Patents by Inventor Bernard Sendhoff

Bernard Sendhoff 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).

  • Integrating visual and object information in a pervasive computing environment
    Patent number: 7644059
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for gathering information from an environment. In a first step, visual information is gathered from the environment. In a second step, information actively transmitted by objects in the environment is received. According to one embodiment, the information actively transmitted by objects in the environment is received wirelessly. In a third step, the visual information is combined with the received information in order to recognize objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Goerick, Edgar Körner, Andreas Richter, Bernard Sendhoff