Patents by Inventor Imre CSONKA

Imre CSONKA 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).

  • Seat-optimized reproduction of entertainment for autonomous driving
    Patent number: 10219096
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided having a passenger compartment with at least a front seat position in a front audio zone and at least a rear seat position in a rear audio zone. The vehicle includes at least left and right front speakers respectively in relation to the forward direction of the vehicle, which are arranged in front of the front seat position; left and right center speakers respectively, which are arranged in front of the rear seat position; a central front speaker which is arranged centrally in front of the front seat position; and a control unit which is designed to route signal portions of individual channels of a multi-channel audio signal to the speakers such that the multi-channel audio signal is spatially played back in the front and the rear audio zone based on the seat positions; wherein the front seat position is rotatable by 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Volkmar, Imre Csonka
  • Seat-Optimized Reproduction of Entertainment for Autonomous Driving
    Publication number: 20180352362
    Abstract: A vehicle is provided having a passenger compartment with at least a front seat position in a front audio zone and at least a rear seat position in a rear audio zone. The vehicle includes at least left and right front speakers respectively in relation to the forward direction of the vehicle, which are arranged in front of the front seat position; left and right center speakers respectively, which are arranged in front of the rear seat position; a central front speaker which is arranged centrally in front of the front seat position; and a control unit which is designed to route signal portions of individual channels of a multi-channel audio signal to the speakers such that the multi-channel audio signal is spatially played back in the front and the rear audio zone based on the seat positions; wherein the front seat position is rotatable by 180 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Christian VOLKMAR, Imre CSONKA