Patents by Inventor Richard-Philippe Wafer

Richard-Philippe Wafer 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 system for handling media in an instant messaging environment
    Patent number: 8977970
    Abstract: A method and system for handling media at a communication entity, wherein the media is associated with a communication session that is capable of entering an active state and an inactive state. The method comprises determining when the communication session is in an inactive state, causing the media associated with the communication session to be stored when the communication session has entered an inactive state, and causing the stored media to be conveyed to a user of the communication entity upon determination that the communication session has re-entered an active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: BCE Inc.
    Inventors: Denis Mercier, Simon Ruel, Benoit Landry, Richard-Philippe Wafer, Philippe Lefebvre
  • Method and System for Handling Media in an Instant Messaging Environment
    Publication number: 20090113304
    Abstract: A method and system for handling media at a communication entity, wherein the media is associated with a communication session that is capable of entering an active state and an inactive state. The method comprises determining when the communication session is in an inactive state, causing the media associated with the communication session to be stored when the communication session has entered an inactive state, and causing the stored media to be conveyed to a user of the communication entity upon determination that the communication session has re-entered an active state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: BCE INC.
    Inventors: Denis Mercier, Simon Ruel, Benoit Landry, Richard-Philippe Wafer, Philippe Lefebvre