Patents by Inventor Axel Küpper

Axel Küpper 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).

  • Locating method
    Patent number: 9002368
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a first mobile terminal within a radio network. Said method comprises the following steps: a first locating process is carried out to determine an initial position of the first terminal; the first locating process is deactivated; a second locating process is carried out to at least approximately determine the current position of the first terminal relative to the initial position; and the first locating process is activated and carried out again to determine a new initial position of the first terminal when the current position reaches a minimum distance from the initial position. The invention also relates to a method for determining cliques of mobile terminals in a radio network encompassing a plurality of mobile terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Georg Treu, Axel Küpper, Oliver Neukum, Claudia Linnhoff-Popien
  • Locating Method
    Publication number: 20100285815
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a first mobile terminal within a radio network. Said method comprises the following steps: a first locating process is carried out to determine an initial position of the first terminal; the first locating process is deactivated; a second locating process is carried out to at least approximately determine the current position of the first terminal relative to the initial position; and the first locating process is activated and carried out again to determine a new initial position of the first terminal when the current position reaches a minimum distance from the initial position. The invention also relates to a method for determining cliques of mobile terminals in a radio network encompassing a plurality of mobile terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: LUDWIGS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Georg Treu, Axel Küpper, Oliver Neukum, Claudia Linnhoff-Popien