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1. A deformation element, in particular for use in motor vehicles, said deformation element comprising a first base part and a second base part, said first base part including at least one protrusion which tapers starting from said first base part, and said second base part including at least one recess which tapers from a front side to a rear side thereof and is associated to said protrusion.
2. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said protrusion has the shape of a truncated cone.
3. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said protrusion has the shape of a truncated pyramid.
4. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said recess has the shape of a truncated cone.
5. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said recess has the shape of a truncated pyramid.
6. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of said protrusion and a middle axis of said protrusion include the same angle as a side surface of said recess and a middle axis of said recess.
7. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a side surface of said protrusion and a middle axis of said protrusion include a larger angle as a side surface of said recess and a middle axis of said recess.
8. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein an angle between a side surface of said protrusion and a middle axis of said protrusion varies.
9. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein an angle between a side surface of said recess and a middle axis of said recess varies.
10. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of a front face of said protrusion is smaller than a cross-section of a front surface area of said recess.
11. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein a cross-section of a foot surface area of said protrusion is larger than a cross-section of a front surface area of said recess.
12. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said two base parts are configured like a plate and comprise a plurality of protrusions and recesses, respectively.
13. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein said second base part is made of a material that is softer than a material of said protrusions.
14. The deformation element according to claim 13, wherein at least one of said base parts is made of a foamed plastics material.
15. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein one of said base parts is attached to a car body outer part.
16. The deformation element according to claim 1, wherein one of said base parts is attached to a lining piece for a vehicle interior space.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A computer implemented method of facilitating oilfield operations using auditory data comprising:
providing a computer database;
storing auditory data to said database;
storing oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database;
generating an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types;
providing an oilfield data visualization application for receiving oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and for displaying said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database;
identifying a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest;
identifying oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data;
identifying auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types;
emitting at least a portion of said identified auditory data; and
wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said oilfield data is displayed upon said graphic user interface using a 2D, 3D, or 4D arrangement.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said subset of displayed oilfield data is selected by a user using a computer generated selection tool controllable by an input device coupled to the graphic user interface.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the additional step of:
providing a settings interface through which the user may adjust pitch, frequency, or timbre settings for said auditory data.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein said computer generated selection tool further comprises a substantially rectangular or substantially cubic graphic.
6. The method of claim 3, wherein said selection tool further comprises one or more interactive features.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said auditory data further comprises a plurality of sounds.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for facilitating oilfield operations using auditory data comprising instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to:
store auditory data to a computer database;
store oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database;
generate an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types;
receive oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and display said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database using an oilfield data visualization application;
identify a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest;
identify oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data;
identify auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types;
emit at least a portion of said identified auditory data; and
wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.
9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said oilfield data is displayed upon said graphic user interface using a 2D, 3D, or 4D arrangement.
10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said subset of displayed oilfield data is selected by a user using a computer generated selection tool controllable by an input device coupled to the graphic user interface.
11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the computing device to:
adjust pitch, frequency, or timbre settings for at least a portion of said auditory data.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein said computer generated selection tool further comprises a substantially rectangular or substantially cubic graphic.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein said auditory data further comprises a plurality of sounds.
14. An oilfield analysis system comprising:
a processor configured to:
store auditory data to a computer database;
store oilfield data comprising a plurality of oilfield data types to said database;
generate an auditory mapping structure wherein at least a portion of said auditory data is associated with one or more of said oilfield data types;
receive oilfield data pertaining to one or more oilfield operations and display said oilfield data upon a graphic user interface coupled to said computer database using an oilfield data visualization application;
identify a subset of the displayed oilfield data as being an area of interest;
identify oilfield data types within said subset of oilfield data;
identify auditory data associated with said identified oilfield data types;
emit at least a portion of said identified auditory data using one or more speakers; and
wherein the oilfield data visualization application further comprises a reservoir model for simulating reservoir conditions and wherein at least a portion of the auditory data is utilized to indicate a correctness of the simulated reservoir conditions.
15. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said oilfield data is displayed upon said graphic user interface using a 2D, 3D, or 4D arrangement.
16. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said subset of displayed oilfield data is selected by a user using a computer generated selection tool controllable by an input device coupled to the graphic user interface.
17. The oilfield analysis system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to:
adjust pitch, frequency, or timbre settings for at least a portion of said auditory data.
18. The oilfield analysis system of claim 16, wherein said computer generated selection tool further comprises a substantially rectangular or substantially cubic graphic.
19. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said auditory data further comprises a plurality of sounds.
20. The oilfield analysis system of claim 14, wherein said selection tool further comprises one or more interactive features.