Harman Becker Automotive Systems Gmbh

Thomas Menzl

Michael Maier

Detlef Teichner

Thomas Sagcob

Horst Saier

Pirmin Weiber

A brightness control system enhances a displayed image. The system selectively alters the brightness of a portion of the image to improve the clarity, noticeability, and intelligibility of information provided on the display. When used with a vehicle navigation system, the brightness adjustment system may emphasize vehicle or destination location display, driving directions, route planning information, or other information provided to the driver.

Image brightness control system

A reproduction system reproduces interlaced video data in a deinterlaced form. The system selects a deinterlacing algorithm used to process the interlaced video data. The deinterlaced video data is sent to a display device. The reproduction system responds to a manual or automated input that selects a deinterlacing algorithm.

System for interlaced video data

A sleep timer for changing a power state of a device includes a detector, a memory, a sleep interval setting unit, a timer, and a power unit. The detector detects interactions between a user and an active device. The memory is linked to the detector and stores the historical user interaction data. Based on the historical user interaction data, the sleep interval setting unit adjusts the sleep timer's sleep interval. The timer determines a power changing point in time based on the sleep interval. At the power state changing point in time, the power unit initiates a power state change.

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Villingen, Germany

Thomas Menzl