Patents by Inventor Franz-Josef Goetz

Franz-Josef Goetz 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).

  • Publication number: 20180041432
    Abstract: In a method for data transmission in a communications network, data frames containing metadata and payloads are transmitted via point-to-point connections between a respective transmitter and a receiver according to a communications protocol. For each point-to-point connection, a transmission list of the data frames to be transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver is kept. In addition, a priority set of at least three interrupt priorities of pairs with differing significance is provided, and the communications protocol permits each data frame of a transmission list to be assigned an interrupt priority and to interrupt a current transmission of a data frame of the transmission list in order to transfer a data frame that is contained in the transmission list and that has been assigned a higher interrupt priority than the currently transferred data frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: FRANZ-JOSEF GÖETZ, DIETER KLOTZ
  • Patent number: 7852879
    Abstract: A method for transmitting real time data packets in a cyclic communication system, each transmission cycle having a first partial cycle (IRT-Z) for a real time communication portion and a second partial cycle (NRT-Z) for a non-real-time communication portion. The method includes determination (118) of a cycle number and processing of a transmission sequence of real time data packets in the first partial cycle. The transmission sequence is composed of one or more partial sequences (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and the composition depends on the cycle number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Arnold, Herbert Bernecker, Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Juergen Schimmer
  • Patent number: 7428250
    Abstract: A method for receiving data messages in communications systems having redundant network paths. Received data of a peripheral representation or image is routed to a node along at least two different network paths. This makes it possible to store a consistent peripheral representation or image in a memory (12) of a node, if there is a disturbance in the data transmission along one network path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johann Arnold, Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Juergen Schimmer
  • Patent number: 7411966
    Abstract: A method and a system for transmitting data by means of a first data network (1) have first means for transmitting data in at least one first transmission cycle, the first transmission cycle being subdivided into a first area (4) for transmitting real-time-critical data and a second area (5) for transmitting non-real-time-critical data, and by means of a second data network (2) having second means for transmitting data in at least one second transmission cycle, the second transmission cycle being subdivided into a third area (7) for transmitting real-time-critical data and into a fourth area (8) for transmitting non-real-time-critical data, and with a switching unit (13) for transmitting real-time-critical data of the first area into the third area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Brückner, Michael Franke, Franz-Josef Goetz, Martin Kiesel, Dieter Klotz, Jürgen Schimmer
  • Patent number: 7360002
    Abstract: A method for arbitrating access to a data bus among subscribers or bus devices (Tn 1,Tn 2, . . . ), wherein the bus devices are coupled by at least one arbitration ring (12; 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48). The method comprises the following steps: a) requesting access by a first bus device; b) checking whether a first signal, which indicates that the arbitration ring is enabled, is present at an input (16) of the first bus device; c) if the first signal is present, outputting (18) a second signal by the first bus device; d) checking whether, at the end of a predetermined time period, the first signal is still present at the input (16) of the first bus device; and e) if the first signal is still present at the end of the predetermined time period, accessing the data bus by the first bus device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens AG
    Inventors: Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Juergen Schimmer, Matthias Schweikart
  • Publication number: 20050041690
    Abstract: A method for transmitting real time data packets in a cyclic communication system, each transmission cycle having a first partial cycle (IRT-Z) for a real time communication portion and a second partial cycle (NRT-Z) for a non-real-time communication portion. The method includes determination (118) of a cycle number and processing of a transmission sequence of real time data packets in the first partial cycle. The transmission sequence is composed of one or more partial sequences (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and the composition depends on the cycle number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Johann Arnold, Herbert Bernecker, Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Juergen Schimmer
  • Publication number: 20050041653
    Abstract: A method for receiving data messages in communications systems having redundant network paths. Received data of a peripheral representation or image is routed to a node along at least two different network paths. This makes it possible to store a consistent peripheral representation or image in a memory (12) of a node, if there is a disturbance in the data transmission along one network path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Johann Arnold, Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Juergen Schimmer
  • Publication number: 20050025139
    Abstract: A method and a subscriber (100) of a data network (102) including a command unit (116) for accessing the data network (102); an operating assembly for operating a plurality of applications (104, 106, 108, . . . ) that access a data bus (110) of the subscriber (100); a first writer for a first one of the applications to write at least one command structure (118) into an address space of a memory of the subscriber (100) via the data bus (110); a second writer for the first application to write a pointer (124) to the address space into an input register (126) of the command unit (116) via the data bus (110); an enabling assembly for enabling the command unit (116) to access the address space via the data bus (110) and to process the command structure (118); and a third writer for writing the pointer (124) into an output register (136, 130) that is assigned to the first application, once the subscriber (100) has processed the command structure (118).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Karl-Heinz Krause, Juergen Schimmer
  • Publication number: 20040252682
    Abstract: A method for arbitrating access to a data bus among subscribers or bus devices (Tn 1, Tn 2, . . . ), wherein the bus devices are coupled by at least one arbitration ring (12; 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48). The method comprises the following steps: a) requesting access by a first bus device; b) checking whether a first signal, which indicates that the arbitration ring is enabled, is present at an input (16) of the first bus device; c) if the first signal is present, outputting (18) a second signal by the first bus device; d) checking whether, at the end of a predetermined time period, the first signal is still present at the input (16) of the first bus device; and e) if the first signal is still present at the end of the predetermined time period, accessing the data bus by the first bus device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dieter Brueckner, Franz-Josef Goetz, Dieter Klotz, Juergen Schimmer, Matthias Schweikart
  • Publication number: 20020131452
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for transmitting data by means of a first data network 1 having first means for transmitting data in at least one first transmission cycle, the first transmission cycle being subdivided into a first area 4 for transmitting real-time-critical data and a second area 5 for transmitting non-real-time-critical data, and by means of a second data network 2 having second means for transmitting data in at least one second transmission cycle, the second transmission cycle being subdivided into a third area 7 for transmitting real-time-critical data and into a fourth area 8 for transmitting non-real-time-critical data, and with a switching unit 13 for transmitting real-time-critical data of the first area into the third area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Dieter Bruckner, Michael Franke, Franz-Josef Goetz, Martin Kiesel, Dieter Klotz, Jurgen Schimmer