Patents by Inventor Michel Villette

Michel Villette 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).

  • AVATAR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS BASED ON SEMANTICAL CONTEXT
    Publication number: 20240078732
    Abstract: A device includes a memory and one or more processors configured to process sensor data to determine a semantical context associated with the sensor data. The one or more processors are also configured to generate adjusted face data based on the determined semantical context and face data. The adjusted face data includes an avatar facial expression that corresponds to the semantical context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Scott BEITH, Suzana ARELLANO, Michel Adib SARKIS, Matthew FISCHLER, Ke-Li CHENG, Stephane VILLETTE
  • AVATAR REPRESENTATION AND AUDIO GENERATION
    Publication number: 20240078731
    Abstract: A device includes a memory and one or more processors configured to process image data corresponding to a user's face to generate face data. The one or more processors are configured to process sensor data to generate feature data and to generate a representation of an avatar based on the face data and the feature data. The one or more processors are also configured to generate an audio output for the avatar based on the sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Scott BEITH, Suzana ARELLANO, Michel Adib SARKIS, Matthew FISCHLER, Ke-Li CHENG, Stephane VILLETTE
  • Method and apparatus for managing file versions in an information processing system based on a predetermined amount of storage media
    Patent number: 5613107
    Abstract: A method for managing a file including updating the file by incrementing by one unit the numbers of successive versions of the file that are available in at least two media (S0-S4), and, in normal operation, all the available media after election of a majority version (MV), and rewriting the majority version in the media not containing it, and subsequent to unavailability of a medium, updating all the available media after election and rewriting the majority version and incrementing its version number by two units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Bull, S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Villette, Remi Cayuela
  • Buffer memory management method, recording medium, and computer system incorporating same
    Patent number: 5584015
    Abstract: A buffer memory management method for a buffer memory consisting of a set (14) of buffers (15), using a list of buffers arranged by order of least recent use (LRU). The method comprises, when a buffer (15) is referenced, classifying the buffer according to its position (p) relative to a threshold list position (t). The threshold position is advantageously defined according to the current buffer access hit rate. The method is suitable for operating the buffer memory with concurrent local and non-local processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Bull S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Villette, Herve Servant