Patents by Inventor Michael DANIS

Michael DANIS 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 configuring and method for controlling an interface of home automation equipments
    Patent number: 10996647
    Abstract: Method for configuring, commanding and/or controlling a command and/or control interface (IN) of devices of a home automation installation, comprising the following steps: (E1) collecting a set of status queries (E) relating to at least one possible status of at least one home automation device (3), (E2) constituting a selection of at least one status query (SeIE) of the set of status queries (E), (E3) configuring an interface element (IN) on the basis of the selection of the at least one status query (SeIE), in such a way as to trigger transmission of a collection request (RC) comprising the selection, and obtaining, for each status query (E) of the selection, of at least one corresponding status indication (IDC) relating to at least one current status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventors: Frédéric Devis, Isabelle Duchene, Claudia Rety, Michael Danis
  • METHOD FOR CONFIGURING AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERFACE OF HOME AUTOMATION EQUIPMENTS
    Publication number: 20180032048
    Abstract: Method for configuring, commanding and/or controlling a command and/or control interface (IN) of devices of a home automation installation, comprising the following steps: (E1) collecting a set of status queries (E) relating to at least one possible status of at least one home automation device (3), (E2) constituting a selection of at least one status query (SeIE) of the set of status queries (E), (E3) configuring an interface element (IN) on the basis of the selection of the at least one status query (SeIE), in such a way as to trigger transmission of a collection request (RC) comprising the selection, and obtaining, for each status query (E) of the selection, of at least one corresponding status indication (IDC) relating to at least one current status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Frédéric DEVIS, Isabelle DUCHENE, Claudia RETY, Michael DANIS