Patents by Inventor Lipka VOLKER

Lipka VOLKER 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).

  • Multi-character string search engine for in-vehicle information system
    Patent number: 11341189
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method of selecting an entry in a database in an in-vehicle infotainment system. The method includes receiving a second single-character input after receiving a first single-character input, generating a multi-character search string in which the first character of the multi-character search string is the first single-character input and the second character of the multi-character search string is the second single-character input, searching a database stored in the in-vehicle infotainment system for entries that match the multi-character search string, and causing a number of entries that match the multi-character search string to be displayed by the in-vehicle infotainment system. An advantage of the disclosed embodiment is that a vehicle operator can effectively search through a large number of entries in an in-vehicle system with reduced distraction and without stopping the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Haase, Steven Edward Montealegre, Lipka Volker
  • MULTI-CHARACTER STRING SEARCH ENGINE FOR IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180075164
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method of selecting an entry in a database in an in-vehicle infotainment system. The method includes receiving a second single-character input after receiving a first single-character input, generating a multi-character search string in which the first character of the multi-character search string is the first single-character input and the second character of the multi-character search string is the second single-character input, searching a database stored in the in-vehicle infotainment system for entries that match the multi-character search string, and causing a number of entries that match the multi-character search string to be displayed by the in-vehicle infotainment system. An advantage of the disclosed embodiment is that a vehicle operator can effectively search through a large number of entries in an in-vehicle system with reduced distraction and without stopping the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Robert HAASE, Steven Edward MONTEALEGRE, Lipka VOLKER