Patents Assigned to Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
  • Publication number: 20250118283
    Abstract: A method includes a plurality of headsets, wherein each headset of the plurality of headsets includes one or more loudspeakers, one or more second microphones, and a first microphone. The method also includes a headset arrangement configured to capture speech from a first user by means of the first microphone of a first headset of the plurality of headsets and transmit the captured speech from the first headset to one or more other headsets. The headset arrangement is also configured to reproduce the transmitted speech at respective listening positions of the at least two listening positions related to users of the one or more other headsets by means of the one or more loudspeakers of the one or more other headsets and cancel speech originating from the first user and being transmitted to the at least two listening positions related to users of the respective one or more other headsets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Gernot Albert PANTHER, Claus Mygind RASMUSSEN
  • Publication number: 20250117105
    Abstract: A method for providing an interactive virtual communication environment within a vehicle uses real-time sensor data. The method acquires data from one or more vehicle sensors, which is then processed to derive occupant-specific data. Using this occupant data, the method configures a virtual environment that is displayed on the vehicle's display device. Within the virtual environment, an avatar representing the vehicle's occupant is generated based on the sensor data and associated occupant information. The avatar serves as an indicator of the occupant's presence and identity within the virtual environment, providing a more accurate and real-time indication of the occupant's availability for interaction, thereby reducing hardware complexity of the communication platform inside the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Peter AMTHOR
  • Patent number: 12270680
    Abstract: A system and method for translating route guidance between a navigation system and a navigation service when different versions of a map database are being used. The navigation service applies a version translation table to identify differences between the map databases and translates route guidance accordingly before it is communicated to the navigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignees: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Baptist, Hans-Joerg Peter, Benjamin Quattelbaum, Michael Westphal
  • Patent number: 12266136
    Abstract: A calibration arrangement comprises a floor space configured to form a parking area for a vehicle, and a calibration pattern visible on the floor surrounding the floor space. A first portion of the calibration pattern is arranged on a first side of the floor space, and a second portion of the calibration pattern is arranged on a second side of the floor space, opposite the first side. Each of the first portion and the second portion of the calibration pattern comprises a plurality of identical first sub-patterns and a second sub-pattern different from the first sub-patterns. The first and second sides of the floor space have a first length. The first portion and the second portion of the calibration pattern each have a second length in a direction that is parallel to the first and second sides of the floor space, the second length being greater than the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Artashes Michitarian, Damian Tomasz Kacperski, Nicola Piotto
  • Publication number: 20250100380
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a vehicle window, a display system, a method for controlling and manufacturing the vehicle window and an automotive vehicle. The vehicle window comprises a first transparent layer and at least a second transparent layer, wherein at least a first synthetical layer is arranged between the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer. Furthermore, at least one LED array is arranged between the first synthetical layer and the first transparent layer and covers at least a first area of the vehicle window. The LED array is configured to not emit light in a first operation mode and wherein the LED array is configured to at least partially emit light in at least a second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter BRANDT, Joerg WELKE
  • Patent number: 12259122
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an illumination module for a speaker in an automotive vehicle. According to one aspect, there is provided an illumination module for a speaker, the illumination module comprising: a holder configured to be attachable to the speaker; one or more light sources for emitting light; and one or more lenses for projecting light from the one or more light sources onto an illuminable area of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems Gmbh
    Inventor: Henrik Kirkeby Jepsen
  • Patent number: 12250531
    Abstract: A loudspeaker including a first diaphragm, a second diaphragm spaced from the first diaphragm, a first voice coil coupled to the first diaphragm, a second voice coil coupled to the second diaphragm, and a magnet assembly. The magnet assembly includes a magnet, a magnetic piece and a spacer of non-magnetic material connecting the magnet and the magnetic piece such that a gap is provided between the magnet and the magnetic piece. The first voice coil is arranged at a first end of the gap and the second voice coil is arranged at a second end of the gap opposite the first end of the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Helmut Pfeffer, Maximilian Josef Kneilling
  • Publication number: 20250074355
    Abstract: A chip architecture for a metaverse incorporated automobile system, comprising: an input module to provide other modules in the chip architecture with one or more inputs; an output module to output data received from other modules in the chip architecture to various actuators; an object module to manage data and structures relating to objects in the metaverse incorporated automobile system, in particular currency, payments, history, or any other item belonging to the metaverse; a view module to present and/or visualize the data and structures of the metaverse incorporated automobile system, and realizes user interactions; a control module to control data and structures of the object module and the view module; and a communication infrastructure to enable exchange of information across the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Peter AMTHOR
  • Patent number: 12212432
    Abstract: The aspects disclosed herein generally provide a method and a system of real-time data monitoring for a vehicle. The method comprises packaging monitoring data into one or more physical Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) channels according to a data package protocol; transferring the packaged monitoring data via a A2B bus; and unpackaging the transferred data and displaying the unpackaged monitoring data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Tingting Zhou, Yuliu Cao, Franz Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20250024182
    Abstract: A speaker sub-assembly has at least one active segment base segment, at least one batch segment, and a passive end segment. In one or more embodiments, speaker sub-assemblies with batched cones may be attached to each other by way of an adapter segment to create a dual-core speaker with batched cones. In one or more embodiments, speaker sub-assemblies with batched cones may be assembled in parallel, or linearly end-to-end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Schuster, Philipp Goeppl, Andreas Helmut Pfeffer, Stefan Erhard Dorr
  • Publication number: 20250016960
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled system comprises a primary cooling circuit designed to circulate a cooling liquid for the purpose of dissipating heat from a heat source. A cold plate assembly is thermally coupled to the heat source, facilitating the exchange of heat with the cooling liquid. In emergency situations, in which a failure of the regular cooling circuit may occur, the system activates an emergency cooling unit comprising a Phase Change Material (PCM) housed within a dedicated containment structure. A pair of distributor valves are mechanically linked to both the primary cooling circuit and the emergency cooling unit. The pair of distributor valves are configured to selectively disconnect the cold plate assembly from the primary cooling circuit and to connect the cold plate assembly to the emergency cooling unit when prompted by a control signal, thus providing emergency cooling functionality for a predetermined period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Valod NOSHADI
  • Publication number: 20240416812
    Abstract: An audio system arranged in a listening environment in a vehicle comprises an audio unit configured to output audio signals, a first loudspeaker arranged in a first headrest of the vehicle, a second loudspeaker arranged in the first headrest, a third loudspeaker arranged in the first headrest, and a fourth loudspeaker arranged in the first headrest, wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth loudspeaker receives the audio signals from the audio unit and is configured to reproduce the audio signals. Each of the first loudspeaker, the second loudspeaker, the third loudspeaker, and the fourth loudspeaker is arranged in predetermined positions within the headrest when a passenger is seated in front of the headrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Daniel BRACHT
  • Publication number: 20240406630
    Abstract: An audio system arranged in a listening environment in a vehicle. The vehicle comprises at least one first passenger seat or row of seats facing in a first direction, at least one second passenger seat or row of seats facing in a second direction opposite the first direction. The audio system comprises a first multi-beam loudspeaker array configured to generate at least a first main beam and a second main beam, and a second multi-beam loudspeaker array configured to generate at least a third main beam and a fourth main beam. The audio system is configured to direct the first main beam towards the at least one second passenger seat or row of seats and provide first audio content to the at least one second passenger seat or row of seats, direct the second main beam towards the at least one first passenger seat or row of seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Christopher LEE
  • Publication number: 20240397256
    Abstract: A loudspeaker arrangement comprises a first loudspeaker comprising a first sound radiating surface and a first speaker basket, and a second loudspeaker comprising a second sound radiating surface and a second speaker basket. The first loudspeaker and the second loudspeaker are arranged opposite each other in a first direction. A cavity is formed between a front side of the first loudspeaker and a front side of the second loudspeaker. The first loudspeaker basket is directly coupled to the second loudspeaker basket, thereby forming a third projection that defines an opening of the cavity. The third projection forms a first point of contact on a first side of the loudspeaker arrangement. The first loudspeaker basket and the second loudspeaker basket further form at least one additional point of contact at a second side of the loudspeaker arrangement, opposite the first side in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Maximilian Josef KNEILLING, Péter Tamás PODLÓCZ, Joerg PROKISCH
  • Publication number: 20240357730
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a first thermal pad on a first side of the printed circuit board for a first integrated circuit having a first exposed pad and a second thermal pad on a second side of the printed circuit board for a second integrated circuit having a second exposed pad. The first thermal pad and the second thermal pad overlap at least partially to each other in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Paul-Alexandru BILIGA-NISIPEANU, Vlad-Alexandru BARBALATA, Liviu-Dumitru CRACIUN, Ionut-Liviu JIANU, Günther KRAFT
  • Publication number: 20240336201
    Abstract: An imaging system for a driver monitoring system, comprising: a mirror element; a camera comprising an imaging sensor, the camera being provided at a back side of the mirror element; and a control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to switch the mirror element from a reflective mode to a transmissive mode when the camera starts to scan a row of pixels of the imaging sensor, and switch the display from the transmissive mode to the reflective mode when the camera moves to a next row of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Sameel Kassim ISMAIL, Peter BRANDT, Ramazan Ferhat ÖLGÜN
  • Patent number: 12093089
    Abstract: A generic domain compute system that is customizable for at least one domain or zone compute in a vehicle having a gateway power and control (GAPAC). The GAPAC has a power supply, a scalable microcontroller, a power management integrated circuit, a set of standardized and scalable external connectors for external inter-connections for Ethernet and car connector, a standard and scalable internal connector for internal inter-connections for power, control and generic busses. At least a first compute extension (COMEX) has a standard and scalable connecter internally connected to the GAPAC. The COMEX has a scalable microcontroller, a power management integrated circuit and a set of standardized and scalable connectors for external inter-connections. The COMEX is supplied with a permanent voltage from the GAPAC power supply. The microcontrollers, external connectors and internal connectors are scaled according to the domain or zone compute application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Günther Kraft, Krunoslav Orcic, Jibin Yuan, Andreas Koerner, Yanfei Sun, Christian Zappe, Frank Gitzinger
  • Patent number: 12089017
    Abstract: A method for designing a line array loudspeaker arrangement comprises providing a loudspeaker arrangement based on design start parameters and including at least a vertical front array and measuring the frequency responses of the loudspeaker arrangement with bypassed or omitted electronic filters at predefined horizontal angle increments. The method further comprises computing combined beam forming and crossover filter frequency responses for the vertical front array based on the measured frequency responses of the loudspeaker arrangement and first target frequency responses at various frequency points and various positions; and computing combined equalizing and crossover filter frequency responses for the vertical front array based on second target frequency responses, the combined equalizing and crossover filter frequency responses being configured to obtain acoustic linear phase responses of the loudspeaker arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Horbach
  • Patent number: 12077162
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for configuring one or more systems related to the operation of a vehicle includes: in response to receiving input data indicative of a user being about to initiate an operation of the vehicle: determining an identity of the user, loading first data representative of one or more mapping rules from a first memory device, selecting and loading second data representative of one or more generic settings from a second memory device, wherein selecting the data is based on the identity of the user, transforming, based on the mapping rules, the generic settings into vehicle-specific settings, and configuring, based on the vehicle-specific settings, the one or more systems related to the operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Preuss, Carolin Andrea Caparelli, Nicolas Olivier Sébastien Villiers
  • Patent number: 12067166
    Abstract: A touch panel system is provided, which comprises a display unit, a touch sensor structure and a coverglass. A user touches the coverglass during touch input to the touch sensor structure, and the coverglass is configured to be moved relative to the display unit for providing haptical feedback to the user. Therein, the coverglass is mounted in a predetermined distance d from the display unit such that the coverglass and the display unit are decoupled from each other by an empty space to define opposite internal surfaces, which are coated with an anti-reflecting coating such as a moth eye film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Brandt, Wieland Oberst