Patents by Inventor Dirk Lappe
Dirk Lappe 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).
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Patent number: 10396682Abstract: A method for operating an electrical network comprising a first subnetwork and a second subnetwork that are connected to one another via a transformer and are DC isolated from one another by said transformer, wherein a primary side of the transformer having a first number of turns is assigned to the first subnetwork and a secondary side of the transformer having a second number of turns is assigned to the second subnetwork, wherein the first subnetwork has a multilevel converter having a plurality of single modules, wherein each single module has an electrical energy store, wherein the multilevel converter provides at least one first incoming AC voltage that is modulated with at least one second incoming AC voltage, wherein a voltage resulting therefrom is provided to the transformer and is transformed by the transformer to an outgoing voltage that is provided to the second subnetwork.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Götz, Malte Jaensch, Dirk Lappe
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Publication number: 20190109545Abstract: A method for operating an electrical network comprising a first subnetwork and a second subnetwork that are connected to one another via a transformer and are DC isolated from one another by said transformer, wherein a primary side of the transformer having a first number of turns is assigned to the first subnetwork and a secondary side of the transformer having a second number of turns is assigned to the second subnetwork, wherein the first subnetwork has a multilevel converter having a plurality of single modules, wherein each single module has an electrical energy store, wherein the multilevel converter provides at least one first incoming AC voltage that is modulated with at least one second incoming AC voltage, wherein a voltage resulting therefrom is provided to the transformer and is transformed by the transformer to an outgoing voltage that is provided to the second subnetwork.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan Götz, Malte Jaensch, Dirk Lappe
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Publication number: 20170279373Abstract: Method for operating an electrical network including a first subnetwork and a second subnetwork which are connected to one another via a transformer and are DC-isolated from one another by the latter. A primary side of the transformer with a first number of turns is assigned to the first subnetwork and a secondary side of the transformer with a second number of turns is assigned to the second subnetwork. The first subnetwork has a multi-level converter having a plurality of individual modules, and each individual module has an electrical energy store. The multi-level converter provides at least one first incoming electrical AC voltage which is modulated with at least one second incoming electrical AC voltage. A resulting electrical voltage is made available to the transformer and is transformed by the transformer to an outgoing electrical voltage which is made available to the second subnetwork.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Stefan GÖTZ, Dirk LAPPE, Malte JAENSCH
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Patent number: 9048463Abstract: A pouch-cell battery arrangement has a shrink sleeve covering (50), that surrounds the pouch (22) at least in places in an interlocking manner.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventors: Dirk Lappe, Ralf Bauer, Hartmut Chodura, Guan Chew
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Patent number: 8494764Abstract: The data exchange between two or more navigation devices allows a highly automated coordination of routes of navigation devices. The calculation of a route may be based on the GPS data and additionally on the positional data received from another navigation system to provide, for example, for a rendezvous function with a minimum activity from the users of the navigation devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Dirk Lappe, Stefan Wolf, Hermann Dibos, Guido Hovestadt
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Publication number: 20110287295Abstract: A pouch-cell battery arrangement has a shrink sleeve covering (50), that surrounds the pouch (22) at least in places in an interlocking manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Dirk Lappe, Ralf Bauer, Hartmut Chodura, Guan Chew
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Patent number: 8036641Abstract: A system for use in a motor vehicle includes a wireless receiver that receives, over a wireless communication channel, supplemental information representative of the characteristics of the contents of a playback media, and provides received supplemental information indicative thereof. A playback device receives the received supplemental information and stores the received supplemental information in a non-volatile memory device. The playback unit may generate a request for supplement information in response to and indicative of a playback media inserted into the playback unit. The system may also include a wireless transmitter that receives the request and transmits the received request over the communication channel. In another embodiment, a radio connection is established between a computing device and the wireless receiver.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Guido Hovestadt, Dirk Lappe, Stefan Wolf
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Patent number: 7917109Abstract: To make possible communication between a MOST network and an external receiver and an external transmitter, the MOST network is connected to an interface, which transforms data in the MOST standard into a standard suitable for the external receiver, and transforms data received from the external transmitter into the MOST standard.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2001Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Herman Becker Automotive System GmbHInventors: Michael Becker, Dirk Lappe
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Patent number: 7773952Abstract: A system is presented for utilizing data in a mobile device in real-time and without the need for additional hardware. The system allows real-time processing of highly-compressed data that would otherwise require processing power in excess of that available from the system, or would otherwise not be possible without additional hardware. The system generally includes a processing device that receives the data in a highly compressed format, and includes a preprocessor that pre-processes the data to at least partially decode the data into a second compressed format. The processing device also includes a decompressor that fully decompresses the preprocessed data as needed by the system. The processing device may also include one or more memories for storing the preprocessed data until it is needed by the system.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2004Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Stefan Wolf, Dirk Lappe, Guido Hovestadt
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Patent number: 7688197Abstract: The invention relates to a system of identifying an unauthorized use of a telematic device or a vehicle equipped with a telematic device. The telematic device includes an identification code, which is transmitted to a service provider. The identification codes of those telematic devices, which have been reported as being used in unauthorized, are stored at the service provider. The identification codes received at the service provider is compared for a match with the stored identification codes.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2003Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Michael Becker, Dirk Lappe, Arnold Gieseke
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Patent number: 7580697Abstract: In order to be able to reliably trigger an emergency call from a vehicle with a radio telephone (T), even in the case of a heavy crash or collision, an autonomous emergency call unit (N) is arranged in a position in the vehicle particularly well protected from damage by collision or crash. An emergency call is triggered, for example, by a gyro (K), provided as a crash detector, which activates the emergency call unit (N) in a mechanical manner, which then transmits an emergency call to the radio telephone (T) over a short radio path according to the bluetooth standard for example, which then further transmits the emergency call to an emergency call exchange (Z) over a radio path (F). The autonomous emergency call unit (N) is provided with a bluetooth transceiver unit (BE), a battery (BA), a gyro (K) and a GSM transceiver (GSM) which transmits an emergency call to the emergency call exchange (Z) should the radio telephone (T) be damaged or destroyed.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Dirk Lappe, Guido Hovestadt
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Patent number: 7519688Abstract: A wireless communication system allows mobile users to access a resource from a content server. The wireless communication system includes a browser that allows mobile users to access resources through a wireless application protocol (WAP) compliant server. The (WAP) compliant server connects the browser to a content server. This connection allows resources to be passed between the browser and the (WAP) compliant server. The browser is further configured to transmit a request that includes an address for a resource, a protocol to be used, and one or more textual parameters encoded into a binary data packet. The wireless communication method includes generating a request for a resource; translating a textual portion of that request into binary data at the browser; transmitting the request to a wireless gateway; and converting the request into a format that is compatible with a protocol used by a receiving network.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Ralph Behrens, Kuz Volker, Jan Koeppen, Dirk Lappe
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Patent number: 7421289Abstract: A telephone system for a motor vehicle includes a transmit/receive unit that transmits data over a wireless communication channel, and receives data over the wireless communication channel and provides a received signal. The system also includes a control unit that communicates with the transmit/receive unit; a first memory device; and a computing device. The computing device receives the received signal and automatically stores the received signal data in the first memory device when the telephone system is configured in a stand-by mode, which allows incoming data to be stored in the memory device while selectively preventing the transmission of outgoing calls originated by the control unit to the transmit/receive unit. Data can be sent to the motor vehicle telephone system and can be stored there for retrieval by the operator when he returns to the vehicle. The data may include audio and/or video data.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2005Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Joachim Wietzke, Stefan Wolf, Dirk Lappe
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Publication number: 20080046173Abstract: The data exchange between two or more navigation devices allows a highly automated coordination of routes of navigation devices. The calculation of a route may be based on the GPS data and additionally on the positional data received from another navigation system to provide, for example, for a rendezvous function with a minimum activity from the users of the navigation devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2004Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Dirk Lappe, Stefan Wolf, Hermann Dibos, Guido Hovestadt
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Publication number: 20070168118Abstract: Navigational systems direct and coordinate routes through an information exchange. Through processes that monitor position and communicate with mobile ground-based systems, the navigational systems provide users with accurate information about their position and velocity. Locations may be confirmed or derived by computing differences between the time that a signal is sent and the time it is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2006Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Dirk Lappe, Stefan Wolf, Hermann Dibos, Guido Hovestadt
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Publication number: 20070136771Abstract: A system for use in a motor vehicle includes a wireless receiver that receives, over a wireless communication channel, supplemental information representative of the characteristics of the contents of a playback media, and provides received supplemental information indicative thereof. A playback device receives the received supplemental information and stores the received supplemental information in a non-volatile memory device. The playback unit may generate a request for supplement information in response to and indicative of a playback media inserted into the playback unit. The system may also include a wireless transmitter that receives the request and transmits the received request over the communication channel. In one embodiment, after the data medium has been inserted into the playback unit, the wireless transmitter (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2006Publication date: June 14, 2007Inventors: Guido Hovestadt, Dirk Lappe, Stefan Wolf
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Patent number: 7158880Abstract: A navigation system for use in a motor vehicle receives starting position data and destination position data and computes driving directions between the starting and destination positions. The navigation system includes a first memory unit that stores a basic navigation database including road map information, and a receiver that receives supplemental navigation data including digital road maps, and provides received supplemental navigation data that is stored in a second memory unit. A navigation computer computes driving directions between the starting position and the destination position using information from the basic navigation database and the received supplemental navigation data, and outputs driving directions for presentation to a user.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2001Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Erich Geiger, Dirk Lappe, Joachim Wietzke
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Publication number: 20060146771Abstract: A telephone system for a motor vehicle includes a transmit/receive unit that transmits data over a wireless communication channel, and receives data over the wireless communication channel and provides a received signal. The system also includes a control unit that communicates with the transmit/receive unit; a first memory device; and a computing device. The computing device receives the received signal and automatically stores the received signal data in the first memory device when the telephone system is configured in a stand-by mode, which allows incoming data to be stored in the memory device while selectively preventing the transmission of outgoing calls originated by the control unit to the transmit/receive unit. Data can be sent to the motor vehicle telephone system and can be stored there for retrieval by the operator when he returns to the vehicle. The data may include audio and/or video data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Inventors: Joachim Wietzke, Stefan Wolf, Dirk Lappe
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Patent number: 7062254Abstract: A system for use in a motor vehicle includes a wireless receiver that receives, over a wireless communication channel, supplemental information representative of the characteristics of the contents of a playback media, and provides received supplemental information indicative thereof. A playback device receives the received supplemental information and stores the received supplemental information in a non-volatile memory device. The playback unit may generate a request for supplement information in response to and indicative of a playback media inserted into the playback unit. The system may also include a wireless transmitter that receives the request and transmits the received request over the communication channel. In one embodiment, after the data medium has been inserted into the playback unit, the wireless transmitter (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2001Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Guido Hovestadt, Dirk Lappe, Stefan Wolf
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Publication number: 20060106932Abstract: A wireless communication system allows mobile users to access a resource from a content server. The wireless communication system includes a browser that allows mobile users to access resources through a wireless application protocol (WAP) compliant server. The (WAP) compliant server connects the browser to a content server. This connection allows resources to be passed between the browser and the (WAP) compliant server. The browser is further configured to transmit a request that includes an address for a resource, a protocol to be used, and one or more textual parameters encoded into a binary data packet. The wireless communication method includes generating a request for a resource; translating a textual portion of that request into binary data at the browser; transmitting the request to a wireless gateway; and converting the request into a format that is compatible with a protocol used by a receiving network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: May 18, 2006Inventors: Ralph Behrens, Kuz Volker, Jan Koeppen, Dirk Lappe