Patents by Inventor Andreas BUCK

Andreas BUCK 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).

  • Method for the anonymized provision of data of a first vehicle for a vehicle-external server device, and anonymization apparatus and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11889299
    Abstract: In order to provide sensitive vehicle data of a first vehicle as anonymously as possible, the present disclosure relates to a method for the anonymized provision of the data of the first vehicle for a vehicle-external server device. According to a defined or definable condition, a decision is made between transmitting the data directly to the vehicle-external server device or transmitting the data to the vehicle-external server device via a second vehicle, which has a communication connection to the first vehicle. The data are then transmitted according to the decision. In n-hop anonymization, the data can be forwarded via an arbitrary number of vehicles as intermediaries or intermediate stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian Ernst, Andreas Buck
  • METHOD FOR THE ANONYMIZED PROVISION OF DATA OF A FIRST VEHICLE FOR A VEHICLE-EXTERNAL SERVER DEVICE, AND ANONYMIZATION APPARATUS AND MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220022032
    Abstract: In order to provide sensitive vehicle data of a first vehicle as anonymously as possible, the present disclosure relates to a method for the anonymized provision of the data of the first vehicle for a vehicle-external server device. According to a defined or definable condition, a decision is made between transmitting the data directly to the vehicle-external server device or transmitting the data to the vehicle-external server device via a second vehicle, which has a communication connection to the first vehicle. The data are then transmitted according to the decision. In n-hop anonymization, the data can be forwarded via an arbitrary number of vehicles as intermediaries or intermediate stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian ERNST, Andreas BUCK