Patents by Inventor Will Specks
Will Specks 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).
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Patent number: 11091036Abstract: In a method for displaying items of information in a transportation device, the items of information are displayed in the form of hierarchical menu structures. A device for displaying items of information includes a control unit and a display unit for the stereoscopic and/or autostereoscopic display of items of information. In the method, the display is implemented stereoscopically, at least two different menus or menu items being displayed to the viewer at different distances. The instrument cluster includes the placement of a mask in front of the display of a display unit, the mask modifying the light emission of the light emitted by the display so as to result in a display of autostereoscopic images.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Heino Wengelnik, Will Specks, Mathias Kuhn, Rainer Dehmann, Heiner Bartoszewski
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Publication number: 20170285355Abstract: In a method for displaying items of information in a transportation device, the items of information are displayed in the form of hierarchical menu structures. A device for displaying items of information includes a control unit and a display unit for the stereoscopic and/or autostereoscopic display of items of information. In the method, the display is implemented stereoscopically, at least two different menus or menu items being displayed to the viewer at different distances. The instrument cluster includes the placement of a mask in front of the display of a display unit, the mask modifying the light emission of the light emitted by the display so as to result in a display of autostereoscopic images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Heino WENGELNIK, Will SPECKS, Mathias KUHN, Rainer DEHMANN, Heiner BARTOSZEWSKI
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Patent number: 9014753Abstract: In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying a portion of an image of the mobile telephone, the portion of the image also having at least one control element; and a touch screen, which is located above the display and serves to operate the mobile telephone by touching the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element or by pressing upon the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2005Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Carsten Bergmann, Zhaoxia Zhang, Will Specks, Klaus Schaaf
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Patent number: 8988319Abstract: A display device includes at least one processing device and at least one display element for representing at least two image planes that are able to be combined with each other, and a method is for representing a plurality of combinable image planes for displaying data.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2005Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Stefan Goss, Stefan Lux, Robert Hofmann, Rainer Dehmann, Kyoung Sun Han, André Haedicke, Heino Wengelnik, Lorenz Bohrer, Joerg Lilienthal, Will Specks
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Patent number: 7656586Abstract: A rear-view mirror (3) for a motor vehicle is provided with a reflector layer (40) which is used to reflect light which impinges on the rear-view mirror (3) from a first viewing direction, a display layer (36) which is arranged behind the reflector layer (40) in relation to the viewing direction (41) and which is used to emit light, a quarter wave plate (74) which is arranged between the display layer (36) and the reflector layer (40) and a reflecting linear-polarisation layer (73) which is arranged between the display layer and the quarter wave plate (74).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Volkswagen AGInventors: Daniel Rosario, Pao Hsu Chen, Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Will Specks
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Publication number: 20080161997Abstract: In a method for displaying items of information in a transportation device, the items of information are displayed in the form of hierarchical menu structures. A device for displaying items of information includes a control unit and a display unit for the stereoscopic and/or autostereoscopic display of items of information. In the method, the display is implemented stereoscopically, at least two different menus or menu items being displayed to the viewer at different distances. The instrument cluster includes the placement of a mask in front of the display of a display unit, the mask modifying the light emission of the light emitted by the display so as to result in a display of autostereoscopic images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Heino Wengelnik, Will Specks, Mathias Kuhn, Rainer Dehmann, Heiner Bartoszewski
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Publication number: 20080103612Abstract: In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying a portion of an image of the mobile telephone, the portion of the image also having at least one control element; and a touch screen, which is located above the display and serves to operate the mobile telephone by touching the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element or by pressing upon the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2005Publication date: May 1, 2008Inventors: Carsten Bergmann, Zhaoxia Zhang, Will Specks, Klaus Schaaf
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Publication number: 20080068399Abstract: A display device includes at least one processing device and at least one display element for representing at least two image planes that are able to be combined with each other, and a method is for representing a plurality of combinable image planes for displaying data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2005Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Stefan Goss, Stefan Lux, Robert Hofmann, Rainer Dehmann, Kyoung Han, Andre Haedicke, Heino Wengelnik, Lorenz Bohrer, Joerg Lilienthal, Will Specks
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Publication number: 20070279756Abstract: A rear-view mirror (3) for a motor vehicle is provided with a reflector layer (40) which is used to reflect light which impinges on the rear-view mirror (3) from a first viewing direction, a display layer (36) which is arranged behind the reflector layer (40) in relation to the viewing direction (41) and which is used to emit light, a quarter wave plate (74) which is arranged between the display layer (36) and the reflector layer (40) and a reflecting linear-polarisation layer (73) which is arranged between the display layer and the quarter wave plate (74).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Daniel Rosario, Pao Chen, Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Will Specks
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Patent number: 6959014Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention related generally to communication systems. One embodiment contemplates a method for operating a communication bus where the method includes detecting a start of frame symbol on the communication bus; determining a length of the start of frame symbol; detecting a start of a synchronization field on the communication bus; determining a length of an adjusted synchronization field; determining if the length of the adjusted synchronization field is less than the length of the start of frame symbol; and if the length of the adjusted synchronization field is less than the length of the start of frame symbol, concluding that the start of frame symbol is valid and concluding that the synchronization field is valid. Embodiments of the invention may be used, for example, with the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) protocol.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2001Date of Patent: October 25, 2005Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Inventors: Aldan J. Pohlmeyer, Michel Burri, Steven B. McAslan, Will Specks, Matthew B. Ruff
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Patent number: 6841869Abstract: An electronic package assembly includes a number of semiconductor devices with first and second sides. A printed circuit substrate has a number of printed circuit patterns bonded to conductive pads of the first sides of the devices. A metal leadframe includes leads which provide external connections for the package assembly, and also includes a non-lead island portion bonded to conductive pads of the second sides of the devices. In this way the island portion of the leadframe forms an interconnection between the second sides of the devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1999Date of Patent: January 11, 2005Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Markos Triantafyllou, Will Specks, Claude Escoffre
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Publication number: 20040207607Abstract: In an operating element, e.g., a rotatable operating element, a method for command output while using an operating element having at least one integrated display element and at least one operating function as well as uses of an operating element, the operating element has at least one integrated display element and at least one operating function, the at least one display element being freely programmable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Will Specks, Heino Wengelnik, Arne Stoschek
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Publication number: 20020101884Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention related generally to communication systems. One embodiment contemplates a method for operating a communication bus where the method includes detecting a start of frame symbol on the communication bus; determining a length of the start of frame symbol; detecting a start of a synchronization field on the communication bus; determining a length of an adjusted synchronization field; determining if the length of the adjusted synchronization field is less than the length of the start of frame symbol; and if the length of the adjusted synchronization field is less than the length of the start of frame symbol, concluding that the start of frame symbol is valid and concluding that the synchronization field is valid. Embodiments of the invention may be used, for example, with the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2001Publication date: August 1, 2002Inventors: Aldan J. Pohlmeyer, Michel Burri, Steven B. McAslan, Will Specks, Matthew B. Ruff
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Patent number: 6353296Abstract: An electronic system (101/102) for use in a car has an electronic control unit (10) and, in the alternative, either a passive load (11) or an active logic (12) attached thereto. The control unit (10) comprises a push-pull arrangement (20) which can provide drive signals for the load (11) as well as for the logic (12), a multiplexer (45) to alternatively forward a load drive signal of a bus signal to the arrangement (20), and a register (90) to store a mode signal. Further, the control unit (10) automatically determines whether either the load (11) or the logic (12) is attached by analyzing electrical parameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 1999Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Will Specks, Markus Strecker, Ricardo Erckert, Francoise Vareilhias
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Patent number: 6350954Abstract: An electronic package (100) has a semiconductor device (130), a two-layer (110, 120) printed circuit substrate (101), and a lead (140) for providing external connections for the package assembly (100). The first layer (110) has an electrical conducting surface structure (112); and the second layer (120) has a recess (125) to receive the device (130). The device frontside (131) is electrically coupled to the conducting surface structure (112) of the first layer (110) in a flip-chip arrangement. The backside (132) of the device (130) is coplanar to the surface (112) of the second layer (120). The lead (140) at least partially overlays the surface (122) of the second layer (120).Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2000Date of Patent: February 26, 2002Assignee: Motorola Inc.Inventors: Will Specks, Nils Bossemeyer, Mervi Paulasto