Patents by Inventor Anton Stadler

Anton Stadler 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: 10593181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoke detection device (1) for detecting smoke (7) from a fire (6) in a monitoring area (3), comprising a camera interface (8) for receiving an image sequence having chronologically successive individual images from a monitoring camera (2), wherein the individual images (4) show the monitoring area (3), and comprising an evaluating device (9) for detecting at least one moving object in the monitoring area (3), wherein the evaluating device (9) is designed to detect a motion of the at least one moving object from at least two individual images (4) of the image sequence (5), characterized by a filter device (10) for distinguishing the moving object as smoke (7) or as a non-smoke object on the basis of the motion of the moving object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Anton Stadler
  • Patent number: 10560667
    Abstract: A device and method for detection of an event in a monitoring area. The detection device includes a camera interface for transferring at least one image of the monitoring area, an image analysis unit configured to determine event specifications for at least any one position in the monitoring area, an alarm unit configured to define an alarm based on a comparison of alarm specifications with the event specifications, a storage unit configured to store the event specifications for the at least any one position, a calculation unit configured to determine at least one false event area based on the event specifications and the alarm specifications, and a masking unit configured to automatically modify the alarm specifications within the at least one false event area, exclude the false event area from the determination of event specifications by the image analysis unit, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Stadler, Julia Ebling, Soeren Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20190149779
    Abstract: The invention relates to a detection device (1) for detection of an event in a monitoring region (3), having a camera interface (4) for transferring at least one image, wherein the at least one image displays the monitoring region (3), having an image analysis unit (6), wherein the image analysis unit (6) is designed to determine, based on the image, event specifications for at least any one position in the monitoring region (3), having an alarm unit (15) having alarm specifications, wherein the alarm unit is designed to output an alarm on the basis of a comparison of the alarm specifications with the event specifications, having a storage unit (14), wherein the storage unit (14) is designed to store the event specifications for the at least any one position in the monitoring region (3), having a calculation unit (8) for calculating and/or determining at least one error event region (5) on the basis of the event specifications and the alarm specifications, wherein the error event region (5) is a region of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Anton Stadler, Julia Ebling, Soeren Wittmann
  • Publication number: 20190096211
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoke detection device (1) for detecting smoke (7) from a fire (6) in a monitoring area (3), comprising a camera interface (8) for receiving an image sequence having chronologically successive individual images from a monitoring camera (2), wherein the individual images (4) show the monitoring area (3), and comprising an evaluating device (9) for detecting at least one moving object in the monitoring area (3), wherein the evaluating device (9) is designed to detect a motion of the at least one moving object from at least two individual images (4) of the image sequence (5), characterized by a filter device (10) for distinguishing the moving object as smoke (7) or as a non-smoke object on the basis of the motion of the moving object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Anton Stadler
  • Patent number: 10121344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoke detection device 1, said smoke detection device 1 being connectable to at least one monitoring camera 2 which is designed to capture images of a monitored area, said monitored area comprising at least one stationary lighting object 3. The smoke detection device comprises an analyzing device 4, said analyzing device 4 being designed to detect at least one smoke detection feature in the monitored area in order to detect smoke in the images. The analyzing device 4 detects the at least one lighting object in the images, and the analyzing device 4 detects a change of a light scattering of the at least one detected lighting object 3 as the at least one smoke detection feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Stadler, Florian Kuhn, Tjark Windisch
  • Patent number: 9997038
    Abstract: A smoke detection apparatus 1 is proposed, the smoke detection apparatus 1 being able to be connected to at least one monitoring camera 2 which is designed to record images of a monitoring area, the monitoring area comprising at least one stationary contrast pattern object 3, having an evaluation device 5, the evaluation device 5 being designed to detect the at least one contrast pattern object 3 in the images transmitted by the monitoring camera 2, the evaluation device 5 evaluating a change in the contrast pattern object 3 in the images as at least one smoke detection feature in order to detect smoke, the evaluation device 5 being designed to evaluate a contrast deviation between an upper contrast pattern section 4a and a lower contrast pattern section 4b of the at least one contrast pattern object 3 in at least one of the images as the at least one smoke detection feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Bente Peters, Anton Stadler
  • Patent number: 9691247
    Abstract: A fire detection apparatus 1 including a wind ascertainment device 6 and an evaluation device 3, and connectable to at least one monitoring camera 2 for recording image data of a monitoring region. The evaluation device 3 includes a control unit 7, configured for evaluation of wind parameters provided by the wind ascertainment device 6. The evaluation device 3 includes an image processing unit 4 configured to evaluate at least one fire detection feature from the image data transmitted from the monitoring camera 2, wherein the control unit 7 switches the image processing unit 4 to different fire detection operation modes in dependence on the wind parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Anton Stadler
  • Publication number: 20160253888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoke detection device 1, said smoke detection device 1 being connectable to at least one monitoring camera 2 which is designed to capture images of a monitored area, said monitored area comprising at least one stationary in lighting object 3. The smoke detection device comprises an analyzing device 4, said analyzing device 4 being designed to detect at least one smoke detection feature in the monitored area in order to detect smoke in the images. The analyzing device 4 detects the at least one lighting object in the images, and the analyzing device 4 detects a change of a light scattering of the at least one detected lighting object 3 as the at least one smoke detection feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Stadler, Florian Kuhn, Tjark Windisch
  • Publication number: 20160063832
    Abstract: A fire detection apparatus 1 including a wind ascertainment device 6 and an evaluation device 3, and connectable to at least one monitoring camera 2 for recording image data of a monitoring region. The evaluation device 3 includes a control unit 7, configured for evaluation of wind parameters provided by the wind ascertainment device 6. The evaluation device 3 includes an image processing unit 4 configured to evaluate at least one fire detection feature from the image data transmitted from the monitoring camera 2, wherein the control unit 7 switches the image processing unit 4 to different fire detection operation modes in dependence on the wind parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Anton Stadler
  • Publication number: 20150213698
    Abstract: A smoke detection apparatus 1 is proposed, the smoke detection apparatus 1 being able to be connected to at least one monitoring camera 2 which is designed to record images of a monitoring area, the monitoring area comprising at least one stationary contrast pattern object 3, having an evaluation device 5, the evaluation device 5 being designed to detect the at least one contrast pattern object 3 in the images transmitted by the monitoring camera 2, the evaluation device 5 evaluating a change in the contrast pattern object 3 in the images as at least one smoke detection feature in order to detect smoke, the evaluation device 5 being designed to evaluate a contrast deviation between an upper contrast pattern section 4a and a lower contrast pattern section 4b of the at least one contrast pattern object 3 in at least one of the images as the at least one smoke detection feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Bente Peters, Anton Stadler
  • Publication number: 20030168925
    Abstract: A permanent magnet rotor, intended for an electric motor, comprises a permanent magnet ring, which is held by a plastic support element and a sliding bearing. The permanent magnet ring comprises a compressed plastic-bonded rare earth magnet. The sliding bearing is made of a sintered material. The plastic support element can be produced in an injection mold. The permanent magnet ring includes a cylindrical receptacle for the sliding bearing and is made as one piece with a pinion. The plastic support element envelops the permanent magnet ring at least partially in the axial and radial direction and the permanent magnet ring can be injected simultaneously as an insert in the injection mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Georg Bernreuther, Anton Stadler