Patents by Inventor Gabriele ABINGER

Gabriele ABINGER 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).

  • Method, system, and vehicle comprising the system for automatic initiation of a vehicle function of a vehicle
    Patent number: 10981565
    Abstract: A method for automatic initiation of a vehicle function of a vehicle includes ascertaining a first location of an object at a first time in a surrounding area of the vehicle, and ascertaining a second location of the object at a second time in the surrounding area of the vehicle. The method also includes calculating a movement vector depending on the ascertained first location of the object at the first time and the ascertained second location of the object at the second time, determining a point of intersection between the movement vector and a virtual vehicle region, wherein the virtual vehicle region corresponds at least in part to a real vehicle region of the vehicle, and initiating a vehicle function of the vehicle in response to a point of intersection between the movement vector and a virtual vehicle region being present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gabriele Abinger, Stefan Heinbockel, Thomas Klattig, Ralf Wistorf
  • Method, System, and Vehicle Comprising the System for Automatic Initiation of a Vehicle Function of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20190061746
    Abstract: A method for automatic initiation of a vehicle function of a vehicle includes ascertaining a first location of an object at a first time in a surrounding area of the vehicle, and ascertaining a second location of the object at a second time in the surrounding area of the vehicle. The method also includes calculating a movement vector depending on the ascertained first location of the object at the first time and the ascertained second location of the object at the second time, determining a point of intersection between the movement vector and a virtual vehicle region, wherein the virtual vehicle region corresponds at least in part to a real vehicle region of the vehicle, and initiating a vehicle function of the vehicle in response to a point of intersection between the movement vector and a virtual vehicle region being present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Gabriele ABINGER, Stefan HEINBOCKEL, Thomas KLATTIG, Ralf WISTORF