Patents by Inventor Wolfgang SPIESSL
Wolfgang SPIESSL 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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Publication number: 20220404923Abstract: A method includes automatically determining a first user input with a first predefined manipulation force acting on the input device and, in response thereto, performing a first function according to the first manipulation force. The method also includes automatically determining a second user input with a second predefined manipulation force acting on the input device, which second manipulation force is higher than the first manipulation force, and, in response thereto, selecting a first display element from a plurality of display elements displayed on a display unit, by switching an input focus to the first display element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Thomas HILGER, Boris ISRAEL, Desiree MEYER, Wolfgang Spiessl
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Patent number: 11415983Abstract: A driving system for an automated drive for a motor vehicle has an indicator for marking regions on the steering wheel, in particular on the steering wheel rim. The indicator is preferably an optical steering wheel display which is integrated into the steering wheel rim for example. During an automated drive, the driving system is designed to ascertain that the vehicle has approached an end of the automated drive lying ahead in such a manner that a first approach condition has been satisfied. If the system has ascertained that the vehicle has approached the end of the automated drive in such a manner that the approach condition has been satisfied, the indicator for marking regions on the steering wheel are actuated in response thereto such that a left and a right marking region on the steering wheel are marked. The driver is thus prompted to position their hands on the marked regions of the steering wheel in order to take over the task of driving.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marc Breisinger, Nora Broy, Julian Eichhorn, Sebastian Hergeth, Philipp Kerschbaum, Hermann Kuenzner, Lutz Lorenz, Stephan Mueller, Julia Niemann, Frederik Platten, Wolfgang Spiessl, Philipp Suessenguth
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Patent number: 11345383Abstract: A driving system for an automated drive for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel display with a lighting strip structure. The lighting strip structure of the steering wheel display is luminous in a defined lighting color for a duration which can be modified according to the actuation. The driving system is designed to control the steering wheel display such that the lighting strip structure is luminous in the lighting color over a starting length during the automated drive. Upon approaching an end of the automated drive lying ahead, the driving system determines that the vehicle has approached an end point of the automated drive lying ahead in such a manner that a specified approach condition has been satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marc Breisinger, Nora Broy, Julian Eichhorn, Sebastian Hergeth, Philipp Kerschbaum, Hermann Kuenzner, Lutz Lorenz, Stephan Mueller, Julia Niemann, Frederik Platten, Wolfgang Spiessl, Philipp Suessenguth
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Publication number: 20210192237Abstract: A method provides a display of vehicle surroundings in a vehicle by detecting the degree of automation at which the vehicle is operated, selecting a set of additional information from one of multiple possible sets of additional information on the basis of the detected degree of automation, wherein each set of additional information includes a different number of pieces of additional information, each piece of additional information describes a display option which visualizes the current state of the vehicle and the corresponding vehicle surroundings, and a set of additional information selected for a low degree of automation includes less additional information than a set of additional information selected for a degree of automation which is higher than the low degree of automation; and displaying a view of the surroundings of the vehicle. The additional information of the selected set of additional information is visualized in the displayed view.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Florian GUENZEL, Boris ISRAEL, Hermann KUENZNER, Frederik PLATTEN, Wolfgang SPIESSL
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Publication number: 20200086907Abstract: A driving system for an automated drive for a motor vehicle includes a steering wheel display with a lighting strip structure. The lighting strip structure of the steering wheel display is luminous in a defined lighting color for a duration which can be modified according to the actuation. The driving system is designed to control the steering wheel display such that the lighting strip structure is luminous in the lighting color over a starting length during the automated drive. Upon approaching an end of the automated drive lying ahead, the driving system determines that the vehicle has approached an end point of the automated drive lying ahead in such a manner that a specified approach condition has been satisfied.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Marc BREISINGER, Nora BROY, Julian EICHHORN, Sebastian HERGETH, Philipp KERSCHBAUM, Hermann KUENZNER, Lutz LORENZ, Stephan MUELLER, Julia NIEMANN, Frederik PLATTEN, Wolfgang SPIESSL, Philipp SUESSENGUTH
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Publication number: 20200089226Abstract: A driving system for an automated drive for a motor vehicle has an indicator for marking regions on the steering wheel, in particular on the steering wheel rim. The indicator is preferably an optical steering wheel display which is integrated into the steering wheel rim for example. During an automated drive, the driving system is designed to ascertain that the vehicle has approached an end of the automated drive lying ahead in such a manner that a first approach condition has been satisfied. If the system has ascertained that the vehicle has approached the end of the automated drive in such a manner that the approach condition has been satisfied, the indicator for marking regions on the steering wheel are actuated in response thereto such that a left and a right marking region on the steering wheel are marked. The driver is thus prompted to position their hands on the marked regions of the steering wheel in order to take over the task of driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Marc BREISINGER, Nora BROY, Julian EICHHORN, Sebastian HERGETH, Philipp KERSCHBAUM, Hermann KUENZNER, Lutz LORENZ, Stephan MUELLER, Julia NIEMANN, Frederik PLATTEN, Wolfgang SPIESSL, Philipp SUESSENGUTH
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Patent number: 10262433Abstract: Data eyeglasses include a first display, a camera, and an analyzing unit. The data eyeglasses is configured to: record the surroundings of the data eyeglasses via the camera, detect an image displayed by a second display in the recordings of the camera; detect that the displayed image has a marker for determining the pose of the data eyeglasses; detect the marker; and determine the pose of the data eyeglasses by use of the detected marker.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wolfgang Spiessl, Matthias Roland Kaufmann, Michael Graef, Markus Gsinn
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Patent number: 10162409Abstract: A head mounted display is configured to determine the posture of the head mounted display relative to a vehicle. The head mounted display includes a display, a camera and an electronic computing unit; and is set up to: create recordings of the environment of the head mounted display with the aid of the camera; receive details relating to the position and/or orientation of a movable object in the interior of the vehicle; detect the image of the object in the recordings from the camera; and determine the posture of the head mounted display taking into account the image of the object in the recordings relative to the vehicle. The posture of the head mounted display indicates the position of the pair of data glasses and the alignment of the pair of data glasses.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Karsten Knebel, Matthias Roland Kaufmann, Wolfgang Spiessl, Wolfgang Haberl
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Patent number: 9964947Abstract: A device for a vehicle is disclosed, including: a transmitting and receiving unit for wireless data transmission; an electronic computing unit which is operatively coupled to the transmitting and receiving unit; wherein the computing unit is configured to execute: Receiving of radio signals from data glasses using the transmitting and receiving unit, from which glasses no signals had previously been received; recognition that the data glasses are in use relative to the vehicle, including recognition of a temporal relation between an operation of the vehicle and the reception of radio signals of the data glasses, wherein the operation of the vehicle includes in particular the unlocking of the vehicle, the movement of windows of the vehicle, the opening of a door of the vehicle, or the activation of operating elements of the vehicle: In response to the recognition of the temporal relation, execution of a specified function.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Baterische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Felix Lauber, Wolfgang Haberl, Mehdi Farid, Wolfgang Spiessl
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Patent number: 9910506Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interacting with an object that is displayed to a user by smart glasses, which includes a display. The method includes displaying the object for the user using the display, detecting that the user closes a first eye and keeps the first eye closed during a predetermined period of time using a first camera, recording a hand of the user using a second camera determining that the user performs an input action during the predetermined period of time, wherein the input action includes the hand assuming an attitude, and a position from a perspective of a second eye of the user with respect to the object, that meet a predetermined condition, and performing an action with respect to the object, wherein the action is associated with the input action in advance.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wolfgang Spiessl, Felix Lauber, Jochen Pfannstiel
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Patent number: 9823741Abstract: A method for selecting an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on a display of smart glasses is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes determining an orientation of the smart glasses with respect to a head of a wearer of the smart glasses, and selecting an information source from the plurality of information sources based at least in part on the determined orientation of the smart glasses with respect to the head of the wearer of the smart glasses.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Felix Klanner, Wolfgang Spiessl, Martin Enders
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Patent number: 9823735Abstract: A method for determining an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on smart glasses is disclosed In one embodiment, the method includes determining a spatial orientation of the smart glasses, determining from a plurality of criteria, which are respectively related to the spatial orientation of the smart glasses, a criterion which is fulfilled by the determined spatial orientation of the smart glasses, assigning each of the plurality of criteria an information source from the plurality of information sources, and selecting the information source assigned to the determined criterion.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wolfgang Spiessl, Felix Klanner, Martin Enders
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Publication number: 20170178359Abstract: Data eyeglasses include a first display, a camera, and an analyzing unit. The data eyeglasses is configured to: record the surroundings of the data eyeglasses via the camera, detect an image displayed by a second display in the recordings of the camera; detect that the displayed image has a marker for determining the pose of the data eyeglasses; detect the marker; and determine the pose of the data eyeglasses by use of the detected marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Wolfgang SPIESSL, Matthias Roland KAUFMANN, Michael GRAEF, Markus GSINN
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Publication number: 20170115730Abstract: A head mounted display is configured to determine the posture of the head mounted display relative to a vehicle. The head mounted display includes a display, a camera and an electronic computing unit; and is set up to: create recordings of the environment of the head mounted display with the aid of the camera; receive details relating to the position and/or orientation of a movable object in the interior of the vehicle; detect the image of the object in the recordings from the camera; and determine the posture of the head mounted display taking into account the image of the object in the recordings relative to the vehicle. The posture of the head mounted display indicates the position of the pair of data glasses and the alignment of the pair of data glasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Karsten KNEBEL, Matthias Roland KAUFMANN, Wolfgang SPIESSL, Wolfgang HABERL
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Publication number: 20160239020Abstract: A device for a vehicle is disclosed, including: a transmitting and receiving unit for wireless data transmission; an electronic computing unit which is operatively coupled to the transmitting and receiving unit; wherein the computing unit is configured to execute: Receiving of radio signals from data glasses using the transmitting and receiving unit, from which glasses no signals had previously been received; recognition that the data glasses are in use relative to the vehicle, including recognition of a temporal relation between an operation of the vehicle and the reception of radio signals of the data glasses, wherein the operation of the vehicle includes in particular the unlocking of the vehicle, the movement of windows of the vehicle, the opening of a door of the vehicle, or the activation of operating elements of the vehicle: In response to the recognition of the temporal relation, execution of a specified function.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Felix LAUBER, Wolfgang HABERL, Mehdi FARID, Wolfgang SPIESSL
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Patent number: 9283893Abstract: A display system is disclosed, including data spectacles which have a spectacles frame and a display which is mounted at the spectacles frame such that it is situated in the field of vision of the wearer of the spectacles frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jochen Pfannstiel, Felix Lauber, Wolfgang Spiessl
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Publication number: 20160041624Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interacting with an object that is displayed to a user by smart glasses, which includes a display. The method includes displaying the object for the user using the display, detecting that the user closes a first eye and keeps the first eye closed during a predetermined period of time using a first camera, recording a hand of the user using a second camera determining that the user performs an input action during the predetermined period of time, wherein the input action includes the hand assuming an attitude, and a position from a perspective of a second eye of the user with respect to the object, that meet a predetermined condition, and performing an action with respect to the object, wherein the action is associated with the input action in advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Wolfgang SPIESSL, Felix LAUBER, Jochen PFANNSTIEL
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Publication number: 20160041612Abstract: A method for determining an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on smart glasses is disclosed In one embodiment, the method includes determining a spatial orientation of the smart glasses, determining from a plurality of criteria, which are respectively related to the spatial orientation of the smart glasses, a criterion which is fulfilled by the determined spatial orientation of the smart glasses, assigning each of the plurality of criteria an information source from the plurality of information sources, and selecting the information source assigned to the determined criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Wolfgang SPIESSL, Felix Klanner, Martin Enders
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Publication number: 20160041613Abstract: A method for selecting an information source from a plurality of information sources for display on a display of smart glasses is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes determining an orientation of the smart glasses with respect to a head of a wearer of the smart glasses, and selecting an information source from the plurality of information sources based at least in part on the determined orientation of the smart glasses with respect to the head of the wearer of the smart glasses.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Felix KLANNER, Wolfgang SPIESSL, Martin ENDERS
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Publication number: 20140354516Abstract: A display system is disclosed, including data spectacles which have a spectacles frame and a display which is mounted at the spectacles frame such that it is situated in the field of vision of the wearer of the spectacles frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Jochen PFANNSTIEL, Felix LAUBER, Wolfgang SPIESSL