Patents by Inventor Olivier L. Seignol

Olivier L. Seignol 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: 8856418
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving station (10) comprising a first physical connection port (20) intended for a first host equipment item and at least one second physical connection port (22) intended for at least one second host equipment item, detection means (24, 34) of host equipment connected to the ports, and the means (30) of automatic selection of combined use modes of the resources of the receiving station and/or connected host equipment, controlled by the detection means (24, 34). Application to handheld portable equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC
    Inventors: Olivier L. Seignol, Jean-Marie Vau, Olivier A. Furon, Jason R. Oliver
  • Patent number: 8035657
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of annotation of images captured by a digital camera equipped with a previewing means, comprising: the supply with the camera of an operating mode enabling a user to select one image (12) to be annotated, and to capture at least one additional previewed image; the automatic extraction (20) of an annotation (A) from the additional image; and the creation (22) of a new image by combining the annotation (A) and the image to be annotated (12), while respecting, in the new image, a location and enlargement ratio of the annotation virtually identical to those of the annotation in the additional image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Vau, Christophe E. Papin, Olivier M. Rigault, Thierry Lebihen, Olivier L. Seignol, Olivier A. Furon, Nicolas P. Touchard
  • Publication number: 20100027049
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiving station (10) comprising a first physical connection port (20) intended for a first host equipment item and at least one second physical connection port (22) intended for at least one second host equipment item, detection means (24, 34) of host equipment connected to the ports, and the means (30) of automatic selection of combined use modes of the resources of the receiving station and/or connected host equipment, controlled by the detection means (24, 34). Application to handheld portable equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Olivier L. Seignol, Jean-Marie Vau, Olivier A. Furon, Jason R. Oliver
  • Publication number: 20090316006
    Abstract: The invention relates to digital equipment (10) capable of supplying image data comprising local wireless network communications (12) and a physical connection interface (14, 15, 18). According to the invention, the equipment also has means of detecting (16, 20) a mute connection of the interface (14, 18) to a connector (32, 38), the equipment being controlled by the detection means to automatically trip an image data transmission procedure from the camera to a printing station (30), through the local wireless network, in response to the detection of a mute connection. Application to mobile phones with image sensor or to any mobile terminal provided with multiple communications (wire and wireless).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Vau, Olivier A. Furon, Olivier L. Seignol