Patents by Inventor Eric DERNAY

Eric DERNAY 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).

  • OPERATION INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20210278962
    Abstract: There is provided an operation input device comprising: an operation section configured to detect an operation performed by a user; a display section configured to display visual information; and a control section configured to identify a control target device serving as a control target on a basis of the operation performed by the user on the operation section, and control a function of the control target device, wherein the control section causes the display section to display an indicator related to a hierarchical structure including a plurality of layers, each of which is configured to be associated with at least one control target device, and the indicator includes information indicating a selected layer in the hierarchical structure, and information indicating execution states of respective functions of the control target devices associated with the layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Shuri ARAKAWA, Haruhiko HASHIMOTO, Alan YEE, Eric DERNAY