Patents by Inventor Christoph Dautz

Christoph Dautz 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: 11790715
    Abstract: A method for loading and/or unloading an automated shipment machine with shipments by means of a user with a vehicle or for preparing same. In the method, the user on the vehicle is authenticated. The vehicle is taken into communication range for communication with the automated shipment machine. The vehicle is authenticated on the automated shipment machine, and optionally, the user is authenticated on the automated shipment machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Florian Markert, Markus von Gostomski
  • Publication number: 20230288016
    Abstract: A height-adjusting apparatus for a mobile foundation includes a rod with a threaded portion and a threaded plate, which is retained in an adjustable manner on the threaded portion and has a supporting surface. The height-adjusting apparatus also includes a tube, which has a cavity. The tube comprises at least one wall aperture on an outer side, as a result of which the rod projects into the cavity. Additionally, the height-adjusting apparatus is configured such that the rod can be rotated relative to the tube at least in part about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Ulf Nägel, Jürgen Schüller
  • Patent number: 11468397
    Abstract: Described and presented is a delivery vehicle having a consignment store for receiving, storing and reissuing consignments, having a handover device for handing over consignments from the consignment store to a displacing device, and having a control device for controlling at least the displacing device. The displacing device is designed for delivering consignments to a location outside the delivery vehicle by displacing the consignments and so as to be adjustable from a retracted position into a deployed position and back, and the displacing device is designed to be height-adjustable for delivering consignments at different height levels outside the delivery vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski, Florian Markert, Jasmin Quill
  • Patent number: 11132856
    Abstract: Provided is a method, performed by an access authorisation verification apparatus, involving the steps of: obtaining a piece of information from a transmission; identifying a transmission data record using the piece of information obtained from the transmission, wherein the transmission data record comprises address information associated with the transmission; determining an access control apparatus on the basis of a comparison of the address information of the transmission data record with respective address information that is associated with the access control apparatuses and stored on the access authorisation verification apparatus; allowing selection and/or confirmation of an access control apparatus for the determined access control apparatus by a user of the access authorisation verification apparatus; and communicating access authorization information to the access control apparatus in order to gain access to a room associated with the access control apparatus, so that the transmission can be placed
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christian Carstens, Christoph Dautz, Jochen Jansen, Ramin Benz, Stanislav Bulygin, Marcus Lippert
  • Patent number: 11077977
    Abstract: The invention describes, and illustrates, a label roll having a roll core and having a label tape, which is wound up onto the roll core. In order that the amount of time and effort required for changing over the label rolls can be reduced without a disproportionately large amount of space having to be provided for the label compartment, provision is made for the roll core to have a plurality of rollers distributed over its circumference, around which the label tape is wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Florian Markert, Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski
  • Publication number: 20210216619
    Abstract: A method comprising performing a process for authenticating a user of a compartment installation vis-à-vis a backend system managing the compartment installation. A necessary condition for performing the process for authenticating the user is that a proximity check has revealed that a mobile device of the user is situated at the location of the compartment installation, and/or that an occupancy check has revealed that the compartment installation contains at least one shipment assigned to the user. A corresponding apparatus, a corresponding system and a corresponding computer program are furthermore disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Frank Helferich, Thomas Baye, Christoph Dautz, Philipp Oberländer, Frank Reichwald
  • Patent number: 10974915
    Abstract: Described is a consignment store for the separate acceptance, storing, and issuing of consignments. The consignment store has a handover device for the separate acceptance and handover of the consignments to separate carrier elements, a detecting device for detecting heights of the consignments, and a rack system with holding elements arranged one above the other in a vertical direction and which define holding levels. The holding and carrier elements are of corresponding design such that, on two adjacent holding levels, two carrier elements carrying one consignment can be held one above the other in a vertical direction, and such that, on a holding level, a carrier element can be held with a consignment taller than the spacing to the next holding level. A control device allocates carrier elements in a vertical direction one above the other to different holding elements/storage positions dependent on the detected height of the consignments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG Bonn
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski, Florian Markert, Jasmin Quill
  • Patent number: 10909790
    Abstract: Provided is a method involving obtaining an identifier at a control unit of a compartment system having compartments provided with respective locks and respective lock control units that are configured to communicate with the control unit; obtaining information indicating that one compartment has been closed, and causing storing of the identifier in the lock control unit assigned to the compartment. Also provided is a method comprising detecting, at a lock control unit assigned to a compartment of a compartment system comprising a control unit and compartments provided with respective locks and lock control units configured to communicate with the control unit, that the compartment has been closed; transmitting a piece of information identifying the lock control unit to the control unit if it has been detected that the compartment has been closed; obtaining an identifier from the control unit; and storing the identifier in the lock control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Jochen Jansen, Ramin Benz, Christoph Dautz, Christian Carstens, Dirk Schusdziara, Erwin Hirtreiter, Franz A. Schießl, Christian Eisenhart, Stanislav Bulygin
  • Publication number: 20210018922
    Abstract: A method performed at a mobile transport unit is disclosed. In the method, parameters are determined by using sensors of the transport unit. The parameters include characteristics of the transport unit and/or characteristics of a consignment transported by the transport unit. In the method, the parameters are transmitted to a routing system, which determines a transport route for the transport unit, a need that waypoints/timing of an existing transport route of the transport unit has to be changed to obtain a changed transport route, or a need for a specific handling of the consignment. In the method, an instruction is received that is a routing instruction from the routing system pertaining to the determined transport route for the transport unit, to a transfer of the consignment from the transport unit to another transport unit, or to how the consignment shall be handled by the transport unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Anja Scheer, Christoph Dautz, Lutz Fischer
  • Patent number: 10853759
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method comprising outputting access authorization information, which is a necessary condition for access to a compartment of a compartment system. The specific compartment is known, and the access authorization information is generated at least using information identifying the compartment, such that the compartment is determinable by the compartment system using the access authorization information. The compartment system may be stateless with respect to the determination of the compartment using the access authorization information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Klaus Ebner, Marius Flesch
  • Patent number: 10737804
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method by which an unmanned transport device docked on a receiving container is loaded with a payload container for a consignment, having a loading device for loading the transport device with the payload container, wherein the payload container has a bearing at its first end, the transport device has a loading opening on its underside for receiving the payload container, and the loading opening, at its front end, has a mating contour corresponding to the bearing, and the method has the following steps: the payload container, arranged on the loading device, is pivoted in relation to the horizontal by the loading device such that the first end is elevated in relation to a second, opposite end of the payload container, the loading device is raised until the payload container ends up at least with its first end located within and/or beneath the loading opening, and the payload container is pivoted by the loading device into the horizontal for introduction into the loading opening such
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE POST AG
    Inventors: Matthäus Pruski, Felix Vorwerk, Christoph Dautz
  • Publication number: 20200226860
    Abstract: A method for loading and/or unloading an automated shipment machine with shipments by means of a user with a vehicle or for preparing same. In the method, the user on the vehicle is authenticated. The vehicle is taken into communication range for communication with the automated shipment machine. The vehicle is authenticated on the automated shipment machine, and optionally, the user is authenticated on the automated shipment machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Florian Markert, Markus von Gostomski
  • Patent number: 10580241
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method including the steps of: detection of a presence of an access authorization verification apparatus in surroundings of an access control apparatus by first communication means of the access control apparatus, and prompting, when the presence of the access authorisation verification apparatus in the surroundings of the access control apparatus is detected, of a change of operating mode for second communication means of the access control apparatus. In addition, the disclosure relates to an access control apparatus, a computer program, a recording apparatus, a system and a use for an access authorisation verification apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christian Carstens, Christoph Dautz, Jochen Jansen, Ramin Benz, Christian Eisenhart
  • Publication number: 20200024020
    Abstract: The invention describes, and illustrates, a label roll having a roll core and having a label tape, which is wound up onto the roll core. In order that the amount of time and effort required for changing over the label rolls can be reduced without a disproportionately large amount of space having to be provided for the label compartment, provision is made for the roll core to have a plurality of rollers distributed over its circumference, around which the label tape is wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Florian Markert, Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski
  • Patent number: 10504313
    Abstract: A method is disclosed in which a challenge from a locker system is transmitted to a mobile device. A response is received from the mobile device at the locker system, and the response was generated by a backend system, which received the challenge from the mobile device, at least based on the challenge received by the backend system and on a first key stored at the backend system and has been transmitted to the mobile device. At the locker system, it is checked whether the received response was generated under usage of at least the challenge and a key that corresponds to a second key stored at the locker system. Access is granted to a compartment of the locker system at least depending on a result of the checking. Further disclosed are methods performed by the mobile device and the backend system, and according apparatuses pertaining to these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski, Birgit Lange, Nadra Mechlaoui, Cem Celikkaya, Marc Bauer, Michal Kolodziej, Johannes Schröder
  • Patent number: 10431029
    Abstract: Provided is a method for access control, performed by an access control apparatus, including obtaining access authorization information that is communicated to the access control apparatus having at least one access authorization parameter and first check information; using at least the communicated access authorization parameters, the communicated first check information and a second key from a key pair, which second key is stored in the access control apparatus, to perform a first check on whether the communicated first check information has been produced by performing cryptographic operations by means of access authorization parameters corresponding to the communicated access authorization parameters using at least one first key from the key pair, and deciding whether access can be granted, based on the first check delivers a positive result and it is established that at least one predefined set of the communicated access authorization parameters respectively provides access authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christian Carstens, Christoph Dautz, Jochen Jansen, Ramin Benz, Alexandra Dmitrienko, Stanislav Bulygin, Marcus Lippert
  • Patent number: 10424144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for deactivating the locking of at least one door of an accommodating device, said method comprising: effecting the unlocking of the at least one door, measuring the time since at least one event detected by an access-monitoring device of the accommodating device has occurred, and effecting, if the at least one door is open and the measured time exceeds a specified time threshold value, the deactivation of the locking of the at least one door in such a way that the at least one door cannot be locked. The invention further relates to an access-monitoring device, a computer program, an accommodating device, a system, and a use of the accommodating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christian Carstens, Christoph Dautz, Jochen Jansen, Ramin Benz
  • Publication number: 20190287326
    Abstract: A method for loading and/or unloading an automated shipment machine with shipments by means of a user with a vehicle or for preparing same. In the method, the user on the vehicle is authenticated. The vehicle is taken into communication range for communication with the automated shipment machine. The vehicle is authenticated on the automated shipment machine, and optionally, the user is authenticated on the automated shipment machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Florian Markert, Markus von Gostomski
  • Publication number: 20190213541
    Abstract: Described and presented is a delivery vehicle having a consignment store for receiving, storing and reissuing consignments, having a handover device for handing over consignments from the consignment store to a displacing device, and having a control device for controlling at least the displacing device. The displacing device is designed for delivering consignments to a location outside the delivery vehicle by displacing the consignments and so as to be adjustable from a retracted position into a deployed position and back, and the displacing device is designed to be height-adjustable for delivering consignments at different height levels outside the delivery vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski, Florian Markert, Jasmin Quill
  • Publication number: 20190210818
    Abstract: Described is a consignment store for the separate acceptance, storing, and issuing of consignments. The consignment store has a handover device for the separate acceptance and handover of the consignments to separate carrier elements, a detecting device for detecting heights of the consignments, and a rack system with holding elements arranged one above the other in a vertical direction and which define holding levels. The holding and carrier elements are of corresponding design such that, on two adjacent holding levels, two carrier elements carrying one consignment can be held one above the other in a vertical direction, and such that, on a holding level, a carrier element can be held with a consignment taller than the spacing to the next holding level. A control device allocates carrier elements in a vertical direction one above the other to different holding elements/storage positions dependent on the detected height of the consignments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Deutsche Post AG
    Inventors: Christoph Dautz, Markus von Gostomski, Florian Markert, Jasmin Quill