Patents by Inventor Michael Schlittenbauer
Michael Schlittenbauer 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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Publication number: 20230244780Abstract: A system, a method, and a controller for a vehicle include a limited runtime environment within a virtual machine for at least one AI program by a computing platform of a computing device, and at least one specific program library for the AI program from outside of the limited runtime environment by a library managing unit. Specified vehicle sensor data is provided to the AI program by a data managing unit for a machine learning and/or classification process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Sebastian HANRIEDER, Florian HASELBECK, Benjamin POPPINGA, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Johannes DUMLER, Torsten SCHÖN
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Patent number: 11475712Abstract: A method for automatic gesture recognition in which, by a machine learner data of a respective gesture of a variety of gestures executed by a user and captured by at least one sensor gestures of a class are assigned to a variety of predetermined classes, and in which the machine learner is trained with a training data set, which is divided into predetermined data segments. The respective data segments are data segments of the training data set are assigned to the variety of predetermined classes by means of the machine learner. A respective contribution, with the respective assignment processes for the assignment of respective data segments are incorporated into the automatic gesture recognition of a particular class.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Torsten Schön, Michael Schlittenbauer, Michael Morgott
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Patent number: 10814834Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a central locking apparatus of a motor vehicle, which is locked by a central locking system of the central locking apparatus as a result of driving above a minimum speed threshold, and is then decelerated to below the minimum speed, wherein in order to subsequently unlock the central locking system, an instantaneous geoposition (GP) emitted from a portable mobile terminal, is first received by means of a detection device of the central locking apparatus. The emitted instantaneous geoposition (GP) of the portable mobile terminal is subsequently evaluated by means of a control device of the central locking apparatus, wherein when evaluating the instantaneous geoposition (GP), the control device checks whether the emitted instantaneous geoposition (GP) is within a delimited, predetermined region, which is stored in the control device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Michael Schlittenbauer
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Publication number: 20200175265Abstract: A method for automatic gesture recognition in which, by a machine learner data of a respective gesture of a variety of gestures executed by a user and captured by at least one sensor gestures of a class are assigned to a variety of predetermined classes, and in which the machine learner is trained with a training data set, which is divided into predetermined data segments. The respective data segments are data segments of the training data set are assigned to the variety of predetermined classes by means of the machine learner. A respective contribution, with the respective assignment processes for the assignment of respective data segments are incorporated into the automatic gesture recognition of a particular class.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Torsten SCHÖN, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Michael MORGOTT
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Publication number: 20200172054Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a central locking apparatus of a motor vehicle, which is locked by a central locking system of the central locking apparatus as a result of driving above a minimum speed threshold, and is then decelerated to below the minimum speed, wherein in order to subsequently unlock the central locking system, an instantaneous geoposition (GP) emitted from a portable mobile terminal, is first received by means of a detection device of the central locking apparatus. The emitted instantaneous geoposition (GP) of the portable mobile terminal is subsequently evaluated by means of a control device of the central locking apparatus, wherein when evaluating the instantaneous geoposition (GP), the control device checks whether the emitted instantaneous geoposition (GP) is within a delimited, predetermined region, which is stored in the control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: AUDI AGInventor: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER
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Patent number: 10528148Abstract: A respective sensing region of at least one radar unit is oriented into a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and a control device is configured to sense a position of a body part of a person and/or a movement of the body part in the passenger compartment on the basis of the reflection respectively received by the at least one radar unit, thus providing non-contact detection of the body part of the person in the motor vehicle. As viewed from the passenger compartment, the at least one radar unit can be arranged behind a display surface of a display device or alongside the display surface of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Ulrich Mueller, Michael Schlittenbauer
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Publication number: 20180267620Abstract: A respective sensing region of at least one radar unit is oriented into a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and a control device is configured to sense a position of a body part of a person and/or a movement of the body part in the passenger compartment on the basis of the reflection respectively received by the at least one radar unit, thus providing non-contact detection of the body part of the person in the motor vehicle. As viewed from the passenger compartment, the at least one radar unit can be arranged behind a display surface of a display device or alongside the display surface of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Ulrich MUELLER, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER
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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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Patent number: 9751406Abstract: A method controls a climate control system in a motor vehicle. The method involves displaying climate control information on a primary display, determining that a hand is approaching a manual control element for the climate control system, and displaying climate control information on a secondary display while the hand is approaching the manual control element, before the hand touches the manual control element, the secondary display being a multi-use changeable display that, at different times, displays information for different systems of the motor vehicle. The method may therefore provide the information to the occupant of the vehicle when it is needed, before the climate control system is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller, Megan McClain, Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy
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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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Patent number: 9644737Abstract: A method controls a transmission in a motor vehicle. The method involves displaying transmission information on a primary display, determining when a hand is approaching a gear selector, and initiating a display of, and then displaying, gear selection information on a secondary display when the hand is approaching the gear selector, before the hand touches the gear selector, the secondary display being a multi-use changeable display that, at different times, displays information for different systems of the motor vehicle. The method may therefore provide the information to the driver when it is needed, before the gear is shifted.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller, Megan McClain, Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy
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Patent number: 9637083Abstract: A method operates a seat belt system in a motor vehicle. The method uses a 3-D imaging system to determine when a tongue of the seat belt system is approaching a buckle of the seat belt system. A buckle presenter extends the buckle from a seat of the motor vehicle, toward an occupant of the motor vehicle when the 3-D imaging system determines that the tongue is approaching the buckle.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller, Megan McClain, Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy
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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: 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: 9499099Abstract: A motor vehicle includes at least two cameras spaced apart from each other at least in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for detecting the environment of the motor vehicle, at least one processing device and at least one display device, wherein the processing device is configured to generate at least one target image from the camera data of the at least two cameras, wherein the target image includes two image regions arranged next to each other, wherein the content of the first image region is determined from the image data of the first camera and the content of the second image region is determined from the image data of the second camera, and wherein the processing device is configured to control the display device to output the target image.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Patrick Heinemann, Michael Schlittenbauer
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Publication number: 20150343950Abstract: A motor vehicle includes at least two cameras spaced apart from each other at least in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle for detecting the environment of the motor vehicle, at least one processing device and at least one display device, wherein the processing device is configured to generate at least one target image from the camera data of the at least two cameras, wherein the target image includes two image regions arranged next to each other, wherein the content of the first image region is determined from the image data of the first camera and the content of the second image region is determined from the image data of the second camera, and wherein the processing device is configured to control the display device to output the target image.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: December 3, 2015Applicant: Audi AGInventors: PATRICK HEINEMANN, MICHAEL SCHLITTENBAUER
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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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Publication number: 20150285377Abstract: A method controls a transmission in a motor vehicle. The method involves displaying transmission information on a primary display, determining when a hand is approaching a gear selector, and initiating a display of, and then displaying, gear selection information on a secondary display when the hand is approaching the gear selector, before the hand touches the gear selector, the secondary display being a multi-use changeable display that, at different times, displays information for different systems of the motor vehicle. The method may therefore provide the information to the driver when it is needed, before the gear is shifted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Marcus KUEHNE, Ulrich MUELLER, Megan McCLAIN, Nathaniel PAFFETT-LUGASSY
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Publication number: 20150283904Abstract: A method controls a climate control system in a motor vehicle. The method involves displaying climate control information on a primary display, determining that a hand is approaching a manual control element for the climate control system, and displaying climate control information on a secondary display while the hand is approaching the manual control element, before the hand touches the manual control element, the secondary display being a multi-use changeable display that, at different times, displays information for different systems of the motor vehicle. The method may therefore provide the information to the occupant of the vehicle when it is needed, before the climate control system is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Marcus KUEHNE, Ulrich MUELLER, Megan McCLAIN, Nathaniel PAFFETT-LUGASSY