Patents by Inventor Volker Kamp

Volker Kamp 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).

  • Controlling a wireless access point of a building
    Patent number: 11337290
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one wireless network access point in a building may include detecting whether a wireless communication device is connected to at least one wireless network access point and/or whether a person is present using a group of presence detectors. An illumination system may include at least one wireless network point and/or the group of presence detectors. An activated network access point may remain activated when the wireless network access point is connected to a wireless communication device and/or when a person is present. A network access point may be automatically deactivated when the wireless network access point is not connected to a wireless communication device and/or when a person is not present. A deactivated network access point may be automatically reactivated when the wireless network access point is connected to a wireless communication device and/or when a person is present. Combinations thereof are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Ernst, Michael Eschey, Holger Sacher, Volker Kamp, Markus Jung
  • CONTROLLING A WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OF A BUILDING
    Publication number: 20200374796
    Abstract: A method for controlling at least one wireless network access point in a building may include detecting whether a wireless communication device is connected to at least one wireless network access point and/or whether a person is present using a group of presence detectors. An illumination system may include at least one wireless network point and/or the group of presence detectors. An activated network access point may remain activated when the wireless network access point is connected to a wireless communication device and/or when a person is present. A network access point may be automatically deactivated when the wireless network access point is not connected to a wireless communication device and/or when a person is not present. A deactivated network access point may be automatically reactivated when the wireless network access point is connected to a wireless communication device and/or when a person is present. Combinations thereof are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Herbert Ernst, Michael Eschey, Holger Sacher, Volker Kamp, Markus Jung