Patents by Inventor Andreas Stiegler
Andreas Stiegler 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).
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Patent number: 11871532Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (2) of a switch (1) for railroad applications, which housing has, in a sectional view or when viewed from the side, approximately an L-shaped cross-section, wherein the inputs (6) and outputs (7) project upward approximately vertically on the one leg (4) and the inputs (8) and outputs (9) extend approximately at a right angle thereto from the other leg (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMATION AND CONTROL GMBHInventors: Sebastian Mayer, Andreas Stiegler
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Publication number: 20220418136Abstract: The invention relates to a housing (2) of a switch (1) for railroad applications, which housing has, in a sectional view or when viewed from the side, approximately an L-shaped cross-section, wherein the inputs (6) and outputs (7) project upward approximately vertically on the one leg (4) and the inputs (8) and outputs (9) extend approximately at a right angle thereto from the other leg (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2019Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Sebastian MAYER, Andreas STIEGLER
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Patent number: 9685084Abstract: Information on a traffic event, such as a traffic accident, may be provided to a vehicle equipped with a system for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center. The system can determine automatically if the vehicle approaches the traffic event by receiving corresponding information in a wireless data transmission, or by a determination based on the vehicle's current position and a location of the traffic event received in a wireless data transmission. If it is determined by the system that the vehicle has approached a traffic event, the system can automatically acquire image data of the vehicle environment, and transmit the acquired image data to the traffic event center.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Kay-Ulrich Scholl, Andreas Stiegler, Heiko Oehring
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Publication number: 20150154866Abstract: Information on a traffic event, such as a traffic accident, may be provided to a vehicle equipped with a system for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center. The system can determine automatically if the vehicle approaches the traffic event by receiving corresponding information in a wireless data transmission, or by a determination based on the vehicle's current position and a location of the traffic event received in a wireless data transmission. If it is determined by the system that the vehicle has approached a traffic event, the system can automatically acquire image data of the vehicle environment, and transmit the acquired image data to the traffic event center.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Kay-Ulrich Scholl, Andreas Stiegler, Heiko Oehring
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Patent number: 9013578Abstract: A system for presenting video images from a vehicle environment includes taking video images of the vehicle environment, detecting sensor data of the vehicle environment or the vehicle, processing the sensor data, recognizing objects in the video images, and visualizing the processed sensor data in the displayed video images by changing the representation of recognized objects in the displayed video images.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Ulrich Mohr, Andreas Stiegler
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Patent number: 8988252Abstract: Information on a traffic event, such as a traffic accident, may be provided to a vehicle equipped with a system for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center. The system can determine automatically if the vehicle approaches the traffic event by receiving corresponding information in a wireless data transmission, or by a determination based on the vehicle's current position and a location of the traffic event received in a wireless data transmission. If it is determined by the system that the vehicle has approached a traffic event, the system can automatically acquire image data of the vehicle environment, and transmit the acquired image data to the traffic event center.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Kay-Ulrich Scholl, Andreas Stiegler, Heiko Oehring
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Patent number: 8682035Abstract: A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) taking a series of two dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding, (ii) taking a series of three dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding that including depth information, (iii) determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest, (iv) processing the others of the series of images to retrieve object information from said other series of images, (v) adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventor: Andreas Stiegler
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Publication number: 20120158250Abstract: A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) taking a series of two dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding, (ii) taking a series of three dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding that including depth information, (iii) determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest, (iv) processing the others of the series of images to retrieve object information from said other series of images, (v) adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBHInventor: ANDREAS STIEGLER
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Publication number: 20120092187Abstract: Information on a traffic event, such as a traffic accident, may be provided to a vehicle equipped with a system for performing a wireless data communication with a traffic event center. The system can determine automatically if the vehicle approaches the traffic event by receiving corresponding information in a wireless data transmission, or by a determination based on the vehicle's current position and a location of the traffic event received in a wireless data transmission. If it is determined by the system that the vehicle has approached a traffic event, the system can automatically acquire image data of the vehicle environment, and transmit the acquired image data to the traffic event center.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Kay-Ulrich Scholl, Andreas Stiegler, Heiko Oehring
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Patent number: 8160297Abstract: A system for processing an image of a surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an image generator that is configured for generating an image, the image having at least a first and a second portion. The first and second portions of the image differ from each other and the first portion of the image is generated for further processing earlier than the second portion of the image. Additionally, the system includes an image processor for processing the first and second portions of the image, where the image processor is configured for processing the first portion of said image while awaiting for the second portion of the image to become available to the image processor.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Ulrich Mohr, Martin Stephan, Andreas Stiegler
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Patent number: 8081794Abstract: A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) taking a series of two dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding, (ii) taking a series of three dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding that including depth information, (iii) determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest, (iv) processing the others of the series of images to retrieve object information from said other series of images, (v) adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2007Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventor: Andreas Stiegler
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Publication number: 20100061229Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a network as well as a network comprising at least one switch (400) and network infrastructure devices that are connected to said at least one switch (400) which is controlled by a control unit (700). According to the invention, a redundant unit (550) that is connected between the switch (400) and the control unit (700) analyzes the data stream between the switch (400) and the control unit (700), and data is inserted into and/or is removed from the data stream in accordance with the result of the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2008Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventors: Werner Maisch, Dirk Mohl, Wolfgang Schmid, Andreas Stiegler
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Patent number: 7623541Abstract: To transmit an anisochronic data stream on an isochronic transmission route with a plurality of channels over a transmission network, a number of channels is reserved by the transmitter before beginning the transmission, where the sum of the transmission capacities of the reserved channels just exceeds the bandwidth of the asynchronous data stream. During the course of transmission, the data of the anisochronic data stream are formed into packets; each packet is transmitted over the reserved channels. After a packet has been sent, unused portions of the reserved channels are filled with filler data that is discarded at the receiver, until sufficient data are again available at the transmitter to begin transmission of the next packet.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: SMSC Europe GmbHInventors: Andreas Stiegler, Harald Schöpp, Frank Bähren
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Publication number: 20080239078Abstract: A system for presenting video images from a vehicle environment includes taking video images of the vehicle environment, detecting sensor data of the vehicle environment or the vehicle, processing the sensor data, recognizing objects in the video images, and visualizing the processed sensor data in the displayed video images by changing the representation of recognized objects in the displayed video images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Ulrich Mohr, Andreas Stiegler
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Publication number: 20080211643Abstract: A system for processing an image of a surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an image generator that is configured for generating an image, the image having at least a first and a second portion. The first and second portions of the image differ from each other and the first portion of the image is generated for further processing earlier than the second portion of the image. Additionally, the system includes an image processor for processing the first and second portions of the image, where the image processor is configured for processing the first portion of said image while awaiting for the second portion of the image to become available to the image processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Ulrich Mohr, Martin Stephan, Andreas Stiegler
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Patent number: 7400234Abstract: In a ring-shaped MOST network installed in a motor vehicle, several units are linked to one another by several linkage sections. They function as data source, data sink, or transceiver. At least some of the units have two or more transceiver modules. To relieve the processors of such units with more than one transceiver module, only one network controller is present in such a unit for all its transceiver modules.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2001Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Michael Becker, Frank Bähren, Andreas Stiegler
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Publication number: 20080049975Abstract: A method for imaging the surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) taking a series of two dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding, (ii) taking a series of three dimensional images of the vehicle surrounding that including depth information, (iii) determining at least one object in an area of interest in one of the series of images and tracking the object in the area of interest, (iv) processing the others of the series of images to retrieve object information from said other series of images, (v) adjusting the objects to be tracked in the one series of images in accordance with the object information received from processing the other series of images.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2007Publication date: February 28, 2008Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventor: Andreas Stiegler
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Publication number: 20070237173Abstract: To transmit an anisochronic data stream on an isochronic transmission route with a plurality of channels over a transmission network, a number of channels is reserved by the transmitter before beginning the transmission, where the sum of the transmission capacities of the reserved channels just exceeds the bandwidth of the asynchronous data stream. During the course of transmission, the data of the anisochronic data stream are formed into packets; each packet is transmitted over the reserved channels. After a packet has been sent, unused portions of the reserved channels are filled with filler data that is discarded at the receiver, until sufficient data are again available at the transmitter to begin transmission of the next packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: October 11, 2007Inventors: Andreas Stiegler, Harald Schopp, Frank Bahren
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Patent number: 7280051Abstract: A voice signal is transmitted in an MOST network on a single channel. The width of the transmitted voice data words is preferably up to 14 bits, and each voice data word is transmitted into successive clock periods of the MOST network, in a byte that includes seven bits of the voice data word and one identifier bit.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Andreas Stiegler, Harald Schöpp, Frank Bähren
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Publication number: 20070063878Abstract: A voice signal is transmitted in an MOST network on a single channel. The width of the transmitted voice data words is preferably up to 14 bits, and each voice data word is transmitted into successive clock periods of the MOST network, in a byte that includes seven bits of the voice data word and one identifier bit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Andreas Stiegler, Harald Schopp, Frank Bahren