Patents by Inventor Andreas Bonfert

Andreas Bonfert 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: 8203442
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having a wireless interface to a mobile terminal, a storage unit in which information about vehicle functions is stored, and a control unit, which is set up such that information about terminal functions is transmitted from the terminal to the control unit via the wireless interface. The information about vehicle functions is compared to the information about terminal functions, and information about corresponding vehicle functions and terminal functions is stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sykora, Andreas Bonfert, Andreas Heitz
  • Publication number: 20090315695
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having a wireless interface to a mobile terminal, a storage unit in which information about vehicle functions is stored, and a control unit, which is set up such that information about terminal functions is transmitted from the terminal to the control unit via the wireless interface. The information about vehicle functions is compared to the information about terminal functions, and information about corresponding vehicle functions and terminal functions is stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas SYKORA, Andreas Bonfert, Andreas Heitz