Patents by Inventor Marc Launer

Marc Launer 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).

  • Patent number: 7783612
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an optimized terrain database identify several regions, including test regions that are established from the identified regions. A first set of terrain data is received for a first test region. The first set of terrain data is compared to a second set of terrain data to determine a set of quality attributes. The quality attributes are used to determine a safety margin for the first test region. The safety margin is applied to other regions having the same or similar characteristics to the first test region. Safety margins are either generated for or applied to all other regions. All regions are then compiled into an area-wide terrain database, up to and including a worldwide database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Houk, Michael Fox, Jens Schiefele, Marc Launer
  • Patent number: 7650365
    Abstract: A data delivery system is provided for delivering updated data information from a sending database system to a receiving database system. The sending database system periodically obtains, from a database updating system, a new data set having both updated data objects and unchanged data objects relative to a loaded data set stored, for example, at a receiving database system. The sending database system performs individual validity checks on the updated data objects and the unchanged data objects. A master validity check is also performed by the sending database system on the individual validity checks for the updated data objects and the unchanged data objects. The individual validity checks and the master validity check may, for example, be cyclic redundancy checks. The receiving database system, such as a flight information system associated with an aircraft, receives the individual validity checks, the master validity check and the updated data objects delivered from the sending database system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Marc Launer, Jens Schiefele, Mathias Kühn, Christian Och
  • Publication number: 20080155007
    Abstract: A data delivery system is provided for delivering updated data information from a sending database system to a receiving database system. The sending database system periodically obtains, from a database updating system, a new data set having both updated data objects and unchanged data objects relative to a loaded data set stored, for example, at a receiving database system. The sending database system performs individual validity checks on the updated data objects and the unchanged data objects. A master validity check is also performed by the sending database system on the individual validity checks for the updated data objects and the unchanged data objects. The individual validity checks and the master validity check may, for example, be cyclic redundancy checks. The receiving database system, such as a flight information system associated with an aircraft, receives the individual validity checks, the master validity check and the updated data objects delivered from the sending database system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Marc Launer, Jens Schiefele, Mathias Kuhn, Christian Och
  • Publication number: 20070255729
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an optimized terrain database identify several regions, including test regions that are established from the identified regions. A first set of terrain data is received for a first test region. The first set of terrain data is compared to a second set of terrain data to determine a set of quality attributes. The quality attributes are used to determine a safety margin for the first test region. The safety margin is applied to other regions having the same or similar characteristics to the first test region. Safety margins are either generated for or applied to all other regions. All regions are then compiled into an area-wide terrain database, up to and including a worldwide database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicants: Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc., Jeppesen GmbH
    Inventors: Jens Schiefele, Marc Launer, Richard Houk, Michael Fox