Patents by Inventor Stefan Sellschopp
Stefan Sellschopp 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: 11044317Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an online service outside the vehicle by means of an operating device of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps: Determining an operating input performed by a user on the operating device and selecting one of several service functions of the online service depending on the operating input. This selection possibility should be adapted to the vehicle type-dependent operating concept of the motor vehicle. The operating elements available on the operating device are determined and converter data, which contain a control instruction for controlling the selection of the service function depending on operation signals of the determined operating elements, are provided. The selection of the service function then takes place depending on the operating element operated during the operating input and depending on the converter data.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Patent number: 10776326Abstract: A system and method includes a central database storing personalized content of a user, a portal for accessing and manipulating the personalized content on the central database, and a vehicle navigation system configured to receive the personalized content from the central database and to display the personalized content on a map.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: Volkswage AG, Audi AGInventors: Arati Gerdes, Marco Antonio Lobato Fregoso, Stefan Sellschopp, Mukta Ghalsasi
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Patent number: 10657288Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle. A vehicle-external server device generates a vehicle function list that specifies which vehicle-internal functions of the motor vehicle have a use authorization and which vehicle-internal functions of the motor vehicle do not have a use authorization. The vehicle function list is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle-external server device to a control device of the motor vehicle Respective controllers designed to operate the vehicle-internal functions of the motor vehicle are actuated according to the transmitted vehicle function list by means of the control device such that the internal functions which have a use authorization and which are still deactivated are activated, and the internal functions which do not have a use authorization and which are still activated are deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Patent number: 10419905Abstract: A method is disclosed for indirectly transferring information from a first mobile transmitting component to a stationary server device via a second mobile transmitting component, wherein the information is transferred from the first mobile transmitting component to the second mobile transmitting component via a first transfer interface and from the second mobile transmitting component to the server device. The information is represented by data during the transfer. The data are dynamically generated by the first mobile transmitting component for transfer of the information. Therefore, different data are produced to prevent repeated transfer of the information and/or to transfer the information to another server device. The information contained in the data is accepted by the server device if the data satisfy a predefined validation criterion.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Publication number: 20190208385Abstract: A method is disclosed for indirectly transferring information from a first mobile transmitting component to a stationary server device via a second mobile transmitting component, wherein the information is transferred from the first mobile transmitting component to the second mobile transmitting component via a first transfer interface and from the second mobile transmitting component to the server device. The information is represented by data during the transfer. The data are dynamically generated by the first mobile transmitting component for transfer of the information. Therefore, different data are produced to prevent repeated transfer of the information and/or to transfer the information to another server device. The information contained in the data is accepted by the server device if the data satisfy a predefined validation criterion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Publication number: 20180375941Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an online service outside the vehicle by means of an operating device of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps: Determining an operating input performed by a user on the operating device and selecting one of several service functions of the online service depending on the operating input. This selection possibility should be adapted to the vehicle type-dependent operating concept of the motor vehicle. The operating elements available on the operating device are determined and converter data, which contain a control instruction for controlling the selection of the service function depending on operation signals of the determined operating elements, are provided. The selection of the service function then takes place depending on the operating element operated during the operating input and depending on the converter data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Applicant: AUDI AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Patent number: 10069920Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an online service outside the vehicle by using an operating device of a motor vehicle. The method includes determining an operating input performed by a user on the operating device and selecting one of several service functions of the online service depending on the operating input. This selection capability should be adapted to the vehicle type-dependent operating concept of the motor vehicle. The operating elements available on the operating device are determined and converter data, which contain a control instruction for controlling the selection of the service function depending on operation signals of the determined operating elements, are provided. The selection of the service function then takes place depending on the operating element operated during the operating input and depending on the converter data.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Publication number: 20180222442Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle. A vehicle-external server device generates a vehicle function list that specifies which vehicle-internal functions of the motor vehicle have a use authorization and which vehicle-internal functions of the motor vehicle do not have a use authorization. The vehicle function list is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle-external server device to a control device of the motor vehicle. Respective controllers designed to operate the vehicle-internal functions of the motor vehicle are actuated according to the transmitted vehicle function list by means of the control device such that the internal functions which have a use authorization and which are still deactivated are activated, and the internal functions which do not have a use authorization and which are still activated are deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Patent number: 10032212Abstract: An in-vehicle personalized location-based secure ordering and payment system, comprising means to match a GPS location of a vehicle to a location of a merchant, means to automatically launch an application on a computing device of the vehicle that allows a vehicle occupant to order at least one item for sale by the merchant and send the order to a server, means to authorize the server to make a secure payment to the merchant for the order, and means to send identifying information of the recipient of the ordered items to the merchant for use in fulfilling the order.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Dominic Winkelman, Stefan Sellschopp
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Publication number: 20170324815Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an online service outside the vehicle by means of an operating device of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps: Determining an operating input performed by a user on the operating device and selecting one of several service functions of the online service depending on the operating input. This selection possibility should be adapted to the vehicle type-dependent operating concept of the motor vehicle. The operating elements available on the operating device are determined and converter data, which contain a control instruction for controlling the selection of the service function depending on operation signals of the determined operating elements, are provided. The selection of the service function then takes place depending on the operating element operated during the operating input and depending on the converter data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Patent number: 9317086Abstract: Embodiments relate to initiating a charging process of an electric vehicle according to predefined charging preferences. An association between the electric vehicle and a user profile including the predefined charging preferences is established. The user profile is stored in a memory within a distributed processing network. A charging request message related to the electric vehicle is provided to a remote charging request message processor of the distributed processing network, the charging request message indicating a charging need of the electric vehicle. The charging request message is processed using the user's predefined charging preferences stored in the user profile to obtain user specific result data, including information on one or more charging stations corresponding to the predefined charging preferences.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Patent number: 9177475Abstract: An in-vehicle parking system and method for displaying and analyzing parking information. The system displays information of available parking in the vicinity of a driver's destination. The system can provide personalized information, predictions and advisories to a particular driver because the system can learn the behavior of particular drivers over time.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp
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Publication number: 20150127493Abstract: An in-vehicle personalized location-based secure ordering and payment system, comprising means to match a GPS location of a vehicle to a location of a merchant, means to automatically launch an application on a computing device of the vehicle that allows a vehicle occupant to order at least one item for sale by the merchant and send the order to a server, means to authorize the server to make a secure payment to the merchant for the order, and means to send identifying information of the recipient of the ordered items to the merchant for use in fulfilling the order.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicants: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Dominic WINKELMAN, Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Publication number: 20150123818Abstract: An in-vehicle parking system and method for displaying and analyzing parking information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicants: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AGInventor: Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Patent number: 9026449Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system having a display unit (2) and a virtual being (3) that can be visually represented on the display unit (2) and that is designed for communication by means of natural speech with a natural person, wherein at least one interaction symbol (6, 7) that can be represented on the display unit (2) and by means of which the natural speech dialog between the virtual being (3) and the natural person is supported such that an achieved dialog state can be indicated and/or additional information depending on the dialog state achieved and/or information can be redundantly invoked. The invention further relates to a method for representing information of a communication between a virtual being and a natural person.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Stefan Sellschopp, Valentin Nicolescu, Helmut Krcmar
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Publication number: 20140280355Abstract: A system and method includes a central database storing personalized content of a user, a portal for accessing and manipulating the personalized content on the central database, and a vehicle navigation system configured to receive the personalized content from the central database and to display the personalized content on a map.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AGInventors: Arati GERDES, Marco Antonio LOBATO FREGOSO, Stefan SELLSCHOPP, Mukta GHALSASI
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Publication number: 20140214267Abstract: A method for a vehicle, a vehicle and a server are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AGInventor: Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Publication number: 20140142770Abstract: Embodiments relate to a concept for initiating a charging process of an electric vehicle according to predefined charging preferences. Thereby an association between the electric vehicle and a user profile comprising the predefined charging preferences is established, wherein the user profile is stored in a memory within a distributed processing network. A charging request message related to the electric vehicle is provided to a remote charging request message processor of the distributed processing network, the charging request message indicating a charging need of the electric vehicle. The charging request message is processed using the user's predefined charging preferences stored in the user profile to obtain user specific result data, the user specific result data comprising information on one or more charging stations corresponding to the predefined charging preferences.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicants: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AGInventor: Stefan SELLSCHOPP
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Patent number: 8676400Abstract: A method for an electric vehicle travelling from a starting point to a destination, a navigation system for an electric vehicle, a method for charging an electrical energy storage device of an electric vehicle, a charger for charging an electrical energy storage device of an electric vehicle, and an electric vehicle are described.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignees: Volkswagen AG, Audi AGInventors: Mario Tippelhofer, Stefan Sellschopp, Jessica Riley
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Patent number: 8670784Abstract: A mobile communication device having the capability of using the Internet does the same depending on a situation. For example, in the home country, to which a flat rate applies, larger amounts of data are downloaded during Internet use than in foreign countries, to which a flat rate does not apply. Corresponding situation profiles can be set by a user. The Internet can then be used in a cost-optimized manner.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Stefan Sellschopp