Patents by Inventor Robert Rodenbucher

Robert Rodenbucher 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 for controlling the use of an audiovisual display device, display device for implementing the method, and graphics interface
    Patent number: 7739706
    Abstract: The invention consists of a method for controlling the use of a device for viewing audiovisual transmissions, aiming to limit the duration of viewing audiovisual transmissions during determined time periods. The method comprises steps of inserting and displaying a first and a second duration, which define a maximum viewing time. The method also comprises a step of displaying values of binary indicators associated with determined time periods, and a step of inserting a binary indicator value for each time period, the binary value allocating the first or the second duration at this time period in order to define the viewing duration authorized during this time period. The invention also relates to the viewing device for implementing the method and a graphics interface for presenting parameters of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing V
    Inventors: Nathalie Gonzales-Caiazzo, Jacques Mingot, Robert Rodenbucher
  • Method for controlling the use of an audiovisual display device, display device for implementing the method, and graphics interface
    Publication number: 20040143839
    Abstract: The invention consists of a method for controlling the use of a device for viewing audiovisual transmissions, aiming to limit the duration of viewing audiovisual transmissions during determined time periods. The method comprises steps of inserting and displaying a first and a second duration, which define a maximum viewing time. The method also comprises a step of displaying values of binary indicators associated with determined time periods, and a step of inserting a binary indicator value for each time period, the binary value allocating the first or the second duration at this time period in order to define the viewing duration authorized during this time period. The invention also relates to the viewing device for implementing the method and a graphics interface for presenting parameters of the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Nathalie Gonzales-Caiazzo, Jacques Mingot, Robert Rodenbucher