Patents by Inventor Benedikt Stiller

Benedikt Stiller 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).

  • Method for determining the fatigue of a driver and appropriate device
    Patent number: 11453402
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the fatigue of a driver of a motor vehicle, wherein the fatigue is determined while taking into account the steering behavior of the driver, characterized in that the method includes the following steps: determination of a hysteresis of the steering system or the fatigue detection system, and taking into account the detected hysteresis in the determination of the fatigue of the driver. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a device that is set up to execute the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benedikt Stiller, Matthias Rupp, Stefan Hoefle, Valentin Loeffelmann
  • Method and control unit for detecting drowsiness of a driver for a driver assistance system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11292478
    Abstract: A method for detecting drowsiness of a driver for a driver assistance system of a vehicle includes reading in at least a first indicator signal that represents a first drowsiness parameter of the driver determined by a first drowsiness-detection device of the vehicle, and a second indicator signal that represents a second drowsiness parameter of the driver determined by a second drowsiness-detection device of the vehicle, and optionally a third indicator signal that represents a third drowsiness parameter of the driver determined by a third drowsiness-detection device of the vehicle; ascertaining validities of the indicator signals; and determining a drowsiness signal that represents the detected drowsiness of the driver utilizing the indicator signals and the validities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Benedikt Stiller, Stefan Hoefle, Valentin Loeffelmann
  • METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR DETECTING DROWSINESS OF A DRIVER FOR A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200317211
    Abstract: A method for detecting drowsiness of a driver for a driver assistance system of a vehicle includes reading in at least a first indicator signal that represents a first drowsiness parameter of the driver determined by a first drowsiness-detection device of the vehicle, and a second indicator signal that represents a second drowsiness parameter of the driver determined by a second drowsiness-detection device of the vehicle, and optionally a third indicator signal that represents a third drowsiness parameter of the driver determined by a third drowsiness-detection device of the vehicle; ascertaining validities of the indicator signals; and determining a drowsiness signal that represents the detected drowsiness of the driver utilizing the indicator signals and the validities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Benedikt Stiller, Stefan Hoefle, Valentin Loeffelmann
  • Method for Determining the Fatigue of a Driver and Appropriate Device
    Publication number: 20200189605
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining the fatigue of a driver of a motor vehicle, wherein the fatigue is determined while taking into account the steering behavior of the driver, characterized in that the method includes the following steps: determination of a hysteresis of the steering system or the fatigue detection system, and taking into account the detected hysteresis in the determination of the fatigue of the driver. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a device that is set up to execute the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Benedikt Stiller, Matthias Rupp, Stefan Hoefle, Valentin Loeffelmann