Patents by Inventor André Oberschachtsiek

André Oberschachtsiek 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: 6640169
    Abstract: A dynamic HMI device includes an interface section, which is configured to display an interface of at least one applet configured to control at least one function of a motor vehicle. The dynamic HMI device further includes a memory unit, which includes: a first memory section configured to store data representing at least one vehicle-specific parameter; a second memory section configured to store data for each of a plurality of vehicles representing a respective appearance of the at least one applet; and a third memory section configured to store data representing at least one application, each application corresponding to a respective applet. The interface section is configured to display the interface of the at least one applet in accordance with one of the plurality of vehicles corresponding to the vehicle-specific parameter represented by the data stored in the first memory section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Andre Oberschachtsiek
  • Publication number: 20030120397
    Abstract: A dynamic HMI device includes an interface section, which is configured to display an interface of at least one applet configured to control at least one function of a motor vehicle. The dynamic HMI device further includes a memory unit, which includes: a first memory section configured to store data representing at least one vehicle-specific parameter; a second memory section configured to store data for each of a plurality of vehicles representing a respective appearance of the at least one applet; and a third memory section configured to store data representing at least one application, each application corresponding to a respective applet. The interface section is configured to display the interface of the at least one applet in accordance with one of the plurality of vehicles corresponding to the vehicle-specific parameter represented by the data stored in the first memory section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Andre Oberschachtsiek
  • Patent number: 6519511
    Abstract: A device for displaying and controlling functions in a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one master operating panel and at least one slave operating panel, which are connected to one another bidirectionally. It is possible to represent and actuate all the existing functions via the master operating panel, and it is possible to assign functions to the slave operating panel via the master operating panel in a programmable fashion. The functions can be represented and actuated by the slave operating panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: André Oberschachtsiek, Bernd Schlepper, Susanne Dirksen
  • Publication number: 20020138178
    Abstract: A dynamic HMI device includes an interface section, which is configured to display an interface of at least one applet configured to control at least one function of a motor vehicle. The dynamic HMI device further includes a memory unit, which includes: a first memory section configured to store data representing at least one vehicle-specific parameter; a second memory section configured to store data for each of a plurality of vehicles representing a respective appearance of the at least one applet; and a third memory section configured to store data representing at least one application, each application corresponding to a respective applet. The interface section is configured to display the interface of the at least one applet in accordance with one of the plurality of vehicles corresponding to the vehicle-specific parameter represented by the data stored in the first memory section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Andre Oberschachtsiek