Patents by Inventor Paul PRAET

Paul PRAET 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).

  • Publish/subscribe network enabled for multimedia signaling control, method for initiating a session within the network and respective network device
    Patent number: 10375124
    Abstract: A method for initiating a session within a publish/subscribe network, comprises: publishing a first topic by a first user interface of a first device, the topic identifying the first user interface and including an address-identifier identifying a second user interface of another device, triggering a request to start a session, starting a first media endpoint (43, 44) by publishing the media endpoint to the network by using a second topic for the media end point representing the media end point and describing the capabilities of the media endpoint, and linking the first media endpoint with a second media endpoint (45, 46) of the second user interface (42), when the second user interface has accepted the session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
    Inventors: Kristof Martens, Jurgen Schoeters, Bart Nys, Alex De Smedt, Paul Praet
  • Apparatus adapted for connecting a home network with a service provider network
    Patent number: 10148452
    Abstract: The apparatus is adapted for connecting a home network with a service provider network via a broadband connection for providing Internet services and comprises a media relay for receiving a data stream of the home network in accordance with a first protocol and sending the data stream in accordance with a second protocol to the service provider network for an outgoing connection, and vice versa for an incoming connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Kristof Martens, Paul Praet, Jurgen Schoeters
  • PUBLISH/SUBSCRIBE NETWORK ENABLED FOR MULTIMEDIA SIGNALING CONTROL, METHOD FOR INITATING A SESSION WITHIN THE NETWORK AND RESPECTIVE NETWORK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170041352
    Abstract: A method for initiating a session within a publish/subscribe network, comprises: publishing a first topic by a first user interface of a first device, the topic identifying the first user interface and including an address-identifier identifying a second user interface of another device, triggering a request to start a session, starting a first media endpoint (43, 44) by publishing the media endpoint to the network by using a second topic for the media end point representing the media end point and describing the capabilities of the media endpoint, and linking the first media endpoint with a second media endpoint (45, 46) of the second user interface (42), when the second user interface has accepted the session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kristof MARTENS, Jurgen SCHOETERS, Bart NYS, Alex DE SMEDT, Paul PRAET
  • APPARATUS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTING A HOME NETWORK WITH A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20160020919
    Abstract: The apparatus is adapted for connecting a home network with a service provider network via a broadband connection for providing Internet services and comprises a media relay for receiving a data stream of the home network in accordance with a first protocol and sending the data stream in accordance with a second protocol to the service provider network for an outgoing connection, and vice versa for an incoming connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Kristof MARTENS, Paul PRAET, Jurgen SCHOETERS