Patents by Inventor Silvio Federau

Silvio Federau 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 apparatus for providing a user interface
    Patent number: 9875003
    Abstract: A method for providing a user interface in which a set of objects stored in the form of data is displayed as a sequential list. The method involves each of the objects being allocated a position in a graphical presentation displayed in addition to the sequential list, the position being taken as a basis for displaying the objects in the graphical presentation. A first user action selects a position in the graphical presentation, and the selected position is taken as a basis for selecting a subset from the displayed set of objects in the sequential list. The positions in the graphical presentation are allocated a metric, wherein it is possible to ascertain a measure of distance between two positions, and an object is included in the subset on the basis of the measure of distance between the position associated with the respective object and the selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Struhs, Mark Pleschka, Oliver Meyer, Stefan Schulz, Silvio Federau
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20140229876
    Abstract: A method for providing a user interface in which a set of objects stored in the form of data is displayed as a sequential list. The method involves each of the objects being allocated a position in a graphical presentation displayed in addition to the sequential list, the position being taken as a basis for displaying the objects in the graphical presentation. A first user action selects a position in the graphical presentation, and the selected position is taken as a basis for selecting a subset from the displayed set of objects in the sequential list. The positions in the graphical presentation are allocated a metric, wherein it is possible to ascertain a measure of distance between two positions, and an object is included in the subset on the basis of the measure of distance between the position associated with the respective object and the selected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Stefan Struhs, Mark Pleschka, Oliver Meyer, Stefan Schulz, Silvio Federau