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).

  • Publication number: 20230244780
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian HANRIEDER, Florian HASELBECK, Benjamin POPPINGA, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Johannes DUMLER, Torsten SCHÖN
  • Patent number: 11475712
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Torsten Schön, Michael Schlittenbauer, Michael Morgott
  • Patent number: 10814834
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Michael Schlittenbauer
  • Publication number: 20200175265
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Torsten SCHÖN, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Michael MORGOTT
  • Publication number: 20200172054
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER
  • Patent number: 10528148
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Mueller, Michael Schlittenbauer
  • Publication number: 20180267620
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Ulrich MUELLER, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER
  • Patent number: 9874939
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Lorenz Bohrer
  • Patent number: 9751406
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller, Megan McClain, Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy
  • Patent number: 9738158
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Marcus Kuehne, Lorenz Bohrer
  • Patent number: 9649938
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Heiko Maiwand, Nathaniel Coser, Lorenz Bohrer, Alexander Sebastian Strauch
  • Patent number: 9644737
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller, Megan McClain, Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy
  • Patent number: 9637083
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Marcus Kuehne, Ulrich Mueller, Megan McClain, Nathaniel Paffett-Lugassy
  • Publication number: 20170045949
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Lorenz BOHRER
  • Publication number: 20160368382
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Marcus KUEHNE, Lorenz BOHRER
  • Patent number: 9499099
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Patrick Heinemann, Michael Schlittenbauer
  • Publication number: 20150343950
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: PATRICK HEINEMANN, MICHAEL SCHLITTENBAUER
  • Publication number: 20150346836
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Heiko MAIWAND, Nathaniel COSER, Lorenz BOHRER, Alexander Sebastian STRAUCH
  • Publication number: 20150285377
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Marcus KUEHNE, Ulrich MUELLER, Megan McCLAIN, Nathaniel PAFFETT-LUGASSY
  • Publication number: 20150283904
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Marcus KUEHNE, Ulrich MUELLER, Megan McCLAIN, Nathaniel PAFFETT-LUGASSY