Patents by Inventor Joël Viala

Joël Viala 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).

  • Methods of managing a parameter displayed in an interactive graphic object
    Patent number: 8913081
    Abstract: The method of displaying the preceding value of a parameter displayed in a first interactive graphic object by means of a display device defining a display window, a computer making it possible to interpret the actions of a graphic pointer, the pointer comprising means of selecting the first graphic object, the pointer being able to be overlaid on the first graphic object on the display device, comprises: a step for positioning the pointer at at least one point of the frame of the first graphic object; a step for activation of the means of selecting the first graphic object and of displacing the pointer within a determined area engaging the displacement of the first graphic object, a second graphic object appearing under the first graphic object, the second graphic object including the preceding value of the current parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Bruno Aymeric, Denis Bonnet, Yannick Leroux, Joel Viala
  • Device for the Temporary Presentation of Data on a Viewing Screen
    Publication number: 20100201546
    Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of the viewing devices used for the management of complex systems. The viewing device comprises the following functionalities: the items of information of one and the same type are placed in a given plane; the various planes are presented in superposition on the viewing screen; the device comprises control means making it possible to select any one of said planes; the selected plane is displayed in the foreground; the unselected planes are displayed in the background, the intrinsic visibility of the items of information of said unselected planes being substantially diminished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Denis Bonnet, Xavier Servantie, Nicolas Nides, Roland Tomczak, Joél Viala
  • Methods of Managing a Parameter Displayed in an Interactive Graphic Object
    Publication number: 20100156789
    Abstract: The method of displaying the preceding value of a parameter displayed in a first interactive graphic object by means of a display device defining a display window, a computer making it possible to interpret the actions of a graphic pointer, the pointer comprising means of selecting the first graphic object, the pointer being able to be overlaid on the first graphic object on the display device, comprises: a step for positioning the pointer at at least one point of the frame of the first graphic object; a step for activation of the means of selecting the first graphic object and of displacing the pointer within a determined area engaging the displacement of the first graphic object, a second graphic object appearing under the first graphic object, the second graphic object including the preceding value of the current parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Bruno Aymeric, Denis Bonnet, Yannick Leroux, Joël Viala