Patents by Inventor Sebastian JÄCKL

Sebastian JÄCKL 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).

  • Patent number: 10877566
    Abstract: A method for the interactive presentation of content on an exterior surface of a transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle has a capture device and a display device. The capture device detects when a person approaches the transportation vehicle; switches the display device from an inactive state to an active state when an approach is detected; recognizes gestures of the person; and alters the presented content of the display device based on the gestures of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Bernd Ette, Sebastian Jäckl
  • Patent number: 10186151
    Abstract: A method for finding an object coupled to a radio transmitter, wherein the radio transmitter emits an assigned identifier. The method includes transmitting a first message to at least a first vehicle by a data processing system, wherein the message contains the information that a specific identifier is being searched for; forwarding the first message to at least a second vehicle by the first vehicle; receiving and comparing the assigned identifier with the specific identifier by a vehicle which received the first message; and, if the assigned identifier corresponds to the specific identifier, transmitting a second message by the vehicle which received the assigned identifier to the data processing system. The second message contains information that the specific identifier has been found and information about a position of the vehicle which received the assigned identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Bernd Ette, Sebastian Jäckl
  • Publication number: 20190011993
    Abstract: A method for the interactive presentation of content on an exterior surface of a transportation vehicle, wherein the transportation vehicle has a capture device and a display device. The capture device detects when a person approaches the transportation vehicle; switches the display device from an inactive state to an active state when an approach is detected; recognizes gestures of the person; and alters the presented content of the display device based on the gestures of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Bernd ETTE, Sebastian JÄCKL
  • Publication number: 20180061233
    Abstract: A method for finding an object coupled to a radio transmitter, wherein the radio transmitter emits an assigned identifier. The method includes transmitting a first message to at least a first vehicle by a data processing system, wherein the message contains the information that a specific identifier is being searched for; forwarding the first message to at least a second vehicle by the first vehicle; receiving and comparing the assigned identifier with the specific identifier by a vehicle which received the first message; and, if the assigned identifier corresponds to the specific identifier, transmitting a second message by the vehicle which received the assigned identifier to the data processing system. The second message contains information that the specific identifier has been found and information about a position of the vehicle which received the assigned identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Bernd ETTE, Sebastian JÄCKL