Patents by Inventor Lorenz MAURER

Lorenz MAURER 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).

  • Device and method for operating a device
    Patent number: 10921982
    Abstract: A method for operating a device, wherein a graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display area. The user interface has at least one operating object assigned to an application program for controlling the device. Output data are generated and displayed in the region of the assigned operating object, wherein the application program has a function having exactly two activatable program states. The first program state is activated and the output data are generated based on the activated program state. An input gesture is detected based on the user interface. The operating object has a first region and a second region and the input gesture is assigned to the first region or to the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Janine Perkuhn, Jens Baumgarten, Jian Lou, Lorenz Maurer, Elisabeth Eichhorn, Daniel Leuchter, Mathias Kuhn, Hendrik Frank
  • Device and method for operating a device
    Patent number: 10649654
    Abstract: A method for operating a device, wherein a graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display area. The user interface has at least one operating object assigned to an application program for controlling the device. Output data are generated and displayed in the region of the assigned operating object, wherein the application program has a function having exactly two activatable program states. The first program state is activated and the output data are generated based on the activated program state. An input gesture is detected based on the user interface. The operating object has a first region and a second region and the input gesture is assigned to the first region or to the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Janine Perkuhn, Jens Baumgarten, Jian Lou, Lorenz Maurer, Elisabeth Eichhorn, Daniel Leuchter, Mathias Kuhn, Hendrik Frank
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190324638
    Abstract: A method for operating a device, wherein a graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display area. The user interface has at least one operating object assigned to an application program for controlling the device. Output data are generated and displayed in the region of the assigned operating object, wherein the application program has a function having exactly two activatable program states. The first program state is activated and the output data are generated based on the activated program state. An input gesture is detected based on the user interface. The operating object has a first region and a second region and the input gesture is assigned to the first region or to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Janine PERKUHN, Jens BAUMGARTEN, Jian LOU, Lorenz MAURER, Elisabeth EICHHORN, Daniel LEUCHTER, Mathias KUHN, Hendrik FRANK
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180039409
    Abstract: A method for operating a device, wherein a graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display area. The user interface has at least one operating object assigned to an application program for controlling the device. Output data are generated and displayed in the region of the assigned operating object, wherein the application program has a function having exactly two activatable program states. The first program state is activated and the output data are generated based on the activated program state. An input gesture is detected based on the user interface. The operating object has a first region and a second region and the input gesture is assigned to the first region or to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Janine PERKUHN, Jens BAUMGARTEN, Jian LOU, Lorenz MAURER, Elisabeth EICHHORN, Daniel LEUCHTER, Mathias KUHN, Hendrik FRANK