Patents by Inventor Claes Edgren

Claes Edgren 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: 11887562
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Publication number: 20230122637
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Patent number: 11562713
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Publication number: 20210375236
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Patent number: 11094295
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Publication number: 20210174767
    Abstract: Devices, methods and computer program products that facilitate automated adjustment of size or configuration of head up display image in a vehicle. A device can include a memory and a processor that executes computer executable modules. The computer executable modules can include: a head up display that generates an image visible to a driver of a vehicle within an eye box, a detection module that determines position of the driver's eyes or head relative to position of the eye box, and an adjustment module that adjusts size or configuration of the image within the eye box in response to the determined driver's eye or head position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Claes Edgren, Elias Olsson
  • Patent number: 10131186
    Abstract: A communication interface between a driver of a vehicle and an at least partly autonomous drive system in the vehicle. The communication interface is configured to communicate a haptic performance loss signal to the driver when a performance loss is determined in the at least partly autonomous drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Claes Edgren
  • Patent number: 9950568
    Abstract: An interface arrangement is provided for use in a vehicle having an autonomous drive (AD) system. The interface arrangement is an interface between a user of the vehicle and the autonomous drive (AD) system. The interface arrangement includes a manually operated communication device movable between multiple predetermined positions and configured to input commands into the autonomous drive (AD) system. Each predetermined position of the manually operated communication device codes for a command to the autonomous drive system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Claes Edgren
  • Patent number: 9528853
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for displaying a representation of a driving pattern of a vehicle. The method may include determining the driving pattern in the form of a condition involving excess fuel consumption of the vehicle, and displaying a representation of the excess fuel consumption on a display unit in the vehicle. The method may further include providing first input data related to an actual speed of the vehicle travelling along a route, providing second input data related to a reference speed for the route, calculating, based on the first and second input data, a measure of the excess fuel consumption as a result of the actual speed exceeding the reference speed, and presenting, on the display unit, the representation of the excess fuel consumption. A system is also disclosed for displaying a representation of a driving pattern of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Claes Edgren
  • Publication number: 20160116300
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for displaying a representation of a driving pattern of a vehicle. The method may include determining the driving pattern in the form of a condition involving excess fuel consumption of the vehicle, and displaying a representation of the excess fuel consumption on a display unit in the vehicle. The method may further include providing first input data related to an actual speed of the vehicle travelling along a route, providing second input data related to a reference speed for the route, calculating, based on the first and second input data, a measure of the excess fuel consumption as a result of the actual speed exceeding the reference speed, and presenting, on the display unit, the representation of the excess fuel consumption. A system is also disclosed for displaying a representation of a driving pattern of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Publication number: 20160103512
    Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a dual operational touch screen device for a vehicle. The dual operational touch screen device comprises a screen cover with controls, in part, a switching or controlling of the between the different operational modes of the touch screen. The screen cover further provides various markers which aid a user in providing inputs related to a vehicle driving functionality. Example embodiments are also directed towards a vehicle comprising the touch screen device as well as corresponding methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Patent number: 9213670
    Abstract: A method is provided for graphic visualization of a propulsion energy level gauge relative to a vehicle range meter. A user interface system determines a current range of the vehicle based on a current remaining propulsion energy level of an energy storage device of the vehicle, and determines at least one hypothetical range of the vehicle based on at least one hypothetical level of remaining propulsion energy of the energy storage device. The graphic visualization is provided on a display, where the propulsion energy level gauge conveys the current remaining propulsion energy level and the hypothetical level of remaining propulsion energy, and the vehicle range meter conveys the current vehicle range and the hypothetical vehicle range. In the graphic visualization, the current remaining propulsion energy level is graphically associated with the current vehicle range, and the hypothetical level of remaining propulsion energy is graphically associated with the hypothetical vehicle range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation
    Inventor: Claes Edgren
  • Publication number: 20150314729
    Abstract: A communication interface between a driver of a vehicle and an at least partly autonomous drive system in the vehicle. The communication interface is configured to communicate a haptic performance loss signal to the driver when a performance loss is determined in the at least partly autonomous drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Publication number: 20150210272
    Abstract: An interface arrangement is provided for use in a vehicle having an autonomous drive (AD) system. The interface arrangement is an interface between a user of the vehicle and the autonomous drive (AD) system. The interface arrangement includes a manually operated communication device movable between multiple predetermined positions and configured to input commands into the autonomous drive (AD) system. Each predetermined position of the manually operated communication device codes for a command to the autonomous drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Publication number: 20140236461
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a start assisting system and a method performed by a start assisting system for facilitating start activities preceding start of an engine of a vehicle. The start assisting system determines whether predetermined pre-start conditions are fulfilled, which pre-start conditions comprise a condition associated with a wireless electronic key related to the vehicle being identified to be present. The start assisting system furthermore detects a start intention activity of a user of the vehicle by means of a detecting device adapted to be comprised in a user driving manoeuvring device of the vehicle, which detecting device is adapted to detect a body part of the user being situated at the driving manoeuvring device thus indicating the start intention activity. Additionally, the start assisting system initiates start of the engine, should the pre-start conditions be determined to be fulfilled while the start intention activity is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Publication number: 20140214301
    Abstract: A method is provided for graphic visualization of a propulsion energy level gauge relative to a vehicle range meter. A user interface system determines a current range of the vehicle based on a current remaining propulsion energy level of an energy storage device of the vehicle, and determines at least one hypothetical range of the vehicle based on at least one hypothetical level of remaining propulsion energy of the energy storage device. The graphic visualization is provided on a display, where the propulsion energy level gauge conveys the current remaining propulsion energy level and the hypothetical level of remaining propulsion energy, and the vehicle range meter conveys the current vehicle range and the hypothetical vehicle range. In the graphic visualization, the current remaining propulsion energy level is graphically associated with the current vehicle range, and the hypothetical level of remaining propulsion energy is graphically associated with the hypothetical vehicle range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Publication number: 20140191940
    Abstract: A display arrangement for a vehicle is provided. The arrangement may include a display for displaying information to a vehicle operator, and a sensor for monitoring a head position of a vehicle operator and generating input signals indicative of the vehicle operator head position. The arrangement may also include a control unit arranged to automatically initiate, based on an interpretation of the input signals, at least one of a dimension change of graphical display objects or a change of the relation between the graphical display objects following a monitored predefined change of the vehicle operator head position in a first direction, such that graphical display objects previously displayed as partly hidden are arranged to be displayed as visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Claes Edgren
  • Publication number: 20140160100
    Abstract: A method performed by a user interface system is disclosed for adapting a graphic visualization of a virtual element on a display to render a corresponding fictitious physical element. The user interface system determines surrounding light characteristics of surrounding light associated with the display, and determines light adjusted characteristics of the virtual element based on the surrounding light characteristics. The user interface system adapts the graphic visualization based on the light adjusted characteristics, such that the graphic visualization resembles the fictitious physical element should the fictitious physical element have been subjected to the surrounding light. By considering surrounding light conditions prior to adapting the graphic visualization, the graphic visualization may change appearance depending on surrounding light conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
    Inventor: Claes EDGREN
  • Publication number: 20090200122
    Abstract: A sliding arrangement for a disk brake includes a caliper adapted to engage a brake disk, and a first and a second support bearing for fixing the caliper to a brake support of the vehicle so that the caliper is axially slideable relative to the brake disk, where the first support bearing includes a first guide pin and a first guide bushing and the second support bearing includes a second guide pin and a second guide bushing, where the first guide pin and guide bushing have substantially no play between their sliding surfaces and the second guide pin and guide bushing have a play between their sliding surfaces, wherein the second guide bushing include an inner and an outer annular metal member with an annular member of resilient material therebetween, and wherein the bushing is mounted such that the center of the bushing is offset to the center of the guide pin. Hereby, brake noise created by vibrations when the brake is inactive is eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Lars Bagge, Claes Edgren
  • Patent number: 6421046
    Abstract: A control panel, in particular for motor vehicles, has a screen (3) and, arranged on the latter, a number of control elements (4) for controlling the function of works units which are connected to the control panel. A first group (5) of control elements can be moved relative to the screen (3) between a first position over the screen and a second position alongside the screen. In the first position, the screen is divided up into separate fields (9, 10) with different display information, and in the second position the whole screen forms a single field. It is possible to switch between these field divisions by moving the first group (5) of control elements between the said positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: SAAB Automobile AB
    Inventor: Claes Edgren