Patents by Inventor Kerstin Mai

Kerstin Mai 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).

  • Route guidance method and system for implementing such a method, as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium
    Patent number: 8620575
    Abstract: The invention relates to a route guidance method and a system for implementing such a method, and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which in particular may be used for an adaptive route guidance, the travel routes being selected that offer the highest safety when following the required driving maneuvers. For this purpose, it is recommended to output driving recommendations as a function of the risk of calculated routes. To this end, information about the current traffic situation in the surroundings of the vehicle is evaluated, the risk of the driving maneuvers resulting from calculated routes is evaluated using the results of the evaluation by at least one computer program, and driving instructions are output as a function of the evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wilhelm Vogt, Axel Varchmin, Kerstin Mai
  • ROUTE GUIDANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM AND A CORRESPONDING COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20100042314
    Abstract: The invention relates to a route guidance method and a system for implementing such a method, and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which in particular may be used for an adaptive route guidance, the travel routes being selected that offer the highest safety when following the required driving maneuvers. For this purpose, it is recommended to output driving recommendations as a function of the risk of calculated routes. To this end, information about the current traffic situation in the surroundings of the vehicle is evaluated, the risk of the driving maneuvers resulting from calculated routes is evaluated using the results of the evaluation by at least one computer program, and driving instructions are output as a function of the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Wilhelm Vogt, Axel Varchmin, Kerstin Mai