Patents by Inventor Nicky JAHN

Nicky JAHN 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).

  • Method for dynamically adapting an operating device in a motor vehicle, as well as operating device and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11199420
    Abstract: A method for adapting an operating device in a motor vehicle. The operating device is provided for operating at least one vehicle function of the motor vehicle. In at least one driving situation, observation data which describe the current driving situation and usage data which describe which of the vehicle functions is currently activated via the operating device are in each case detected by the operating device, and an assignment rule is generated on the basis of the observation data and the usage data by a procedure of automatic learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Nicky Jahn, Thomas Schien
  • Locating a mobile terminal by means of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10959042
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for determining a position of a mobile terminal in an interior of a vehicle or in surroundings of the vehicle. A radio signal emitted by the mobile terminal at a carrier frequency assigned to a channel of a selected radio technology is received by at least one antenna that is mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Nicky Jahn, Florian Leopold
  • LOCATING A MOBILE TERMINAL BY MEANS OF A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200359161
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for determining a position of a mobile terminal in an interior of a vehicle or in surroundings of the vehicle. A radio signal emitted by the mobile terminal at a carrier frequency assigned to a channel of a selected radio technology is received by at least one antenna that is mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Nicky JAHN, Florian LEOPOLD
  • METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADAPTING AN OPERATING DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OPERATING DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190331504
    Abstract: A method for adapting an operating device in a motor vehicle. The operating device is provided for operating at least one vehicle function of the motor vehicle. In at least one driving situation, observation data which describe the current driving situation and usage data which describe which of the vehicle functions is currently activated via the operating device are in each case detected by the operating device, and an assignment rule is generated on the basis of the observation data and the usage data by a procedure of automatic learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Nicky JAHN, Thomas SCHIEN