Patents by Inventor Gerald König

Gerald König 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).

  • System and method for verification and/or reconciliation of tolling or other electronic transactions, such as purchase transactions
    Patent number: 11557154
    Abstract: System and method for verification and/or reconciliation of electronic transactions, such as for example, toll transactions or other purchase transactions. A vehicle utilizes an onboard communication device, such as a mobile phone, to locate virtual tolling points using GPS location, and then to communicate to an electronic tolling service provider that the vehicle has passed through the virtual tolling point. In addition, roadside equipment may be used to capture photo/video of the vehicle as it passes the virtual tolling point. The GPS-based toll transaction data is used in conjunction with the photo-based toll transaction data to verify a proper toll transaction, and optionally to reconcile between missing and/or inconsistent GPS-based and photo-based toll transaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Kapsch TrafficCom AG
    Inventors: Thomas Siegl, Gerald König
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFICATION AND/OR RECONCILIATION OF TOLLING OR OTHER ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS, SUCH AS PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20180374279
    Abstract: System and method for verification and/or reconciliation of electronic transactions, such as for example, toll transactions or other purchase transactions. A vehicle utilizes an onboard communication device, such as a mobile phone, to locate virtual tolling points using GPS location, and then to communicate to an electronic tolling service provider that the vehicle has passed through the virtual tolling point. In addition, roadside equipment may be used to capture photo/video of the vehicle as it passes the virtual tolling point. The GPS-based toll transaction data is used in conjunction with the photo-based toll transaction data to verify a proper toll transaction, and optionally to reconcile between missing and/or inconsistent GPS-based and photo-based toll transaction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Siegl, Gerald König
  • Method and device for customizing software
    Patent number: 9152439
    Abstract: A method of configuring software on a computer is disclosed herein. The software comprises at least one module and the computer comprises a nonvolatile storage having at least one address. An embodiment of the method comprises loading a flag into the address; reading the flag using the software; and activating the module in the software depending on the state of the flag, wherein activating the module causes at least one program to be installed on the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Benjamin Galvin, Gerald Koenig, Frank E. La Fetra, Jr.
  • Removable display for a water purifier
    Patent number: D1016968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Camillo König, Dény Saraliev, Fabien Jeannerot, Gérald Lelong
  • Removable display for a water purifier with docking station
    Patent number: D1025285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Camillo König, Dény Saraliev, Fabien Jeannerot, Gérald Lelong