Patents by Inventor Christian Schwarz

Christian Schwarz 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).

  • Publication number: 20160203372
    Abstract: A method for identifying an object in a piece of image information representing a scene in a detection range of a camera during a situation includes: a step of reading in; a step of selecting; and a step of searching. In the step of reading in, the piece of image information and at least one parameter representing the situation are read in. In the step of selecting, a feature combination of an object class of the object, which is predictably identifiable in the situation, is selected using the parameter. In the step of searching, the feature combination is searched for in the piece of image information to identify the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Omar Alaa EI-Din, Christian Schwarz, Steffen Brueggert, Tobias Stumber
  • Publication number: 20160138066
    Abstract: The present invention lies in the field of molecular biology, recombinant peptide and protein expression and relates to methods comprising nucleic acid sequences comprising allocrites of T1SSs or fragments thereof for the efficient production of recombinant Pe OIs and Pr OI. The allocrites or fragments thereof improve the expression of PeOI and Pr OI as IB and function as IB-tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Lutz Schmitt, Christian Schwarz, Sander Hendrikus Joannes Smits
  • Publication number: 20160063465
    Abstract: Methods and systems of paying for content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content, are presented. In an example method, a task to be executed using at least one device resource associated with a user device is provided. Also, the task is to be executed during streaming of a content item. The streaming of the content item to the user device is caused to terminate in response to a determination that the execution of the task using the at least one device resource has been terminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Christian Schwarz
  • Patent number: 9131113
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for secure communication of digital information between a transmission entity and at least one reception entity. The method may be applied in the domain of audio/video data transmission, where stuffing data packets comprising random payloads are inserted into a transport stream along with true data packets comprising the audio/video data. The dummy data packets are detectable by an authorized reception entity but not detectable by unauthorized reception entities. A large number of stuffing data packets are included in the transmission to occupy bandwidth and to further render the job difficult for an unauthorized reception entity which tries to intercept the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Aumasson, Christian Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20150172053
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for converting a conditional access content. This method includes receiving, by a cryptographic module of a first receiver, the content encrypted according to the first encryption mode; choosing a first entry data of the combination of the first encryption mode choosing a second entry data of the combination of the second encryption mode inverting the first and second input data in order to process the content received by the cryptographic module of the first receiver, this processing including a decryption operation according to the first encryption mode, by using the entry data corresponding to the second encryption mode, and to process the content obtained during the previous processing step, this processing including an encryption operation according to the second encryption mode, by using the entry data corresponding to the first encryption mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Christian SCHWARZ, Brecht WYSEUR
  • Publication number: 20140343251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule for recombinant expression and secretion of a peptide or protein of interest comprising a hemolysin A and/or hemolysin C-derived nucleotide sequence, fragments thereof, homologs thereof, or the complements thereof, and a nucleotide sequence encoding the peptide or protein of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Duesseldorf
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Lutz Schmitt, Sander Hendrikus Joannes Smits
  • Publication number: 20140310232
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer system for both online transaction processing and online analytical processing, comprising: a processor coupled to a database, the database comprising the database comprising: a main store (116) for storing records, a differential buffer (114) for receiving and buffering added or deleted or modified records, the differential buffer being coupled to the main store, a schema comprising records stored in the main store and records stored in the differential buffer, and a cache store (112) for caching a result of a query against the schema; and a cache controller (106) executable by the processor and communicatively coupled to the database, the cache controller being configured for: storing the result of the query in the cache store; receiving an analytical request; and determining, in response to the received request, an up-to-date result of the query by (216): accessing the cache store to obtain the cached result; determining the records of the schema that have been added or
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Softwaresystemtechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Hasso Plattner, Stephan Mueller, Jens Krueger, Juergen Mueller, Christian Schwarz
  • Patent number: 8782304
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for enabling a virtual processing unit to access a peripheral unit, the virtual processing unit being implemented by a physical processing unit connected to the peripheral unit, the method comprising a step of transmitting to the peripheral unit a request sent by the virtual processing unit to access a service provided by the peripheral unit, the access request comprising at least one parameter and an identifier of the virtual unit, the method comprising steps, executed by the peripheral unit after receiving an access request, of allocating a set of registers to the virtual unit identifier received, storing the parameter received in the register set allocated, and when the peripheral unit is available for processing a request, selecting one of the register sets, and triggering a process in the peripheral unit from the parameters stored in the selected register set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Rousset SAS
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Joel Porquet
  • Publication number: 20130312119
    Abstract: Method to detect a cloned software to be used on a client user unit communicating with a server for requesting a service by sending a request from the user unit to the server, the latter being connected to a database comprising client records, each of these records comprising at least a tag value (tc) as history of client requests, said method comprising an initialization phase and a operating phase, a) the initialization phase comprising the steps of: defining said tag value (tc) as being equal to an initial random value, then opening a new record storing said tag value (tc) in the database and introducing said tag value into the client user unit, b) the operating phase comprising the steps of: preparing, on the user unit side, a client message for the server comprising said request and a value depending on said tag value (tc), then sending this client message, from the user unit to the server, then checking, on the server side, an access condition by checking if the tag value (tc) of said client message is
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Bernard Fischer, Patrik Marcacci, Christian Schwarz, Brecht Wyseur
  • Patent number: 8549719
    Abstract: A method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit that may include setting into motion a (3D) three-dimensional enclosed space in the integrated circuit. The 3D enclosed space may include a piezoelectric element and a free moving object therein. The method may also include producing the electrical energy from impact between the free moving object and the piezoelectric element during the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Universite Aix-Marseille 1 Provence
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Christophe Monserie, Julien Delalleau
  • Publication number: 20130227827
    Abstract: A method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit that may include setting into motion a (3D) three-dimensional enclosed space in the integrated circuit. The 3D enclosed space may include a piezoelectric element and a free moving object therein. The method may also include producing the electrical energy from impact between the free moving object and the piezoelectric element during the motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE AIX-MARSEILLE 1 PROVENCE, STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: CHRISTIAN SCHWARZ, CHRISTOPHE MONSERIE, JULIEN DELALLEAU
  • Patent number: 8410661
    Abstract: A method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit that may include setting into motion a (3D) three-dimensional enclosed space in the integrated circuit. The 3D enclosed space may include a piezoelectric element and a free moving object therein. The method may also include producing the electrical energy from impact between the free moving object and the piezoelectric element during the motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Universite Aix-Marseille 1 Provence
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Christophe Monserie, Julien Delalleau
  • Patent number: 8312197
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of processing an interrupt comprising a peripheral unit sending an interrupt, the interrupt being intended for a virtual unit executed by a processing unit, transmitting the interrupt to an interrupt control unit coupled to a processing unit, and the interrupt control unit storing the interrupt in an interrupt register. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the interrupt is transmitted to the interrupt control unit in association with an identifier of the virtual unit receiving the interrupt, the interrupt register in which the interrupt belonging to a set of registers is stored comprising one interrupt register per virtual unit likely to be executed by the processing unit, the interrupt being transmitted to the processing unit if the virtual unit receiving the interrupt is being executed by the processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Joel Porquet
  • Publication number: 20120226834
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for enabling a virtual processing unit to access a peripheral unit, the virtual processing unit being implemented by a physical processing unit connected to the peripheral unit, the method comprising a step of transmitting to the peripheral unit a request sent by the virtual processing unit to access a service provided by the peripheral unit, the access request comprising at least one parameter and an identifier of the virtual unit, the method comprising steps, executed by the peripheral unit after receiving an access request, of allocating a set of registers to the virtual unit identifier received, storing the parameter received in the register set allocated, and when the peripheral unit is available for processing a request, selecting one of the register sets, and triggering a process in the peripheral unit from the parameters stored in the selected register set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ROUSSET SAS
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Joël Porquet
  • Patent number: 8209449
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for enabling a virtual processing unit to access a peripheral unit, the virtual processing unit being implemented by a physical processing unit connected to the peripheral unit, the method comprising a step of transmitting to the peripheral unit a request sent by the virtual processing unit to access a service provided by the peripheral unit, the access request comprising at least one parameter and an identifier of the virtual unit, the method comprising steps, executed by the peripheral unit after receiving an access request, of allocating a set of registers to the virtual unit identifier received, storing the parameter received in the register set allocated, and when the peripheral unit is available for processing a request, selecting one of the register sets, and triggering a process in the peripheral unit from the parameters stored in the selected register set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Rousset SAS
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Joel Porquet
  • Publication number: 20120106741
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for secure communication of digital information between a transmission entity and at least one reception entity. The method may be applied in the domain of audio/video data transmission, where stuffing data packets comprising random payloads are inserted into a transport stream along with true data packets comprising the audio/video data. The dummy data packets are detectable by an authorized reception entity but not detectable by unauthorized reception entities. A large number of stuffing data packets are included in the transmission to occupy bandwidth and to further render the job difficult for an unauthorized reception entity which tries to intercept the transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: NAGRAVISION S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe AUMASSON, Christian SCHWARZ
  • Patent number: 7950229
    Abstract: An exhaust system has first and second exhaust gas turbochargers for a V-8 internal combustion engine having an ignition sequence of a 90° crank angle from one cylinder to the next in each of two cylinder banks. The exhaust system includes a first-through-fourth exhaust lines from the cylinders to the two exhaust gas turbochargers, with two cylinders respectively being assigned to an exhaust line. One exhaust turbocharger is respectively assigned to two exhaust lines. The two cylinders assigned to an exhaust line having an ignition interval of a 360° crank angle. The first and the second exhaust lines assigned to an exhaust gas turbocharger having an ignition sequence displaced with respect to one another by a 180° crank angle. As a result, the opening phase of the charge cycle intake valves can be prolonged, which leads to a significantly higher power of the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Hubert Graf, Werner Verdoorn
  • Publication number: 20100308602
    Abstract: A method of generating electrical energy in an integrated circuit that may include setting into motion a (3D) three-dimensional enclosed space in the integrated circuit. The 3D enclosed space may include a piezoelectric element and a free moving object therein. The method may also include producing the electrical energy from impact between the free moving object and the piezoelectric element during the motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics (Rousset) SAS, Universite Aix-Marseille 1 Provence Aix-Marseille 1
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Christophe Monserie, Julien Delalleau
  • Publication number: 20100161854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for enabling a virtual processing unit to access a peripheral unit, the virtual processing unit being implemented by a physical processing unit connected to the peripheral unit, the method comprising a step of transmitting to the peripheral unit a request sent by the virtual processing unit to access a service provided by the peripheral unit, the access request comprising at least one parameter and an identifier of the virtual unit, the method comprising steps, executed by the peripheral unit after receiving an access request, of allocating a set of registers to the virtual unit identifier received, storing the parameter received in the register set allocated, and when the peripheral unit is available for processing a request, selecting one of the register sets, and triggering a process in the peripheral unit from the parameters stored in the selected register set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: STMICROELECTRONICS ROUSSET SAS
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Joël Porquet
  • Publication number: 20100049892
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of processing an interrupt comprising a peripheral unit sending an interrupt, the interrupt being intended for a virtual unit executed by a processing unit, transmitting the interrupt to an interrupt control unit coupled to a processing unit, and the interrupt control unit storing the interrupt in an interrupt register. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the interrupt is transmitted to the interrupt control unit in association with an identifier of the virtual unit receiving the interrupt, the interrupt register in which the interrupt belonging to a set of registers is stored comprising one interrupt register per virtual unit likely to be executed by the processing unit, the interrupt being transmitted to the processing unit if the virtual unit receiving the interrupt is being executed by the processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: STMicroelectronics Rousset SAS
    Inventors: Christian Schwarz, Joel Porquet