Patents by Inventor Karl Frans Mario Verheyden

Karl Frans Mario Verheyden 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: 8926105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system of automatically adjusting a mirror (14, 16, 18) in a vehicle (10) to provide a driver (1) with an optimized rear view. A camera (24, 26, 28) is provided that is directed at the adjustable mirror (14, 16, 18). A camera capture area (60) is defined in the adjustable mirror (14, 16, 18), and the mirror (14, 16, 18) is automatically adjusted until the eyes (50) of the driver (1) are captured by the camera (24, 26, 28) within the capture area (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: NXP, B.V.
    Inventor: Karl Frans Mario Verheyden
  • Patent number: 8621392
    Abstract: A media player stores, or has access to, a set of media items. The player presents a first of the media items. The set of media items are ordered according to at least one criterion indicative of similarity of the media items to the first media item. The player determines what amount of the first media item was presented before an input is received from a user control. A second media item is selected for presenting using the determined amount as a measure for selecting the second media item from the ordered set of media items. A single user input (e.g. from a single button) can be used both to control the selection of the next item, and to determine the similarity of the next item. The ordering can be based on similarity of features or similarity of metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Karl Frans Mario Verheyden
  • Publication number: 20110122520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system of automatically adjusting a mirror (14, 16, 18) in a vehicle (10) to provide a driver (1) with an optimized rear view. A camera (24, 26, 28) is provided that is directed at the adjustable mirror (14, 16, 18). A camera capture area (60) is defined in the adjustable mirror (14, 16, 18), and the mirror (14, 16, 18) is automatically adjusted until the eyes (50) of the driver (1) are captured by the camera (24, 26, 28) within the capture area (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: NXP B.V.
    Inventor: Karl Frans Mario Verheyden
  • Publication number: 20090178001
    Abstract: A media player (10) stores, or has access to, a set of media items (12). The player presents (20) a first of the media items. The set of media items (12) are ordered (32) according to at least one criterion indicative of similarity of the media items to the first media item. The player determines (37) what amount of the first media item was presented before an input is received from a user control (51). A second media item is selected for presenting using the determined amount as a measure for selecting the second media item from the ordered set of media items. A single user input (e.g. from a single button 51) can be used both to control the selection of the next item, and to determine the similarity of the next item. The ordering (32) can be based on similarity of features or similarity of metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventor: Karl Frans Mario Verheyden