Patents by Inventor Joerg Reisinger
Joerg Reisinger 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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Patent number: 11797097Abstract: A method for generating a haptic feedback on a display area operable by finger movements involves sensing a position of a finger on the display area and modulating a coefficient of friction between the finger and the display area is modulated depending on the position. The touchdown positions of two fingers are determined and the friction between each of the fingers and the display area is changed depending on a distance from the touchdown positions of the fingers simultaneously touching the surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AGInventors: Sebastian Mörz, Jörg Reisinger, Jörg Stippa, Andreas Müller, Manuel Christopher Albert, Fabian Schöller
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Publication number: 20230280829Abstract: A method for generating a haptic feedback on a display area operable by finger movements involves sensing a position of a finger on the display area and modulating a coefficient of friction between the finger and the display area is modulated depending on the position. The touchdown positions of two fingers are determined and the friction between each of the fingers and the display area is changed depending on a distance from the touchdown positions of the fingers simultaneously touching the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Sebastian MÖRZ, Jörg REISINGER, Jörg STIPPA, Andreas MÜLLER, Manuel Christopher ALBERT, Fabian SCHÖLLER
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Publication number: 20230221803Abstract: A method for detecting an operating input performed by a finger involves detecting various contact points of a contour of the finger using a sensor system on a sensor surface. The sensor system includes at least one transmitting unit for transmitting a signal to the finger and at least one receiving unit for receiving a signal reflected by the finger. A surface vibration is introduced into the sensor surface by at least one actuator, the surface vibration changes the frictional resistance between the finger and the sensor surface as a function of the changing contact points of the contour of the finger.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Volker STAHL, Jörg REISINGER
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Publication number: 20190138097Abstract: An operator control apparatus, in particular for a motor vehicle, having an operating surface for manual action by an element, particularly the finger of a human hand. A sensor interacts with the operating surface such that the sensor generates a signal when the element approaches the operating surface and/or when the operating surface is touched by the element and/or when pressure is applied to the operating surface by the element. The signal is used for switching and/or triggering a function in the style of a switching signal. The actuator is operatively connected to the operating surface, such that a haptic event is producible for the operating surface by means of actuation of the actuator. The actuator is driven electrically and operable by a PWM (pulse width modulation) actuation signal, such that the operating surface is movable in a preselectable manner within a preselectable displacement and/or time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Marquardt GmbHInventors: Vinko SCHOSSAU, Benjamin Schaefer, Dieter Hartmann, Joerg Reisinger, Jochen Sendler
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Patent number: 10176681Abstract: An actuator is connected to an operating element of a manual user interface and outputs a haptic feedback signal to the user via the operating element. The operating element includes a sensor that detects a sensor signal generated by a manual input of the user as a reaction to the emitted feedback signal. The user's reaction time is determined. If the reaction time is shorter than a predetermined limit value, future haptic feedback signals are adjusted in such a way that their haptically perceptible intensity is reduced, and if the reaction time is greater than the predetermined limit value, future haptic feedback signals are changed in such a way that their haptically perceptible intensity is increased.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: DAIMLER AGInventors: Marco Plewe, Sarah Plewe, Jörg Reisinger
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Publication number: 20180357864Abstract: An actuator is connected to an operating element of a manual user interface and outputs a haptic feedback signal to the user via the operating element. The operating element includes a sensor that detects a sensor signal generated by a manual input of the user as a reaction to the emitted feedback signal. The user's reaction time is determined. If the reaction time is shorter than a predetermined limit value, future haptic feedback signals are adjusted in such a way that their haptically perceptible intensity is reduced, and if the reaction time is greater than the predetermined limit value, future haptic feedback signals are changed in such a way that their haptically perceptible intensity is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Marco PLEWE, Sarah PLEWE, Jörg REISINGER
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Patent number: 9908438Abstract: An operating device for operating an adjustable seat of a motor vehicle includes a carrier, an operating element having a surface, and at least one holding element coupling the operating element to the carrier at a bearing position on the carrier. The operating device also includes a sensor configured to detect a size of a force acting on the operating element surface during an operating input and to generate a signal corresponding to the size of the detected force. The sensor is integrated into the bearing position on the carrier. The operating device further includes seat adjuster configured to adjust the adjustable seat based on the size of the detected force.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: DAIMLER AGInventors: Volker Entenmann, Volker Gerhardt, Jörg Reisinger, Tingting Zhang-Xu
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Patent number: 9878731Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The steering wheel includes an optical finger navigation module, at least one further operating element, a steering wheel electronic system and a databus for data transmission between the optical finger navigation module and the steering wheel electronic system. The at least one further operating element is directly connected to the optical finger navigation module via a signal line. The optical finger navigation module is designed in such a way as to receive a signal from the at least one further operating element and relay it on to the steering wheel electronic system via the databus. In this way, no dedicated lines from the operating element to the steering wheel electronic system are necessary. Thus, the construction space for the installation of a device consisting of an optical finger navigation module and a further operating element in a steering wheel is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Volker Entenmann, Volker Gerhardt, Joerg Reisinger
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Patent number: 9793069Abstract: An operating device having an optical finger navigation module for installation in a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, which allows for secure operation and can be produced at low cost, is disclosed. The operating device has a mounting frame, in which a first light guiding element and the optical finger navigation module is held by a light sealing element. The light sealing element is mounted by a snap connection on the mounting frame. The mounting frame has at least one guide element with which a movement of the mounting frame can be guided.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Johannes Duenninger, Volker Entenmann, Joerg Reisinger, Florian Steinert, Joachim Wuest
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Patent number: 9440537Abstract: A method to control functions displayed on a display unit of a vehicle uses gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected it is determined whether the detected first gesture is allocated to an activation of an operation of a function. If it is determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture allocated to the activation of the operation of the function, then the function is activated. Next a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected and it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to the operation of the function. If it is determined that the detected second gesture is the gesture allocated to the operation of the function then the operation of the function is performed.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2012Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Volker Entenmann, Stefan Mattes, Joerg Reisinger, Tingting Zhang-Xu
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Publication number: 20160229312Abstract: An operating device to operate an adjustable seat of a motor vehicle having a carrier includes an operating element having a first surface directed towards an outer surface of the carrier, a second surface and at least one third surface adjacent to the first surface and the second surface. The operating device also includes a sensor for detecting a size of a force acting on the at least one third surface during the operating input and to generate a signal corresponding to the size of the detected force. The operating device also includes an evaluation device for generating a control signal by processing the signal corresponding to the size of the detected force, and an adjustment device to adjust the adjustable seat on the basis of the control signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Volker ENTENMANN, Volker GERHARDT, Jörg REISINGER, Tingting ZHANG-XU
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Publication number: 20150371794Abstract: An operating device having an optical finger navigation module for installation in a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, which allows for secure operation and can be produced at low cost, is disclosed. The operating device has a mounting frame, in which a first light guiding element and the optical finger navigation module is held by a light sealing element. The light sealing element is mounted by a snap connection on the mounting frame. The mounting frame has at least one guide element with which a movement of the mounting frame can be guided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Johannes DUENNINGER, Volker ENTENMANN, Joerg REISINGER, Florian STEINERT, Joachim WUEST
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Publication number: 20150360711Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The steering wheel includes an optical finger navigation module, at least one further operating element, a steering wheel electronic system and a databus for data transmission between the optical finger navigation module and the steering wheel electronic system. The at least one further operating element is directly connected to the optical finger navigation module via a signal line. The optical finger navigation module is designed in such a way as to receive a signal from the at least one further operating element and relay it on to the steering wheel electronic system via the databus. In this way, no dedicated lines from the operating element to the steering wheel electronic system are necessary. Thus, the construction space for the installation of a device consisting of an optical finger navigation module and a further operating element in a steering wheel is reduced.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Volker ENTENMANN, Volker GERHARDT, Joerg REISINGER
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Publication number: 20150355737Abstract: A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The steering wheel includes an optical finger navigation module, a steering wheel electronics unit, and a communication device for data transmission between the optical finger navigation module and the steering wheel electronics unit. The communication device is a data bus with two lines for data transmission and one line for clock pulse transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Kwok Chiu CHEUNG, Volker ENTENMANN, Andreas KAIL, Jing MU, Joerg REISINGER, Manuel STOTZEM
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Publication number: 20140358368Abstract: A method to control functions displayed on a display unit of a vehicle uses gestures carried out in three-dimensional space. When a first gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected it is determined whether the detected first gesture is allocated to an activation of an operation of a function. If it is determined that the detected first gesture is the gesture allocated to the activation of the operation of the function, then the function is activated. Next a second gesture carried out in three-dimensional space is detected and it is determined whether the detected second gesture is a gesture allocated to the operation of the function. If it is determined that the detected second gesture is the gesture allocated to the operation of the function then the operation of the function is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2012Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Volker Entenmann, Stefan Mattes, Joerg Reisinger, Tingting Zhang-Xu
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Publication number: 20130279188Abstract: A motor vehicle interior component with a multilayer design, with at least one inhomogeneously structured decorative layer (1), which has a plurality of regions (11, 12) of different transparencies. The decorative layer (1) is a side of the interior component that is facing an observer and includes at least one region (2) for the display of an image. A light source (4) is provided on the side of the decorative layer (1) facing away from the observer. The decorative layer (1) has a masking layer (3) on the side of the light source, with masking sections (31, 32) of different transparencies. Masking sections of lower transparency (31) are arranged on regions of higher transparency (11) and masking sections of higher transparency (32) and arranged on regions of lower transparency (12) of the decorative layer (1). A method for the production of such an interior component is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: Daimler AGInventors: Volker Entenmann, Stefan Herder, Joerg Reisinger