Patents by Inventor Christoph Petlic

Christoph Petlic 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 and device for actuating a key of a keyboard with a tracer finger of a robot
    Patent number: 9043026
    Abstract: There is provided a method for actuating a first key of a keyboard with a tracer finger of a robot. An exemplary method comprises acquiring parameters of the keyboard and determining a position of the first key as a function of the acquired parameters using a model of the keyboard. The exemplary method also comprises guiding the tracer finger of the robot to the determined position of the first key. The exemplary method additionally comprises actuating the first key with the tracer finger of the robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Vodafone Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Tam Lien, Christoph Petlic
  • Method and device for actuating a key of a keyboard with a tracer finger of a robot
    Publication number: 20110251719
    Abstract: There is provided a method for actuating a first key of a keyboard with a tracer finger of a robot. An exemplary method comprises acquiring parameters of the keyboard and determining a position of the first key as a function of the acquired parameters using a model of the keyboard. The exemplary method also comprises guiding the tracer finger of the robot to the determined position of the first key. The exemplary method additionally comprises actuating the first key with the tracer finger of the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Vodafone Holding GmbH
    Inventors: Tam Lien, Christoph Petlic