Patents by Inventor Stephan Bergmann
Stephan Bergmann 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: 10081370Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for systems for a vehicle. An example system for a vehicle includes a head-up display, a central unit having a circuit, connected to the head-up display, and a recording means for recording first image data of surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the circuit is configured to recognize an object in the surroundings based on the recorded first image data, wherein the head-up display is configured to project an image onto a windshield or onto a combiner of the vehicle, and wherein the circuit is configured to generate second image data for outputting the image and to send the image to the head-up display, to generate a virtual barrier in the second image data, and to position the virtual barrier within the image based on a determined position of the recognized object.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann
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Patent number: 10029700Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for vehicle systems. An example system for a vehicle, includes a head-up display, and a central unit connected to the head-up display, wherein the head-up display is configured to project an image onto a front windshield of the vehicle or onto a separate combiner, wherein the central unit is configured to send image data to the connected head-up display to be displayed, to ascertain a position of the user's eyes, to output a symbol within the image data, to ascertain a first virtual point and a second virtual point in a surrounding of the vehicle based on a recorded image of the surrounding and/or a current position of the vehicle, and to position the symbol such that a starting point of the symbol overlaps the first virtual point and an end point of the symbol overlaps the second virtual point in a view of the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Christoph Reifenrath, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann
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Patent number: 9642539Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric sensor for the improved measurement of mechanical variables such as force, pressure or measurement variables which are derived there from, particularly a PVDF film sensor having an improved sensitivity and temperature stability of the measurement signal for pressure measurements that vary in time and/or space, and for the one-and two-dimensional determination of the position and propagation velocity of pressure fluctuations and pressure waves with a single measurement sensor at a measurement location. A preferred field of application of the invention is the non-invasive, low strain and continuous measurement of the pulse rate and the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of humans and animals by determining the velocity and the signal form of the pulse waves.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: SECTORCON INGENIEURGESELLSCHAFT FUR SYSTEM-UND SOFTWARETECHNIK MBHInventors: Roland Kopetsch, Mohammad Nasseri, Stephan Bergmann
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Publication number: 20150367859Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for an input device for a motor vehicle. An example input device for a motor vehicle having a dashboard and a steering wheel includes a sensor and a circuit connected to the sensor, wherein the sensor is positioned in the dashboard sensitive toward an area of the steering wheel, wherein the sensor is configured to output a sensor signal based on a contactless hand gesture, wherein the circuit is configured to evaluate the sensor signal, wherein the circuit and/or the sensor is configured to distinguish between a steering movement and the hand gesture, and wherein the circuit is configured to output a detection signal (S3) based on the detection of the hand gesture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Christoph Reifenrath, Alexa Wackernagel, Stefan Marti, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann, Kelei Shen
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Publication number: 20150358471Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for systems for a vehicle. An example system for a vehicle includes a central unit and an input device, wherein the central unit has a first interface for connecting to a first mobile device and a second interface for connecting to a second mobile device, wherein the central unit is configured to assign the first mobile device to a driver and the second mobile device to a passenger in the vehicle, wherein the central unit is configured to output information on a call directed to the first mobile device, wherein the central unit is configured to detect an input by means of the input device during the outputting of information, and wherein the central unit is configured, based on the detection of the input, to redirect the call to the second mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Christoph Reifenrath, Alexa Wackernagel, Stefan Marti, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann, Kelei Shen
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Publication number: 20150331236Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for systems for a vehicle. An example system for a vehicle includes a head-up display, a central unit having a circuit, connected to the head-up display, and a recording means for recording first image data of surroundings of the vehicle, wherein the circuit is configured to recognize an object, in the surroundings based on the recorded first image data, wherein the head-up display is configured to project an image onto a windshield or onto a combiner of the vehicle, and wherein the circuit is configured to generate second image data for outputting the image and to send the image to the head-up display, to generate a virtual barrier in the second image data, and to position the virtual barrier within the image based on a determined position of the recognized object.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Christoph Reifenrath, Alexa Wackernagel, Stefan Marti, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann, Kelei Shen
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Publication number: 20150331487Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for vehicle systems. An example system for a vehicle, includes a head-up display, and a central unit connected to the head-up display, wherein the head-up display is configured to project an image onto a front windshield of the vehicle or onto a separate combiner, wherein the central unit is configured to send image data to the connected head-up display to be displayed, to ascertain a position of the user's eyes, to output a symbol within the image data, to ascertain a first virtual point and a second virtual point in a surrounding of the vehicle based on a recorded image of the surrounding and/or a current position of the vehicle, and to position the symbol such that a starting point of the symbol overlaps the first virtual point and an end point of the symbol overlaps the second virtual point in a view of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Christoph Reifenrath, Alexa Wackernagel, Stefan Marti, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann, Kelei Shen
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Publication number: 20150331238Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for systems for a vehicle. An example system for a vehicle includes a head-up display and a circuit, which is connected to the head-up display, wherein the head-up display is configured to project an image onto a front windshield of the vehicle or onto a separate combiner, wherein the circuit is configured to output image data to the head-up display, whereby the image data have a set of objects which include messages for the user, to determine a user's workload level, based on a set of driving conditions, to switch between at least one first workload mode and a second workload mode based on the level, whereby the second workload mode is assigned a higher level than the first workload mode, and in the second workload mode to reduce at least one object, which is output in the first workload mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Hans Roth, Olaf Preissner, Christoph Reifenrath, Alexa Wackernagel, Stefan Marti, Michael Reuss, Stephan Bergmann, Kelei Shen
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Patent number: 8311274Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for recognizing an object in an image are provided, in which the object is recognized by evaluation of both image data and digital map information that corresponds to an area represented by the image. Evaluation of the image data and the digital map information may involve various methods of evaluation including cross-checking, in which the digital map information is utilized to verify correct object recognition in the image data; prediction, in which digital map information is utilized to predict a feature of an object to facilitate object recognition in the image data; or modeling in which a generic model of an object is compared with the image data.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Stephan Bergmann, Ulrich Mohr
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Publication number: 20120065526Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric sensor for the improved measurement of mechanical variables such as force, pressure or measurement variables which are derived there from, particularly a PVDF film sensor having an improved sensitivity and temperature stability of the measurement signal for pressure measurements that vary in time and/or space, and for the one- and two-dimensional determination of the position and propagation velocity of pressure fluctuations and pressure waves with a single measurement sensor at a measurement location. A preferred field of application of the invention is the non-invasive, low strain and continuous measurement of the pulse rate and the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of humans and animals by determining the velocity and the signal form of the pulse waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Roland Kopetsch, Mohammad Nasseri, Stephan Bergmann
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Publication number: 20110166459Abstract: The invention relates to a piezoelectric sensor for the improved measurement of mechanical variables such as force, pressure or measurement variables which are derived there from, particularly a PVDF film sensor having an improved sensitivity and temperature stability of the measurement signal for pressure measurements that vary in time and/or space, and for the one- and two-dimensional determination of the position and propagation velocity of pressure fluctuations and pressure waves with a single measurement sensor at a measurement location. A preferred field of application of the invention is the non-invasive, low strain and continuous measurement of the pulse rate and the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of humans and animals by determining the velocity and the signal form of the pulse waves.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Roland Kopetsch, Mohammad Nasseri, Stephan Bergmann
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Publication number: 20090060273Abstract: In a system for evaluating an image, a processing device includes an input for receiving image data representing the image and another input for receiving distance information on a distance of an object relative to an image plane of the image. The distance information may be determined based on a three-dimensional image including depth information captured utilizing a 3D camera device. The processing device is configured for resampling at least a portion of the image data based both on the distance information and on a pre-determined reference distance to generate resampled image data, the portion of the image data to be resampled representing at least part of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Martin Stephan, Stephan Bergmann
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Patent number: 7399265Abstract: A folding-jaw cylinder of a folder for a printing press is disclosed. Actuable folding-jaw cheeks are assigned to a first cylinder part of the folding-jaw cylinder and fixed folding-jaw cheeks are assigned to a second cylinder part. Both cylinder parts are assigned one shaft, via which the cylinder parts can be driven rotationally. An intermediate gear is coupled on one side to a drive and on the other side to at least one actuating unit in such a way that the intermediate gear can be driven by the drive and inputs its drive into at least one of the shafts of the cylinder parts via the, or every, actuating unit, and the, or every, actuating unit is assigned an adjusting drive in order to adjust the two cylinder parts, and therefore the folding-jaw cheeks which are assigned to the cylinder parts, relative to one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Stephan Bergmann, Karsten Stansch
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Publication number: 20080056535Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for recognizing an object in an image are provided, in which the object is recognized by evaluation of both image data and digital map information that corresponds to an area represented by the image. Evaluation of the image data and the digital map information may involve various methods of evaluation including cross-checking, in which the digital map information is utilized to verify correct object recognition in the image data; prediction, in which digital map information is utilized to predict a feature of an object to facilitate object recognition in the image data; or modeling in which a generic model of an object is compared with the image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Stephan Bergmann, Ulrich Mohr
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Publication number: 20060276319Abstract: A folding-jaw cylinder of a folder for a printing press is disclosed. Actuable folding-jaw cheeks are assigned to a first cylinder part of the folding-jaw cylinder and fixed folding-jaw cheeks are assigned to a second cylinder part. Both cylinder parts are assigned one shaft, via which the cylinder parts can be driven rotationally. An intermediate gear is coupled on one side to a drive and on the other side to at least one actuating unit in such a way that the intermediate gear can be driven by the drive and inputs its drive into at least one of the shafts of the cylinder parts via the, or every, actuating unit, and the, or every, actuating unit is assigned an adjusting drive in order to adjust the two cylinder parts, and therefore the folding-jaw cheeks which are assigned to the cylinder parts, relative to one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2006Publication date: December 7, 2006Applicant: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Stephan Bergmann, Karsten Stansch
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Publication number: 20020086411Abstract: The invention concerns agents for the treatment of malignant diseases using the protein YB-1. It makes it possible to produce an E1A-independent replication of adenoviruses in tumour cells in order to destroy these tumour cells, and to destroy tumour cells which contain the protein YB-1 in the nucleus by using E1A-defective adenoviruses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2001Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventors: Per Sonne Holm, Hans-Dieter Royer, Manfred Dietel, Hermann Lage, Axel Ladhoff, Karsten Jurchott, Stephan Bergmann, Karsten Brand
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Patent number: 6270067Abstract: An apparatus for slowing down products in the folder of rotary printing machines. A product-directing system is arranged between the jaw cylinder and paddle wheel, and a driven decelerating-roller pair is integrated into the product-directing system. In order to provide an apparatus which can be adjusted in a straightforward manner and ensures that the products are slowed in a functionally reliable manner upstream of the paddle wheel, the circumference of the decelerating rollers is equal to at least one product length, and the decelerating-roller pair is driven at a non-uniform speed.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2000Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AGInventors: Stephan Bergmann, Ralf Werner