Patents by Inventor Ron MELZ

Ron MELZ 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 operating a motor vehicle system of a motor vehicle depending on the driving situation, personalization device, and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11364926
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle system of a motor vehicle regardless of the driving situation. The method is performed by a personalization device of the motor vehicle and includes identifying the driver of the motor vehicle and using the identity of the driver to determine multiple driver-specific configuration data sets. Each of the determined configuration data sets describes configuration data of a respective user profile of the identified driver in order to personalize the motor vehicle system. The method further includes determining at least one additional occupant in the motor vehicle and using the result of the determination of the at least one occupant, determine an intention of the determined driver. The method further incudes using the determined intention to select a personalization mode from a plurality of personalization modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Lerzer, Nikoletta Sofra, Hans Georg Gruber, André Ebner, Ron Melz
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVING SITUATION, PERSONALIZATION DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210253119
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle system of a motor vehicle regardless of the driving situation. The method is performed by a personalization device of the motor vehicle and includes identifying the driver of the motor vehicle and using the identity of the driver to determine multiple driver-specific configuration data sets. Each of the determined configuration data sets describes configuration data of a respective user profile of the identified driver in order to personalize the motor vehicle system. The method further includes determining at least one additional occupant in the motor vehicle and using the result of the determination of the at least one occupant, determine an intention of the determined driver. The method further incudes using the determined intention to select a personalization mode from a plurality of personalization modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Jürgen LERZER, Nikoletta SOFRA, Hans Georg GRUBER, André EBNER, Ron MELZ