Patents by Inventor Stéphane Blain

Stéphane Blain 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).

  • System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with user authentication capability
    Patent number: 8391825
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among the plurality of video streams to be displayed on the display. The handheld electronic device is capable to acquire a locked mode of operation and an unlocked mode of operation, in the locked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being precluded from displaying the video streams to a spectator, in the unlocked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being enabled to display the video streams to the spectator, the handheld electronic device capable to acquire the unlocked mode of operation in response to reception of authentication data wirelessly transmitted to the handheld electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kangaroo Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Arseneau, Alain Charette, Jean Arseneau, Gérald Lemire, Stéphane Blain
  • System and methods for enhancing the experience of spectators attending a live sporting event, with content filtering function
    Patent number: 8391773
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device for use at a venue hosting a live sporting event, having a receiver for receiving a wireless RF transmission conveying a plurality of video streams derived from video cameras filming the live sporting event, a display and a user interface for selecting a video stream among the plurality of video streams to be displayed on the display. The handheld electronic device is capable to acquire a locked mode of operation and an unlocked mode of operation, in the locked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being precluded from displaying the video streams to a spectator, in the unlocked mode of operation the handheld electronic device being enabled to display the video streams to the spectator, the handheld electronic device capable to acquire the unlocked mode of operation in response to reception of authentication data wirelessly transmitted to the handheld electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Kangaroo Media, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Arseneau, Alain Charette, Jean Arseneau, Stéphane Blain, Robert Tardif