Patents by Inventor Rodolphe Grunenwald

Rodolphe Grunenwald 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).

  • Payphone management system
    Patent number: 6766005
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a telephone system that includes a number of payphones intended for communication with servers via at least one communication network is disclosed. In one embodiment, the communication network includes a communication interface able to monitor communications between the said payphones and at least a first group of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Schlumberger Systems
    Inventor: Rodolphe Grunenwald
  • Method for transferring files between service appliances and a remote management server
    Publication number: 20040054759
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for transferring computer files between a remote server (5) and a network of service appliances (10) such as public telephones, said files being used by said service appliances (10) for operating, the server (5) communicating with the service appliances (10) via a telecommunication network (2). The invention is characterised in that said files are first stored in the server (5), then transferred into a separate FTP server (4) from which they are downloaded by said service appliances (10), said service appliances having previously received instruction from said server (5) to proceed with the downloading of said files in said FTP server (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Rodolphe Grunenwald