Patents by Inventor Olivier Thunin

Olivier Thunin 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: 9846524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for scrolling through a list comprising a plurality of selectable items and configured so that a single item in the list is displayed at a given instant on an interface, the display of the next item in the list being triggered by the detection of a scrolling action performed by a user on an input device associated with the interface, the method being such that it has steps of display of an item in the list, of determination that a predetermined item in the list is displayed, and of opening of a period of inactivity of predetermined duration during which scrolling actions on the input device are ignored. The invention likewise relates to a device and a piece of electronic equipment that implement the method for scrolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ORANGE SA
    Inventors: Richard Guignon, Olivier Thunin
  • Publication number: 20150363052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for scrolling through a list comprising a plurality of selectable items and configured so that a single item in the list is displayed at a given instant on an interface, the display of the next item in the list being triggered by the detection of a scrolling action (200) performed by a user on an input device associated with the interface, the method being such that it has steps of display (202) of an item in the list, of determination (203) that a predetermined item in the list is displayed, and of opening (204) of a period of inactivity of predetermined duration during which scrolling actions on the input device are ignored. The invention likewise relates to a device and a piece of electronic equipment that implement the method for scrolling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Guignon, Olivier Thunin