Patents by Inventor Herve Conan

Herve Conan 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).

  • Method for controlling a multimedia system on a vehicle and device for implementing same
    Patent number: 8738222
    Abstract: A method for controlling a multimedia system on an automobile that includes at least one module for executing a multimedia function, having at least one operation state controlled by an action of the user on an interface. The multimedia system includes a prestart state in which at least one prescribed task of the module that does not require any action by the user is initiated, a detection mechanism monitors the occurrence of a vehicle opening or unlocking event, the module is temporarily set in the prestart state following the detection of the event, the module being capable, when in the prestart state, of being switched to the operation state when the user acts on the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Herve Conan, Remi Rimlinger
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM ON A VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME
    Publication number: 20110022264
    Abstract: A method for controlling a multimedia system on an automobile that includes at least one module for executing a multimedia function, having at least one operation state controlled by an action of the user on an interface. The multimedia system includes a prestart state in which at least one prescribed task of the module that does not require any action by the user is initiated, a detection mechanism monitors the occurrence of a vehicle opening or unlocking event, the module is temporarily set in the prestart state following the detection of the event, the module being capable, when in the prestart state, of being switched to the operation state when the user acts on the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S
    Inventors: Herve Conan, Remi Rimlinger