Patents by Inventor Joachim LECHNER
Joachim LECHNER 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).
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Publication number: 20240110427Abstract: Described is an actuating mechanism for actuating a cover of a vehicle. The cover is reversibly movable between a closed position where the cover is arranged flush with a vehicle outer shell and an open position where the cover is arranged at least partially or regionally behind the vehicle outer shell. The actuating mechanism comprises a movement mechanism operatively connected to the rear side of the cover. In order to transition the cover from the closed position into the open position proceeding from the closed position of the cover, the movement mechanism moves the cover initially into an intermediate position in a rotational and translational movement in which intermediate position the cover is pivoted relative to the closed position of the cover about a first axis of rotation and is at least partially or regionally offset in comparison to the closed position backwards towards the interior of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Tobias GÖPFERT, Matthias HEGWEIN, Thomas LECHNER-WATZLIK, Joachim OBERST, Roland OCH
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Publication number: 20230074041Abstract: We disclose herein a method of compressing data for data transfer within an electronic device. The method comprises: receiving, at a first processing member of the electronic device, a plurality of data samples produced by a member of the electronic device, wherein the data samples comprise numerical bits; restructuring, by the first processing member, the plurality of data samples into a plurality of data packets; labelling each data packet with a sample indicator bit to indicate a plurality of groups across the plurality of data packets; transferring a bit stream comprising at least some of the plurality of data packets across an interface of the electronic device to a receiving member of the electronic device; and decoding the bit stream, by a second processing member of the electronic device, to obtain at least some of the plurality of the data samples, the decoding being based at least in part on the sample indicator bits.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2020Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: ams AGInventors: Bernhard GREIMEL-RECHLING, Joachim LECHNER, Herbert LENHARD, Philipp DUNST
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Patent number: 11114025Abstract: A method is proposed for sensing light being incident on an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display and a light sensor arrangement which is mounted behind the display such as to receive incident light through the display. The method comprises the step of repeatedly switching the display on and off depending on a modulation signal, wherein a sub-frame is defined by an on-state and a consecutive off-state of the display. The modulation signal depends on at least one modulation parameter. In a first sub-frame a display brightness is set to a first level depending on a first value of the at least one modulation parameter. Then a first frame count is determined by integrating the incident light by means of the light sensor arrangement during the first sub-frame. In a second sub-frame the display brightness is set to a second level depending on a second value of the at least one modulation parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: AMS AGInventors: Bernhard Greimel-Längauer, Joachim Lechner, Josef Kriebernegg
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Patent number: 11022487Abstract: An optical sensor arrangement comprises a photodiode (11), an integrator (12) with an integrator input (15) coupled to the photodiode (11), a comparator (13) with a first input (18) coupled to an integrator output (16) of the integrator (12), and a reference capacitor circuit (14) that is coupled to the integrator input (15) and is designed to provide a charge package to the integrator input (15). In a start phase (A), charge packages are provided to the integrator input (15), until a comparator input voltage (VIN) at the first input (18) of the comparator (13) crosses a comparator switching point.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: AMS INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Bernhard Greimel-Rechling, Peter Bliem, Herbert Lenhard, Josef Kriebernegg, Joachim Lechner, Christian Halper
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Patent number: 10950187Abstract: A method is suggested for sensing light being incident on an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display and a light sensor arrangement mounted behind the display such as to receive incident light through the display. The method comprises periodically switching the display on and off depending on a control signal, wherein a period is defined by a succession of an on-state and an off-state of the display. A sensor signal is generated by integrating the incident light by means of the light sensor arrangement for a total integration time comprising a number of periods. A first signal count is determined from the sensor signal being indicative of an amount of integrated incident light during an on-state. A second signal count is determined from the sensor signal being indicative of an amount of integrated incident light during an off-state. A third signal count is determined from the sensor signal being indicative of an amount of integrated incident light during the total integration time.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: AMS AGInventors: Josef Kriebernegg, Bernhard Greimel-Rechling, Herbert Lenhard, Peter Bliem, Joachim Lechner, Christian Halper, Manuel Hoerbinger
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Publication number: 20210056896Abstract: A method is proposed for sensing light being incident on an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display and a light sensor arrangement which is mounted behind the display such as to receive incident light through the display. The method comprises the step of repeatedly switching the display on and off depending on a modulation signal, wherein a sub-frame is defined by an on-state and a consecutive off-state of the display. The modulation signal depends on at least one modulation parameter. In a first sub-frame a display brightness is set to a first level depending on a first value of the at least one modulation parameter. Then a first frame count is determined by integrating the incident light by means of the light sensor arrangement during the first sub-frame. In a second sub-frame the display brightness is set to a second level depending on a second value of the at least one modulation parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Bernhard GREIMEL-LÄNGAUER, Joachim Lechner, Josef Kriebernegg
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Publication number: 20190392772Abstract: A method is suggested for sensing light being incident on an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a display and a light sensor arrangement mounted behind the display such as to receive incident light through the display. The method comprises periodically switching the display on and off depending on a control signal, wherein a period is defined by a succession of an on-state and an off-state of the display. A sensor signal is generated by integrating the incident light by means of the light sensor arrangement for a total integration time comprising a number of periods. A first signal count is determined from the sensor signal being indicative of an amount of integrated incident light during an on-state. A second signal count is determined from the sensor signal being indicative of an amount of integrated incident light during an off-state. A third signal count is determined from the sensor signal being indicative of an amount of integrated incident light during the total integration time.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Josef Kriebernegg, Bernhard Greimel-Rechling, Herbert Lenhard, Peter Bliem, Joachim Lechner, Christian Halper, Manuel Hoerbinger
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Publication number: 20190212194Abstract: An optical sensor arrangement comprises a photodiode (11), an integrator (12) with an integrator input (15) coupled to the photodiode (11), a comparator (13) with a first input (18) coupled to an integrator output (16) of the integrator (12), and a reference capacitor circuit (14) that is coupled to the integrator input (15) and is designed to provide a charge package to the integrator input (15). In a start phase (A), charge packages are provided to the integrator input (15), until a comparator input voltage (VIN) at the first input (18) of the comparator (13) crosses a comparator switching point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2016Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Bernhard Greimel-Rechling, Peter Bliem, Herbert Lenhard, Josef Kriebernegg, Joachim Lechner, Christian Halper
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Patent number: 9510410Abstract: An electric driver circuit for driving a light-emitting diode may be operated in a regulation operation mode to generate an output voltage to drive a predefined current through the light-emitting diode. The electric driver circuit is operated in a start-up operation mode before the regulation operation mode. The operation of the electric driver circuit in the start-up operation mode enables that a coil current generated in an inductor can be completely discharged before starting the regulation operation mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: AMS AGInventors: Mario Teufel, Joachim Lechner
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Publication number: 20160174312Abstract: An electric driver circuit for driving a light-emitting diode may be operated in a regulation operation mode to generate an output voltage to drive a predefined current through the light-emitting diode. The electric driver circuit is operated in a start-up operation mode before the regulation operation mode. The operation of the electric driver circuit in the start-up operation mode enables that a coil current generated in an inductor can be completely discharged before starting the regulation operation mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Mario TEUFEL, Joachim LECHNER