Patents by Inventor Hans Ekdahl

Hans Ekdahl 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: 20080270519
    Abstract: A method for distributing vehicle driving information comprises: receiving from each of different users of vehicles (n?1, n, n+1) information (in?1, in, in+1) regarding the driving by the user as sensed by sensors (sn?1,sn, sn+1) mounted in the vehicle; storing each of the information; and giving access or transmitting to each of several service providers (N?1, N, N+1) a different portion (pn?1,n?1pn?1, N pn?1, N+1? pn, N?1 pn, N?pn, N+1?pn+1, N?1?pn+1,N+1) of the stored information at a selected repetition rate. Each of the service providers (N?1, N, N+1) has obtained an authorization (an-1 an,N,an, N+1) provided voluntarily by each one of the users to access the information in return for providing the user with feedback (fn, N?1, fn,N,fn, N+1) regarding the driving by the user, where each of the information includes information regarding speed and acceleration of the vehicle, and the feedback includes information as to how to lower the fuel consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Hans Ekdahl, Anders S. Nilsson, Johan Gothe