Patents by Inventor Jakob KNEIßL

Jakob KNEIßL 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: 20220060218
    Abstract: The method includes a step of generating a magnetic signal with an electromagnetic functional unit, wherein the electromagnetic functional unit is an actuator of a loudspeaker of the device or wherein the electromagnetic functional unit is an electromagnetic resonant circuit connected to the device, wherein the magnetic signal carries the data to be transferred from the device to the other device: Furthermore, the method includes a step of detecting the magnetic signal with an electromagnetic resonant circuit of the other device in order to obtain the data to be transferred from the device to the other device, wherein the magnetic signal is FSK-modulated, wherein a resonance frequency of the electromagnetic resonant circuit of the other device and a carrier frequency of the FSK-modulated magnetic signal are tuned with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Jakob KNEIßL, Gerd KILIAN, Robert KOCH, Karol BIEG, Dominik SOLLER, Josef BERNHARD, Markus SIEBENHAAR
  • Patent number: 11258477
    Abstract: In embodiments, data transmitters and data receivers use, in a first mode, a first hopping pattern and a second hopping pattern for a repeated transfer of data, and, in a second mode, a third hopping pattern for the single transfer of data, wherein the hopping patterns of the first mode and the second mode are different so that a collision probability in the repeated transmission of data by a further data transmitter in a respectively different mode may be decreased and the transmission reliability may therefore be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Jakob Kneissl, Josef Bernhard, Gerd Kilian, Johannes Wechsler, Raimund Meyer, Frank Obernosterer
  • Patent number: 11258722
    Abstract: A data transmitter is provided, having: a generator for generating transmission data packets, configured to split a first data packet into at least three transmission data packets, each of the transmission packets being shorter than the first data packet, the generator being configured to channel-encode the at least three transmission packets such that only a portion thereof is required for decoding the first data packet; a transmission element for transmitting data packets, configured to transmit the at least three transmission packets in a frequency channel via a communications channel with a time gap; a monitor element for monitoring the frequency channel, configured to recognize an interference or transmission of a further data transmitter in the frequency channel; the transmission element being configured not to transmit via the communications channel a packet, waiting for transmission, of the at least three transmission packets if an interference or transmission from a further data transmitter is recogn
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignees: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NEURNBERG
    Inventors: Josef Bernhard, Johannes Wechsler, Gerd Kilian, Jakob Kneißl, Jörg Robert, Albert Heuberger
  • Publication number: 20220022205
    Abstract: What is describes is a participant of a communication system, the participant being configured to transmit data using a first radio network and a second radio network in a frequency band, the participant being configured to transmit data in the first radio network according to a first time and/or frequency hopping pattern in a first frequency range of the frequency band, the participant being configured to transmit data in the second radio network according to a second time and/or frequency hopping pattern in a second frequency range of the frequency band, wherein the first time and/or frequency hopping pattern and the second time and/or frequency hopping pattern are different, wherein the first frequency range and the second frequency range overlap at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Dominik SOLLER, Günter ROHMER, Frank NACHTRAB, Jakob KNEIßL, Stefan ERETH, Michael SCHLICHT
  • Patent number: 11218184
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a data transmitter configured to divide data onto a plurality of sub-data packets and to transmit the plurality of sub-data packets distributed in correspondence with a time/frequency hopping pattern, wherein there are transmission intermissions where no transmission takes place, between the sub-data packets, the data transmitter being configured to transmit a synchronization sub-data packet on a fixed synchronization frequency channel, wherein the synchronization frequency channel and frequency channels in which the plurality of sub-data packets are transmitted in correspondence with the time/frequency hopping pattern are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Jakob Kneissl, Johannes Wechsler, Frank Obernosterer, Raimund Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210392619
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a participant of a communication system, wherein the communication system communicates wirelessly in a frequency used by a plurality of communication systems, wherein the participant is configured to transmit data uncoordinatedly with respect to other participants and/or a base station of the communication system, wherein the participant is configured to receive, temporally synchronized to a transmitted uplink data transfer to the base station of the communication system, a downlink data transfer from the base station, wherein the downlink data transfer includes signaling information, wherein the participant is configured to receive a point-to-multipoint data transfer from the base station on the basis of the signaling information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Thomas KAUPPERT, Hristo PETKOV, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Raphael MZYK, Klaus GOTTSCHALK, Dominik SOLLER, Michael SCHLICHT
  • Publication number: 20210392598
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a participant of a communication system, wherein the communication system communicates wirelessly in a frequency band used by a plurality of communication systems, wherein the participant is configured to transmit data uncoordinatedly with respect to other participants and/or a base station of the communication system, wherein the participant is configured to receive one or several support beacons from the base station of the communication system, wherein the one or several support beacons include synchronization information, wherein the participant is configured to receive a point-to-multipoint data transfer of the base station on the basis of the synchronization information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Dominik SOLLER, Michael SCHLICHT, Thomas KAUPPERT, Hristo PETKOV, Raphael MZYK, Klaus GOTTSCHALK
  • Publication number: 20210385768
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a participant of a communication system, wherein the communication system communicates wirelessly in a frequency used by a plurality of communication systems, wherein the participant is configured to transmit data uncoordinatedly with respect to other participants and/or a base station of the communication system, wherein the participant is configured to receive a synchronization data packet of a point-to-multipoint data transfer of the base station of the communication system, wherein the synchronization data packet is transferred in a frequency range of the frequency band of the communication system that is specified or known to the participant, wherein the participant is configured to receive, on the basis of the synchronization data packet, a payload data packet of the point-to-multipoint data transfer that is referenced in time and/or frequency to the synchronization data packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Thomas KAUPPERT, Hristo PETKOV, Klaus GOTTSCHALK, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEIßL, Dominik SOLLER, Stefan ERETH
  • Patent number: 11190627
    Abstract: A transmitter is configured to operate in a mobile communication system according to a mobile communication standard (e.g., 3GPP), wherein resources of the communication system are divided into resources elements. The transmitter is also configured to transmit an additional telegram by separating the telegram into a plurality of data packets, each of the data packets being shorter than the telegram, and transmitting each of the data packets respectively in one of the resource elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg '
    Inventors: Albert Heuberger, Marco Breiling, Jörg Robert, Jakob Kneissl, Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Johannes Wechsler, Stefan Ereth
  • Patent number: 11159201
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a data transmitter configured to divide data onto a plurality of sub-data packets and to transmit the plurality of sub-data packets distributed in correspondence with a time/frequency hopping pattern, wherein there are transmission intermissions where no transmission takes place, between the sub-data packets, the data transmitter being configured to transmit a synchronization sub-data packet on a fixed synchronization frequency channel, wherein the synchronization frequency channel and frequency channels in which the plurality of sub-data packets are transmitted in correspondence with the time/frequency hopping pattern are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Jakob Kneissl, Johannes Wechsler, Frank Obernosterer, Raimund Meyer
  • Publication number: 20210315013
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a base station of an uncoordinated wireless communication system, wherein the communication system is configured to communicate in a radio band used by a plurality of communication systems, wherein the base station is configured to receive an uplink transmission from an end point of the wireless communication system, wherein the base station is configured to transmit, in response to the reception of the uplink transmission, a downlink transmission to the end point in a downlink transmission window, wherein the downlink transmission window is synchronized in time to the uplink transmission, wherein the base station is configured, in case of an expected collision of the downlink transmission with another transmission, to reposition the downlink transmission in time and/or frequency within the downlink transmission window, in order to avoid a collision of the downlink transmission with the other transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Stefan ERETH, Dominik SOLLER
  • Publication number: 20210250146
    Abstract: Data transmitter of a digital communication system, wherein the data transmitter is configured to transmit a pilot signal, wherein, for at least one partial transfer duration of a transfer duration of the pilot signal, the pilot signal is precisely at one frequency of a plurality of frequencies of a frequency channel used for data transfer by the data transmitter according to a modulation method, wherein the partial transfer duration corresponds to at least two symbol durations, preferably at least three symbol durations, or particularly preferably at least four symbol durations, of the data transfer of the data transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEIßL, Dominik SOLLER, Stefan ERETH, Thomas KAUPPERT, Hristo PETKOV, Klaus GOTTSCHALK
  • Patent number: 11089472
    Abstract: The invention refers to a transmitter for emitting at least one signal towards a receiver. A signal generator generates the signal such that the signal includes data content. The data content is modified using an identifier assigned to the transmitter or assigned to the receiver. The invention also refers to a receiver and corresponding methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Jakob Kneißl, Johannes Wechsler, Dominik Soller
  • Patent number: 11070247
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a transmission method of wireless transmission of data within a communication system (e.g. a sensor network or telemetry system). The system includes a step of transmitting the data while using at least two time hopping patterns and/or frequency hopping patterns, a second pattern of the at least two patterns being a time- and/or frequency-shifted version of a first pattern of the at least two patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Josef Bernhard, Joerg Robert, Jakob Kneissl, Johannes Wechsler
  • Patent number: 11050590
    Abstract: A data receiver configured to receive a signal having at least two partial data packets, the data receiver being configured to estimate a state of a transmission channel, to obtain first channel state information, to demodulate a first set of received symbols from different data packets, to obtain a first set of received encoded bits, wherein the data receiver is configured to decode the first set of received encoded bits to determine, a first set of estimated encoded bits which corresponds more likely to a first set of transmitted encoded bits than the received encoded bits, and to map the first set of estimated bits to estimated transmission symbols using a mapping rule matching a transmitter-side mapping rule to obtain a first set of estimated transmission symbols, and to determine second channel state information using the first set of estimated transmission symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg
    Inventors: Gerd Kilian, Jakob Kneissl, Frank Obernosterer, Raimund Meyer, Eberhard Gamm, Joerg Robert, Johannes Wechsler, Josef Bernhard, Michael Schlicht
  • Publication number: 20210194538
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a terminal point of a communication system, wherein a control signal is emitted in the communication system for coordinating the participants of the communication system, wherein the control signal is transferred distributed in correspondence with a frequency hop-based occupancy of resources of the frequency band, indicated by a control signal hopping pattern, wherein the terminal point has a receiver, wherein a receive bandwidth of the receiver is smaller at least by the factor 3 than a bandwidth of the frequency hop-based occupancy of resources of the frequency band, indicated by the control signal hopping pattern, wherein the terminal point is configured to receive a reference signal, the reference signal having information on the control signal, wherein the terminal point is configured to receive the control signal based on the information on the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Frank OBERNOSTERER, Raimund MEYER, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEIßL, Dominik SOLLER, Jörg ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20210112485
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a controller for a participant of a communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band used for communication by a plurality of communication systems, wherein the controller is configured to identify a network-specific channel access pattern, wherein the network-specific channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of resources of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system, wherein the controller is configured to identify a relative channel access pattern, wherein the relative channel access pattern indicates, from the usable frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of resources of the network-specific channel access pattern, an occupancy of resources that is to be used for the transfer of data of the participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Frank OBERNOSTERER, Raimund MEYER, Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEISSL, Michael SCHLICHT, Joerg ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20210105041
    Abstract: Proposed is a controller for a participant of a communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems, wherein the controller is configured to identify a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system, wherein the controller is configured to identify the channel access pattern as a function of individual information of the communication system and as a function of a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence or a number of a numerical sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Frank OBERNOSTERER, Raimund MEYER, Gerd KILIAN, Josef BERNHARD, Johannes WECHSLER, Jakob KNEIßL, Stefan ERETH, Jörg ROBERT
  • Publication number: 20210083906
    Abstract: A data receiver configured to receive a signal having at least two partial data packets, the data receiver being configured to estimate a state of a transmission channel, to obtain first channel state information, to demodulate a first set of received symbols from different data packets, to obtain a first set of received encoded bits, wherein the data receiver is configured to decode the first set of received encoded bits to determine, a first set of estimated encoded bits which corresponds more likely to a first set of transmitted encoded bits than the received encoded bits, and to map the first set of estimated bits to estimated transmission symbols using a mapping rule matching a transmitter-side mapping rule to obtain a first set of estimated transmission symbols, and to determine second channel state information using the first set of estimated transmission symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Gerd KILIAN, Jakob KNEISSL, Frank OBERNOSTERER, Raimund MEYER, Eberhard GAMM, Joerg ROBERT, Johannes WECHSLER, Josef BERNHARD, Michael SCHLICHT
  • Publication number: 20210036734
    Abstract: A data receiver is configured to receive a signal including a plurality of partial data packets, wherein the plurality of partial data packets each include part of a data packet, wherein the data receiver includes a multi-stage correlator that is configured to perform multi-stage correlation to detect the partial data packets in the received signal, wherein a second correlation stage of the multi-stage correlator operates based on correlation results of a first correlation stage of the multi-stage correlator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eberhard GAMM, Gerd KILIAN, Jakob KNEIßL, Josef BERNHARD, Markus SIEBENHAAR