Patents by Inventor Lorenz Bohrer
Lorenz Bohrer 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: 11097730Abstract: A system, vehicle and method are provided that automatically activate and deactivate a driver assistance system. The automatic activation and deactivation depend on predefined criteria such as brake or gas pedal release, current vehicle velocity, and the presence of a lead vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Inventors: Lorenz Bohrer, Gagan Hothi, Jonathan Igner, Esther Kim, Christian Lorenz, Carey Smith
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Publication number: 20200180623Abstract: A system, vehicle and method are provided that automatically activate and deactivate a driver assistance system. The automatic activation and deactivation depend on predefined criteria such as brake or gas pedal release, current vehicle velocity, and the presence of a lead vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Lorenz BOHRER, Gagan HOTHI, Jonathan IGNER, Esther KIM, Christian LORENZ, Carey SMITH
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Patent number: 10503747Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a user interface is provided, in which a first user input is detected, and a confidence analysis is carried out. Different kinds of system responses are generated depending on the result of the confidence analysis, wherein a first kind of system response comprises a system output which requires a second user input, and a second kind of system response comprises the automatic selection of a database entry. A third kind of system response comprises the first and second features, wherein the third kind of system response automatically changes into the first or second kind of system response after the expiry of a period of time. In this case, one of the two first kinds can be set as a standard or “default,” into which the automatic change then takes place after expiry of the period of time without further user interaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Peter Oel, Moritz Neugebauer, Michael Mischke, Christoph Waeller, Lorenz Bohrer, Jens Ehrke, Gordon Seitz, Stefan Schulz, Imke Gaus, Oliver Meyer
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Patent number: 10416879Abstract: A method for operating an infotainment system of a motor vehicle in which at least one data set stored on at least one mobile terminal is transmitted wirelessly to the infotainment system and received by the infotainment system as soon as a swipe gesture has been detected on the mobile terminal wherein the at least one data set is stored first in a buffer memory of the infotainment system and only then transmitted to a further memory of the infotainment system and then processed by means of the infotainment system when a predetermined confirmation action has been detected on-board. The invention also relates to an infotainment system for a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Thomas Knittl, Vladimir Macoun, Lorenz Bohrer, Carolin Koeberle
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Patent number: 9874939Abstract: An optical system which is designed to detect a gesture, and a processing unit that is coupled to the optical system and is designed to analyze the detected gesture, are included in a gesture evaluation system. The gesture evaluation system furthermore has a utilization unit that is designed to save an evaluation that has been detected from the gesture together with evaluated information.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Lorenz Bohrer
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Publication number: 20170308286Abstract: A method for operating an infotainment system of a motor vehicle in which at least one data set stored on at least one mobile terminal is transmitted wirelessly to the infotainment system and received by the infotainment system as soon as a swipe gesture has been detected on the mobile terminal wherein the at least one data set is stored first in a buffer memory of the infotainment system and only then transmitted to a further memory of the infotainment system and then processed by means of the infotainment system when a predetermined confirmation action has been detected on-board. The invention also relates to an infotainment system for a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Audi AGInventors: Thomas KNITTL, Vladimir MACOUN, Lorenz BOHRER, Carolin KOEBERLE
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Patent number: 9738158Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle control panel having a camera system and a gesture recognition device. includes filming a person gesticulating using at least one arm in the inside of the vehicle. Description data relating to a position and/or a sequence of movements of the at least one gesticulating arm is determined by the gesture recognition device and is associated with a control gesture. At least one situation parameter, which describes a gesticulation context of the person, is determined by a plausibility device which decides whether the person has performed a possible control gesture or only a gesture which is to be ignored. If it is determined that it is a possible control gesture, a control command is generated for the control gesture.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Marcus Kuehne, Lorenz Bohrer
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Patent number: 9649938Abstract: A method synchronizes two display devices in a motor vehicle. The first display device already displays a first data set which comprises a first display content relating to a predetermined thematic context. A sensor device, in particular a PMD camera, detects as a control gesture of a user, a free movement in the chamber of a body part of the user. A signal which is then generated by the sensor device and which describes the control gesture, is transmitted to a gesture recognition device which generates a control signal in accordance with the determined control gesture. In accordance with the control signal, a control device determines the predetermined thematic context of the determined data set. Using the defined predetermined thematic context, an additional data set which includes a second display content of the predetermined thematic context is provided. This additional data set is displayed on the second display device.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Heiko Maiwand, Nathaniel Coser, Lorenz Bohrer, Alexander Sebastian Strauch
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Publication number: 20170045949Abstract: An optical system which is designed to detect a gesture, and a processing unit that is coupled to the optical system and is designed to analyze the detected gesture, are included in a gesture evaluation system. The gesture evaluation system furthermore has a utilization unit that is designed to save an evaluation that has been detected from the gesture together with evaluated information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Lorenz BOHRER
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Publication number: 20170017702Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a user interface is provided, in which a first user input is detected, and a confidence analysis is carried out. Different kinds of system responses are generated depending on the result of the confidence analysis, wherein a first kind of system response comprises a system output which requires a second user input, and a second kind of system response comprises the automatic selection of a database entry. A third kind of system response comprises the first and second features, wherein the third kind of system response automatically changes into the first or second kind of system response after the expiry of a period of time. In this case, one of the two first kinds can be set as a standard or “default,” into which the automatic change then takes place after expiry of the period of time without further user interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Peter OEL, Moritz NEUGEBAUER, Michael MISCHKE, Christoph WAELLER, Lorenz BOHRER, Jens EHRKE, Gordon SEITZ, Stefan SCHULZ, Imke GAUS, Oliver MEYER
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Publication number: 20160368382Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle control panel having a camera system and a gesture recognition device. includes filming a person gesticulating using at least one arm in the inside of the vehicle. Description data relating to a position and/or a sequence of movements of the at least one gesticulating arm is determined by the gesture recognition device and is associated with a control gesture. At least one situation parameter, which describes a gesticulation context of the person, is determined by a plausibility device which decides whether the person has performed a possible control gesture or only a gesture which is to be ignored. If it is determined that it is a possible control gesture, a control command is generated for the control gesture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Marcus KUEHNE, Lorenz BOHRER
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Patent number: 9489435Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a user interface is provided, in which a first user input is detected, and a confidence analysis is carried out. Different kinds of system responses are generated depending on the result of the confidence analysis, wherein a first kind of system response comprises a system output which requires a second user input, and a second kind of system response comprises the automatic selection of a database entry. A third kind of system response comprises the first and second features, wherein the third kind of system response automatically changes into the first or second kind of system response after the expiry of a period of time. In this case, one of the two first kinds can be set as a standard or “default,” into which the automatic change then takes place after expiry of the period of time without further user interaction.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Peter Oel, Moritz Neugebauer, Michael Mischke, Christoph Waeller, Lorenz Bohrer, Jens Ehrke, Gordon Seitz, Stefan Schulz, Imke Gaus, Oliver Meyer
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Patent number: 9415689Abstract: In a device and a method to produce a user recognition signal upon an actuation by a user in a vehicle using a control unit linked with a transmitter and receiver which are disposed relative to one another to set up a user-specific high frequency transmission path therebetween upon actuation by the the user, at least one HF signal is provided and transferred through the body of the user, the HF transfer is evaluated to determine the user-specific transmission path to identify the user, and a user recognition signal is produced that identifies the user, wherein using at least one detection unit an action of the user is detected or an action presence is monitored, and in the detection of the action an action signal is produced, and the transmitter only provides the one HF transmission signal after or upon the existence of an action signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Christoph Wäller, Lennart Bendewald, Katharina Bachfischer, Lorenz Bohrer
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Publication number: 20150346836Abstract: A method synchronizes two display devices in a motor vehicle. The first display device already displays a first data set which comprises a first display content relating to a predetermined thematic context. A sensor device, in particular a PMD camera, detects as a control gesture of a user, a free movement in the chamber of a body part of the user. A signal which is then generated by the sensor device and which describes the control gesture, is transmitted to a gesture recognition device which generates a control signal in accordance with the determined control gesture. In accordance with the control signal, a control device determines the predetermined thematic context of the determined data set. Using the defined predetermined thematic context, an additional data set which includes a second display content of the predetermined thematic context is provided. This additional data set is displayed on the second display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AGInventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Heiko MAIWAND, Nathaniel COSER, Lorenz BOHRER, Alexander Sebastian STRAUCH
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Patent number: 9193315Abstract: In a method for operating a device in a vehicle, an operating step is selected and a function associated with the operating step is performed. The operation of selecting the operating step automatically activates a voice controller for input following the operating step. An apparatus for operating a device in a vehicle has a display apparatus for displaying operating steps, a first operating unit for haptic input for selecting an operating step, a voice control unit for voice input for selecting an operating step, and a control unit which is coupled to the display apparatus, the first operating unit and the voice control unit and can be used to generate control signals for performing a function associated with a selected operating step. The control unit is designed in such a manner that the operation of selecting an operating step automatically activates the voice control unit for input following the operating step.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Lorenz Bohrer, Christof Bobzin
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Patent number: 8988319Abstract: A display device includes at least one processing device and at least one display element for representing at least two image planes that are able to be combined with each other, and a method is for representing a plurality of combinable image planes for displaying data.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Stefan Goss, Stefan Lux, Robert Hofmann, Rainer Dehmann, Kyoung Sun Han, André Haedicke, Heino Wengelnik, Lorenz Bohrer, Joerg Lilienthal, Will Specks
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Patent number: 8095307Abstract: In a method for controlling a map display in a vehicle, a display device is controlled such that a section of a geographical map is displayed in a spatially non-linear scale. A display apparatus for displaying a geographical map includes a control unit and a display device, connected to the control unit, a map section, the control unit including an arithmetic-logic unit by which data assigned to the geographical map is able to be converted into display data, taking a spatially non-linear scale into consideration. A navigation system includes such a display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Andreas Ebert, Jens Fliegner, Christoph Waeller, Lorenz Bohrer, Heino Wengelnik, Joerg Lilienthal
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Publication number: 20110121958Abstract: In a device and a method to produce a user recognition signal upon an actuation by a user in a vehicle using a control unit linked with a transmitter and receiver which are disposed relative to one another to set up a user-specific high frequency transmission path therebetween upon actuation by the the user, at least one HF signal is provided and transferred through the body of the user, the HF transfer is evaluated to determine the user-specific transmission path to identify the user, and a user recognition signal is produced that identifies the user, wherein using at least one detection unit an action of the user is detected or an action presence is monitored, and in the detection of the action an action signal is produced, and the transmitter only provides the one HF transmission signal after or upon the existence of an action signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Christoph Wäller, Lennart Bendewald, Katharina Bachfischer, Lorenz Bohrer
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Publication number: 20110007006Abstract: In a method for operating a device in a vehicle, an operating step is selected and a function associated with the operating step is performed. The operation of selecting the operating step automatically activates a voice controller for input following the operating step. An apparatus for operating a device in a vehicle has a display apparatus for displaying operating steps, a first operating unit for haptic input for selecting an operating step, a voice control unit for voice input for selecting an operating step, and a control unit which is coupled to the display apparatus, the first operating unit and the voice control unit and can be used to generate control signals for performing a function associated with a selected operating step. The control unit is designed in such a manner that the operation of selecting an operating step automatically activates the voice control unit for input following the operating step.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: January 13, 2011Inventors: Lorenz Bohrer, Christof Bobzin
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Publication number: 20090048777Abstract: In a method for controlling a map display in a vehicle, a display device is controlled such that a section of a geographical map is displayed in a spatially non-linear scale. A display apparatus for displaying a geographical map includes a control unit and a display device, connected to the control unit, a map section, the control unit including an arithmetic-logic unit by which data assigned to the geographical map is able to be converted into display data, taking a spatially non-linear scale into consideration. A navigation system includes such a display apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2005Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Andreas Ebert, Jens Fliegner, Christoph Waeller, Lorenz Bohrer, Heino Wengelnik, Joerg Lilienthal