a voice recognition function to a voice signal uttered by a user and picked up by a set-top box, includes the steps of: verifying that the television set is switched on, and if not, producing a first command for switching the television set on; verifying that the set-top box is an active HDMI source of the television set, and if not, producing a second command for causing the set-top box to become the active HDMI source of the television set; while the television set is switched on and the set-top box is the active HDMI source of the television set, producing a request to start the voice recognition function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Loïg ATZEL, Marc GALLET