Patents by Inventor Violaine Mercier

Violaine Mercier 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).

  • Publication number: 20240028115
    Abstract: A method implemented by a computing device, the method including a limitation of the rendering of at least one notification on at least one human-machine interface of the device when content is being consumed in an environment of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Cédric FLOURY, Violaine MERCIER, Jean François LETELLIER
  • Patent number: 11412026
    Abstract: A method enables a plurality of users having communication terminals to communicate via a virtual communication space provided by a communication server on a communication network. The method includes configuring a server application so as to create a virtual communication space for a determined group of users. The virtual space provides a plurality of distinct communication modes referred to as “activities”, each activity relating to at least one associated multimedia content, referred to as “activity content” that is shared by the users of the group. Each activity is performed by determined actions that can be triggered by any of the users of the group. The actions includes at least creating, modifying, or deleting a given activity content. Action requests relating to an activity under consideration and coming from the terminals of the users of the group are processed in a sequential manner in the order of their arrival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Emmanuel Le Huerou, Francois Toutain, Violaine Mercier
  • Patent number: 11055422
    Abstract: A method for sharing a digital image between a first user terminal and at least one second user terminal over a communications network. The method includes: displaying on the second terminal a “degraded image”, the degraded image being obtained from a “first image” by digital processing of the first image, the digital processing visually concealing content of the first image; and following detection of an interaction of a user with the screen of the second terminal: defining a zone of interaction of the degraded image depending on the location of the interaction on the screen; obtaining a portion of the first image corresponding to the determined zone of the degraded image; and displaying on the screen of the second terminal the portion of the first image in the place of the corresponding area of the degraded image, throughout the duration of the interaction of the user with the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Cedric Floury, Violaine Mercier
  • Patent number: 11044216
    Abstract: A method is described for processing a multimedia object sent by a sender device and received by a recipient device, the method implemented by the recipient device. The method includes obtaining at least one visual or audio representation of a neighborhood of the recipient device acquired during an opening of the multimedia object on the recipient device; extracting the representation of at least one item of information about users who may have had access to a content of the multimedia object during its opening on the recipient device; and dispatching said at least one item of information to the sender device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: ORANGE
    Inventors: Cédric Floury, Violaine Mercier
  • Patent number: 10798036
    Abstract: One embodiment disclosed herein relates to a method for exchanging multimedia messages between a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal that are connected to a communication network, the method comprising the implementation, by a processor of the first terminal, of a process comprising receiving, from the network, a first multimedia message transmitted by the second terminal, the first multimedia message including at least one media item, restoring and modifying the media item in a user interface depending on the actions of a user, and sending a second multimedia message including the modified media to the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Emmanuel Le Huerou, Eric Beaufils, Violaine Mercier
  • Publication number: 20190253373
    Abstract: A method is described for processing a multimedia object sent by a sender device and received by a recipient device, the method implemented by the recipient device. The method includes obtaining at least one visual or audio representation of a neighborhood of the recipient device acquired during an opening of the multimedia object on the recipient device; extracting the representation of at least one item of information about users who may have had access to a content of the multimedia object during its opening on the recipient device; and dispatching said at least one item of information to the sender device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Cédric Floury, Violaine Mercier
  • Patent number: 10181177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for masking an item among a plurality of items displayed on a touchscreen terminal, the method being such that it has, following an action (300) by a user, steps of display (301) of a masking symbol associated with an item at a first location; of detection (302) of contact with the screen on a non-masked item; of continuous movement (303) of the masking symbol on the item in correlation with movement of the contact detected on the screen and of masking of that portion of the item that is situated between the masking symbol and the first location; and of masking (304) of the whole of the item when the masking symbol is at a second location and the contact is no longer detected. The invention likewise relates to a device and a terminal that implement this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Orange
    Inventors: Cedric Floury, Violaine Mercier
  • Publication number: 20190005253
    Abstract: A method for sharing a digital image between a first user terminal and at least one second user terminal over a communications network. The method includes: displaying on the second terminal a “degraded image”, the degraded image being obtained from a “first image” by digital processing of the first image, the digital processing visually concealing content of the first image; and following detection of an interaction of a user with the screen of the second terminal: defining a zone of interaction of the degraded image depending on the location of the interaction on the screen; obtaining a portion of the first image corresponding to the determined zone of the degraded image; and displaying on the screen of the second terminal the portion of the first image in the place of the corresponding area of the degraded image, throughout the duration of the interaction of the user with the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Cedric Floury, Violaine Mercier
  • Publication number: 20160080297
    Abstract: One embodiment disclosed herein relates to a method for exchanging multimedia messages between a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal that are connected to a communication network, the method comprising the implementation, by a processor of the first terminal, of a process comprising receiving, from the network, a first multimedia message transmitted by the second terminal, the first multimedia message including at least one media item, restoring and modifying the media item in a user interface depending on the actions of a user, and sending a second multimedia message including the modified media to the second terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Emmanuel Le Huerou, Eric Beaufils, Violaine Mercier
  • Publication number: 20160014188
    Abstract: A method enables a plurality of users having communication terminals to communicate via a virtual communication space provided by a communication server on a communication network. The method includes configuring a server application so as to create a virtual communication space for a determined group of users. The virtual space provides a plurality of distinct communication modes referred to as “activities”, each activity relating to at least one associated multimedia content, referred to as “activity content” that is shared by the users of the group. Each activity is performed by determined actions that can be triggered by any of the users of the group. The actions includes at least creating, modifying, or deleting a given activity content. Action requests relating to an activity under consideration and coming from the terminals of the users of the group are processed in a sequential manner in the order of their arrival.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: ORANGE
    Inventors: Emmanuel Le Huerou, Francois Toutain, Violaine Mercier
  • Publication number: 20150371362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for masking an item among a plurality of items displayed on a touchscreen terminal, the method being such that it has, following an action (300) by a user, steps of display (301) of a masking symbol associated with an item at a first location; of detection (302) of contact with the screen on a non-masked item; of continuous movement (303) of the masking symbol on the item in correlation with movement of the contact detected on the screen and of masking of that portion of the item that is situated between the masking symbol and the first location; and of masking (304) of the whole of the item when the masking symbol is at a second location and the contact is no longer detected. The invention likewise relates to a device and a terminal that implement this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Cedric Floury, Violaine Mercier
  • Publication number: 20150350131
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for controlling the display of a group of contacts associated with a terminal. The group of contacts is ordered according to a first predetermined criterion, and displayed according to this arrangement. Each contact is represented in a frame of predetermined size. When at least one contact of the group fulfills a second predetermined criterion, the display control method includes enlarging the frame in which the contact is displayed so that a user scrolling through the list of contacts can easily identify a contact fulfilling the second predetermined criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Cedric Floury, Violaine Mercier