Patents by Inventor Thierry EsCande

Thierry EsCande 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).

  • Input mechanism for front panel of portable computing device
    Patent number: 7724235
    Abstract: An embodiment of invention includes a handheld computer having a display. The display provides an output to a user-input. A housing includes a front panel that provides access to the display. A plurality of user-interactive mechanisms are provided on the housing. The user-input mechanisms include a first mechanism that is removably coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Paolucci, Yann Cheri, Matthieu Baraban, Thierry Escande
  • Removable input mechanisms for a portable computer
    Publication number: 20050012711
    Abstract: An embodiment of invention includes a handheld computer having a display. The display provides an output to a user-input. A housing includes a front panel that provides access to the display. A plurality of user-interactive mechanisms are provided on the housing. The user-input mechanisms include a first mechanism that is removably coupled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventors: Frederic Paolucci, Yann Cheri, Matthieu Baraban, Thierry Escande
  • Portable computer with removable input mechanism
    Patent number: 6788285
    Abstract: An embodiment of invention includes a handheld computer having a display. The display provides an output to a user-input. A housing includes a front panel that provides access to the display. A plurality of user-interactive mechanisms are provided on the housing. The user-input mechanisms include a first mechanism that is removably coupled to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: palmOne, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic Paolucci, Yann Cheri, Matthieu Baraban, Thierry EsCande
  • Control of brightness and contrast by averaging
    Publication number: 20020158883
    Abstract: A handheld computer is disclosed including a housing, a display supported by the housing, and computing electronics supported by the housing and configured to communicate with the display. The handheld computer further includes at least two light sensors configured to provide input to the computing electronics and are configured to adjust at least one of a brightness factor of the display and a contrast factor of the display based on the input of the at least two light sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Yann Cheri, Thierry Escande
  • Handheld computers with removable input mechanisms
    Publication number: 20020145590
    Abstract: An embodiment of invention includes a handheld computer having a display. The display provides an output to a user-input. A housing includes a front panel that provides access to the display. A plurality of user-interactive mechanisms are provided on the housing. The user-input mechanisms include a first mechanism that is removably coupled to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Frederic Paolucci, Yann Cheri, Matthieu Baraban, Thierry Escande