Patents by Inventor Matthias Felten

Matthias Felten 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: 9129235
    Abstract: A system for use in a motor vehicle wherein a navigation system and a control unit. The control unit is designed such that, using a list of goods stored in the control unit, a route of stops for purchasing the goods which can be depicted by the navigation system is produced. Furthermore, a near-field receiver and/or near-field transponder for detecting goods is present in the motor vehicle and can be or is connected to the control unit such that an additional list having detected goods can be transmitted to the control unit and the stored list can be updated by the additional list. A dynamic examination and possibly a dynamic adaptation of the route for purchasing the various goods depicted in the navigation system are thus possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Felten, Hans-Wilhelm Ruehl
  • Publication number: 20110257878
    Abstract: A system for use in a motor vehiclewherein a navigation system and a control unit. The control unit is designed such that, using a list of goods stored in the control unit, a route of stops for purchasing the goods which can be depicted by the navigation system is produced. Furthermore, a near-field receiver and/or near-field transponder for detecting goods is present in the motor vehicle and can be or is connected to the control unit such that an additional list having detected goods can be transmitted to the control unit and the stored list can be updated by the additional list. A dynamic examination and possibly a dynamic adaptation of the route for purchasing the various goods depicted in the navigation system are thus possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Felten, Hans-Wilhelm Ruehl