Patents by Inventor Jens Scholz

Jens Scholz 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: 20240005783
    Abstract: A driver assistance system comprising a plurality of monitoring units, each of the plurality of monitoring units mounted to a different one of a plurality of vehicles, and a central server. Each of the plurality of monitoring units is configured to determine a distraction level of a driver of the respective vehicle, and, if it is determined that the driver distraction level exceeds a predetermined threshold, transmit a distraction information message to the central server, wherein the distraction information message includes information about the distraction level and the position at which the distraction level occurred. The central server is configured to collect and evaluate the distraction information messages received from different ones of the plurality of monitoring units, and, the central server is configured to provide notifications to following vehicles that are determined to pass the location on their planned route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Jens Scholz
  • Patent number: 10235532
    Abstract: Examples are provided for device access control. In one example, a computing device to which access is controlled includes a display device for presenting a user interface, a processor, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to, for each of a threshold number of rounds, display a plurality of candidate regions, each candidate region including a plurality of candidate authentication objects, and receive input indicating a device access control response. After performing the threshold number of rounds, the device may selectively allow access based on a number of rounds that included a successful input (e.g., selecting a candidate region that includes an object from an access code).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventor: Jens Scholz
  • Publication number: 20180089453
    Abstract: Examples are provided for device access control. In one example, a computing device to which access is controlled includes a display device for presenting a user interface, a processor, and a storage device storing instructions executable by the processor to, for each of a threshold number of rounds, display a plurality of candidate regions, each candidate region including a plurality of candidate authentication objects, and receive input indicating a device access control response. After performing the threshold number of rounds, the device may selectively allow access based on a number of rounds that included a successful input (e.g., selecting a candidate region that includes an object from an access code).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventor: Jens Scholz
  • Patent number: 9884606
    Abstract: A belt retractor casing shell having a cup-shaped configuration comprises a front wall (14) as well as a circumferential wall (16) extending from the front wall (14), the front wall (14) including an annular zone (44) weakened vis-à-vis the radially inside and/or outside adjacent portion around a center (42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Blum, Kai Ulrich Machens, Jens Scholz, Jens Neumann
  • Publication number: 20150239428
    Abstract: A belt retractor casing shell having a cup-shaped configuration comprises a front wall (14) as well as a circumferential wall (16) extending from the front wall (14), the front wall (14) including an annular zone (44) weakened vis-à-vis the radially inside and/or outside adjacent portion around a center (42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: TRW Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Blum, Kai Ulrich Machens, Jens Scholz, Jens Neumann