Patents by Inventor Ron M. Kurti

Ron M. Kurti 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).

  • Navigational method and device for user interface for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6836713
    Abstract: An apparatus for navigating through one of a plurality of panels on a display in a moving vehicle. The apparatus includes a display coupled to a processing device and memory. The display faces a user of a motorized vehicle. The apparatus also includes a graphical user interface on the display, which comprises a plurality of panels numbered from 1 through N, where N is an integer greater than 2. A selector device is coupled to the graphical user interface through the processing device. The selector device is within a vicinity of a user of the motorized vehicle. The selector device is adapted to display any one or more of the plurality of panels from the first panel numbered 1 through the Nth panel numbered N by moving the selector device in a first direction. The selector device is also adapted to select one of the panels being displayed by moving the selector device in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Coato Workshop, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Robert S. Murdock, Norio Fujikawa, Ron M. Kurti
  • Navigational method and device for user interface for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20040199309
    Abstract: An apparatus for navigating through one of a plurality of panels on a display in a moving vehicle. The apparatus includes a display coupled to a processing device and memory. The display faces a user of a motorized vehicle. The apparatus also includes a graphical user interface on the display, which comprises a plurality of panels numbered from 1 through N, where N is an integer greater than 2. A selector device is coupled to the graphical user interface through the processing device. The selector device is within a vicinity of a user of the motorized vehicle. The selector device is adapted to display any one or more of the plurality of panels from the first panel numbered 1 through the Nth panel numbered N by moving the selector device in a first direction. The selector device is also adapted to select one of the panels being displayed by moving the selector device in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: COATO Workshop, Inc.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Hayashi, Robert S. Murdock, Norio Fujikawa, Ron M. Kurti