Patents by Inventor Christian Benien
Christian Benien 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).
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Publication number: 20220179615Abstract: An automotive processing unit includes an infotainment system having a speech interface, an application suite comprising one or more spatially-cognizant applications, and an automotive assistant that is configured to execute one or more of the spatially-cognizant applications. The speech interface is configured to receive a navigation announcement from a navigator and a touring announcement from one of the spatially-cognizant applications and, in response, to cause a spoken announcement to be made audible in a vehicle's cabin through a loudspeaker. The spoken announcement comprising content from at least one of the touring announcement and the navigation announcement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Nils Lenke, Christian Benien, Prasad Mandge, Ketan Kankapure, Aditya Chauhan, Duygu Kanver, Kalpeshkumar Bhanubhai Patel, Marina Matveevskaia
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Patent number: 11310486Abstract: Three dimensional [3D] image data and auxiliary graphical data are combined for rendering on a 3D display (30) by detecting depth values occurring in the 3D image data, and setting auxiliary depth values for the auxiliary graphical data (31) adaptively in dependence of the detected depth values. The 3D image data and the auxiliary graphical data at the auxiliary depth value are combined based on the depth values of the 3D image data. First an area of attention (32) in the 3D image data is detected. A depth pattern for the area of attention is determined, and the auxiliary depth values are set in dependence of the depth pattern.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Geradus Wilhelmus Theodorus Van Der Heijden, Wiebe De Haan, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Georgios Parlantzas, Marc Helbing, Christian Benien, Vasanth Philomin, Christiaan Varekamp
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Patent number: 10262527Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for performing an at least partially automated commissioning of a lighting device at installation. The apparatus comprises: a wireless interface for communicating over a pre-existing public wireless network, pre-existing at said installation; a positioning module for determining a location of the lighting device; and a local control module. As part of said commissioning, the local control module determines the location of the lighting device using the positioning module, and transmits commissioning information to a register of a lighting management system by transmitting the commissioning information over the pre-existing public wireless network via the wireless interface. The commissioning information comprises an identifier of the apparatus along with the location of the lighting device as determined using the positioning system.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Christian Benien, Marinus Jan De Putter
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Publication number: 20170124856Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for performing an at least partially automated commissioning of a lighting device at installation. The apparatus comprises: a wireless interface for communicating over a pre-existing public wireless network, pre-existing at said installation; a positioning module for determining a location of the lighting device; and a local control module. As part of said commissioning, the local control module determines the location of the lighting device using the positioning module, and transmits commissioning information to a register of a lighting management system by transmitting the commissioning information over the pre-existing public wireless network via the wireless interface. The commissioning information comprises an identifier of the apparatus along with the location of the lighting device as determined using the positioning system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Christian BENIEN, Marinus Jan DE PUTTER
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Publication number: 20170013255Abstract: Three dimensional [3D] image data and auxiliary graphical data are combined for rendering on a 3D display (30) by detecting depth values occurring in the 3D image data, and setting auxiliary depth values for the auxiliary graphical data (31) adaptively in dependence of the detected depth values. The 3D image data and the auxiliary graphical data at the auxiliary depth value are combined based on the depth values of the 3D image data. First an area of attention (32) in the 3D image data is detected. A depth pattern for the area of attention is determined, and the auxiliary depth values are set in dependence of the depth pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Geradus Wilhelmus Theodorus Van Der Heijden, Wiebe De Haan, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Georgios Parlantzas, Marc Helbing, Christian Benien, Vasanth Philomin, Christiaan Varekamp
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Patent number: 9438879Abstract: Three dimensional [3D] image data and auxiliary graphical data are combined for rendering on a 3D display by detecting depth values occurring in the 3D image data and setting auxiliary depth values for the auxiliary graphical data adaptively in dependence of the detected depth values. The 3D image data and the auxiliary graphical data at the auxiliary depth value are combined based on the depth values of the 3D image data. First an area of attention in the 3D image data is detected. A depth pattern for the area of attention is determined, and the auxiliary depth values are set in dependence of the depth pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Gerardus Wilhelmus Theodorus Van Der Heijden, Wiebe De Haan, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Georgios Parlantzas, Marc Helbing, Christian Benien, Vasanth Philomin, Christiaan Varekamp
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Patent number: 9185432Abstract: In a method for encoding a 3D signal comprising layered-depth images, the viewing area of further layers are (background layers) made to differ in size and/or shape from the viewing area of a reference view (foreground layers) and the 3D image signal is provided this with appropriate scaling data expressing the relation between the reference view viewing area and the one or more further layer's viewing area.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: Christian Benien, Bart G. B. Barenbrug
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Patent number: 8913108Abstract: This invention relates to a method and a device of processing parallax information comprised in a signal. A signal comprising parallax map associated with further image information is received. A first data is obtained from the signal indicative of first parallax map constraints. A second data is obtained from the signal indicative of second parallax map constraints. Third data matching third parallax map constraints of a target device is determined by means of processing the at least the first data and the second data. This third data is used to generate an updated signal matching the parallax map information constraints of the target device.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Bart G. B. Barenbrug, Christian Benien, Harald H. A. Van Woerkom
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Patent number: 8689135Abstract: The invention describes a method of driving an interactive system (1) comprising a user interface system (2) with an inherently sequential input/output modality (12) and comprising a plurality of applications (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An). In this method a first application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An) is currently controlling the input/output modality (12) for performing an interaction with the user (U), wherein, at least for a certain period of time, a focus level is assigned to the first application (A1, A2, A3, An). The current interaction process of the first application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An) is only terminated or paused and the control of the input/output modality (12) for performing an interaction is only transferred to a second application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An) when an application-switching command (ASC) is received from the user (U) and according to the focus level of the first application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Thomas Portele, Christian Benien, Jens Friedemann Marschner
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Publication number: 20110304691Abstract: Three dimensional [3D] image data and auxiliary graphical data are combined for rendering on a 3D display (30) by detecting depth values occurring in the 3D image data, and setting auxiliary depth values for the auxiliary graphical data (31) adaptively in dependence of the detected depth values. The 3D image data and the auxiliary graphical data at the auxiliary depth value are combined based on the depth values of the 3D image data. First an area of attention (32) in the 3D image data is detected. A depth pattern for the area of attention is determined, and the auxiliary depth values are set in dependence of the depth pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Philip Steven Newton, Geradus Wilhelmus Theodorus Van Der Heijden, Wiebe De Haan, Johan Cornelis Talstra, Wilhelmus Hendrikus Alfonsus Bruls, Georgios Parlantzas, Marc Helbing, Christian Benien, Vasanth Philomin, Christiaan Varekamp
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Publication number: 20110298795Abstract: A system of processing of three dimensional [3D] image data for display on a 3D display for a viewer is described. 3D display metadata defines spatial display parameters of the 3D display such as depth range supported by the 3D display. Viewer metadata defines spatial viewing parameters of the viewer with respect to the 3D display, such as viewing distance or inter-pupil distance. Source 3D image data arranged for a source spatial viewing configuration is processed to generate target 3D display data for display on the 3D display in a target spatial viewing configuration. First the target spatial configuration is determined in dependence of the 3D display metadata and the viewer metadata. Then, the source 3D image data is converted to the target 3D display data based on differences between the source spatial viewing configuration and the target spatial viewing configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Gerardus Wilhelmus Theodorus Van Der Heijden, Philip Steven Newton, Christian Benien, Felix Gremse
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Publication number: 20110211043Abstract: In a method for encoding a 3D signal comprising layered-depth images, the viewing area of further layers are (background layers) made to differ in size and/or shape from the viewing area of a reference view (foreground layers) and the 3D image signal is provided this with appropriate scaling data expressing the relation between the reference view viewing area and the one or more further layer's viewing area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Christian Benien, Bart G.B. Barenbrug
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Publication number: 20110199465Abstract: This invention relates to a method and a device of processing parallax information comprised in a signal. A signal comprising parallax map associated with further image information is received. A first data is obtained from the signal indicative of first parallax map constraints. A second data is obtained from the signal indicative of second parallax map constraints. Third data matching third parallax map constraints of a target device is determined by means of processing the at least the first data and the second data. This third data is used to generate an updated signal matching the parallax map information constraints of the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Bart G.B. Barenbrug, Christian Benien, Harald H.A. Van Woerkom
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Publication number: 20110199379Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method of providing a layered depth model of a scene, the layers of the depth model comprising primary view information for a primary view of the scene from a primary viewing direction and occlusion information associated with the primary view information for use in rendering in other views of the scene, wherein: the primary view information comprises layer segments of the model which are depth-wise closest with respect to the primary viewing direction, and the occlusion information comprises further layer segments of the model and wherein the occlusion in formation comprises a safety region (SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4) adjacent to a depth transition for which occlusion information is provided (J1, J2, J3, J4), and wherein the safety region comprises corresponding segments of the primary view information, and wherein the safety region (SR1, SR2, SR3, SR4) is located on that side of the respective depth transition which is depth-wise farthest away with respect to the primary viewiType: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2009Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.Inventors: Christian Benien, Stefanie Mehl, Marc Helbing, Harald Helmut Uerlings, Bart Gerard Bernard Barenbrug, Felix Gremse
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Publication number: 20100138779Abstract: The invention describes a method of driving an interactive system (1) comprising a user interface system (2) with an inherently sequential input/output modality (12) and comprising a plurality of applications (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An). In this method a first application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An) is currently controlling the input/output modality (12) for performing an interaction with the user (U), wherein, at least for a certain period of time, a focus level is assigned to the first application (A1, A2, A3, An). The current interaction process of the first application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An) is only terminated or paused and the control of the input/output modality (12) for performing an interaction is only transferred to a second application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An) when an application-switching command (ASC) is received from the user (U) and according to the focus level of the first application (A1, A2, A3, . . . , An).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2006Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Thomas Portele, Christian Benien, Jens Friedemann Marschiner
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Publication number: 20080289002Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of communication (113) between a user (101) and a system (103) where it is detected whether the user looks at the system or somewhere else, and based thereon adjusting the communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2005Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V.Inventors: Thomas Portele, Vasanth Philomin, Christian Benien, Holger Scholl, Frank Sasschenscheidt, Jens Friedmann Marschner, Reinhard Kneser
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Publication number: 20080235724Abstract: The invention relates to a system (5, 15) and a method for detecting and annotating faces on-the-fly in video data. The annotation (29) is performed by modifying the pixel content of the video and is thereby independent of file types, protocols and standards. The invention can also perform real-time face-recognition by comparing detected faces with known faces from storage, so that the annotation can contain personal information (38) relating to the face. The invention can be applied at either end of a transmission channel and is particularly applicable in videoconferences, Internet classrooms, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2006Publication date: September 25, 2008Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.Inventors: Frank Sassenscheidt, Christian Benien, Reinhard Kneser