Patents by Inventor Pascal Chevallier

Pascal Chevallier 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 controlling several apparatuses with the aid of a link attached device and said link attached device for carrying out said method
    Patent number: 7605713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of control of at least one electronic appliance with the aid of a distant device such as a remote control. The device comprises means of control, typically the keys of a keypad and a means of selection of an appliance from among several. The method comprises the following steps: activation of the device in a first mode where the means of control preferentially command the appliance selected by the means of selection, programming of at least one association between a means of control and an appliance, and activation of the associations so that the activation of a means of control commands the appliance associated during the programming step. The invention also relates to a device able to implement the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventors: Olivier Trinchero, Jacques Mingot, Pascal Chevallier
  • Method for controlling several apparatuses with the aid of a link attached device and said link attached device for carrying out said method
    Publication number: 20060022865
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of control of at least one electronic appliance with the aid of a distant device such as a remote control. The device comprises means of control, typically the keys of a keypad and a means of selection of an appliance from among several. The method comprises the following steps: activation of the device in a first mode where the means of control preferentially command the appliance selected by the means of selection, programming of at least one association between a means of control and an appliance, and activation of the associations so that the activation of a means of control commands the appliance associated during the programming step. The invention also relates to a device able to implement the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Olivier Trinchero, Jacques Mingot, Pascal Chevallier