Patents by Inventor Thorben Schick

Thorben Schick 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).

  • Publication number: 20210372812
    Abstract: A method for optimizing parking suggestions of at least one driver assistance system for at least one vehicle. At least one route to a destination is determined. Potential parking possibilities are determined for the at least one vehicle along the previously determined route. An acceptance of a parking suggestion from a selection of parking suggestions or a rejection of a parking suggestion is determined. Termination information is determined. A termination phase and a termination reason are analyzed and classified. The analysis results are taken into account for a selection of future parking suggestions. A vehicle system is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Thorben Schick, Dirk Fortmeier, Hartmut Loos
  • Publication number: 20200257910
    Abstract: A method for automatically identifying parking areas and/or non-parking areas, including: S1 carrying out multiple passes, however at least two passes, through at least one road section with at least one measuring vehicle; S2 detecting parking space data along the road section during each pass with the aid of at least one sensor of the at least one measuring vehicle, the parking space data including parking space detections and respectively assigned location and time information; S3 accumulating the parking space data detected during each pass in a data set; S4 ascertaining a temporal change rate of parking space detections based on the data set; and S5 ascertaining valid parking areas and/or non-parking areas along the road section on the basis of the temporal change rate of different parking space detections. Also described are a corresponding device for automatically identifying parking areas and/or non-parking areas system and a computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Daniel Zaum, Thorben Schick
  • Patent number: 10592756
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parking area on at least one road section includes providing a usable width of the road section. The usable width represents a passable width of the road section between parking vehicles. The method further includes travelling on the road section using a detector vehicle and detecting lateral distances from objects with a detector device arranged in the detector vehicle. The method also includes comparing the detected lateral distances with the usable width, and detecting the parking area based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Thorben Schick, Peter Christian Abeling
  • Patent number: 10325495
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a free parking position for a vehicle, in which at least one measurement value is ascertained by at least one vehicle-side sensor, the at least one ascertained measurement value is transmitted by a vehicle-side communication device of at least one vehicle to a vehicle-external server unit, the at least one ascertained measurement value is evaluated with respect to a free parking position by the vehicle-external server unit, and the evaluated at least one free parking position is provided in a retrievable manner on the vehicle-external server unit. A system for implementing the method is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Thorben Schick
  • Publication number: 20180260637
    Abstract: A method for detecting a parking area on at least one road section includes providing a usable width of the road section. The usable width represents a passable width of the road section between parking vehicles. The method further includes travelling on the road section using a detector vehicle and detecting lateral distances from objects with a detector device arranged in the detector vehicle. The method also includes comparing the detected lateral distances with the usable width, and detecting the parking area based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Carlos Eduardo Cunha, Thorben Schick, Peter Christian Abeling
  • Patent number: 10074277
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Peter Christian Abeling, Thorben Schick, Carlos Cunha
  • Publication number: 20180190118
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a free parking position for a vehicle, in which at least one measurement value is ascertained by at least one vehicle-side sensor, the at least one ascertained measurement value is transmitted by a vehicle-side communication device of at least one vehicle to a vehicle-external server unit, the at least one ascertained measurement value is evaluated with respect to a free parking position by the vehicle-external server unit, and the evaluated at least one free parking position is provided in a retrievable manner on the vehicle-external server unit. A system for implementing the method is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Thorben Schick
  • Publication number: 20170116859
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Peter Christian Abeling, Thorben Schick, Carlos Cunha
  • Patent number: 9542845
    Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking area of at least one street section includes providing information indicating a usable width of the street section, the usable width representing a drivable width of the street section between spaces for parked vehicles at the two lateral sides of a driving vehicle; the driving vehicle driving the street section and ascertaining lateral distances from objects using an ascertainment device situated in the driving vehicle; comparing the ascertained lateral distances to the usable width; and ascertaining the parking area by way of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Mayer, Peter Christian Abeling, Thorben Schick, Carlos Cunha