Patents by Inventor Robert Forthofer

Robert Forthofer 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).

  • Device and Method for Time-Shifted Playback of Multimedia Data
    Publication number: 20090142033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for time-shifted playback of audio/video data. The device comprises: means of storing audio/video data received, means of recording said audio/video data received on said storage means, means of displaying said audio/video data received as it is recorded, means of pausing at a given time the display of said audio/video data while continuing to record it. According to the invention, on switching back to playback mode, said display means display a summary of the audio/video data received during the pause before resuming the playback of said audio/video data received in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Philippe Schmouker, Robert Forthofer, Jean-Ronan Vigouroux