Patents by Inventor Carl Aron Carls

Carl Aron Carls 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 for reproducing information in a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle designed to carry out the method
    Patent number: 9662978
    Abstract: A method for reproducing information in a motor vehicle (1), said information being assigned to classes of information and being presented on a display (2, 7), wherein the information is reproduced on a base display (9) arranged at the base of the windshield, Wherein each class of information is assigned a sub-area of the base display (9), and the information is reproduced in the sub-area (18, 19, 20) corresponding to the class of information assigned to the information to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Paul Sprickmann Kerkernick, Lennart Bendewald, Armin Sebbesse, Michael Mischke, Philip Rigley, Stefan Mayer, Carl Aron Carls, Michael Wittkämper
  • Method and array for providing a graphical user interface, in particular in a vehicle
    Patent number: 9594472
    Abstract: A method and an array for providing a user interface, in particular in a vehicle. In the method, at least one graphical object designated for interaction is depicted in a display area out of reach for the user. In a detection area that is spatially separated from the display area, a gesture of a user is captured and the graphical object interaction is selected. An interaction assigned to the gesture is carried out by the selected graphical object, wherein the position(s) of the selected graphical object during the interaction is/are out of reach for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Carl Aron Carls, Michael Wittkämper, Michael Mischke, Manuel Joachim
  • METHOD FOR REPRODUCING INFORMATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20150046028
    Abstract: A method for reproducing information in a motor vehicle (1), said information being assigned to classes of information and being presented on a display (2, 7), wherein the information is reproduced on a base display (9) arranged at the base of the windshield, Wherein each class of information is assigned a sub-area of the base display (9), and the information is reproduced in the sub-area (18, 19, 20) corresponding to the class of information assigned to the information to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: Audi AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Paul Sprickmann Kerkerinck, Lennart Bendewald, Armin Sebbesse, Michael Mischke, Philip Rigley, Stefan Mayer, Carl Aron Carls, Michael Wittkämper
  • METHOD AND ARRAY FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, IN PARTICULAR IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140331185
    Abstract: A method and an array for providing a user interface, in particular in a vehicle. In the method, at least one graphical object designated for interaction is depicted in a display area out of reach for the user. In a detection area that is spatially separated from the display area, a gesture of a user is captured and the graphical object interaction is selected. An interaction assigned to the gesture is carried out by the selected graphical object, wherein the position(s) of the selected graphical object during the interaction is/are out of reach for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Carl Aron Carls, Michael Wittkämper, Michael Mischke, Manuel Joachim