Patents by Inventor James Vila

James Vila 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).

  • Virtual dashboard
    Patent number: 8344870
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a dashboard including one or more touchscreen displays; a wireless network interface; and multiple icons for presentation by one or more of the touchscreen displays to a user in the vehicle. Each of one or more of the icons is configurable by the user through tactile interaction with the icon via one or more of the touchscreen displays. Each of the icons when presented to the user makes accessible to the user through one or more of the touchscreen displays particular functionality. The vehicle includes software associated with the icons that is operable to render the icons on the touchscreen displays and implement their functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dave Evans, James Vila, Marc J. P. Giradot, Michael M. Schwarz
  • VIRTUAL DASHBOARD
    Publication number: 20100127847
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a dashboard including one or more touchscreen displays; a wireless network interface; and multiple icons for presentation by one or more of the touchscreen displays to a user in the vehicle. Each of one or more of the icons is configurable by the user through tactile interaction with the icon via one or more of the touchscreen displays. Each of the icons when presented to the user makes accessible to the user through one or more of the touchscreen displays particular functionality. The vehicle includes software associated with the icons that is operable to render the icons on the touchscreen displays and implement their functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Dave Evans, James Vila, Marc JP Girardot, Michael M. Schwarz