Patents by Inventor Pascal Bourrier

Pascal Bourrier 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).

  • Method and an apparatus for placing devices on standby in a system including a portable mobile telephone connected to a peripheral device
    Patent number: 5870680
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for conserving energy in a system including first and second devices interconnected by a data communication link via respective first and second interfaces in the first and second devices by sending a message over the link to put the interface in one device on standby. This message is sent by the interface in the other device. The first or second interface is reactivated by the other interface by electrical means via a physical medium of the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel N.V.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Guerlin, Xavier Sarremejean, Alain Chateau, Pascal Bourrier, Marc de Savigny