Patents by Inventor Johannes Tümler

Johannes Tümler 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: 11934188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for monitoring the movement of a transportation device. In one embodiment, first, information about the trajectory of the transportation device is received by a mobile device. The trajectory is then displayed on a display unit of the mobile device in the form of an augmented reality representation. In response thereto, an input of the user of the mobile device for influencing the trajectory is detected. Finally, information is transmitted to the transportation device on the basis of the input of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Johannes Tümler, Adrian Haar, Robert Jan Wyszka
  • Patent number: 11904688
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for calculating an overlay of additional information for a display on a display unit. The overlay of additional information may support the driver in the longitudinal control of a vehicle. The overlaying of the additional information may be configured in the form of augmented reality such that it is calculated in a contact analogue manner in relation to one or more objects in the environment of the vehicle. When approaching a vehicle, a spatially extended animation graphic is calculated, wherein the animation graphic has a grid shape consisting of a plurality of grid elements, which extends from the observer vehicle up to the oncoming or preceding vehicle. The spatial extension is calculated such that the driver of the observer vehicle (10) has the impression of a kinematic or dynamic movement of the spatial extension, such as translation and rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Robert Jan Wyszka, Vitalij Sadovitch, Adrian Haar, Johannes Tümler, Michael Wittkämper
  • Publication number: 20210311472
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, to a device, and to a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for monitoring the movement of a transportation device. In one embodiment, first, information about the trajectory of the transportation device is received by a mobile device. The trajectory is then displayed on a display unit of the mobile device in the form of an augmented reality representation. In response thereto, an input of the user of the mobile device for influencing the trajectory is detected. Finally, information is transmitted to the transportation device on the basis of the input of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro Kleen, Johannes Tümler, Adrian Haar, Robert Jan Wyszka
  • Publication number: 20210231451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for controlling a display of a mobile augmented reality device of a user. First a static navigation display for a destination is generated, which is positioned in a stationary manner in a real environment. If a situation is detected that requires an adaptation of the display of the mobile augmented reality device, a static navigation display adapted to the situation or a supplementary navigation display is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Tümler, Adrian Haar
  • Patent number: 11049320
    Abstract: A method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for controlling a display of an augmented reality head-up display device for a motor vehicle as well as an augmented reality head-up display device for a motor vehicle. In a first step, the position for a representation of a virtual object in front of the motor vehicle is determined (20). The virtual object is then superimposed (21), corresponding to the determined position, onto a projection surface by an imaging unit. To increase the subjective perception of the registration quality on the part of the observer, the virtual object is designed to this effect to be fault-tolerant with regard to registration errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Robert Jan Wyszka, Vitalij Sadovitch, Michael Wittkämper, Johannes Tümler
  • Patent number: 11017745
    Abstract: A method, a computer-readable storage medium with instructions, a device, and a system for calibrating a pair of augmented-reality glasses in a transportation vehicle and a transportation vehicle and a pair of augmented-reality glasses suitable for the method. A set of points in an interior of the transportation vehicle is illuminated sequentially. At least a subset of the illuminated points are captured by a camera arranged in the pair of augmented-reality glasses. Through a comparison of the subset of the illuminated points that have been captured by the camera with a known geometry of the set of points, a transformation specification for the pair of augmented-reality glasses is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Haar, Johannes Tümler
  • Patent number: 10997863
    Abstract: A method for interaction between a transportation vehicle and at least one person located outside the transportation vehicle including touching at least one touch-sensitive area of the transportation vehicle by at least one person, transmitting a signal to a control device of the transportation vehicle via the at least one sensitive area, outputting an output signal to at least one device of the transportation vehicle via the control device, wherein the at least one person informs the transportation vehicle of an intended movement relative to the transportation vehicle via the interaction, and the output signal of the control device coordinates the movement of the transportation vehicle with the intended movement of the at least one person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Baixuan Yan, Robert Jan Wyszka, Lennart Bendewald, Adrian Haar, Johannes Tümler, Josephine Herz
  • Patent number: 10969579
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses, a method for determining a pose of augmented reality glasses and a transportation vehicle for using the augmented reality glasses or the method. The augmented reality glasses have an optical capture apparatus for capturing environment data relating to an environment of the augmented reality glasses and an interface to a pose determination apparatus for determining a pose of the augmented reality glasses based on the environment data. The optical capture apparatus captures only light of a defined polarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventors: Adrian Haar, Johannes Tümler
  • Patent number: 10936161
    Abstract: A method which presents icons corresponding to applications, wherein each icon functions as an identifier for an application and the individual applications in this display cannot be operated by the user; detects a user input for selecting some of the applications identified by the icons; presents enlarged icons for the selected applications, wherein no comprehensive user functionality of the selected applications is available but a user action is performed for at least one application; detects an additional user input for selecting one of the applications identified by the enlarged icons; and presents the content of the selected application, wherein a comprehensive user functionality of the application can be accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Rhede, Carsten Temming, Johannes Tümler
  • Publication number: 20210046822
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for calculating an overlay of additional information for a display on a display unit. The overlay of additional information may support the driver in the longitudinal control of a vehicle. The overlaying of the additional information may be configured in the form of augmented reality such that it is calculated in a contact analogue manner in relation to one or more objects in the environment of the vehicle. When approaching a vehicle, a spatially extended animation graphic is calculated, wherein the animation graphic has a grid shape consisting of a plurality of grid elements, which extends from the observer vehicle up to the oncoming or preceding vehicle. The spatial extension is calculated such that the driver of the observer vehicle (10) has the impression of a kinematic or dynamic movement of the spatial extension, such as translation and rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andro KLEEN, Robert WYSZKA, Vitalij SADOVITCH, Adrian HAAR, Johannes TÜMLER, Michael WITTKÄMPER
  • Publication number: 20200349845
    Abstract: A method for interaction between a transportation vehicle and at least one person located outside the transportation vehicle including touching at least one touch-sensitive area of the transportation vehicle by at least one person, transmitting a signal to a control device of the transportation vehicle via the at least one sensitive area, outputting an output signal to at least one device of the transportation vehicle via the control device, wherein the at least one person informs the transportation vehicle of an intended movement relative to the transportation vehicle via the interaction, and the output signal of the control device coordinates the movement of the transportation vehicle with the intended movement of the at least one person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Baixuan YAN, Robert Jan WYSZKA, Lennart BENDEWALD, Adrian HAAR, Johannes TÜMLER, Josephine HERZ
  • Patent number: 10821831
    Abstract: Image contents are displayed with a spatial impression of depth for interaction with image contents displayed on a display device in a transportation vehicle, the image contents having control elements in more than one depth plane. An operating action by a user is detected by at least one sensor provided in the transportation vehicle, and it is determined in which depth plane an operating element should be operated. An interaction with a displayed operating element takes place in the determined depth plane according to the detected operating action. A touch screen is provided for the operating action of the user wherein the level of pressure exerted by the user is detected and the user interacts with operating elements in different depth planes based on the detected pressure level. Alternatively, a gesture sensor is provided for the operating action by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Tümler, Carsten Temming, Helge Schäfer
  • Patent number: 10775634
    Abstract: A method for calculating the motion data of the head of a driver of a transportation vehicle wherein the driver is wearing a pair of data glasses. The data glasses are equipped with at least one glasses measurement unit which detects the movements of the head of the driver. The transportation vehicle is equipped with a transportation vehicle measurement unit which detects at least the accelerations of the transportation vehicle. The measured accelerations of the transportation vehicle are transferred wirelessly to the data glasses. The calculation of the head pose is carried out in a special processor unit of the data glasses which includes an implementation of a Kalman filter in which the motion data of the glasses measurement unit, corrected by the motion data of the transportation vehicle measurement unit, are merged with the motion data of an additional glasses measurement unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Tümler, Michael Wittkämper, Andro Kleen
  • Publication number: 20200218065
    Abstract: Augmented reality glasses, a method for determining a pose of augmented reality glasses and a transportation vehicle for using the augmented reality glasses or the method. The augmented reality glasses have an optical capture apparatus for capturing environment data relating to an environment of the augmented reality glasses and an interface to a pose determination apparatus for determining a pose of the augmented reality glasses based on the environment data. The optical capture apparatus captures only light of a defined polarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian HAAR, Johannes TÜMLER
  • Publication number: 20200050325
    Abstract: A method which presents icons corresponding to applications, wherein each icon functions as an identifier for an application and the individual applications in this display cannot be operated by the user; detects a user input for selecting some of the applications identified by the icons; presents enlarged icons for the selected applications, wherein no comprehensive user functionality of the selected applications is available but a user action is performed for at least one application; detects an additional user input for selecting one of the applications identified by the enlarged icons; and presents the content of the selected application, wherein a comprehensive user functionality of the application can be accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Johannes RHEDE, Carsten TEMMING, Johannes TÜMLER
  • Publication number: 20190225084
    Abstract: Image contents are displayed with a spatial impression of depth for interaction with image contents displayed on a display device in a transportation vehicle, the image contents having control elements in more than one depth plane. An operating action by a user is detected by at least one sensor provided in the transportation vehicle, and it is determined in which depth plane an operating element should be operated. An interaction with a displayed operating element takes place in the determined depth plane according to the detected operating action. A touch screen is provided for the operating action of the user wherein the level of pressure exerted by the user is detected and the user interacts with operating elements in different depth planes based on the detected pressure level. Alternatively, a gesture sensor is provided for the operating action by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes TÜMLER, Carsten TEMMING, Helge SCHÄFER
  • Publication number: 20190180717
    Abstract: A method, a computer-readable storage medium with instructions, a device, and a system for calibrating a pair of augmented-reality glasses in a transportation vehicle and a transportation vehicle and a pair of augmented-reality glasses suitable for the method. A set of points in an interior of the transportation vehicle is illuminated sequentially. At least a subset of the illuminated points are captured by a camera arranged in the pair of augmented-reality glasses. Through a comparison of the subset of the illuminated points that have been captured by the camera with a known geometry of the set of points, a transformation specification for the pair of augmented-reality glasses is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Adrian HAAR, Johannes TÜMLER
  • Publication number: 20190171024
    Abstract: A method for calculating the motion data of the head of a driver of a transportation vehicle wherein the driver is wearing a pair of data glasses. The data glasses are equipped with at least one glasses measurement unit which detects the movements of the head of the driver. The transportation vehicle is equipped with a transportation vehicle measurement unit which detects at least the accelerations of the transportation vehicle. The measured accelerations of the transportation vehicle are transferred wirelessly to the data glasses. The calculation of the head pose is carried out in a special processor unit of the data glasses which includes an implementation of a Kalman filter in which the motion data of the glasses measurement unit, corrected by the motion data of the transportation vehicle measurement unit, are merged with the motion data of an additional glasses measurement unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes TÜMLER, Michael WITTKÄMPER, Andro KLEEN
  • Publication number: 20180232956
    Abstract: A method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium with instructions for controlling a display of an augmented reality head-up display device for a motor vehicle as well as an augmented reality head-up display device for a motor vehicle. In a first step, the position for a representation of a virtual object in front of the motor vehicle is determined (20). The virtual object is then superimposed (21), corresponding to the determined position, onto a projection surface by an imaging unit. To increase the subjective perception of the registration quality on the part of the observer, the virtual object is designed to this effect to be fault-tolerant with regard to registration errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Jan Wyszka, Vitalij Sadovitch, Michael Wittkämper, Johannes Tümler