Patents by Inventor Kathleen Tischler

Kathleen Tischler 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).

  • Device and method for determining the position of another road user
    Patent number: 8612150
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of another road user includes the following steps: determining the position of a road user with the aid of a position detection unit; estimating a distance of the road user to the other road user with the aid of a distance sensor; and determining the position of the other road user on the basis of the determined position of the road user, the estimated distance, and a road map, the other road user being assumed to be located in a road area predefined by the road map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Heger, Kathleen Tischler
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF ANOTHER ROAD USER
    Publication number: 20110046882
    Abstract: A method for determining the position of another road user includes the following steps: determining the position of a road user with the aid of a position detection unit; estimating a distance of the road user to the other road user with the aid of a distance sensor; and determining the position of the other road user on the basis of the determined position of the road user, the estimated distance, and a road map, the other road user being assumed to be located in a road area predefined by the road map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Heger, Kathleen Tischler