ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,307,069, issued on May 20, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"Method for increasing safety during the operation of a device" was invented by Bjoern Bertrand (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for increasing safety during the operation of a device. Multiple widgets are displayed on a graphical user interface. Each widget is assigned an operating function of the device; each operating function is selectable by selecting the corresponding widget via an input gesture of a user. Data relating to a current situation is detected, and it is determined whether increased attention is required in the current situati...