Patents by Inventor Franz Lorenz
Franz Lorenz 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: 12212432Abstract: The aspects disclosed herein generally provide a method and a system of real-time data monitoring for a vehicle. The method comprises packaging monitoring data into one or more physical Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) channels according to a data package protocol; transferring the packaged monitoring data via a A2B bus; and unpackaging the transferred data and displaying the unpackaged monitoring data.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Tingting Zhou, Yuliu Cao, Franz Lorenz
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Patent number: 11635311Abstract: A system and method for multi-rate synchronization of a digital sensor that provides a digital sensor output signal and a processor arrangement that processes the digital sensor output signal according to a processing algorithm and that provides a processor output signal, including operating the digital sensor to provide the digital sensor output signal with a first sample rate, and operating the processor arrangement to provide a processor output signal with a second sample rate. The second sample rate is an integer multiple of the first sample rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Yuliu Cao, Juergen Zollner, Franz Lorenz, Bin Gao, Shiyu Chen, Tingting Zhou, Alex Lee
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Publication number: 20230089105Abstract: The aspects disclosed herein generally provide a method and a system of real-time data monitoring for a vehicle. The method comprises packaging monitoring data into one or more physical Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) channels according to a data package protocol; transferring the packaged monitoring data via a A2B bus; and unpackaging the transferred data and displaying the unpackaged monitoring data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Tingting ZHOU, Yuliu CAO, Franz LORENZ
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Publication number: 20190360848Abstract: A system and method for multi-rate synchronization of a digital sensor that provides a digital sensor output signal and a processor arrangement that processes the digital sensor output signal according to a processing algorithm and that provides a processor output signal, including operating the digital sensor to provide the digital sensor output signal with a first sample rate, and operating the processor arrangement to provide a processor output signal with a second sample rate. The second sample rate is an integer multiple of the first sample rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Harman Becker Automoitve Systems GmbHInventors: Yuliu Cao, Juergen Zollner, Franz Lorenz, Bin Gao, Shiyu Chen, Tingting Zhou, Alex Lee
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Patent number: 10008993Abstract: The audio amplifier includes a variable gain amplifier receiving the input audio signal and providing the output signal, whereby the output signal corresponds to the input signal amplified by a limiter gain. The audio amplifier further includes a limiter gain calculation unit, thus the input signal is amplified by the limiter gain. A control unit receives a signal representative of the input signal and is configured to estimate, based on a mathematical model, the input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier thus providing an estimated current signal corresponding to (and resulting from) the output signal, whereby the limiter gain calculation unit is configured to calculate, dependent on the estimation, the limiter gain such that the actual input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier does not exceed a threshold current value.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Gerhard Pfaffinger, Franz Lorenz, Stefan Zuckmantel, Markus Christoph
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Patent number: 9830124Abstract: The present invention relates to a Peripheral Sensor Interface (PSI5) system. The PSI5 system includes a PSI5 controller and an audio converter. The audio converter is configured to receive signals from the PSI5 controller and to convert the received signals into audio signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Franz Lorenz, Gerhard Pfaffinger
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Publication number: 20160378425Abstract: The present invention relates to a Peripheral Sensor Interface (PSI5) system. The PSI5 system includes a PSI5 controller and an audio converter. The audio converter is configured to receive signals from the PSI5 controller and to convert the received signals into audio signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Franz LORENZ, Gerhard PFAFFINGER
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Publication number: 20160261245Abstract: The audio amplifier includes a variable gain amplifier receiving the input audio signal and providing the output signal, whereby the output signal corresponds to the input signal amplified by a limiter gain. The audio amplifier further includes a limiter gain calculation unit, thus the input signal is amplified by the limiter gain. A control unit receives a signal representative of the input signal and is configured to estimate, based on a mathematical model, the input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier thus providing an estimated current signal corresponding to (and resulting from) the output signal, whereby the limiter gain calculation unit is configured to calculate, dependent on the estimation, the limiter gain such that the actual input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier does not exceed a threshold current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Gerhard PFAFFINGER, Franz LORENZ, Stefan ZUCKMANTEL, Markus CHRISTOPH
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Patent number: 9350314Abstract: The audio amplifier includes a variable gain amplifier receiving the input audio signal and providing the output signal, whereby the output signal corresponds to the input signal amplified by a limiter gain. The audio amplifier further includes a limiter gain calculation unit, thus the input signal is amplified by the limiter gain. A control unit receives a signal representative of the input signal and is configured to estimate, based on a mathematical model, the input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier thus providing an estimated current signal corresponding to (and resulting from) the output signal, whereby the limiter gain calculation unit is configured to calculate, dependent on the estimation, the limiter gain such that the actual input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier does not exceed a threshold current value.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbHInventors: Gerhard Pfaffinger, Franz Lorenz, Stefan Zuckmantel, Markus Christoph
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Publication number: 20120154037Abstract: The audio amplifier includes a variable gain amplifier receiving the input audio signal and providing the output signal, whereby the output signal corresponds to the input signal amplified by a limiter gain. The audio amplifier further includes a limiter gain calculation unit, thus the input signal is amplified by the limiter gain. A control unit receives a signal representative of the input signal and is configured to estimate, based on a mathematical model, the input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier thus providing an estimated current signal corresponding to (and resulting from) the output signal, whereby the limiter gain calculation unit is configured to calculate, dependent on the estimation, the limiter gain such that the actual input current or the total output current of the audio amplifier does not exceed a threshold current value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Inventors: Gerhard Pfaffinger, Franz Lorenz, Stefan Zuckmantel, Markus Christoph
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Patent number: 7123724Abstract: The invention is directed to a sound system with four loudspeakers and at least one signal processing device connected to the input of two loudspeakers and controlled by two input signals. The signal processing device produces control signals for the loudspeakers. The respective control signals are equal to the sum of the input signals which are weighted differently with respect to amplitude and phase, so that the radiation characteristic of the two loudspeakers depends on the weighting of the input signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2000Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Inventors: Gerhard Pfaffinger, Franz Lorenz, Markus Christoph