Patents by Inventor Daniel Westhofen

Daniel Westhofen 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).

  • Device for enabling a vehicle to automatically resume moving
    Patent number: 10719718
    Abstract: A processing unit with at least one image that relates to a scene external to a vehicle, processes the image to extract low level features. A low level feature is defined such that an object in the scene cannot be characterized on the basis of at least one low level feature in a single image of the at least one scene. The processing unit determines if at least a part of an object is present in a part of the scene, the determination comprises an analysis of the low level features. An output unit outputs information that there is something present in the scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Westhofen, Christian Scharfenberger, Heiko Hahn
  • DEVICE FOR ENABLING A VEHICLE TO AUTOMATICALLY RESUME MOVING
    Publication number: 20180300558
    Abstract: A processing unit with at least one image that relates to a scene external to a vehicle, processes the image to extract low level features. A low level feature is defined such that an object in the scene cannot be characterized on the basis of at least one low level feature in a single image of the at least one scene. The processing unit determines if at least a part of an object is present in a part of the scene, the determination comprises an analysis of the low level features. An output unit outputs information that there is something present in the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Westhofen, Christian Scharfenberger, Heiko Hahn