Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Etienne Iliffe-Moon

Wei W Wang

Julian Eichhorn

Brian Mok

Annabelle Coffinet

Daniel Grein

Iris Koser

Josef Schumann

Ann-Christin Gentschev

Walter Bronzi

Conrad Albrecht-Buehler

Lam Nguyen

Christian Brey

Patrick Dahms

Justin Forsyth

Amin Seyed-Ghaemi

Dina Khaled Saber Amin Aladawy

Kristina Stark

Wolfgang Wolter

Ralph Zipf

Wei Wang

Francesco Mantovani

Zane Liu

Maik Schwalm

A user interface for a vehicle presents visible information and acquires user input. The user interface includes a two-dimensional display and an optical faceplate. The two-dimensional display displays information on a display portion. The optical faceplate includes a contact surface, a three-dimensional display surface, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three-dimensional display surface. The two-dimensional display includes a pixel arrangement. The contact surface contacts the two-dimensional display to transmit information from the pixel arrangement to the three-dimensional display surface. The three-dimensional display surface is touch sensitive. The optical faceplate is arrangeable within a cabin of the vehicle.

User interface for a vehicle, a steering wheel for a vehicle and a vehicle

Embodiments relate to an apparatus, method, and computer program for a volumetric display apparatus in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a display in the distal end and an enclosure for the rod with a mirrored interior and an aperture adapted to receive the rod's distal end. The rod and the enclosure are centered on a longitudinal axis passing through the interior. The rod is adjustable along the longitudinal axis of the enclosure from a closed position immediately adjacent to the aperture to an open position that extends from the closed position to the proximal end of the enclosure. A holographic image is formed at the aperture of the enclosure when a plurality of light vectors emitted from the image on the display are reflected off the mirrored surface of the interior while the rod is in the open position.

Apparatus, method, and computer program for a volumetric display

Embodiments generally relate to a system for managing media resources from a plurality of mobile devices and delivered by a vehicle. In particular, embodiments relate to an apparatus for providing a queue of media resources from a mobile device to a vehicle. The apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver, a vehicle interface, and a processor. The processor establishes a wireless connection to the mobile device and then receives a uniform resource identifier (URI) for a media resource from the mobile device. It then processes the URI to determine information on the media resource, including its media type and selects a media source associated with the media type that comprises the media resource. The processor next adds the media resource to the queue of media resources, which is broadcast via the wireless connection, and triggers the media source to provide the media resource to the vehicle via the vehicle interface.

Apparatus, method, and computer-readable medium for managing a queue of media resources received from mobile devices

The invention relates to a user interface for a vehicle adapted to present visible information; the user interface comprises a two-dimensional display for displaying information on a display portion, and an optical faceplate comprising a contact surface, a three-dimensional display surface for displaying information, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three-dimensional display surface; wherein the two-dimensional display comprises a pixel arrangement and a cover layer covering the pixel arrangement; wherein the contact surface contacts the display to transmit information from the pixel arrangement to the three-dimensional display surface; wherein the faceplate is integrated into the display. The invention also relates to a vehicle.

User interface for a vehicle and a vehicle

A method of operating a movable support for orienting and positioning a portable computing device in a vehicle includes supporting the portable computing device with the movable support, and receiving status data based on a status of the vehicle with a controller. The method also includes determining a target orientation of the portable computing device based on the status data with the controller, the target orientation including one of a portrait screen orientation and a landscape screen orientation, and determining a target angular position of the portable computing device based on the status data, the target angular position including one of a driver-oriented position and a passenger-oriented position. The method further includes using the controller to move the movable support to position the portable computing device in the target orientation and the target angular position.

Smartphone movable support and method of operating a smartphone movable support

Embodiments generally relate to a method, an apparatus, and a machine-readable medium for scent dispensing. In particular, embodiments relate to a method dispensing at least one scent medium into an atmosphere. The method comprising increasing a concentration of the at least one scent medium in the atmosphere during a first time period; decreasing a concentration of the at least one scent medium in the atmosphere during a second time period; and increasing a concentration of the at least one scent medium or another scent medium in the atmosphere during a third time period.

Method, an apparatus, and a machine-readable medium for dispensing a scent

Embodiments generally relate to a method, an apparatus, and a machine-readable medium for delivering an at least one alerting scent to a cabin of a vehicle. In particular, embodiments relate to a method comprising obtaining information on an environment of the vehicle, determining an alert condition based on the information on the environment of the vehicle, and delivering the at least one alerting scent to the cabin of the vehicle based on the alert condition.

Method, apparatus, and program for delivering a scent alert

A method controls a user interface and an air-conditioning unit of a vehicle. The user interface includes display and operating elements. The method displays a plurality of the elements on the user interface, receives at least two operation parameters of the air-conditioning unit, determines one or more display parameters for a first element from the plurality of elements on the basis of the at least two operation parameters, and displays the first element on the basis of the one or more display parameters.

Method and system for controlling a user interface and an air-conditioning unit

Embodiments generally relate to a method for purifying air of an interior space by oxidizing a plurality of pollutant compounds suspended in the air. The method comprises exposing the air of the interior space to a photocatalytic layer, wherein the photocatalytic layer is disposed onto an at least one surface of a porous substrate material located in the interior space, wherein the photocatalytic layer comprises a plurality of photocatalyst particles, and activating the photocatalytic layer with a light source, wherein the activated photocatalytic particles promote a reaction between the pollutant compounds and the air.

Method and apparatus for purifying air of an interior space by oxidizing a plurality of pollutant compounds

An aspect relates to a system with an optical faceplate for use with a two dimensional display. The optical faceplate comprises a contact surface at a bottom side of the optical faceplate for contacting the two dimensional display. The optical faceplate further comprises a three dimensional display surface at a top side of the optical faceplate, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and the three dimensional display surface.

Optical faceplate for a two dimensional display and a display system

Embodiments generally relate to a method, an apparatus, and a machine-readable medium for displaying information. In particular, embodiments relate to a method comprising generating an interface object in a virtual space, and displaying the information by changing a shape and an orientation of the interface object.

Method, an apparatus, and a machine-readable medium for displaying information

A system and method for entrainment of a user based on bio rhythm of the user. The system includes an analyzing unit and an entraining rhythm generation unit. The analyzing unit receives bio rhythm information of a user, analyzes the bio rhythm information, and sets an entraining target based on an analysis of the bio rhythm information. The entraining rhythm generation unit generates an entraining rhythm based on the entraining target for providing an entrainment experience to the user, and control one or more human sensory inputs to the user based on the entraining rhythm. The bio-rhythm information may be information related to a breathing rate, a heart rate, brain waves, circadian rhythm, body rhythm, emotion, etc. The entrainment experience may be provided either inside or outside a vehicle.

System and method for entrainment of a user based on bio-rhythm of the user

Embodiments generally relate to a system and a machine-readable medium for providing an entrainment experience to a user. The system comprising an experience system in communication with one or more human sensory inputs and an entraining rhythm generation unit. The experience system configured to receive entraining rhythm information from the entraining rhythm generation unit, determine the entrainment experience based on the entraining rhythm information, and provide the entrainment experience to the user via the one or more human sensory inputs.

System and method for applying entrainment and biofeedback techniques to a user

Embodiments generally relate to a cartridge and a system for scent dispensing and a vehicle comprising a scent dispensing system. In particular, embodiments relate to a concept for a scent dispensing cartridge. A replaceable cartridge for a scent dispensing system comprises one or more chambers for storing scent media, a chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet that allows air to flow through the chamber; and one or more valves to prevent air from flowing through the one or more chambers.

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Etienne Iliffe-Moon