Patents by Inventor Andrea Loi

Andrea Loi 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: 20190291639
    Abstract: The invention relates to an evaluation device (10) for a vehicle (1) for assisting a hearing impaired vehicle driver (2), comprising an input interface (11) for receiving at least one ambient noise, wherein the evaluation device (10) is configured to determine at least one position of the sound source in relation to the vehicle (1) based on the ambient noise, to anticipate a dangerous situation based on the movement of the vehicle (1) in relation to the sound source, and to generate a signal for the dangerous situation, and a first output interface (12) configured to output the signal such that the hearing impaired vehicle driver (2) can perceive it, in order to assist the vehicle driver (2) in reacting to the dangerous situation. The invention also relates to an assistance system (20), a method, and a computer program (30) for assisting a hearing impaired vehicle driver (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Lucas Hanson, Andrea Loi, Anja Petrich, Debora Lovison, Julian Fieres, Florian Ade