Patents by Inventor Janis Köstermann

Janis Köstermann 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: 20250080961
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for communication between a plurality of vehicles enable intuitive communication without distracting the driver. The method involves receiving a message from a second vehicle by a first vehicle, where the message includes content and information regarding the second vehicle. The representation of the second vehicle is presented in a contact analog presentation within a display region of a display unit in the first vehicle, based on the received information regarding the second vehicle. The message content is then presented with reference to the representation of the second vehicle in the contact analog presentation. The system may utilize an on-board computer or a similar display unit for the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Janis Köstermann, Hendrik Hoppmann, Jörg Voltmer
  • Publication number: 20240420517
    Abstract: Technologies and techniques for assigning anonymized status information recorded by vehicles in a V2X network to respective vehicles when an irregular event such as an accident occurs. An anonymized assignment takes place by comparing the status information with vehicle information relating to vehicles involved in an irregular event. Therefore, despite the status information being in an anonymized form, when an irregular event occurs, the information is assigned to the individual vehicles and the event, in particular the accident, is thus reconstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Janis Köstermann, Hendrik Hoppmann, Jörg Voltmer
  • Patent number: 12151703
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, a device, a computer program, and a method to be performed in a transportation vehicle. The method includes receiving environment information relating to an environment of the transportation vehicle from another transportation vehicle, validating the environment information to generate reliability information relating to the environment information, and transmitting the environment information with the reliability information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Janis Köstermann, Hendrik Hoppmann, Jörg Voltmer
  • Patent number: 11699845
    Abstract: An antenna device, a transportation vehicle, and a textile article having an antenna device. The antenna device includes conductive filaments woven into a carrier fabric, wherein the conductive filaments form an antenna structure and are a contacting structure at a first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventors: Janis Köstermann, Hendrik Hoppmann, Hans-Guenter Nieper, Stefan Paul, Michael Ponitka
  • Publication number: 20220299325
    Abstract: A method of a transportation vehicle for environment detection in traffic situations with restricted passage geometry. The method includes identifying a restricted passage geometry from at least one detected sensor value relating to the vehicle surroundings; taking the sensor value as a basis for determining an extent of the restricted passage geometry and a position of the restricted passage geometry; transmitting a message to at least one further transportation vehicle, a server and/or a roadside unit; and generating the message based on the determined extent and position of the restricted passage geometry. A further method of a transportation vehicle for vehicle control in traffic situations with restricted passage geometry includes receiving the message and generating a report and output, which report is based on a comparison of the extent of the restricted passage geometry with dimensions of the transportation vehicle. Also disclosed is a transportation vehicle to carry out the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jörg VOLTMER, Hendrik HOPPMANN, Janis KÖSTERMANN
  • Publication number: 20220149513
    Abstract: An antenna device, a transportation vehicle, and a textile article having an antenna device. The antenna device includes conductive filaments woven into a carrier fabric, wherein the conductive filaments form an antenna structure and are a contacting structure at a first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Janis KÖSTERMANN, Hendrik HOPPMANN, Hans-Guenter NIEPER, Stefan PAUL, Michael PONITKA
  • Publication number: 20220105956
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, a device, a computer program, and a method to be performed in a transportation vehicle. The method includes receiving environment information relating to an environment of the transportation vehicle from another transportation vehicle, validating the environment information to generate reliability information relating to the environment information, and transmitting the environment information with the reliability information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Janis Köstermann, Hendrik Hoppmann, Jörg Voltmer