Patents by Inventor Marc NECKER

Marc NECKER 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: 11009871
    Abstract: Device and method for displaying a current driving mode of a vehicle, at least one of several driving modes of the vehicle is an autonomous driving mode. The device includes a display unit having a light source and an imaging unit interacting with the light source. A first controller controls the light source. The first controller is configured such that it meets a first technical qualification with regards to a reliability or safety criterion. The first controller only activates the light source in the event of the current presence of the autonomous driving mode. A second controller controls the imaging unit, the second controller is configured such that that it meets a second technical qualification with regards to the reliability or safety criterion. The first technical qualification corresponds to a higher degree of reliability or safety with regards to the reliability or safety criterion than the second technical qualification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventor: Marc Necker
  • Patent number: 10988075
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes at least one headlight, a position and/or acceleration sensor, and a control unit for adjusting a light/dark boundary of the headlight. Pitch movements of the vehicle can be detected by the position and/or acceleration sensor, and a change in the light/dark boundary due to the respective pitch movement can be compensated for by the control unit. The position and/or acceleration sensor and the control unit are arranged in the headlight or directly on the headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Axel Mueller, Marc Necker, Stephan Finn, Katharina Wagner, Stefan Töpfer, Joerg Moisel, Björn Böke, Marcus Fiege, Ismail Kilic, Carsten Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20200198525
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes at least one headlight, a position and/or acceleration sensor, and a control unit for adjusting a light/dark boundary of the headlight. Pitch movements of the vehicle can be detected by the position and/or acceleration sensor, and a change in the light/dark boundary due to the respective pitch movement can be compensated for by the control unit. The position and/or acceleration sensor and the control unit are arranged in the headlight or directly on the headlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Axel MUELLER, Marc NECKER, Stephan FINN, Katharina WAGNER, Stefan TÖPFER, Joerg MOISEL, Björn BÖKE, Marcus FIEGE, Ismail KILIC, Carsten LORENZ
  • Patent number: 10497174
    Abstract: A method for augmented depiction of at least one piece of additional information in at least one image of a surrounding environment, in particular a vehicle surrounding environment, is disclosed. The image forms a background of a display, where several pieces of additional information to be depicted are compiled into at least one group and are output as a piece of group information in the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Christian Gruenler, Wilhelm Wilke, Tobias Tropper, Adam Schatton, Markus Hammori, Lars Luetze, Marc Necker, Dirk Olszewski
  • Publication number: 20190079512
    Abstract: Device and method for displaying a current driving mode of a vehicle, at least one of several driving modes of the vehicle is an autonomous driving mode. The device includes a display unit having a light source and an imaging unit interacting with the light source. A first controller controls the light source. The first controller is configured such that it meets a first technical qualification with regards to a reliability or safety criterion. The first controller only activates the light source in the event of the current presence of the autonomous driving mode. A second controller controls the imaging unit, the second controller is configured such that that it meets a second technical qualification with regards to the reliability or safety criterion. The first technical qualification corresponds to a higher degree of reliability or safety with regards to the reliability or safety criterion than the second technical qualification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Marc NECKER
  • Patent number: 9779622
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver driving a vehicle involves monitoring an environment surrounding the vehicle, detecting road users at a crossing or intersection, and emitting indications concerning priority rules to the driver. The indications are emitted to the driver as symbols overlapping the surrounding environment on a display unit or overlapping an image of the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Alexander Barth, Christian Gruenler, Markus Hammori, Lars Lütze, Marc Necker, Dirk Olszewski, Matthias Schulze
  • Publication number: 20170025005
    Abstract: A method for supporting a driver driving a vehicle involves monitoring an environment surrounding the vehicle, detecting road users at a crossing or intersection, and emitting indications concerning priority rules to the driver. The indications are emitted to the driver as symbols overlapping the surrounding environment on a display unit or overlapping an image of the surrounding environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Alexander BARTH, Christian GRUENLER, Markus HAMMORI, Lars LÜTZE, Marc NECKER, Dirk OLSZEWSKI, Matthias SCHULZE
  • Publication number: 20160240012
    Abstract: A method for augmented depiction of at least one piece of additional information in at least one image of a surrounding environment, in particular a vehicle surrounding environment, is disclosed. The image forms a background of a display, where several pieces of additional information to be depicted are compiled into at least one group and are output as a piece of group information in the background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Christian GRUENLER, Wilhelm WILKE, Tobias TROPPER, Adam SCHATTON, Markus HAMMORI, Lars LUETZE, Marc NECKER, Dirk OLSZEWSKI