Patents by Inventor Xavier Bressan

Xavier Bressan 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: 11440502
    Abstract: A method for transmitting in a passive activation system in a motor vehicle. Between each use-case module and a protocol driver an intermediate management layer is inserted that receives requests from the modules and stores them in a list according to oldness and priority ranking, selects a main request with the highest priority ranking, selects requests compatible with the main request, sends at least one grouped signal corresponding to the main and compatible requests to a portable activation device, receives back from the activation device at least one signal transmitted to the intermediate layer allowing the activation device to be located and then the location thereof to be sent to the case modules that sent the main request or a compatible request, and deletes the main and compatible requests from the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Alex Fournié, Christophe Grisey, Cédric Boudet, Xavier Bressan
  • Patent number: 11230261
    Abstract: A computer for activating at least one function of a motor vehicle from a portable authentication device, the vehicle including: a plurality of opening elements, a plurality of communication modules, each communication module being mounted in an opening element of the vehicle, a fixed reference module, the computer being configured to: determine the opening position of the at least one opening element detected in the open state, determine an inner detection zone, located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and an outer detection zone of the antenna, located outside the vehicle, from the determined opening position, calculate the position of the device, and activate at least one function of the vehicle when the authentication device is located in the inner detection zone of said opening element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Cédric Boudet, Xavier Bressan, Christophe Grisey
  • Patent number: 11184093
    Abstract: A method for testing at least one transmitting antenna of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, using a test computer and an electronic key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventors: Cédric Boudet, Xavier Bressan, Vincent Jamart
  • Publication number: 20210221330
    Abstract: A computer for activating at least one function of a motor vehicle from a portable authentication device, the vehicle including: a plurality of opening elements, a plurality of communication modules, each communication module being mounted in an opening element of the vehicle, a fixed reference module, the computer being configured to: determine the opening position of the at least one opening element detected in the open state, determine an inner detection zone, located in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and an outer detection zone of the antenna, located outside the vehicle, from the determined opening position, calculate the position of the device, and activate at least one function of the vehicle when the authentication device is located in the inner detection zone of said opening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Cédric Boudet, Xavier Bressan, Christophe Grisey
  • Publication number: 20210167876
    Abstract: A method for testing at least one transmitting antenna of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, using a test computer and an electronic key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Cédric Boudet, Xavier Bressan, Vincent Jamart
  • Patent number: 10988114
    Abstract: A method for the activation by a user with a portable device of at least one function of a piece of motor vehicle equipment. The vehicle having a plurality of predefined areas (around and/or inside the vehicle) and including a plurality of pieces of equipment, each capable of implementing at least one function, and a management system for controlling the pieces of equipment. The method includes the user performing a predefined movement of the device in at least one predefined vehicle area, the management system determining the movement performed by the user with the device and the area or areas in which the movement is performed, associating the movement performed and the area or areas in which the movement is performed with at least one function of at least one of the vehicle's pieces of equipment, and activation by the management system of the at least one associated function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Christophe Grisey, Laurent Julien, Xavier Bressan
  • Publication number: 20200377056
    Abstract: A method for the activation by a user with a portable device of at least one function of a piece of motor vehicle equipment. The vehicle having a plurality of predefined areas (around and/or inside the vehicle) and including a plurality of pieces of equipment, each capable of implementing at least one function, and a management system for controlling the pieces of equipment. The method includes the user performing a predefined movement of the device in at least one predefined vehicle area, the management system determining the movement performed by the user with the device and the area or areas in which the movement is performed, associating the movement performed and the area or areas in which the movement is performed with at least one function of at least one of the vehicle's pieces of equipment, and activation by the management system of the at least one associated function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe Grisey, Laurent Julien, Xavier Bressan
  • Publication number: 20200282952
    Abstract: A method for transmitting in a passive activation system in a motor vehicle. Between each use-case module and a protocol driver an intermediate management layer is inserted that receives requests from the modules and stores them in a list according to oldness and priority ranking, selects a main request with the highest priority ranking, selects requests compatible with the main request, sends at least one grouped signal corresponding to the main and compatible requests to a portable activation device, receives back from the activation device at least one signal transmitted to the intermediate layer allowing the activation device to be located and then the location thereof to be sent to the case modules that sent the main request or a compatible request, and deletes the main and compatible requests from the list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Alex Fournié, Christophe Grisey, Cédric Boudet, Xavier Bressan