Patents by Inventor Vincent CHARON

Vincent CHARON 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 and device for controlling a touch screen
    Patent number: 12681636
    Abstract: A method for controlling a touch screen including a display adapted to display at least one graphical interface element with a first graphical resolution, and a touch surface including a plurality of detection areas forming a detection grid whose touch resolution is lower than the first resolution. The method being such that it includes steps of determining a display position of a graphical interface element on the display such that the number of detection areas covered by the graphical interface element is minimal, displaying the graphical interface element at the determined position and triggering a function associated with the graphical interface element when a contact is detected in a detection area covered by the graphical interface element. Other aspects relate to a device for performing such a method and a touch screen including the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventor: Vincent Charon
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A TOUCH SCREEN
    Publication number: 20260056655
    Abstract: A method for controlling a touch screen including a display adapted to display at least one graphical interface element with a first graphical resolution, and a touch surface including a plurality of detection areas forming a detection grid whose touch resolution is lower than the first resolution. The method being such that it includes steps of determining a display position of a graphical interface element on the display such that the number of detection areas covered by the graphical interface element is minimal, displaying the graphical interface element at the determined position and triggering a function associated with the graphical interface element when a contact is detected in a detection area covered by the graphical interface element. Other aspects relate to a device for performing such a method and a touch screen including the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventor: Vincent CHARON