Patents by Inventor Markus Valter Witte

Markus Valter Witte 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: 6862443
    Abstract: This invention relates to a remote communication system for use with a vehicle, comprising a first communication unit (1), located within a vehicle (2), said first communication unit comprising a first transceiver (3), connectable with a long-distance wireless communication network (16), such as a cellular network; and a portable second communication unit (7), comprising a second transceiver (9), connectable with a unit for long-distance wireless communication (14), such as a cellular terminal. The first and second communication units (1,7) are connectable with each other using said long-distance wireless communication network 16, thereby establishing a remote two-way communication link between said communication units. This invention further relates to a fob unit, for use in a remote communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Markus Valter Witte
  • Patent number: 6556135
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system for indicating status of a vehicle, comprising a monitoring unit (1), positioned within the vehicle, comprising a first memory circuit (4) connected with a first transceiver (3). The monitoring unit (1) is arranged to monitor a selected set of parameters (22) in the vehicle (2), whereby the current status (22a) of each parameter in said set of parameters (22) is detected and stored in said first memory circuit (4). The system further comprises a portable fob unit (7) having a second transceiver (9). The transceivers (3,9) are arranged to establish a short-distance wireless communication link (8) between said fob unit (7) and monitoring unit (1) when within a communication range from each other. The system further comprises a register (23) arranged to store a preferred or pre-set status (22b) of each parameter in said set of parameters (22), and a comparator (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Inventors: Jan Attring, Markus Valter Witte, Mats Petersson
  • Publication number: 20020146999
    Abstract: This invention relates to a remote communication system for use with a vehicle, comprising a first communication unit (1), located within a vehicle (2), said first communication unit comprising a first transceiver (3), connectable with a long-distance wireless communication network (16), such as a cellular network; and a portable second communication unit (7), comprising a second transceiver (9), connectable with a unit for long-distance wireless communication (14), such as a cellular terminal. The first and second communication units (1,7) are connectable with each other using said long-distance wireless communication network 16, thereby establishing a remote two-way communication link between said communication units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventor: Markus Valter Witte
  • Publication number: 20020109587
    Abstract: This invention relates to a system for indicating status of a vehicle, comprising a monitoring unit (1), positioned within the vehicle, comprising a first memory circuit (4) connected with a first transceiver (3). The monitoring unit (1) is arranged to monitor a selected set of parameters (22) in the vehicle (2), whereby the current status (22a) of each parameter in said set of parameters (22) is detected and stored in said first memory circuit (4). The system further comprises a portable fob unit (7) having a second transceiver (9). The transceivers (3,9) are arranged to establish a short-distance wireless communication link (8) between said fob unit (7) and monitoring unit (1) when within a communication range from each other. The system further comprises a register (23) arranged to store a preferred or pre-set status (22b) of each parameter in said set of parameters (22), and a comparator (25).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Jan Attring, Markus Valter Witte, Mats Petersson
  • Publication number: 20020107010
    Abstract: This invention relates to a communication system for use with a vehicle. The system comprises a first communication unit (1), being positioned within a vehicle (2), and a second portable communication unit (7).The first communication unit (1) comprises a first memory circuit (4) being connected with a first transceiver (3), and said second communication unit (7) comprises a second memory circuit (10) being connected with a second transceiver (9). The transceivers (3,9) are arranged to establish a short-distance wireless communication link (8) between said first and second communication units when the communication units are within a communication range from each other, thereby enabling two-way communication between said communication units. An information item, stored in any one of said memory circuits is automatically transmitted to the other one of said memory circuits (4,10), over said wireless communication link (8) when the communication units (1,7) are within said communication range from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Markus Valter Witte, Mats Petersson