Patents by Inventor Gernot Unterweger

Gernot Unterweger 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: 11817037
    Abstract: A method of controlling a vehicle headlamp that includes a plurality of LEDs may comprise receiving video images at a first frame rate; storing the video images in a memory at the first frame rate; receiving offset data associated with the video images; defining sub-images based on the offset data and the video images; and driving the plurality of LEDs to present the sub-images at a second frame rate, wherein the second frame rate is faster than the first frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Gernot Unterweger, Adolfo De Cicco
  • Patent number: 11718220
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp control circuit is configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising a plurality of lighting elements. The vehicle headlamp control circuit may comprise a memory that stores information for controlling the plurality of lighting elements, and a driver circuit that drives the plurality of lighting elements based on the information, wherein the information compensates for one or more failed elements of the plurality of lighting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Bonart, Michael Weis, Gernot Unterweger, Salvatore Piccolella, Adolfo De Cicco
  • Publication number: 20220330400
    Abstract: A control circuit may be configured to control light emitting diode (LED) driver circuits. The control circuit may be configured to generate a multicast of pixel intensity values based on data in memory or data received from a data source, and output the multicast on an interface, which may comprise a one-wire uni-directional interface. In some examples, a plurality of drivers may receive the multicast, and each of the plurality of drivers may drive different sets of LEDs based on the multicast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Gernot Unterweger, Mathias Sedner, Andrea Scenini, Hans-Peter Kreuter
  • Publication number: 20220227286
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp control circuit is configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising a plurality of lighting elements. The vehicle headlamp control circuit may comprise a memory that stores information for controlling the plurality of lighting elements, and a driver circuit that drives the plurality of lighting elements based on the information, wherein the information compensates for one or more failed elements of the plurality of lighting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Dietrich Bonart, Michael Weis, Gernot Unterweger, Salvatore Piccolella, Adolfo De Cicco
  • Patent number: 11358518
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp control circuit may be configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising a plurality of lighting elements. The vehicle headlamp control circuit may comprise a first communication interface configured to receive a first signal comprising a first set of values for driving the plurality of lighting elements, and a second communication interface configured to receive a second signal comprising an intensity threshold. The circuit may be configured to determine a composite intensity associated with the first set of values and drive the plurality of lighting elements using the first set of values if the composite intensity associated with the first set of values satisfies the intensity threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Gernot Unterweger, Adolfo De Cicco, Pietro Vallese, Andrea Scenini
  • Patent number: 11318878
    Abstract: A circuit may be configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising light emitting diodes (LEDs). The circuit may comprise an LED controller configured to receive video data from a video source via a first interface; an LED driver configured to drive the LEDs based at least in part on the video data; and a second interface between the LED controller and the LED driver, wherein the second interface is configured to communicate the video data from the LED controller to the LED driver and wherein the second interface communicates the video data at a slower data rate than the first interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Gernot Unterweger, Tobias Schuster, Andrea Scenini, Christof Michenthaler
  • Publication number: 20220105862
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp control circuit may be configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising a plurality of lighting elements. The vehicle headlamp control circuit may comprise a first communication interface configured to receive a first signal comprising a first set of values for driving the plurality of lighting elements, and a second communication interface configured to receive a second signal comprising an intensity threshold. The circuit may be configured to determine a composite intensity associated with the first set of values and drive the plurality of lighting elements using the first set of values if the composite intensity associated with the first set of values satisfies the intensity threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Gernot Unterweger, Adolfo De Cicco, Pietro Vallese, Andrea Scenini
  • Patent number: 11076473
    Abstract: A method and an electronic circuit are disclosed. The method includes detecting at least one operating parameter in an electronic circuit that includes a monitored LED string; adjusting a voltage threshold based on the at least one detected operating parameter; detecting a string voltage across the monitored LED string; comparing the string voltage with the voltage threshold; and detecting a defect in the LED string based on the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Marco Pamato, Damiano Sartori, Gernot Unterweger
  • Publication number: 20210107397
    Abstract: A circuit may be configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising light emitting diodes (LEDs). The circuit may comprise an LED controller configured to receive video data from a video source via a first interface; an LED driver configured to drive the LEDs based at least in part on the video data; and a second interface between the LED controller and the LED driver, wherein the second interface is configured to communicate the video data from the LED controller to the LED driver and wherein the second interface communicates the video data at a slower data rate than the first interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Gernot Unterweger, Tobias Schuster, Andrea Scenini, Christof Michenthaler
  • Patent number: 10945323
    Abstract: This disclosure includes systems, methods, and techniques for controlling a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). For example, a circuit includes a switching device, where the switching device is electrically connected to an LED of the plurality of LEDs, and where the switching device is configured to control whether the LED receives an electrical signal from a power source. Additionally, the circuit includes processing circuitry configured to determine that the LED is associated with a bright failure condition by attempting to prevent the LED from receiving the electrical signal from the power source using the switching device and disable the LED in response to detecting the bright failure condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Adolfo De Cicco, Michael Weis, Gernot Unterweger, Rosario Chiodo, Dietrich Bonart
  • Patent number: 10939528
    Abstract: An electronic circuit and a method are disclosed. The electronic circuit includes an LED circuit, wherein the LED circuit (1) includes: an input (11, 12) configured to receive an input voltage (VIN); a drive circuit (2A) connected to the input (11, 12); and an LED module (3A) connected to the drive circuit (2A) and comprising an LED string (41) with at least one LED. The drive circuit (2A) is configured to monitor the LED module (3A) for the occurrence of an LED short in the LED string (41) and to change from a normal mode to a defect mode upon detection of the LED short, and the drive circuit (2A) is configured, in the defect mode, to operate the LED string (41) in at least one defect cycle that includes deactivating the LED string (41) for a deactivation period, activating the LED string for an activation period, and checking for the persistence of the LED short in the activation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Damiano Sartori, Fabrizio Cortigiani, Marco Pamato, Gernot Unterweger
  • Publication number: 20200187323
    Abstract: A method and an electronic circuit are disclosed. The method includes detecting at least one operating parameter in an electronic circuit that includes a monitored LED string; adjusting a voltage threshold based on the at least one detected operating parameter; detecting a string voltage across the monitored LED string; comparing the string voltage with the voltage threshold; and detecting a defect in the LED string based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Marco Pamato, Damiano Sartori, Gernot Unterweger
  • Patent number: 10624165
    Abstract: This disclosure includes systems, methods, and techniques for controlling delivery of power to one or more strings of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). For example, a circuit includes a power converter unit configured to receive an input signal from a power source and generate a first output signal comprising a first voltage, a charge pump configured to receive at least a portion of the first output signal from the power converter unit and generate a second output signal comprising a second voltage, and a linear regulator configured to receive the second output signal from the charge pump and generate a third output signal comprising a third voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Fausto Borghetti, Ramdas Rangnath Ugale, Francesco Vaiti, Gernot Unterweger
  • Publication number: 20200092962
    Abstract: An electronic circuit and a method are disclosed. The electronic circuit includes an LED circuit, wherein the LED circuit (1) includes: an input (11, 12) configured to receive an input voltage (VIN); a drive circuit (2A) connected to the input (11, 12); and an LED module (3A) connected to the drive circuit (2A) and comprising an LED string (41) with at least one LED. The drive circuit (2A) is configured to monitor the LED module (3A) for the occurrence of an LED short in the LED string (41) and to change from a normal mode to a defect mode upon detection of the LED short, and the drive circuit (2A) is configured, in the defect mode, to operate the LED string (41) in at least one defect cycle that includes deactivating the LED string (41) for a deactivation period, activating the LED string for an activation period, and checking for the persistence of the LED short in the activation period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Damiano Sartori, Fabrizio Cortigiani, Marco Pamato, Gernot Unterweger