Patents by Inventor Michel Beaudovin Lafon

Michel Beaudovin Lafon 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).

  • Communication terminal and system
    Patent number: 7190388
    Abstract: A videoconference terminal comprises image restoring means having a display arranged substantially horizontally. The terminal preferably has the shape of a well seat closed at one end by the display, thereby enabling a large number of users to distribute the space around the display. This makes the terminal an original and convivial communication equipment dedicated to informal communications between users distant from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Michel Beaudovin Lafon, Nicolas Roussel, Jacques Martin, Jean-Dominique Gascuel, Georges Buchner, Hervé Lissek