Patents by Inventor Markus Helminger

Markus Helminger 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).

  • Mounted projection system
    Patent number: 11448946
    Abstract: An interaction module includes a housing for holding a projector to project an image onto a working surface and an optical scanning device for scanning a gesture in the region of the image, and a mounting plate configured for fastening to an underside of an object attached above the working surface. The mounting plate is configured for attachment of the housing on a side of the mounting plate which side faces away from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Helminger, Gerald Horst, Philipp Kleinlein
  • INTERACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220157304
    Abstract: An interaction device for use in a household contains a first microphone and a second microphone. Preferably, a polar pattern of the first microphone is configured for sampling in the close range, and a polar pattern of the second microphone is configured for sampling in the far range. The interaction device further has a processing unit configured to ascertain a verbal instruction on the basis of samplings performed by the microphones, and execute a control operation associated with the instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Frank Schaefer, Philipp Kleinlein, Markus Helminger, Gerald Horst
  • INTERACTION MODULE
    Publication number: 20200408411
    Abstract: An interaction module includes a projector configured to project a first image onto a working surface; and a camera configured to record a second image of an object that is placed on the working surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Helminger, Gerald Horst, Philipp Kleinlein
  • INTERACTION MODULE
    Publication number: 20200408414
    Abstract: An interaction module includes a housing for holding a projector to project an image onto a working surface and an optical scanning device for scanning a gesture in the region of the image, and a mounting plate configured for fastening to an underside of an object attached above the working surface. The mounting plate is configured for attachment of the housing on a side of the mounting plate which side faces away from the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Helminger, Gerald Horst, Philipp Kleinlein