Patents by Inventor Marc Menzel

Marc Menzel 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 FOR MONITORING THE TIME AND VEHICLE-TO-X-COMMUNICATION MODULE
    Publication number: 20180034825
    Abstract: A device for monitoring the time during an interruption period is presented, wherein a continually decaying state is observed. In addition, a vehicle-to-X-communication module having such a device is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Michael Bruechle, Marc Menzel, Ulrich Stählin
  • Reducing received data in a V2X network based on received signal strength
    Patent number: 9882791
    Abstract: A method for filtering a transmission signal transmitted in a vehicular ad hoc network, the signal carrying at least position data of participants in data packets. The method includes the following steps: receiving the transmission signal; filtering the data packets from the transmission signal based on a receive filter having a predetermined receive filter specification for demodulating the data packets from the transmission signal, and an additional predetermined condition; and distributing the filtered data packets to a data processing unit superordinate to the receive filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • Method and communication system for data reception in wireless vehicle-to-surroundings communication
    Patent number: 9800492
    Abstract: A communication system of a vehicle receives data in wireless vehicle-to-surroundings. The communication system includes multiple control devices. A receiving control device receives data from objects located in the surroundings of the vehicle, and a communication stack is processed during reception. In order for the data to be expediently and effectively acquired, the received data is sorted into at least two classes of relevance and is further processed in the communication stack according to the class of relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping
  • METHOD FOR HANDLING A CONTROL CARD (as amended)
    Publication number: 20170301236
    Abstract: A method for handling a control card, wherein a control card is created in a vehicle and passed on to an external unit such as, for example, another vehicle or a central server. In this way, a comparison of control cards is possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Bastian ZYDEK, Thomas GROTENDORST, Enno KELLING, Stefan LÜKE, Marc MENZEL
  • A METHOD FOR OPERATING A CENTRAL SERVER AND A METHOD FOR HANDLING A CONTROL CARD (as amended)
    Publication number: 20170278390
    Abstract: A method for operating a central server, which enables a central management of control cards containing traffic rules. The invention further includes methods for handling control cards in vehicles, in particular in cooperation with such a central server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Bastian Zydek, Thomas Grotendorst, Enno Kelling, Stefan Lüke, Marc Menzel
  • Filtering infrastructure description messages
    Patent number: 9721469
    Abstract: A method for filtering infrastructure description messages packed in data packages, the messages being transmitted in a vehicular ad hoc network, along with positional information messages for the localization of individual participating nodes, in order to describe the status of the vehicular ad hoc network and/or a street on which the participating nodes are located. The method includes the following steps: receiving one of the infrastructure description messages at a participating node; evaluating the received infrastructure description message as to whether a response is required; and filtering the evaluated infrastructure description message based on a predetermined criterion for whether a response is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • Validation of position determination
    Patent number: 9702964
    Abstract: External position data, which are transmitted to the vehicle by infrastructural devices or adjacent vehicles, are used for validating or improving the measured vehicle position. As well, these data can be used for calculating the position of the vehicle itself without a satellite navigation receiver having to be provided for this purpose in the vehicle. The position determination can be improved further via a corresponding statistical evaluation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Robert Gee, Marc Menzel
  • Method for determining a reference position as the starting position for an inertial navigation system
    Patent number: 9658069
    Abstract: A method for determining a reference position as the basis for a starting position for an inertial navigation system which is designed to determine the location of a vehicle on the basis of the starting position and a change in the relative position of the vehicle, the method including the steps of: detecting an ambient condition around the vehicle, determining a position of the vehicle at the location of the detected ambient condition, and assigning the determined position to the detected ambient condition as a reference position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Klaus Rink, Marc Menzel, Michael Zalewski
  • Method and device for the position determination of objects by means of communication signals, and use of the device
    Patent number: 9607517
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the position determination of objects (62, 707,84, 96) by means of communication signals, in which a transceiver capable of wireless communication transmits communication signals, the transceiver (51) being capable of simultaneous transmission and reception, and wherein the communication signals are at least partially reflected as reflection signals on at least one object (62, 707, 84, 96) in a signal propagation zone and the transceiver (51) receives the reflection signals. The method is characterized in that phase information of the reflection signals or communication signals are determined. The invention further relates to a corresponding device and to a use of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Sighard Schräbler, Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel
  • VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUSLY GUIDING A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170072967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle control system for autonomously guiding a vehicle, having a controller for autonomously guiding the vehicle on the basis of a sensor signal of a sensor of the vehicle, wherein the controller is designed to detect a malfunction of the sensor of the vehicle, and a communications interface, which is designed, in response to the detection of the malfunction of the sensor by the controller, to request an auxiliary sensor signal via a communications network and to receive the requested auxiliary sensor signal via the communications network, wherein the controller is designed to guide the vehicle autonomously on the basis of the received auxiliary sensor signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicants: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Gunter Anton Fendt, Ulrich Stählin, Bernhard Schmid, Marc Menzel
  • Method for determining initial data for determining position data of a vehicle
    Patent number: 9562772
    Abstract: A method for determining initial data for determining position data of a vehicle based on driving dynamics data, the method including: assigning a determined environment status at a determined position of the vehicle to the determined position of the vehicle; detecting on environment status; and—using the determined position as initial data if a contrast of the detected environment status and the determined environmental status satisfies a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Michael Zalewski, Klaus Rink, Marc Menzel, Ulrich Stählin
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE DATA SECURITY DURING A COMMUNICATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20170012774
    Abstract: A system for improving the data security during a communication process, including at least one processor and a hardware security module. The communication data is authenticated prior to a transmission process, and the authenticity of the communication data is checked upon being received. The authentication is carried out by the processor, and the authentication check is carried out by the hardware security module, wherein the communication data is car-to-X messages. The processor and the hardware security module are linked via a common secret element such that at least the hardware security module cannot be coupled to another processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Henrik Antoni, Torsten Martin, Stefan Römmele, Marc Menzel
  • VEHICLE-TO-X COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING VEHICLE-TO-X MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20170012657
    Abstract: A vehicle-to-x communication system, a vehicle including a vehicle-to-x communication system and a method for transmitting vehicle-to-x messages. Instead of having to diversify transmission as is customary when at least two antennae are used, signals are emitted in a suitably split manner via a first antenna or a second antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Richard Owen
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A NUMBER OF VEHICLE-TO-X MESSAGES TO BE DISCARDED
    Publication number: 20160301615
    Abstract: A method for determining a number of vehicle-to-X messages to be discarded, wherein a work cycle of a vehicle-to-X communication unit involves vehicle-to-X messages being received, wherein the work cycle involves a number of received vehicle-to-X messages being determined, wherein the work cycle involves an existent computation power being available and wherein the work cycle involves the number of vehicle-to-X messages to be discarded being determined on the basis of the number of received vehicle-to-X messages. The invention additionally relates to a corresponding system and to a use for the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Enno Kelling, Martin Schürmeier
  • FILTERING INFRASTRUCTURE DESCRIPTION MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20160210859
    Abstract: A method for filtering infrastructure description messages packed in data packages, the messages being transmitted in a vehicular ad hoc network, along with positional information messages for the localisation of individual participating nodes, in order to describe the status of the vehicular ad hoc network and/or a street on which the participating nodes are located. The method includes the following steps: receiving one of the infrastructure description messages at a participating node; evaluating the received infrastructure description message as to whether a response is required; and filtering the evaluated infrastructure description message based on a predetermined criterion for whether a response is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas GROTENDORST, Marc MENZEL, Richard SCHERPING, Ulrich STÄHLIN
  • PROCESSING-PATH-DEPENDENT FILTERING OF DATA PACKETS RECEIVED IN THE CAR2X NETWORK
    Publication number: 20160212797
    Abstract: A method for receiving a data packet containing at least position data in a transmission signal via a vehicular ad hoc network, including: filtering the received data packet on the basis of a first filter condition and outputting the filtered data packet to a processing device for processing the filtered data packet; and filtering the received data packet on the basis of a second filter condition and outputting the filtered data packet to a forwarding device for forwarding the filtered data packet to another subscriber of the vehicular ad hoc network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel
  • FILTER METHOD FOR ADAPTING A COMPUTING LOAD
    Publication number: 20160203711
    Abstract: A filter method for adapting a computing load to a computing capacity of a car-to-x communication system, in which method car-to-x messages are received and/or sent using the car-to-x communication system and the received car-to-x messages require processing by the car-to-x communication system. The filter method decides which of the received car-to-x messages to process and which of the received car-to-x messages to discard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel
  • FILTERING OF DATA PACKETS TO BE FORWARDED IN THE CAR2X NETWORK
    Publication number: 20160197825
    Abstract: A method for relaying a data packet containing at least positional data, the data packet being carried in a transmission signal and received via a vehicular ad hoc network. The method includes the following steps: filtering the received data packet based on a predetermined filter condition; and relaying the filtered data packet to an additional receiver based on an identification of whether the filtered data packet should be relayed to the additional receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • REDUCING RECEIVED DATA IN A V2X NETWORK BASED ON RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20160197797
    Abstract: A method for filtering a transmission signal transmitted in a vehicular ad hoc network, the signal carrying at least position data of participants in data packets. The method includes the following steps: receiving the transmission signal; filtering the data packets from the transmission signal based on a receive filter having a predetermined receive filter specification for demodulating the data packets from the transmission signal, and an additional predetermined condition; and distributing the filtered data packets to a data processing unit superordinate to the receive filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • CAR2X RECEIVER FILTERING BASED ON A RECEIVING CORRIDOR IN A GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160198303
    Abstract: A method for filtering a message transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver in a vehicular ad hoc network, the message containing at least one position of the transmitter, including: determining a position of the receiver by a global satellite navigation system in a predetermined coordinate system; determining a decision threshold for a maximum distance between the receiver and the transmitter in the predetermined coordinate system in which the position of the receiver was determined; and discarding the message if a distance between the position of the transmitter and the position of the receiver exceeds the decision threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin