Patents by Inventor Andro KLEEN

Andro KLEEN 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: 11934188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for monitoring the movement of a transportation device. In one embodiment, first, information about the trajectory of the transportation device is received by a mobile device. The trajectory is then displayed on a display unit of the mobile device in the form of an augmented reality representation. In response thereto, an input of the user of the mobile device for influencing the trajectory is detected. Finally, information is transmitted to the transportation device on the basis of the input of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Johannes Tümler, Adrian Haar, Robert Jan Wyszka
  • Patent number: 11904688
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for calculating an overlay of additional information for a display on a display unit. The overlay of additional information may support the driver in the longitudinal control of a vehicle. The overlaying of the additional information may be configured in the form of augmented reality such that it is calculated in a contact analogue manner in relation to one or more objects in the environment of the vehicle. When approaching a vehicle, a spatially extended animation graphic is calculated, wherein the animation graphic has a grid shape consisting of a plurality of grid elements, which extends from the observer vehicle up to the oncoming or preceding vehicle. The spatial extension is calculated such that the driver of the observer vehicle (10) has the impression of a kinematic or dynamic movement of the spatial extension, such as translation and rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Robert Jan Wyszka, Vitalij Sadovitch, Adrian Haar, Johannes Tümler, Michael Wittkämper
  • Publication number: 20230324197
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for displaying a virtual three-dimensional navigation map in a vehicle. A surface of an interior is determined for the vehicle, and a three-dimensional navigation map is loaded. The three-dimensional navigation map is automatically adjusted to the surface, and the adjusted three-dimensional navigation map is represented together with a representation of an ego position of the means of transportation as a virtual, raised model on the surface via an augmented reality display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Kathrin Wilkens, Michael Wittkämper, Ulrich Rautenberg, Daniel Gurka, Jonas Konrad, Adrian Haar
  • Patent number: 11731509
    Abstract: A method for displaying a trajectory course in front of a transportation vehicle or object. The trajectory course is shown on a display unit and is represented in grid format. The points of the grid are represented by symbols, wherein only the border thereof or the completely filled-in symbols are represented based on the environmental features. The size and/or color of the symbols is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Michael Wittkämper, Robert Jan Wyszka, Vitalij Sadovitch
  • Patent number: 11486726
    Abstract: A method for calculating an overlay of additional information for a display on a display unit, in particular, a head-up display of a transportation vehicle or data glasses. The overlay of additional information supports the driver in the longitudinal control of a transportation vehicle. The position of an upcoming waypoint is detected, which is specified by the navigation system. When the observer transportation vehicle approaches the waypoint, an animation graphic is calculated, wherein the animation graphic has a grid shape. The animation graphic is calculated so that distance markers are inserted from the observer transportation vehicle to the waypoint, which permit estimation of the distance to the waypoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Michael Wittkämper, Robert Jan Wyszka, Adrian Haar
  • Publication number: 20210311472
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for monitoring the movement of a transportation device. In one embodiment, first, information about the trajectory of the transportation device is received by a mobile device. The trajectory is then displayed on a display unit of the mobile device in the form of an augmented reality representation. In response thereto, an input of the user of the mobile device for influencing the trajectory is detected. Finally, information is transmitted to the transportation device on the basis of the input of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Johannes Tümler, Adrian Haar, Robert Jan Wyszka
  • Patent number: 11021103
    Abstract: A method for enhancing a field of view of a driver of a transportation vehicle with supplementary information, in which the supplementary information is depicted via a display unit display. Observation of the surroundings of the transportation vehicle takes place and, in response to the observation of the surroundings having detected a relevant object for which a potential significance arises, the relevant object is depicted on the display unit and the relation to the real object is emphasized in the field of view of the driver by the depicted object being visually highlighted in an environmentally synchronous state with respect to the real object. Also disclosed is an appropriately designed apparatus for use in an observer transportation vehicle, an appropriately designed apparatus for use in an object, and a transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Haar, Andro Kleen, Frederik Schewe, Robert Jan Wyszka, Daniel Gurka
  • Publication number: 20210046822
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for calculating an overlay of additional information for a display on a display unit. The overlay of additional information may support the driver in the longitudinal control of a vehicle. The overlaying of the additional information may be configured in the form of augmented reality such that it is calculated in a contact analogue manner in relation to one or more objects in the environment of the vehicle. When approaching a vehicle, a spatially extended animation graphic is calculated, wherein the animation graphic has a grid shape consisting of a plurality of grid elements, which extends from the observer vehicle up to the oncoming or preceding vehicle. The spatial extension is calculated such that the driver of the observer vehicle (10) has the impression of a kinematic or dynamic movement of the spatial extension, such as translation and rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro KLEEN, Robert WYSZKA, Vitalij SADOVITCH, Adrian HAAR, Johannes TÜMLER, Michael WITTKÄMPER
  • Publication number: 20200393263
    Abstract: A method for calculating an overlay of additional information for a display on a display unit, in particular, a head-up display of a transportation vehicle or data glasses. The overlay of additional information supports the driver in the longitudinal control of a transportation vehicle. The position of an upcoming waypoint is detected, which is specified by the navigation system. When the observer transportation vehicle approaches the waypoint, an animation graphic is calculated, wherein the animation graphic has a grid shape. The animation graphic is calculated so that distance markers are inserted from the observer transportation vehicle to the waypoint, which permit estimation of the distance to the waypoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Andro KLEEN, Michael WITTKÄMPER, Robert Jan WYSZKA, Adrian HAAR
  • Publication number: 20200376961
    Abstract: A method for displaying a trajectory course in front of a transportation vehicle or object. The trajectory course is shown on a display unit and is represented in grid format. The points of the grid are represented by symbols, wherein only the border thereof or the completely filled-in symbols are represented based on the environmental features. The size and/or color of the symbols is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Andro KLEEN, Michael WITTKÄMPER, Robert Jan WYSZKA, Vitalij SADOVITCH
  • Patent number: 10789490
    Abstract: A method for computing a display of additional information for display on a display unit. The insertion of additional information supports the driver in the longitudinal guidance of a transportation vehicle. The insertion of the additional information takes place as an augmented reality display, so that the additional information is computed contact-analogously to one or more objects in the environment of the transportation vehicle. The position of a transportation vehicle traveling in front is detected. When the observer transportation vehicle is approaching the transportation vehicle in front, an animated graphic is displayed section by section in a periodically recurring manner starting from the observer transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Anne-Marie Wesseling, Robert Jan Wyszka, Adrian Haar
  • Patent number: 10775634
    Abstract: A method for calculating the motion data of the head of a driver of a transportation vehicle wherein the driver is wearing a pair of data glasses. The data glasses are equipped with at least one glasses measurement unit which detects the movements of the head of the driver. The transportation vehicle is equipped with a transportation vehicle measurement unit which detects at least the accelerations of the transportation vehicle. The measured accelerations of the transportation vehicle are transferred wirelessly to the data glasses. The calculation of the head pose is carried out in a special processor unit of the data glasses which includes an implementation of a Kalman filter in which the motion data of the glasses measurement unit, corrected by the motion data of the transportation vehicle measurement unit, are merged with the motion data of an additional glasses measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Tümler, Michael Wittkämper, Andro Kleen
  • Patent number: 10766498
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for controlling a display of an augmented reality display device for a transportation vehicle. The presence of a driving situation is detected, in which a warning is displayed to a driver of the transportation vehicle; the augmented reality display device generates a virtual object for display; the virtual object visualizes potential imminent events, actions or dangerous situations; the virtual object has moving graphical elements that simulate a movement of the virtual object; and the augmented reality display device outputs the generated virtual object for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Daniel Morales Fernández, Adrian Benjamin Haeske, Adrian Haar, Vitalij Sadovitch
  • Patent number: 10733887
    Abstract: A method for interaction between a first road user and a second road user wherein the first road user sends a driving maneuver request into the surroundings of the first road user; the second road user receives a request signal indicative of the driving maneuver request; the second road user accepts the driving maneuver request; acceptance of the driving maneuver request is signaled to the first road user; and driving maneuver recommendations determined based on the driving maneuver request are signaled to the first road user and/or to the second road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagon Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Adrian Haar, Lennart Bendewald, Annika Bussius
  • Publication number: 20190294895
    Abstract: A method for computing a display of additional information for display on a display unit. The insertion of additional information supports the driver in the longitudinal guidance of a transportation vehicle. The insertion of the additional information takes place as an augmented reality display, so that the additional information is computed contact-analogously to one or more objects in the environment of the transportation vehicle. The position of a transportation vehicle traveling in front is detected. When the observer transportation vehicle is approaching the transportation vehicle in front, an animated graphic is displayed section by section in a periodically recurring manner starting from the observer transportation vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Anne-Marie Wesseling, Robert Jan Wyszka, Adrian Haar
  • Publication number: 20190171024
    Abstract: A method for calculating the motion data of the head of a driver of a transportation vehicle wherein the driver is wearing a pair of data glasses. The data glasses are equipped with at least one glasses measurement unit which detects the movements of the head of the driver. The transportation vehicle is equipped with a transportation vehicle measurement unit which detects at least the accelerations of the transportation vehicle. The measured accelerations of the transportation vehicle are transferred wirelessly to the data glasses. The calculation of the head pose is carried out in a special processor unit of the data glasses which includes an implementation of a Kalman filter in which the motion data of the glasses measurement unit, corrected by the motion data of the transportation vehicle measurement unit, are merged with the motion data of an additional glasses measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes TÜMLER, Michael WITTKÄMPER, Andro KLEEN
  • Publication number: 20190164424
    Abstract: A method for interaction between a first road user and a second road user wherein the first road user sends a driving maneuver request into the surroundings of the first road user; the second road user receives a request signal indicative of the driving maneuver request; the second road user accepts the driving maneuver request; acceptance of the driving maneuver request is signaled to the first road user; and driving maneuver recommendations determined based on the driving maneuver request are signaled to the first road user and/or to the second road user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Volkswagon Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro KLEEN, Adrian HAAR, Lennart BENDEWALD, Annika BUSSIUS
  • Publication number: 20190077417
    Abstract: A method, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for controlling a display of an augmented reality display device for a transportation vehicle. The presence of a driving situation is detected, in which a warning is displayed to a driver of the transportation vehicle; the augmented reality display device generates a virtual object for display; the virtual object visualizes potential imminent events, actions or dangerous situations; the virtual object has moving graphical elements that simulate a movement of the virtual object; and the augmented reality display device outputs the generated virtual object for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Andro KLEEN, Daniel Morales FERNÁNDEZ, Adrian Benjamin HAESKE, Adrian HAAR, Vitalij SADOVITCH
  • Publication number: 20190001886
    Abstract: A method for enhancing a field of view of a driver of a transportation vehicle with supplementary information, in which the supplementary information is depicted via a display unit display. Observation of the surroundings of the transportation vehicle takes place and, in response to the observation of the surroundings having detected a relevant object for which a potential significance arises, the relevant object is depicted on the display unit and the relation to the real object is emphasized in the field of view of the driver by the depicted object being visually highlighted in an environmentally synchronous state with respect to the real object. Also disclosed is an appropriately designed apparatus for use in an observer transportation vehicle, an appropriately designed apparatus for use in an object, and a transportation vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Adrian HAAR, Andro KLEEN, Frederik SCHEWE, Robert Jan WYSZKA, Daniel GURKA
  • Patent number: 10150484
    Abstract: A device displaying information about an imminent takeover of manual control of a vehicle. The device includes a radio receiving apparatus and a controller, and a projection unit, a vibration unit or a display. The radio receiving apparatus receives the information by radio. The projection unit projects the information by lighting of the projection unit, while the vibration unit is activated by the device in accordance with the receipt of the information. The information is displayed on the display together with additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Johannes Rhede, Marc-Michael Meinecke, Daniel Ricknäs