Patents by Inventor Pierre Couilaud

Pierre Couilaud 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: 9531761
    Abstract: An IP multimedia gateway (IMG) determines device capabilities and proposed service priority profiles of communicatively coupled client devices. The determined device capabilities and proposed service priority profiles are transmitted to service managers for service scheduling. Device capabilities of the communicatively coupled client devices are configured or prioritized based on available actual service priority profiles from the service managers. The configured device capabilities are transmitted to the service managers for subsequent service scheduling. Services provided by the service managers are announced based on the available actual service priority profiles. The IMG communicates content for the announced services between the communicatively coupled client devices and the service managers. The IMG may allow the user of a client device to access desired content via other client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xuemin Chen, Gordon Yong Li, Sam Anderson, Pierre Couilaud
  • Patent number: 9407718
    Abstract: An IP multimedia residential gateway (IMRG) determines device capabilities and service priority profiles of client devices. The determined device capabilities and service priority profiles, comprising service classes and service class priorities, may be transmitted to the service managers for service deployment. The service managers may provide services to client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles. The IMRG may track device capabilities and service priority profiles for self-configuration. Available services supported by networks may be discovered during network discovery. The discovered services are announced to the client devices. The IMRG may communicate content of the announced services with the client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gordon Yong Li, Xuemin Chen, Sam Anderson, Pierre Couilaud
  • Patent number: 8504708
    Abstract: A common IP layer client device interface within an IP multimedia gateway (IMG) is configured to connect client devices to broadband IP networks such as the Internet based on determined device capabilities. Broadband IP network interfaces within the IMG are configured to enable communication between the IMG and broadband IP networks based on the determined device capabilities. Content provided by various service managers are communicated with the client devices utilizing the common IP layer client device interface and the configured network interfaces. Network capabilities may be determined during the device and network discovery. Protocol translation, media transcoding and/or dynamic device configuration may be performed based on the determined device capabilities, and based on the determined network capabilities. The IMG may adjust system timing and manage power consumptions for service deployment over corresponding client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gordon Yong Li, Xuemin Chen, John McQueen, Sam Anderson, Pierre Couilaud, Richard Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20120005323
    Abstract: An IP multimedia residential gateway (IMRG) determines device capabilities and service priority profiles of client devices. The determined device capabilities and service priority profiles, comprising service classes and service class priorities, may be transmitted to the service managers for service deployment. The service managers may provide services to client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles. The IMRG may track device capabilities and service priority profiles for self-configuration. Available services supported by networks may be discovered during network discovery. The discovered services are announced to the client devices. The IMRG may communicate content of the announced services with the client devices based on corresponding device capabilities and service priority profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Gordon Yong Li, Xuemin Chen, Sam Anderson, Pierre Couilaud
  • Publication number: 20120005347
    Abstract: An IP multimedia gateway (IMG) determines device capabilities and proposed service priority profiles of communicatively coupled client devices. The determined device capabilities and proposed service priority profiles are transmitted to service managers for service scheduling. Device capabilities of the communicatively coupled client devices are configured or prioritized based on available actual service priority profiles from the service managers. The configured device capabilities are transmitted to the service managers for subsequent service scheduling. Services provided by the service managers are announced based on the available actual service priority profiles. The IMG communicates content for the announced services between the communicatively coupled client devices and the service managers. The IMG may allow the user of a client device to access desired content via other client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Xuemin Chen, Gordon Yong Li, Sam Anderson, Pierre Couilaud
  • Publication number: 20120005360
    Abstract: A common IP layer client device interface within an IP multimedia gateway (IMG) is configured to connect client devices to broadband IP networks such as the Internet based on determined device capabilities. Broadband IP network interfaces within the IMG are configured to enable communication between the IMG and broadband IP networks based on the determined device capabilities. Content provided by various service managers are communicated with the client devices utilizing the common IP layer client device interface and the configured network interfaces. Network capabilities may be determined during the device and network discovery. Protocol translation, media transcoding and/or dynamic device configuration may be performed based on the determined device capabilities, and based on the determined network capabilities. The IMG may adjust system timing and manage power consumptions for service deployment over corresponding client devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Gordon Yong Li, Xuemin Chen, John McQueen, Sam Anderson, Pierre Couilaud, Richard Schwartz