Patents by Inventor Clemens Croy

Clemens Croy 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).

  • DISPLAY LIT SOFT KEYS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE STATES OF ACTIVATION POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SOFT KEY
    Publication number: 20070257889
    Abstract: Various methods, apparatuses, and systems are described for soft keys that have multiple states of activation potentially associated with each soft key and are illuminated by light coming from the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Clemens Croy
  • Personal navigator system
    Patent number: 6509908
    Abstract: A hand-held device and system for monitoring and controlling electronic devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, a control device for monitoring and controlling an electronic device, includes: 1) a base unit including a microcontroller and an interface coupled to the microcontroller for receiving external information; and 2) a personal navigator coupled to the base unit via a data link, the personal navigator further including a display component for displaying a dual partition selection list including at least a portion of the external information received from the interface, the dual partition selection list further includes a first selection list and a second selection list, at least a portion of the first selection list and at least a portion of the second selection list being at least partly concurrently displayable on the display component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Inventors: Clemens Croy, Rainer F. R. Bermbach
  • Hand-held video viewer and remote control device
    Patent number: 6476825
    Abstract: A control device and system for remotely viewing video programming and for monitoring and controlling electronic devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, a control device for monitoring and controlling an electronic device, includes: 1) a base unit having a microcontroller and a data interface coupled to the microcontroller for sending and/or receiving external information, the base unit further including a video interface for receiving video programming signals; and 2) a hand-held remote device in communication with the base unit via a data link, the hand-held remote device further including a display component for displaying at least a portion of the external information received from the data interface, the display component also for rendering video content in the video programming signals received from the video interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Clemens Croy
    Inventors: Clemens Croÿ, Rainer F. R. Bermbach
  • Personal navigator system
    Patent number: 6040829
    Abstract: A hand-held device and system for monitoring and controlling electronic devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, a control device for monitoring and controlling an electronic device, includes: 1) a base unit including a microcontroller and an interface coupled to the microcontroller for receiving external information; and 2) a personal navigator coupled to the base unit via a data link, the personal navigator further including a display component for displaying a dual partition selection list including at least a portion of the external information received from the interface, the dual partition selection list further includes a first selection list and a second selection list, at least a portion of the first selection list and at least a portion of the second selection list being at least partly concurrently displayable on the display component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Inventors: Clemens Croy, Rainer F.R. Bermbach