Patents by Inventor Nicolas Vuillerme

Nicolas Vuillerme 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: 11355029
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating the attentional resources invoked for execution of a primary task and/or attention sharing strategies developed by an individual, said method being implemented in a mobile terminal, being based on utilization of the dual-task paradigm, and comprising the following steps: Evaluation of first performance ratings of the individual during the execution of a primary task alone, Evaluation of second performance ratings of the individual during the execution of a secondary task alone, Evaluation of third performance ratings of the individual during the simultaneous execution of the primary and secondary tasks, Estimation of the attentional demand required for the execution of the primary task and/or of the effect (beneficial or negative) of a secondary task on the control mechanisms involved in the execution of the primary task and/or attention sharing strategies developed by an individual by comparing the first, second, and third performance ratings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES, CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Petra Hlavackova, Bruno Diot, Anthony Fleury
  • Patent number: 10576326
    Abstract: A method for measuring, monitoring, controlling, evaluating and correcting proprioceptive and/or postural and/or locomotor and/or motor and/or spatial orientation abilities of a user, includes measuring and processing in order to detect an effective movement or an effective posture of the user; comparing the effective movement or the effective posture to a theoretical movement or a theoretical posture; providing biological feedback in order to allow the user to correct his effective movement or his effective posture with respect to the theoretical movement or the theoretical posture; calculating and storing a score; transmitting the score to a third party in order to allow the latter to monitor the performances of the user; and automatically or non-automatically updating a level of difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: Association Pour la Recherche Developpement des Methodes et Processus Industriels—A.R.M.I.N.E.S., Universite Grenoble Alpes, Informatique de Securite
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Céline Franco, Bruno Diot, Quentin Mourcou, Anthony Fleury
  • Publication number: 20190172367
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating the attentional resources invoked for the execution of a primary task and/or attention sharing strategies developed by an individual, said method being implemented in a mobile terminal and being based on the utilization of the dual-task paradigm, noteworthy in that it comprises the following steps: —Evaluation (10) of first performance ratings of the individual during the execution of a primary task alone, —Evaluation (20) of second performance ratings of the individual during the execution of a secondary task alone, —Evaluation (30) of third performance ratings of the individual during the simultaneous execution of the primary and secondary tasks, —Estimation (40) of the attentional demand required for the execution of the primary task and/or of the effect (beneficial or negative) of a secondary task on the control mechanisms involved in the execution of the primary task and/or attention sharing strategies developed by an individual by comparing the first, sec
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas VUILLERME, Petra HLAVACKOVA, Bruno DIOT, Antony FLEURY
  • Publication number: 20170354843
    Abstract: A method for measuring, monitoring, controlling, evaluating and correcting proprioceptive and/or postural and/or locomotor and/or motor and/or spatial orientation abilities of a user, includes measuring and processing in order to detect an effective movement or an effective posture of the user; comparing the effective movement or the effective posture to a theoretical movement or a theoretical posture; providing biological feedback in order to allow the user to correct his effective movement or his effective posture with respect to the theoretical movement or the theoretical posture; calculating and storing a score; transmitting the score to a third party in order to allow the latter to monitor the performances of the user; and automatically or non-automatically updating a level of difficulty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicants: ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS (ARMINES), UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES, INFOMATIQUE DE SECURITE
    Inventors: Nicolas VUILLERME, Céline FRANCO, Bruno DIOT, Quentin MOURCOU, Anthony FLEURY
  • Publication number: 20170090857
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of processing a biological signal including peaks, said biological signal being recorded by at least one sensor, the method comprising: extracting a peak from the biological signal, processing the peak with a mathematical transform in order to model the peak as a solution to a differential equation, converting the model of the peak into a sound, repeating the extracting, processing and converting steps for a plurality of peaks of the biological signal so as to obtain a plurality of sounds, each sound corresponding to a respective peak, generating a melody including the plurality of sounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Jacques DEMONGEOT, Elie-Paul COHEN, Nicolas VUILLERME
  • Patent number: 9448127
    Abstract: A device and method for measuring the pressure exerted at different points of a flexible, pliable and/or extensible fabric capable of being worn as a garment, lapel, or the like, which provides three stacked layers including a first insulating layer comprising an arrangement of insulating fibers and at least one row of at least one conductive yarn in contact with a first surface of a piezoresistive layer of fibers of a piezoresistive material, and a second insulating layer comprising an arrangement of insulating fibers, including at least one row of at least one conductive yarn, in contact with a second surface of the piezoresistive layer, and an electronic circuit capable of measuring the electric resistance variation when a pressure is exerted on the fabric, the pressure being a function of the resistance variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventors: Francis Cannard, Bruno Diot, Anna Lavarenne, Eva Lavarenne, Nicolas Vuillerme, Yohann Payan
  • Patent number: 8925393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for measuring the pressure and/or the tension exerted at different points of a flexible, foldable and/or extensible textile material capable of being used as a garment, lapel, or the like; said device is remarkable in that it includes, on the one hand, at least one sensor obtained from a single layer (1), formed of an arrangement of at least three types of fibers, piezoresistive fibers forming piezoresistive areas (2), conductive fibers forming electrically-conductive areas (3), and insulating fibers forming electrically-insulating areas (4) and, on the other hand, an electronic circuit (5) capable of measuring the electric resistance variation of the piezoresistive areas submitted to one or several forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventors: Francis Cannard, Nicolas Vuillerme, Yohann Payan, Bruno Diot
  • Publication number: 20140026678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for measuring the pressure and/or the tension exerted at different points of a flexible, foldable and/or extensible textile material capable of being used as a garment, lapel, or the like; said device is remarkable in that it includes, on the one hand, at least one sensor obtained from a single layer (1), formed of an arrangement of at least three types of fibers, piezoresistive fibers forming piezoresistive areas (2), conductive fibers forming electrically-conductive areas (3), and insulating fibers forming electrically-insulating areas (4) and, on the other hand, an electronic circuit (5) capable of measuring the electric resistance variation of the piezoresistive areas submitted to one or several forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Francis Cannard, Nicolas Vuillerme, Yohann Payan, Bruno Diot
  • Patent number: 8454539
    Abstract: A method of detecting a risk of occurrence of a plantar ulcer includes the following steps: monitoring at least the temperature and pressure of the sole of at least one foot; as soon as one of the temperature and pressure parameters exceeds a threshold value, opening a first time window for monitoring the first parameter; if at the end of the first time window the first parameter still exceeds the threshold value, monitoring the second parameter during a second time window; and assigning a coefficient of risk to the event encountered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Universite Joseph Fourier
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Norbert Noury, Yohan Payan, Jacques Demongeot
  • Publication number: 20100204624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tactile stimulation device of an individual, comprising at least three stimulators distributed throughout the buccal cavity, in contact with the gums, the inside of the cheeks and/or the lips so as to communicate three-dimensional information to the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicants: Universite Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1, Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Yohan Payan, Jacques Demongeot
  • Publication number: 20100198022
    Abstract: A method of detecting a risk of occurrence of a plantar ulcer includes the following steps: monitoring at least the temperature and pressure of the sole of at least one foot; as soon as one of the temperature and pressure parameters exceeds a threshold value, opening a first time window for monitoring the first parameter; if at the end of the first time window the first parameter still exceeds the threshold value, monitoring the second parameter during a second time window; and assigning a coefficient of risk to the event encountered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Norbert Noury, Yohan Payan, Jaques Demongeot
  • Publication number: 20100056957
    Abstract: A method for rehabilitation or correction of the postural symmetry of a person in static or dynamic situations includes the following steps: monitoring at least one parameter of at least one body part; detecting whether the parameter and/or a combination of parameters falls short of, or exceeds, a threshold value; and if so, warning the person by means of a lingual electrostimulation signal and informing the person of a postural response to be carried out in order to bring the value back to the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vuillerme, Yohan Payan, Jaques Demongeot