Patents by Inventor Michael Reiner

Michael Reiner 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: 11962860
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include systems for generating personalized avatar reactions during live video broadcasts. For example, the systems and methods described herein can access a social networking system user's profile to identify an avatar associated with the social networking system user. The systems and methods can generate an avatar reaction by modifying one or more features of the avatar based on a corresponding emoticon reaction. Once generated, the social networking system user can select the avatar reaction for addition to an ephemeral reaction stream associated with a live video broadcast. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Ray Chen, King Hao Chen, Gian Paolo Pile Cruz, Michael Groseclose, Aaron Sidney Kaufer, Caio Mendonca Yassoyama, Xiao Chen, Naga Ramesh Kamisetti, Jonathan Zhang, Jay Quin, Dong Li, Zachary Rude, Gregory Reiner, Anthony Samaha, Hwa Young Jung, Eman Ashour Zomrawy Mohammed, Michael Sheppard Horowitz, Abhishek Jain, Erik Weiss, Xianda Wei, James Matthew Ryburn, Mireille Gonthier
  • Publication number: 20240113912
    Abstract: A method for identifying a manipulated controller of a bus system of a vehicle is disclosed herein. The method includes transmitting a first message via the bus system by means of a first controller, and receiving the first message via the bus system by means of a second controller. The method further includes determining a message type of the received first message and determining a reference message by means of the second controller, wherein the reference message has a message type that corresponds to the determined message type of the first message. The method also includes determining a deviation of the first message from the reference message. When the first message deviates from the reference message, the method further includes identifying the first controller as the manipulated controller by means of the second controller, and providing an alarm message from the second controller to a server outside the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Weiner, Peter Winklhofer, Robert Meinlschmidt, Theresa Reiner, Markus Anton
  • Patent number: 11775711
    Abstract: For manufacturing-related reasons, the qubits of known quantum computers are not to be regarded as equivalent, but instead a standard quantum computer has not only high-performance qubits with long decoherence times and good fidelities of operation but also low-performance qubits with short decoherence times and poor fidelities of operation. The invention utilizes these by subdividing a system to be modeled with such a quantum computer into a bath part of low relevance and a cluster part of high relevance, wherein a rough description of the bath part is assigned to the low-performance qubits and an exact description of the cluster part is assigned to the high-performance qubits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Marthaler, Jan-Michael Reiner, Sebastian Zanker, Iris Schwenk
  • Patent number: 11487969
    Abstract: Privacy-preserving federated learning apparatuses, systems, computer program products, and methods are provided that generate an updated global model based on a set of client models while maintaining privacy regarding the data values embodying each client model and the updated global model. In this regard, masked client models are utilized, which cryptographically obfuscate data values embodying the client model while still enabling combination, or “aggregation,” of the masked client models to generate a masked updated global model. The masked updated global model similarly includes obfuscated data values embodying the updated global model, but may be unmasked to reveal the true values of the updated global model for use. Some embodiments utilize specific steps for communication between environments, systems, devices, and/or the like, to ensure the masked models can only be unmasked by intended entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Xayn AG
    Inventors: Michael Reiner August Huth, Leif-Nissen Lundbæk
  • Publication number: 20210256309
    Abstract: Privacy-preserving federated learning apparatuses, systems, computer program products, and methods are provided that generate an updated global model based on a set of client models while maintaining privacy regarding the data values embodying each client model and the updated global model. In this regard, masked client models are utilized, which cryptographically obfuscate data values embodying the client model while still enabling combination, or “aggregation,” of the masked client models to generate a masked updated global model. The masked updated global model similarly includes obfuscated data values embodying the updated global model, but may be unmasked to reveal the true values of the updated global model for use. Some embodiments utilize specific steps for communication between environments, systems, devices, and/or the like, to ensure the masked models can only be unmasked by intended entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: XAIN AG
    Inventors: Michael Reiner August HUTH, Leif-Nissen LUNDBÆK
  • Publication number: 20210232739
    Abstract: For manufacturing-related reasons, the qubits of known quantum computers are not to be regarded as equivalent, but instead a standard quantum computer has not only high-performance qubits with long decoherence times and good fidelities of operation but also low-performance qubits with short decoherence times and poor fidelities of operation. The invention utilizes these by subdividing a system to be modeled with such a quantum computer into a bath part of low relevance and a cluster part of high relevance, wherein a rough description of the bath part is assigned to the low-performance qubits and an exact description of the cluster part is assigned to the high-performance qubits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HQS Quantum Simulations GmbH
    Inventors: Michael MARTHALER, Jan-Michael REINER, Sebastian ZANKER, Iris SCHWENK
  • Patent number: 7711338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a frequency in a receiver, in particular in a receiver used in a telecommunications system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Ansorge, Michael Reiner
  • Publication number: 20090032182
    Abstract: A device for producing a test adhesive strip roll, on which a test adhesive strip is wound, containing a thread access unit having a thread roll, on which a thread is wound; a thread cutting unit, which cuts a thread supplied by the thread access unit from the thread roll into the thread pieces having a predetermined length; an adhesive strip unrolling unit, which guides an adhesive strip; an assembly unit, which applies the thread pieces at a predetermined angle and a predetermined distance to one another to the surface of the supplied adhesive strip, so that a free end of a thread piece projects away from the edge of the adhesive strip; an unrolling unit, which unrolls a cover strip onto the surface of the adhesive strip and the thread pieces applied thereto to form the test adhesive strip, containing the adhesive strip, the cover strip, and the interposed thread pieces; and a rolling device, on which the test adhesive strip is rolled up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Eva-Maria MENDEZ MONTILLA, Michael Reiners, Christopher Sander
  • Patent number: 6982512
    Abstract: A universal motor having two carbon brushes (2a, 2b) and two series connected field coils (4a, 4b). The universal motor having an interference suppressing capacitor (5) with a first terminal (6a) connected directly to the first carbon brush (2a) and connected with a field coil (4a) in a conducting manner. The interference suppressing capacitor (5) also including a second terminal (6b) connected directly to the second carbon brush (2b) and connected to a power line (8b) in a conducting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hermann Schuster, Michael Reiner, Josef Hunger
  • Publication number: 20050174005
    Abstract: A universal motor having two carbon brushes (2a, 2b) and two series connected field coils (4a, 4b). The universal motor having an interference suppressing capacitor (5) with a first terminal (6a) connected directly to the first carbon brush (2a) and connected with a field coil (4a) in a conducting manner. The interference suppressing capacitor (5) also including a second terminal (6b) connected directly to the second carbon brush (2b) and connected to a power line (8b) in a conducting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Hermann Schuster, Michael Reiner, Josef Hunger
  • Publication number: 20050079845
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a frequency in a receiver, in particular in a receiver used in a telecommunications system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Christian Ansorge, Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 6697570
    Abstract: An electrical hand-tool device and start-up safety routine protecting against start-up blockages, in which an electrical motor is connected, for a short time span (T0), with the current supply at a determinable resistance. At least one of a limit value (&agr;G) and a shut-off point in time (tA) is determined, for the safety routine in the event of tool blockage, using a measurement of the angle of rotation (&phgr;) of the rotor taken over the time span (T0) dependent on the start-up behavior of a rotor in the time span (T0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Hellmann, Guido Werdun, Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 6695416
    Abstract: A method controls a vehicle brake system having a service brake and a retarder in a mutually coordinated manner. The retarder is activated during each braking operation and is controlled as a function of the driver's braking desire as well as of driving condition values, road condition values and operating conditions of the vehicle (integrated operation of the retarder).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 6460943
    Abstract: A method controls brake pressure for a motor vehicle pressure medium-actuated power brake system in which the adjustment of a proportionality factor (k) between deceleration and brake pressure starting from an initial value (ko) is limited to a range bounded by a lower limit value and an upper limit value in which range the initial value (ko) is contained. This produces a warning travel of the pedal when excessive deviation of the brake pressure from the expected value occurs. The warning travel informs the driver of the braking effect which is deviating excessively from the expected degree. Methods are known in which a specific travel (sp) of the brake pedal is interpreted as a setting of a specific desired deceleration (zs) of the vehicle and the required brake pressure is set automatically if appropriate by incrementally adjusting a variable proportionality factor (k).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignees: DaimlerChrysler AG, Temic Telefunken Microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Toepfer, Wolfgang Mueller, Michael Reiner, Reinhard Helldoerfer
  • Publication number: 20020110371
    Abstract: An electrical hand-tool device and start-up safety routine protecting against start-up blockages, in which an electrical motor is connected, for a short time span (T0), with the current supply at a determinable resistance. At least one of a limit value (&agr;G) and a shut-off point in time (tA) is determined, for the safety routine in the event of tool blockage, using a measurement of the angle of rotation (&phgr;) of the rotor taken over the time span (T0) dependent on the start-up behavior of a rotor in the time span (T0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Hellmann, Guido Werdun, Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 6256571
    Abstract: A method for producing a deceleration setpoint value of a motor vehicle with an electropneumatic brake actuatable by a brake pedal, especially a compressed-air-actuated brake, with a sustained action brake and with at least one device for actuating the brake independently of the driver's desire (external actuation) is characterized by the fact that, with external actuation of the brake and with a simultaneous change in the brake pedal, a resultant deceleration setpoint (z_res) is formed in such fashion that, beginning with the externally set deceleration setpoint (z_ext) with simultaneous actuation of the brake pedal, a curve of the resultant deceleration setpoint (z_res) with the pedal travel is produced which reaches complete deceleration upon full brake pedal travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Joerg Fischer, Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 6223114
    Abstract: For regulating the driving dynamics of a road vehicle, setpoints for the yaw rate {dot over (&PSgr;)} and the float angle &bgr; of the vehicle are generated continuously by evaluating a simulation computer implemented vehicle model. The simulation computer generates control signals for activating at least one wheel brake of the vehicle based on a comparison of the reference values {dot over (&PSgr;)}SO as a setpoint, and the actual values {dot over (&PSgr;)}I of the yaw rate continuously recorded by a yaw rate sensor. The vehicle model is represented by a linear differential equation system of the form [P]·({overscore ({dot over (X)})})=[Q]·({overscore (X)})+({overscore (C)})·&dgr;(t).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Imre Boros, Dieter Hamann, Rudolf Maurath, Joachim Pressel, Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 5797109
    Abstract: The gradient of a roadway in the direction of travel of the vehicle is identified from signals present in the vehicle without any additional sensor systems. A freely rolling state of the at least one driven axle of the vehicle is detected at least once. In this state, the wheels of the driven axle also roll free of slip. In order to balance out the wheel speeds between the driven axles and the non-driven axles, the difference speed between the wheel speed of a driven axle and the wheel speed of a non-driven axle is identified. At the same time, the value of the braking, that is to say the value of the deceleration of the vehicle, is measured. The value of a gradient constant is identified from the identified values of the difference speeds and the braking operations. The gradient of the roadway can be determined with the gradient constant from the values of the difference speed and the values of the braking then identified. The gradient information can then be used to control the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Ali Aminpour, Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 5618084
    Abstract: A method sets the braking effect of the retarder brake as a function of the absolute value of the difference between wheel speed values which are derived from wheel speeds at wheels which can be influenced by the retarder brake and from wheel speeds at wheels which cannot be influenced by the retarder brake. The braking effect is reduced if the absolute value of the difference exceeds a prescribed limit value which is lower than the absolute value of the difference when one of the wheels starts to tend to lock. The effect of the retarder brake can thus already be reduced significantly before the locking point is reached so that the risk of wheels locking which otherwise exists owing to the comparatively slow decrease in braking torque of retarder brakes and thus the associated swerving of the axle of the retarder brake are reliably avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventor: Michael Reiner
  • Patent number: 5470134
    Abstract: A method of wear-dependent braking force distribution prevents adhesion problems without being limited to lowest brake pressures as is the case with conventional methods. Wear control is dispensed with only in the case of operationally very rare braking actions, for example, those above 0.3 g or a learned adhesion threshold. These rare braking actions are limited, in practice, to genuinely critical braking situations. Otherwise, the control interventions are carried out with to produce balanced wear only in the long term; an attempt is made to achieve wear at the same rate rather than simply balanced wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Mercedes-Benz AG
    Inventors: Bernhard Toepfer, Michael Reiner, Bodo Klein