Patents by Inventor Andreas SPAHMANN

Andreas SPAHMANN 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).

  • OPERATOR CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL FOR AN OPERATOR CONTROL DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN OPERATOR CONTROL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230158886
    Abstract: A method and an operator control device operate an infotainment system. The operator control device has a control unit, an audio device, an actuating element, and a touch-sensitive display device, which is mounted so as to be movable and is designed to display at least one graphical control element. The touch-sensitive display device moves during an actuating action and thus activates the actuating element. The control unit determines an actuation position of the actuating action on the touch-sensitive display device when the actuating element is activated and compares said actuation position with a display position of the at least one graphical control element. The audio device is actuated to output an audible signal when the actuation position matches the display position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich MÜLLER, Andreas SPAHMANN