Patents by Inventor Eberhard Schmidt

Eberhard Schmidt 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).

  • Publication number: 20250337983
    Abstract: Method for subsequently displaying a stream of images in a display area of a display device, wherein a first area within the display area is determined around a point of regard. A first image of the stream of images is displayed in the display area such that a first part of the first image, which is displayed in the first area, is displayed according to a first parameter value of at least one parameter and a second part of the first image, which is displayed in at least one second area outside the first area, is displayed according to a second parameter value of the at least one parameter. Moreover, the determining of the point of regard is performed as predicting the point of regard for a certain future point of time, at which the first image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub, Christian Villwock
  • Publication number: 20250336234
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method to control a workflow comprising at least one task to be performed by a person (P3), wherein information is provided about at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) related to the at least one task of the workflow, eye data (24, 26) are captured of at least one eye of the person (P3), and in dependency of the eye data (24, 26) and the information about the at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) it is checked whether at least one task condition consisting in whether the task had been performed and/or whether the task is allowed to be performed is fulfilled. The invention also relates to a system and method for providing a set of task-specific control parameters (CP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub
  • Patent number: 12380733
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method to control a workflow comprising at least one task to be performed by a person (P3), wherein information is provided about at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) related to the at least one task of the workflow, eye data (24, 26) are captured of at least one eye of the person (P3), and in dependency of the eye data (24, 26) and the information about the at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) it is checked whether at least one task condition consisting in whether the task had been performed and/or whether the task is allowed to be performed is fulfilled. The invention also relates to a system and method for providing a set of task-specific control parameters (CP).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub
  • Patent number: 12382134
    Abstract: Method for subsequently displaying a stream of images in a display area of a display device, wherein a first area within the display area is determined around a point of regard. A first image of the stream of images is displayed in the display area such that a first part of the first image, which is displayed in the first area, is displayed according to a first parameter value of at least one parameter and a second part of the first image, which is displayed in at least one second area outside the first area, is displayed according to a second parameter value of the at least one parameter. Moreover, the determining of the point of regard is performed as predicting the point of regard for a certain future point of time, at which the first image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub, Christian Villwock
  • Publication number: 20250205086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining irradiation parameters for the operation of a laser (2) for irradiating one or more target regions of the retina (16) of an eye (4) by means of an irradiation beam (11), in which method the retina is fully or partly illuminated by an illumination device (5, 5?) under defined illumination parameters, and, during and/or shortly after the illumination, at least one recording, in particular at least one camera image, is captured of at least one target region of the retina, and in which method at least starting values of the irradiation parameters are determined for the irradiation of one or more target regions of the retina using the recording(s) or camera image(s). The invention also relates to a corresponding apparatus in the form of an expanded ophthalmoscope and allows, with the lowest possible complexity, objectified determination of starting values for irradiation parameters during laser treatment of a retina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Arnd Rose, Kay-Uwe Amthor, Eberhard SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20250166275
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12243147
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240240283
    Abstract: A process and its relating plant for recycling zinc oxide residues. Thereby, zinc oxide residues are granulated to particles with a size of d80 between 0.3 and 5 mm, preferably between 0.5 and 2 mm. These particles are fed into a roaster where they are thermally treated at a temperature in the range of 500 and 1.200° C., preferably 800 to 1.100° C. in a fluidized bed to form a calcine. The zinc oxide residues are zinc oxide dusts with a particle size below d80 100 ?m, preferably below d80 75 ?m coming from kiln, submerges lances furnaces, ferric reduction furnaces, galvanizing and/or recycling processes, particularly recycling of steel, copper, lead, nickel and/or electronic scrap, and/or that the zinc oxide residues comes from foundry for lead and zinc, ashes and/or dross from a Zamac process, oxide zinc ash, catalysts, melting and casting of Zn and/or zinc slag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jochen GÜNTNER, Maciej WROBEL, Dr.-Ing. Jörg HAMMERSCHMIDT, Eberhard SCHMIDT, Sebastian HIRSCH
  • Patent number: 11927359
    Abstract: A rooftop HVAC unit includes a cabinet, an energy recovery wheel, dampers, and a controller. The energy recovery wheel is configured to be mounted within the cabinet. The energy recovery wheel is configured to transfer heat between an outdoor air stream and a return air stream when in an operational mode, and is further configured not to transfer heat between the outdoor air stream and the return air stream when in a bypass mode. The dampers can direct the outdoor air stream and return air stream through the rooftop HVAC unit, either through the energy recovery wheel or around the energy recovery wheel. The controller is configured to adjust the dampers based on a selection between the operational mode and bypass mode of the energy recovery wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Renee Tozer, Eberhard Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20230388586
    Abstract: Method for subsequently displaying a stream of images in a display area of a display device, wherein a first area within the display area is determined around a point of regard. A first image of the stream of images is displayed in the display area such that a first part of the first image, which is displayed in the first area, is displayed according to a first parameter value of at least one parameter and a second part of the first image, which is displayed in at least one second area outside the first area, is displayed according to a second parameter value of the at least one parameter. Moreover, the determining of the point of regard is performed as predicting the point of regard for a certain future point of time, at which the first image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub, Christian Villwock
  • Patent number: 11729463
    Abstract: Method for subsequently displaying a stream of images in a display area of a display device, wherein a first area within the display area is determined around a point of regard. A first image of the stream of images is displayed in the display area such that a first part of the first image, which is displayed in the first area, is displayed according to a first parameter value of at least one parameter and a second part of the first image, which is displayed in at least one second area outside the first area, is displayed according to a second parameter value of the at least one parameter. Moreover, the determining of the point of regard is performed as predicting the point of regard for a certain future point of time, at which the first image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub, Christian Villwock
  • Publication number: 20230245371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20230175727
    Abstract: A rooftop HVAC unit includes a cabinet, an energy recovery wheel, dampers, and a controller. The energy recovery wheel is configured to be mounted within the cabinet. The energy recovery wheel is configured to transfer heat between an outdoor air stream and a return air stream when in an operational mode, and is further configured not to transfer heat between the outdoor air stream and the return air stream when in a bypass mode. The dampers can direct the outdoor air stream and return air stream through the rooftop HVAC unit, either through the energy recovery wheel or around the energy recovery wheel. The controller is configured to adjust the dampers based on a selection between the operational mode and bypass mode of the energy recovery wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Renee Tozer, Eberhard Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11657559
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11579686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for performing an eye gaze mapping (M), in which at least one point of vision (B) and/or a viewing direction of at least one person (10) in relation to at least one scene recording (S) of a scene (12) viewed by the at least one person (10) is mapped onto a reference (R). At least a part of an algorithm (A1, A2, A3) for performing the eye gaze mapping (M) is thereby selected from multiple predetermined algorithms (A1, A2, A3) as a function of at least one parameter (P), and the eye gaze mapping (M) is performed on the basis of the at least one part of the algorithm (A1, A2, A3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Martin Haller, Denis Williams, Tobias Langner
  • Publication number: 20220076478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220061660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining at least one parameter of two eyes (10l, 10r) of a test person (31), the method comprising the following steps: optically capturing of a first eye (10l; 10r) of the two eyes (10l, 10r) by means of a first capturing unit (3l; 3r); optically capturing the second eye (10r; 10l) of the two eyes (10l, 10r) by means of a second capturing unit (3r; 3l); transmitting first signals concerning the captured first eye (10l; 10r) from the first capturing unit (3l; 3r) to an analysis unit (27) and transmitting second sig-nals concerning the captured second eye (10r; 10l) from the second capturing unit (3r; 3l) to the analysis unit (27); determining the at least one parameter of the two eyes (10l, 10r) on the basis of the transmitted first and second signals in the analysis unit (27), characterized by the following step: setting a first data rate for the first signals and a second data rate for the sec-ond signals, wherein the first and the second data rate differ from
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Walter Nistico, Jan Hoffmann, Eberhard Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220035451
    Abstract: Method for subsequently displaying a stream of images in a display area of a display device, wherein a first area within the display area is determined around a point of regard. A first image of the stream of images is displayed in the display area such that a first part of the first image, which is displayed in the first area, is displayed according to a first parameter value of at least one parameter and a second part of the first image, which is displayed in at least one second area outside the first area, is displayed according to a second parameter value of the at least one parameter. Moreover, the determining of the point of regard is performed as predicting the point of regard for a certain future point of time, at which the first image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub, Christian Villwock
  • Patent number: 11189072
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and a method for providing a virtual meeting of a first user (U1, U2, U3, U4) and a second user (U1, U2, U3, U4), comprising a first communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a first display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the first user (U1, U2, U3, U4), and a second communication device (12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 26, 28, 32, 34) with a second display device (12a, 14a, 16a, 18a, 24a, 26a, 28a, 32a) associated with the second user (U1, U2, U3, U4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Eberhard Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20210334532
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method to control a workflow comprising at least one task to be performed by a person (P3), wherein information is provided about at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) related to the at least one task of the workflow, eye data (24, 26) are captured of at least one eye of the person (P3), and in dependency of the eye data (24, 26) and the information about the at least one certain object (20, 32, 36, 38) it is checked whether at least one task condition consisting in whether the task had been performed and/or whether the task is allowed to be performed is fulfilled. The invention also relates to a system and method for providing a set of task-specific control parameters (CP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Eberhard Schmidt, Tom Sengelaub