Patents by Inventor Aya FURUE

Aya FURUE 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).

  • Information display device for vehicle
    Patent number: 9361000
    Abstract: A dial switch is operative to be rotated or tilted and to be pushed down, which can select any one of icons displayed on a menu screen of a display portion and display information regarding a function of an onboard apparatuses corresponding to a selected icon on the display portion. A central pushing switch is configured to function as a home key such that a default-state menu screen is displayed on the display portion whenever this switch is pushed down. Left or right pushing switches is configured to function as a shortcut key such that information regarding a function of an onboard apparatus corresponding to left-positioned or right-positioned icons positioned on left and right sides of a central icon is displayed on the display portion whenever the left or right pushing switches is pushed down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Aya Furue, Keiichirou Yamamoto, Akihiro Fujiwara
  • INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140380243
    Abstract: A dial switch is operative to be rotated or tilted and to be pushed down, which can select any one of icons displayed on a menu screen of a display portion and display information regarding a function of an onboard apparatuses corresponding to a selected icon on the display portion. A central pushing switch is configured to function as a home key such that a default-state menu screen is displayed on the display portion whenever this switch is pushed down. Left or right pushing switches is configured to function as a shortcut key such that information regarding a function of an onboard apparatus corresponding to left-positioned or right-positioned icons positioned on left and right sides of a central icon is displayed on the display portion whenever the left or right pushing switches is pushed down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aya FURUE, Keiichirou YAMAMOTO, Akihiro FUJIWARA