Patents by Inventor Bernhard Staudacher

Bernhard Staudacher 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).

  • Process for the monitoring of vehicles of a motor vehicle fleet
    Patent number: 8825269
    Abstract: In a process for monitoring motor vehicles of a motor vehicle fleet which is operated by a fleet operator, by way of a sensor system in the respective vehicle of at least a part of the vehicle fleet, vehicle-related data of the vehicle are determined. The vehicle-related data includes at least its geographical position. By use of at least a portion of the vehicle-related data, a number of servicing parameters are determined, which describe the service requirement of the respective vehicle. By using a data network, by way of which the respective vehicle and a user interface assigned to the fleet operator communicate, the number of servicing parameters and the geographical position of the respective vehicle are output by way of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Schnelle, Janus Cogiel, Bernhard Staudacher
  • Process for the Monitoring of Vehicles of a Motor Vehicle Fleet
    Publication number: 20130066513
    Abstract: In a process for monitoring motor vehicles of a motor vehicle fleet which is operated by a fleet operator, by way of a sensor system in the respective vehicle of at least a part of the vehicle fleet, vehicle-related data of the vehicle are determined. The vehicle-related data includes at least its geographical position. By use of at least a portion of the vehicle-related data, a number of servicing parameters are determined, which describe the service requirement of the respective vehicle. By using a data network, by way of which the respective vehicle and a user interface assigned to the fleet operator communicate, the number of servicing parameters and the geographical position of the respective vehicle are output by way of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Frank Schnelle, Janus Cogiel, Bernhard Staudacher