Patents by Inventor Martin Roehder

Martin Roehder 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: 9902368
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices linked to the key fob that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. Profile templates may be used to set and control vehicle access and functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Audi AG
    Inventors: Heiko Maiwand, Martin Roehder, Payton White, Jaime Camhi
  • Patent number: 9874939
    Abstract: An optical system which is designed to detect a gesture, and a processing unit that is coupled to the optical system and is designed to analyze the detected gesture, are included in a gesture evaluation system. The gesture evaluation system furthermore has a utilization unit that is designed to save an evaluation that has been detected from the gesture together with evaluated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Lorenz Bohrer
  • Patent number: 9870665
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions subject to the limitation based at least in part on the fob key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Audi AG
    Inventors: Heiko Maiwand, Martin Roehder, Payton White, Jaime Camhi
  • Publication number: 20180009416
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices linked to the key fob that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. Profile templates may be used to set and control vehicle access and functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: HEIKO MAIWAND, MARTIN ROEHDER, PAYTON WHITE, JAIME CAMHI
  • Patent number: 9865113
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions subject to the limitation based at least in part on the fob key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Audi AG
    Inventors: Heiko Maiwand, Martin Roehder, Payton White, Jaime Camhi
  • Patent number: 9865112
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions based at least in part on the fob key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Audi AG
    Inventors: Heiko Maiwand, Martin Roehder, Payton White, Jaime Camhi
  • Publication number: 20170352214
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions subject to the limitation based at least in part on the fob key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: HEIKO MAIWAND, MARTIN ROEHDER, PAYTON WHITE, JAIME CAMHI
  • Publication number: 20170352215
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions subject to the limitation based at least in part on the fob key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: HEIKO MAIWAND, MARTIN ROEHDER, PAYTON WHITE, JAIME CAMHI
  • Publication number: 20170352210
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions based at least in part on the fob key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: HEIKO MAIWAND, MARTIN ROEHDER, PAYTON WHITE, JAIME CAMHI
  • Patent number: 9738158
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle control panel having a camera system and a gesture recognition device. includes filming a person gesticulating using at least one arm in the inside of the vehicle. Description data relating to a position and/or a sequence of movements of the at least one gesticulating arm is determined by the gesture recognition device and is associated with a control gesture. At least one situation parameter, which describes a gesticulation context of the person, is determined by a plausibility device which decides whether the person has performed a possible control gesture or only a gesture which is to be ignored. If it is determined that it is a possible control gesture, a control command is generated for the control gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Marcus Kuehne, Lorenz Bohrer
  • Patent number: 9649938
    Abstract: A method synchronizes two display devices in a motor vehicle. The first display device already displays a first data set which comprises a first display content relating to a predetermined thematic context. A sensor device, in particular a PMD camera, detects as a control gesture of a user, a free movement in the chamber of a body part of the user. A signal which is then generated by the sensor device and which describes the control gesture, is transmitted to a gesture recognition device which generates a control signal in accordance with the determined control gesture. In accordance with the control signal, a control device determines the predetermined thematic context of the determined data set. Using the defined predetermined thematic context, an additional data set which includes a second display content of the predetermined thematic context is provided. This additional data set is displayed on the second display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignees: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Heiko Maiwand, Nathaniel Coser, Lorenz Bohrer, Alexander Sebastian Strauch
  • Publication number: 20170045949
    Abstract: An optical system which is designed to detect a gesture, and a processing unit that is coupled to the optical system and is designed to analyze the detected gesture, are included in a gesture evaluation system. The gesture evaluation system furthermore has a utilization unit that is designed to save an evaluation that has been detected from the gesture together with evaluated information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Lorenz BOHRER
  • Publication number: 20160368382
    Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle control panel having a camera system and a gesture recognition device. includes filming a person gesticulating using at least one arm in the inside of the vehicle. Description data relating to a position and/or a sequence of movements of the at least one gesticulating arm is determined by the gesture recognition device and is associated with a control gesture. At least one situation parameter, which describes a gesticulation context of the person, is determined by a plausibility device which decides whether the person has performed a possible control gesture or only a gesture which is to be ignored. If it is determined that it is a possible control gesture, a control command is generated for the control gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Marcus KUEHNE, Lorenz BOHRER
  • Patent number: 9248743
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a control device that is designed to change over an operating state of an extravehicular computer system for office applications between an active state, in which the computer system executes at least one piece of office application software, and a passive state, in which the computer system is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Achim Enthaler, Martin Roehder
  • Publication number: 20150346836
    Abstract: A method synchronizes two display devices in a motor vehicle. The first display device already displays a first data set which comprises a first display content relating to a predetermined thematic context. A sensor device, in particular a PMD camera, detects as a control gesture of a user, a free movement in the chamber of a body part of the user. A signal which is then generated by the sensor device and which describes the control gesture, is transmitted to a gesture recognition device which generates a control signal in accordance with the determined control gesture. In accordance with the control signal, a control device determines the predetermined thematic context of the determined data set. Using the defined predetermined thematic context, an additional data set which includes a second display content of the predetermined thematic context is provided. This additional data set is displayed on the second display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicants: VOLKSWAGEN AG, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Martin ROEHDER, Heiko MAIWAND, Nathaniel COSER, Lorenz BOHRER, Alexander Sebastian STRAUCH
  • Publication number: 20150149035
    Abstract: A motor vehicle has a control device that is designed to change over an operating state of an extravehicular computer system for office applications between an active state, in which the computer system executes at least one piece of office application software, and a passive state, in which the computer system is deactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Achim Enthaler, Martin Roehder
  • Publication number: 20140368655
    Abstract: A method for operating a driver assist system for supporting a driver during maneuvering and/or parking a motor vehicle includes recording with at least one environmental sensor three-dimensional environmental data of an environment of the motor vehicle; generating with the driver assist system a three-dimensional model based on the three-dimensional data recorded by the environmental sensor, said model describing at least a portion of the motor vehicle and at least a portion of the environment of the motor vehicle; generating with the driver assist system at least one image using the three-dimensional model, said image showing at least the at least one portion of the motor vehicle in relation to surrounding objects; and displaying the image on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Schlittenbauer, Martin Roehder, Yosef Dalbah