Patents by Inventor Nick Thorne

Nick Thorne 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).

  • Patent number: 8633960
    Abstract: A communication device (1, 1?, 1?) with at least one wireless communication channel is configured to receive digital pictures and/or video streams from at least one remote source. The communication device (1, 1?, 1?) is configured to test whether at least one person who is/are associated with said communication device by pre-stored person identification data is identifiable in the digital pictures and/or video streams of the remote source, and to process the digital pictures and/or video streams of the remote source only if the result of the person identification test is positive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: ST-Ericsson SA
    Inventors: Nick Thorne, John Kinghorn
  • Patent number: 8608575
    Abstract: A container (100) is disclosed comprising a compartment (110); a controller (120) for controlling access to the compartment (110); a near-field communication device (130) for providing the controller (120) with identification information, said controller (120) being responsive to said identification information, wherein the near-field communication device (130) comprises a plurality of antennae (132), each of said antennae being accessible in a different surface area of the container (100). The container (100) may be used in games using near-field communication (NFC) technology, such as a NFC-based version of pass the parcel. An electronic game system (300) comprising such a container and a game controller (200) for use in such an electronic game system (100) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ian Waldock, Nick Thorne
  • Publication number: 20120205404
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube head for product of fluid to pasty consistency comprising: a neck having at a first end an opening through which the product is extracted from the tube; and a shoulder connected to a second end of the neck opposite the first end, and the tube head comprising an air non-return means placed in said neck, said means being adapted to avoid a return of air from the first end of the neck to the second end of the neck, characterised in that the tube head is one piece and in that the non-return means comprise at least one valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ALCAN PACKAGING BEAUTY SERVICES
    Inventors: Jean-Manuel Massey, Eric Kerman, Nick Thorne
  • Publication number: 20120204995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tube head for product of fluid to pasty consistency comprising a neck having at a first end an opening through which the product is extracted from the tube, a shoulder connected to a second end of the neck opposite the first end, and the tube head comprising an air non-return means placed in said neck, said means being adapted to avoid a return of air from the first end of the neck to the second end of the neck, characterised in that the tube head is one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: ALCAN PACKAGING BEAUTY SERVICES
    Inventors: Eric Kerman, Nick Thorne
  • Publication number: 20110201432
    Abstract: A container (100) is disclosed comprising a compartment (110); a controller (120) for controlling access to the compartment (110); a near-field communication device (130) for providing the controller (120) with identification information, said controller (120) being responsive to said identification information, wherein the near-field communication device (130) comprises a plurality of antennae (132), each of said antennae being accessible in a different surface area of the container (100). The container (100) may be used in games using near-field communication (NFC) technology, such as a NFC-based version of pass the parcel. An electronic game system (300) comprising such a container and a game controller (200) for use in such an electronic game system (100) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Ian Waldock, Nick Thorne
  • Publication number: 20100149303
    Abstract: A communication device (1, 1?, 1?) with at least one wireless communication channel is configured to receive digital pictures and/or video streams from at least one remote source. The communication device (1, 1?, 1?) is configured to test whether at least one person who is/are associated with said communication device by pre-stored person identification data is identifiable in the digital pictures and/or video streams of the remote source, and to process the digital pictures and/or video streams of the remote source only if the result of the person identification test is positive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Nick Thorne, John Kinghorn