Patents by Inventor Jan Buchholz
Jan Buchholz 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).
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Patent number: 11055933Abstract: A method for operating a communication network comprising a plurality of motor vehicles, wherein the motor vehicles each have a sensor device having at least one environmental sensor, wherein at least one motor vehicle, when a malfunction of an environmental sensor is found by its sensor device, transmits the status data describing the malfunction and including position data of the motor vehicle to at least one external evaluation device for determining interference area information describing an interference area for environmental sensors of the motor vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel
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Patent number: 10262470Abstract: The invention relates to a method for geographically localizing triggers for malfunctions in a motor vehicle, wherein the malfunction of the motor vehicle is detected and an error entry describing the malfunction in an error memory of the motor vehicle is generated, and a geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle is detected and stored by a localization device of the motor vehicle pp(1). Subsequently, during an error diagnosis of the motor vehicle, the error entry from the error memory of the motor vehicle is read out by an analysis device located outside the motor vehicle and a trigger class (14) describing a trigger of the malfunction is received for the error entry. The geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle and the malfunction are stored in a corresponding digital map for the trigger class.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel, Björn Hohlstein
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Publication number: 20190066410Abstract: A method for operating a communication network comprising a plurality of motor vehicles, wherein the motor vehicles each have a sensor device having at least one environmental sensor, wherein at least one motor vehicle, when a malfunction of an environmental sensor is found by its sensor device, transmits the status data describing the malfunction and including position data of the motor vehicle to at least one external evaluation device for determining interference area information describing an interference area for environmental sensors of the motor vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Audi AGInventors: Jan BUCHHOLZ, Sebastian ENGEL
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Patent number: 10190883Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes automatically detecting with a navigation device of the vehicle whether the vehicle has deviated from a defined driving route determined by the navigation device. When the vehicle has deviated from the defined driving route, it is determined with the navigation device whether an amount of propulsion energy stored in an energy storage device of the vehicle is sufficient to still reach at least one energy refilling station. When an energy refilling station can no longer be reached with the vehicle automatically a phone connection with a vehicle external help center is established with a phone device of the vehicle, prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, or it is automatically displayed to the driver with a display device of the vehicle prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, to establish a phone connection with a vehicle external help central.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel, Bjõrn Hohlstein
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Patent number: 10124704Abstract: A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, includes an adjustable seat base, an adjustable backrest surface and adjustable lateral support elements provided on the seat-side and/or the backrest-side, wherein the size or geometry of the lateral support elements, which form a pair and are opposite each other, can variously be changed, and wherein the seat base and/or the backrest surface can be tilted towards one side, electromechanical or pneumatic adjustment means being provided for this purpose.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Stephan Lorenz, Jan Buchholz
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Publication number: 20180165890Abstract: The invention relates to a method for geographically localizing triggers for malfunctions in a motor vehicle, wherein the malfunction of the motor vehicle is detected and an error entry describing the malfunction in an error memory of the motor vehicle is generated, and a geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle is detected and stored by a localization device of the motor vehicle pp(1). Subsequently, during an error diagnosis of the motor vehicle, the error entry from the error memory of the motor vehicle is read out by an analysis device located outside the motor vehicle and a trigger class (14) describing a trigger of the malfunction is received for the error entry. The geo-position (XY) of the motor vehicle and the malfunction are stored in a corresponding digital map for the trigger class.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Audi AGInventors: Jan BUCHHOLZ, Sebastian ENGEL, Björn HOHLSTEIN
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Patent number: 9805594Abstract: A method, an evaluation system and a cooperative vehicle for predicting at least one congestion parameter are proposed. The method involves a detecting of a traffic density 71-74, a detecting of a current position x which is present during the detecting of the traffic density 71-74 and a relaying of the traffic density 71-74 and the current position x to an evaluation unit 60. Moreover, the method includes an evaluation of the traffic density 71-74 and a providing of at least one congestion parameter.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignees: Audi AG, Volkswagen AGInventors: Jan Buchholz, Stephan Lorenz, Tilman Lacko
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Patent number: 9778370Abstract: A method for determining a spatially resolved extent of error for position finding with a global navigation satellite system for a target area of interest using field data from a plurality of field apparatuses, particularly motor vehicles, each having a receiver for the global navigation satellite system and which are at least intermittently situated in the target area, comprising the following steps: ascertainment by the field apparatuses of at least one field data record comprising a current GNSS position in the target area and an error value associated with said position, transmission of the field data records to a central computation device, updating of an error map containing the extents of error for various positions and/or subareas of the target area by statistical evaluation of the field data records in the central computation device.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Jan Buchholz, Sebastian Engel
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Patent number: 9715829Abstract: A method for coordinating operation of motor vehicles with a coordination device having a sensor, a computing device and a communication device includes determining from sensor data location and movement information of the motor vehicles, calculating an expected trajectory for each motor vehicle from the location and movement information, checking whether trajectories of different motor vehicles spatially and temporally overlap so as to create a conflict, in the event of a conflict transmitting a driving instruction to at least one motor vehicle, and executing the driving instruction or displaying the driving instruction on a display device of the at least one motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Jan Buchholz, Stephan Lorenz
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Publication number: 20170023373Abstract: A method for supporting a driver of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes automatically detecting with a navigation device of the vehicle whether the vehicle has deviated from a defined driving route determined by the navigation device. When the vehicle has deviated from the defined driving route, it is determined with the navigation device whether an amount of propulsion energy stored in an energy storage device of the vehicle is sufficient to still reach at least one energy refilling station. When an energy refilling station can no longer be reached with the vehicle automatically a phone connection with a vehicle external help center is established with a phone device of the vehicle, prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, or it is automatically displayed to the driver with a display device of the vehicle prior to the vehicle becoming stranded, to establish a phone connection with a vehicle external help central.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: JAN BUCHHOLZ, SEBASTIAN ENGEL, BJÕRN HOHLSTEIN
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Publication number: 20170016994Abstract: A method for determining a spatially resolved extent of error for position finding with a global navigation satellite system for a target area of interest using field data from a plurality of field apparatuses, particularly motor vehicles, each having a receiver for the global navigation satellite system and which are at least intermittently situated in the target area, comprising the following steps: ascertainment by the field apparatuses of at least one field data record comprising a current GNSS position in the target area and an error value associated with said position, transmission of the field data records to a central computation device, updating of an error map containing the extents of error for various positions and/or subareas of the target area by statistical evaluation of the field data records in the central computation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: AUDE AGInventors: Jan BUCHHOLZ, Sebastian ENGEL
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Publication number: 20160210852Abstract: A method, an evaluation system and a cooperative vehicle for predicting at least one congestion parameter are proposed. The method involves a detecting of a traffic density 71-74, a detecting of a current position x which is present during the detecting of the traffic density 71-74 and a relaying of the traffic density 71-74 and the current position x to an evaluation unit 60. Moreover, the method includes an evaluation of the traffic density 71-74 and a providing of at least one congestion parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Jan Buchholz, Stephan Lorenz, Tilman Lacko
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Publication number: 20160152166Abstract: A vehicle seat for a motor vehicle, includes an adjustable seat base, an adjustable backrest surface and adjustable lateral support elements provided on the seat-side and/or the backrest-side, wherein the size or geometry of the lateral support elements, which form a pair and are opposite each other, can variously be changed, and wherein the seat base and/or the backrest surface can be tilted towards one side, electromechanical or pneumatic adjustment means being provided for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: June 2, 2016Applicant: AUDI AGInventors: STEPHAN LORENZ, JAN BUCHHOLZ
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Publication number: 20140372016Abstract: A method for coordinating operation of motor vehicles with a coordination device having a sensor, a computing device and a communication device includes determining from sensor data location and movement information of the motor vehicles, calculating an expected trajectory for each motor vehicle from the location and movement information, checking whether trajectories of different motor vehicles spatially and temporally overlap so as to create a conflict, in the event of a conflict transmitting a driving instruction to at least one motor vehicle, and executing the driving instruction or displaying the driving instruction on a display device of the at least one motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: JAN BUCHHOLZ, STEPHAN LORENZ
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Publication number: 20130304568Abstract: A method and system for online advertisements that encourages users to express purchase preference or brand interest on their social media networks through rich media interactions. The system includes a processor, a network interface configured to connect to a network and a machine readable storage medium configured to store program instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform a method for encouraging users to express purchase preference or brand interest on their social media networks through rich media interactions. An interactive display is arranged on a screen comprising a prompt and a plurality of selectable multimedia elements. A user responds to the prompt by designating a multimedia to enable transmission of preference data responsive to the prompt. The preference data associated with the designated multimedia element to a server connected to the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: Dressier LLCInventors: Nathan Hunt, Vail Gold, Jan Buchholz