Patents by Inventor Andreas ZAGGL

Andreas ZAGGL 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: 11596045
    Abstract: A system and a method for operating a lighting device may include a transmission device and an optional communication unit. The transmission device may be configured to wirelessly transmit a radio signal with identification data specific to the transmission device of the lighting device via at least two radio channels. The transmitted radio signal transmitted via a respective one of the at least two channels may include channel data with respect to the respective one of the radio channels. In a non-limiting embodiment, the transmission device is a beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Peitz, Andrej Wallwitz, Karl-Heinz Wallwitz, Andreas Zaggl, Michel Stutz, Henry Feil
  • Patent number: 11283531
    Abstract: A system and a method may be used for operating and/or calibrating a transmitter device. The system and method may include wirelessly transmitting a radio signal with identification data specific to the transmitter device and reference data. The transmitter device may transmit the radio signal with signal properties at least partially dependent on the reference data. A communication device may receive the radio signal and ascertain a distance between the transmitter device and the communication device using reception-side signal properties and the reference data ascertained from the received radio signal. A distance sensor may detect a distance between the transmitter device and the communication device. An evaluation unit may ascertain the reference data depending on the reception-side signal properties of the radio signal and the detected distance and to provide the ascertained reference data in the transmitter device for calibrating the transmitting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Osram GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Peitz, Andreas Zaggl, Karl-Heinz Wallwitz, Michel Stutz
  • Publication number: 20210160993
    Abstract: A system and a method for operating a lighting device may include a transmission device and an optional communication unit. The transmission device may be configured to wirelessly transmit a radio signal with identification data specific to the transmission device of the lighting device via at least two radio channels. The transmitted radio signal transmitted via a respective one of the at least two channels may include channel data with respect to the respective one of the radio channels. In a non-limiting embodiment, the transmission device is a beacon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: OSRAM GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph PEITZ, Andrej WALLWITZ, Karl-Heinz WALLWITZ, Andreas ZAGGL, Michel STUTZ, Henry FEIL
  • Publication number: 20210099240
    Abstract: A system and a method may be used for operating and/or calibrating a transmitter device. The system and method may include wirelessly transmitting a radio signal with identification data specific to the transmitter device and reference data. The transmitter device may transmit the radio signal with signal properties at least partially dependent on the reference data. A communication device may receive the radio signal and ascertain a distance between the transmitter device and the communication device using reception-side signal properties and the reference data ascertained from the received radio signal. A distance sensor may detect a distance between the transmitter device and the communication device. An evaluation unit may ascertain the reference data depending on the reception-side signal properties of the radio signal and the detected distance and to provide the ascertained reference data in the transmitter device for calibrating the transmitting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph PEITZ, Andreas ZAGGL, Karl-Heinz WALLWITZ, Michel STUTZ
  • Publication number: 20200100087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling at least one controllable device, arranged in a predefined region, by means of a communications terminal, wherein a transmitting device sends out a radio signal wirelessly, the radio signal having identification data specific to the transmitting device, having the steps: assigning the at least one controllable device to the transmitting device, receiving the radio signal by means of the communications terminal, evaluating the radio signal in order to capture the specific identification data, identifying the at least one controllable device assigned to the transmitting device using the captured specific identification data, establishing a communication link between the at least one device and the communications terminal and transmitting data corresponding to a control command in order to control the at least one device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Christoph PEITZ, Henry FEIL, Andreas ZAGGL, Karl-Heinz WALLWITZ