Patents by Inventor Thomas Kalverkamp

Thomas Kalverkamp 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).

  • Patent number: 7899558
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for updating and/or expanding the functionality of the sequence control of at least one control unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In accordance with the method, a first data may be read from a first control unit and a second data may be read from a second control unit. A first check in the vehicle may be performed to ascertain whether the version of the sequence control currently running in the second control unit corresponds to a predetermined version of a sequence control or is even more current than the predetermined version. If the outcome of the first check is positive, a more current version in comparison with the version of the sequence control currently running in the first control unit may be saved and/or a version which expands the functionality may be saved in the first control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kuhls, Harry Knechtel, Horst Kiessling, Thomas Kalverkamp
  • Patent number: 7584350
    Abstract: A method of booting up update software in a writable memory area of a boot sector of a programmable control device of a vehicle is provided. The method Provides a boot-up software that can be booted up in a writable memory area of the programmable control device which is situated outside the boot sector. The boot-up software is capable of controlling, in the control device, the installation of the update software in the writable memory area of the boot sector, booting up the boot-up software and the update software in the writable memory area situated outside the boot sector, and executing the boot-up software in the control device in order to install the update software in the writable memory area of the boot sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kuhls, Thomas Kalverkamp
  • Publication number: 20070021844
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for updating and/or expanding the functionality of the sequence control of at least one control unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In accordance with the method, a first data may be read from a first control unit and a second data may be read from a second control unit. A first check in the vehicle may be performed to ascertain whether the version of the sequence control currently running in the second control unit corresponds to a predetermined version of a sequence control or is even more current than the predetermined version. If the outcome of the first check is positive, a more current version in comparison with the version of the sequence control currently running in the first control unit may be saved and/or a version which expands the functionality may be saved in the first control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kuhls, Harry Knechtel, Horst Kiessling, Thomas Kalverkamp
  • Publication number: 20070005948
    Abstract: A method of booting up update software in a writable memory area of a boot sector of a programmable control device of a vehicle is provided. The method Provides a boot-up software that can be booted up in a writable memory area of the programmable control device which is situated outside the boot sector. The boot-up software is capable of controlling, in the control device, the installation of the update software in the writable memory area of the boot sector, booting up the boot-up software and the update software in the writable memory area situated outside the boot sector, and executing the boot-up software in the control device in order to install the update software in the writable memory area of the boot sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Burkhard Kuhls, Thomas Kalverkamp