Patents by Inventor Jerome L. Piche

Jerome L. Piche 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).

  • Patent number: 11364804
    Abstract: A display system for a vehicle is provided. The display system includes a display device, and control circuitry that is coupled to a user input device and the display device. The control circuitry controls the display device to display a user interface (UI) having a UI element and changes a first opacity level of a first mode text for an outgoing mode of the vehicle, up to a first value so as to mask the first mode text within the UI element. The control circuitry further controls the display device to change a second opacity level of a second mode text for an incoming mode of the vehicle, up to a second value so as to unmask the second mode text within the UI element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sudoh, Andrew R. Hoover, David Justin Brewer, Cody D. Grebe, Jerome L. Piche
  • Patent number: 11150259
    Abstract: A display system and a method for display control of a gauge graphic is provided. The display system controls the display device to display the gauge graphic. The gauge graphic includes a scale and a needle movable on the scale. The scale includes a first region and a second region. The display system detects a first movement of the needle beyond a first threshold marking on the scale and towards an end of the first region and controls the display device to gradually unmask a first gradation pattern in the second region based on the detected first movement. The display system further detects a second movement of the needle over the second region and controls the display device to change the unmasked first gradation pattern so that the unmasked first gradation pattern flashes with a defined frequency in the second region based on the detected second movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Sudoh, Andrew R. Hoover, David Justin Brewer, Cody D. Grebe, Jerome L. Piche
  • Publication number: 20210178900
    Abstract: A display system for a vehicle is provided. The display system includes a display device, and control circuitry that is coupled to a user input device and the display device. The control circuitry controls the display device to display a user interface (UI) having a UI element and changes a first opacity level of a first mode text for an outgoing mode of the vehicle, up to a first value so as to mask the first mode text within the UI element. The control circuitry further controls the display device to change a second opacity level of a second mode text for an incoming mode of the vehicle, up to a second value so as to unmask the second mode text within the UI element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Sudoh, Andrew R. Hoover, David Justin Brewer, Cody D. Grebe, Jerome L. Piche
  • Publication number: 20210181227
    Abstract: A display system and a method for display control of a gauge graphic is provided. The display system controls the display device to display the gauge graphic. The gauge graphic includes a scale and a needle movable on the scale. The scale includes a first region and a second region. The display system detects a first movement of the needle beyond a first threshold marking on the scale and towards an end of the first region and controls the display device to gradually unmask a first gradation pattern in the second region based on the detected first movement. The display system further detects a second movement of the needle over the second region and controls the display device to change the unmasked first gradation pattern so that the unmasked first gradation pattern flashes with a defined frequency in the second region based on the detected second movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi Sudoh, Andrew R. Hoover, David Justin Brewer, Cody D. Grebe, Jerome L. Piche