Patents by Inventor Sebastian MÖRZ

Sebastian MÖRZ 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: 11880525
    Abstract: A method and device for selecting input fields displayed on a screen and/or for activating input content displayed in a selected input field on the screen by manual inputs into an input area of an input interface. The input interface is designed for the haptic input of gestures into the input area, in order to control the selection of an input field, and for the activation of input content of a selected input field by triggering an electrical switching function of the input interface by means of exerting a predefined minimum force on the input area. A displacement vector V(POS(t1),POS(t2)) is determined from determined input positions POS(t1),POS(t2) of a manual, continuous input of gestures into the input area at a first point in time t1 and a second point in time t2, where t:=time and t1<t2. An absolute value |F(t)| of a surface area F(t), with which the manual gesture input acts on the input area is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Mörz, Konrad Flachs
  • Patent number: 11797097
    Abstract: A method for generating a haptic feedback on a display area operable by finger movements involves sensing a position of a finger on the display area and modulating a coefficient of friction between the finger and the display area is modulated depending on the position. The touchdown positions of two fingers are determined and the friction between each of the fingers and the display area is changed depending on a distance from the touchdown positions of the fingers simultaneously touching the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Mörz, Jörg Reisinger, Jörg Stippa, Andreas Müller, Manuel Christopher Albert, Fabian Schöller
  • Publication number: 20230280829
    Abstract: A method for generating a haptic feedback on a display area operable by finger movements involves sensing a position of a finger on the display area and modulating a coefficient of friction between the finger and the display area is modulated depending on the position. The touchdown positions of two fingers are determined and the friction between each of the fingers and the display area is changed depending on a distance from the touchdown positions of the fingers simultaneously touching the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian MÖRZ, Jörg REISINGER, Jörg STIPPA, Andreas MÜLLER, Manuel Christopher ALBERT, Fabian SCHÖLLER
  • Publication number: 20230126061
    Abstract: A method and device for selecting input fields displayed on a screen and/or for activating input content displayed in a selected input field on the screen by manual inputs into an input area of an input interface. The input interface is designed for the haptic input of gestures into the input area, in order to control the selection of an input field, and for the activation of input content of a selected input field by triggering an electrical switching function of the input interface by means of exerting a predefined minimum force on the input area. A displacement vector V(POS(t1),POS(t2)) is determined from determined input positions POS(t1),POS(t2) of a manual, continuous input of gestures into the input area at a first point in time t1 and a second point in time t2, where t:=time and t1<t2. An absolute value |F(t)| of a surface area F(t), with which the manual gesture input acts on the input area is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Sebastian MÖRZ, Konrad FLACHS