Patents by Inventor Stéphane Feron

Stéphane Feron 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: 11709581
    Abstract: A device for controlling the activation/deactivation of at least one function performed by electronic equipment of a vehicle comprises a screen able to display a first menu for activating/deactivating said functions, the first, menu including a plurality of displayed elements comprising, for at least one of the functions, a state of the function chosen from an activated state, a deactivated state and an unavailable state, the device comprising selection means for selecting and activating at least one displayed element, wherein, when the state of a function is the unavailable state, the first menu is designed to display an element associated with said unavailable function and the selection of which makes it possible to display an unavailability window containing unavailability information regarding the unavailable state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Stephane Feron, Romain Mottier, Ghislain De Frescheville, Kevin Anne, Audrey Nielot
  • Publication number: 20230055753
    Abstract: A device for controlling the activation/deactivation of at least one function performed by electronic equipment of a vehicle comprises a screen able to display a first menu for activating/deactivating said functions, the first, menu including a plurality of displayed elements comprising, for at least one of the functions, a state of the function chosen from an activated state, a deactivated state and an unavailable state, the device comprising selection means for selecting and activating at least one displayed element, wherein, when the state of a function is the unavailable state, the first menu is designed to display an element associated with said unavailable function and the selection of which makes it possible to display an unavailability window containing unavailability information regarding the unavailable state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Stephane FERON, Romain MOTTIER, Ghislain DE FRESCHEVILLE, Kevin ANNE, Audrey NIELOT
  • Patent number: 10752250
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting driving, characterized in that it comprises steps of: —determination (220) of a proposal of change of lane, requiring a first validation, —determination (210) of a proposal of change of speed, requiring a second validation, —determination of a validation time (2?) corresponding to a maximum time remaining to the driver, after the validation of the proposal of change of lane, to validate the proposal of change of speed, —if (240, 250) the validation time (2?) is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold then the cancellation (260) of the proposal of change of lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Stephane Feron, Celine Taccori Duvergey, Vincent Laine
  • Publication number: 20200215919
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control system (2) for controlling a main monitor (10) of a motor vehicle, said control system (2), configured so as to be installed on a central console (12), comprising a display screen and a touchscreen. Said control system (2) has a first mode of operation in which said display screen is in an inactive state and the touchscreen is in a basic configuration, and a second mode of operation in which said display screen is in an active state and the touchscreen is in an advanced configuration; the control system furthermore comprises a control module configured so as to put the control system into said first mode of operation when the vehicle is in a driven driving mode or into said second mode of operation when the vehicle is in an autonomous driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Vincent LAINE, Céline TACCORI DUVERGEY, Felicie RAMPILLON, Stephane FERON
  • Patent number: 10558216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an automated driver-assistance system of a motor vehicle, which proposes a first automated driving mode disengaging at the end of a first transition phase and a second automated driving mode disengaging at the end of a second shorter transition phase, comprising the following sequence of steps: detecting, when the first mode is activated, a degradation of the driving context which does not allow same to continue beyond said first transition phase (100); assessing the level of attention to driving of the driver (200); checking the compatibility of the driving context with the implementation of said second mode and that said level of attention is no lower than a predefined minimum threshold (300); and directly activating said second mode (600) if said checking step is validated and if said driver performs a given action within a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: PSA Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Stephane Feron, Vincent Laine, Celine Taccori Duvergey
  • Publication number: 20190339695
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an automated driver-assistance system of a motor vehicle, which proposes a first automated driving mode disengaging at the end of a first transition phase and a second automated driving mode disengaging at the end of a second shorter transition phase, comprising the following sequence of steps: detecting, when the first mode is activated, a degradation of the driving context which does not allow same to continue beyond said first transition phase (100); assessing the level of attention to driving of the driver (200); checking the compatibility of the driving context with the implementation of said second mode and that said level of attention is no lower than a predefined minimum threshold (300); and directly activating said second mode (600) if said checking step is validated and if said driver performs a given action within a predetermined time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Stephane Feron, Vincent; Laine, Celine Taccori Duvergey
  • Patent number: 10377390
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automated driving system for a motor vehicle including a visual communication interface intended for informing the driver about the state of said driving system and comprising a luminous indicator capable of emitting luminous signals on the steering wheel of said vehicle; characterized in that said visual communication interface also includes a heads-up display capable of displaying other luminous signals in the field of view of the driver beyond the dashboard of said vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Vincent Laine, Stephane Feron, Celine Taccori Duvergey
  • Publication number: 20190225223
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting driving, characterized in that it comprises steps of: —determination (220) of a proposal of change of lane, requiring a first validation, —determination (210) of a proposal of change of speed, requiring a second validation, —determination of a validation time (2?) corresponding to a maximum time remaining to the driver, after the validation of the proposal of change of lane, to validate the proposal of change of speed, —if (240, 250) the validation time (2?) is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold then the cancellation (260) of the proposal of change of lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Stephane Feron, Celine Taccori Duvergey, Vincent Laine
  • Publication number: 20190225220
    Abstract: Autonomous driving method which allows a vehicle to maintain a driving situation immediately behind a target vehicle, characterized in that it includes the following steps: detection and recording of the distinctive characteristics of the target vehicle (E2) by first means of detection, autonomous driving immediately behind the said target vehicle (E3), executed by autonomous driving means, detection by second means of detection of a situation in which the said vehicle is no longer or will no longer be in a driving situation immediately behind the target vehicle, verification by control means of the possibility of executing at least one lane change according to a predefined scenario (E4), execution, by the autonomous driving means of the aforementioned, of at least one lane change according to the said predefined scenario so that the said vehicle can resume the driving situation immediately behind the target vehicle (E5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Vincent Laine, Stephane Feron, Celine Taccori Duvergey
  • Publication number: 20190135305
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automated driving system for a motor vehicle including a visual communication interface (30) intended for informing the driver about the state of said driving system and comprising a luminous indicator (31A, 31B) capable of emitting luminous signals on the steering wheel of said vehicle; characterized in that said visual communication interface (30) also includes a heads-up display capable of displaying other luminous signals (33) in the field of view of the driver beyond the dashboard of said vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Vincent Laine, Stephane Feron, Celine Taccori Duvergey
  • Patent number: 6903466
    Abstract: The pod of wind-powered generator is constituted by a rigid fairing in which at least one electricity generator for coupling to at least one wind-driven propeller is disposed. The rigid fairing of the pod is formed by the body of the generator in which there are mounted a stator and a rotor, thereby simplifying the structure of the pod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Alstom
    Inventors: Jean-Charles Mercier, Stéphane Feron