Patents by Inventor Frank-Rene Schaefer

Frank-Rene Schaefer 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: 11150079
    Abstract: A distance measuring element including: at least one first subpattern having a nonrepeating structure of values in a defined first value range; and at least one second subpattern, which, in comparison with the first subpattern, has a non-repeating structure of values in a second value range, the second subpattern having no values in the defined first value range, the at least two subpatterns being superimposed by summing over a defined surface area to form a surface pattern; the minimum distance between the values of the second value range being greater than the maximum value of the first value range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Frank-Rene Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20210148692
    Abstract: A distance measuring element including: at least one first subpattern having a nonrepeating structure of values in a defined first value range; and at least one second subpattern, which, in comparison with the first subpattern, has a non-repeating structure of values in a second value range, the second subpattern having no values in the defined first value range, the at least two subpatterns being superimposed by summing over a defined surface area to form a surface pattern; the minimum distance between the values of the second value range being greater than the maximum value of the first value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Frank-Rene Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20150229727
    Abstract: A system and method for providing real-time, location-dependent entertainment are disclosed herein. The system includes a location receiver to receive a position associated with an object, the object being a moving vehicle; a data receiver to receive location-dependent data based on the position via a data bank; an input receiver to receive an input from an operator in the object; a data transmitter to transmit the received input to a server associated with the data bank. The server is configured to provide receive the input, and process an answer; and a data receiver to receive the answer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Frank-Rene Schäfer, Axel Torschmeid, Matthias Koch, Tina Friedrich
  • Publication number: 20150154872
    Abstract: A system for processing data from motor vehicles includes a server with a databank and a master computer and a first transceiver. A plurality of motor vehicles include second transceivers and display devices. The server communicates with the motor vehicles using the first transceiver which is connected bi-directionally via a wireless connection with the second transceivers. The second transceivers of the motor vehicles transmit vehicle-specific data, parameters, and information to the first transceiver of the server which receives the data. The first transceiver of the server transmits processed data and information from the server to the second transceivers of the motor vehicles that receive this data. The vehicle-specific data can be transmitted and received in real time and displayed on the display devices in the motor vehicles in a comparative manner. The system may also be used in a method for evaluating driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Frank-Rene Schäfer, Axel Torschmeid, Matthias Koch, Tina Friedrich