Patents by Inventor Miquel TESTAR
Miquel TESTAR 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).
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Patent number: 11436878Abstract: A method for determining the severity of a possible collision between a motor vehicle and another vehicle is disclosed. Sensor data which describes the other vehicle is received from at least one sensor of the motor vehicle by means of a control apparatus, a change in velocity which describes a difference between a velocity (V1) of the motor vehicle before the collision and a collision velocity (Vc) of the motor vehicle (1) after the collision is determined on the basis of the sensor data, and the severity of the possible collision is determined on the basis of the determined change in velocity, wherein a mass (m2) of the other vehicle is estimated by means of the control apparatus on the basis of the sensor data, and the severity of the possible collision is additionally determined on the basis of the estimated mass (m2).Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Miquel Testar, Malik Waqas
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Publication number: 20210142597Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the severity of a possible collision between a motor vehicle (1) and another vehicle (7), in which sensor data which describes the other vehicle (7) is received from at least one sensor (3) of the motor vehicle (1) by means of a control apparatus (6), a change in velocity which describes a difference between a velocity (V1) of the motor vehicle (1) before the collision and a collision velocity (Vc) of the motor vehicle (1) after the collision is determined on the basis of the sensor data, and the severity of the possible collision is determined on the basis of the determined change in velocity, wherein a mass (m2) of the other vehicle (7) is estimated by means of the control apparatus (6) on the basis of the sensor data, and the severity of the possible collision is additionally determined on the basis of the estimated mass (m2).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2016Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Miquel Testar, Malik Waqas
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Patent number: 10754027Abstract: A method and device for generating an image, the method including: generating an active radar image of an object; displaying the active radar image in a first representation on a display of a handheld screening device; detecting a movement of the handheld screening device; generating a second representation of the displayed radar image based on the detected movement.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Miquel Testar, Marcel Blech, Qi Wang
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Patent number: 10247809Abstract: A handheld screening device including: an antenna array including a plurality of antennas; an input mechanism to select an operation mode; and a controller to determine a group of antennas of the plurality of antennas, wherein the number of antennas in the group is based on the selected operation mode, and to control the group of antennas to emit electromagnetic waves. A corresponding method operates the handheld screening device.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Miquel Testar, Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Marcel Blech, Qi Wang
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Patent number: 9746553Abstract: A method for generating an image is provided including taking a first active radar image of an object from a first position with a handheld screening device; taking a second active radar image of the object from a second position with the handheld screening device; and generating a third image based on the first active radar image and the second active radar image. A corresponding handheld screening device is provided as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Qi Wang, Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Marcel Blech, Miquel Testar
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Patent number: 9562969Abstract: A method for operating a handheld screening device is provided, including taking a first image; determining a region of interest in the first image; and generating a scanned image by an active radar scan of the region of interest. A corresponding handheld screening device is provided as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Qi Wang, Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Marcel Daniel Blech, Miquel Testar
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Patent number: 9223018Abstract: A method for displaying an active radar image of an object on a handheld screening device is provided comprising taking a sequence of active radar images of an object, the different active radar images of the sequence being representative for different distances of the object from the handheld screening device; selecting an image of the sequence of active radar images; and displaying the selected image on a display. A corresponding handheld screening device is provided as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Miquel Testar, Marcel Blech, Qi Wang
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Publication number: 20150285898Abstract: A handheld screening device including: an antenna array including a plurality of antennas; an input mechanism to select an operation mode; and a controller to determine a group of antennas of the plurality of antennas, wherein the number of antennas in the group is based on the selected operation mode, and to control the group of antennas to emit electromagnetic waves. A corresponding method operates the handheld screening device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Miquel Testar, Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Marcel Blech, Qi Wang
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Publication number: 20150268339Abstract: A method and device for generating an image, the method including: generating an active radar image of an object; displaying the active radar image in a first representation on a display of a handheld screening device; detecting a movement of the handheld screening device; generating a second representation of the displayed radar image based on the detected movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Miquel Testar, Marcel Blech, Qi Wang
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Patent number: 9024809Abstract: The present invention relates to an object detection system and method for determining range and velocity of a target object by transmitting a frequency modulated continuous wave transmission signal and receiving transmission signal reflections of the transmission signal from the target object as a reception signal. Each modulation block of the transmission signal comprises a number of first type chirps, each first type chirp having a first slope, and a number of second type chirps, each second type chirp having a second slope different from the first slope. Two consecutive chirps of the same type have a frequency offset A mixed signal based on the transmission signal and the reception signal and using the first type chirps and the second type chirps is processed, in order to determine the range and velocity of the target object.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Miquel Testar
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Publication number: 20140168008Abstract: A method for displaying an active radar image of an object on a handheld screening device is provided comprising taking a sequence of active radar images of an object, the different active radar images of the sequence being representative for different distances of the object from the handheld screening device; selecting an image of the sequence of active radar images; and displaying the selected image on a display. A corresponding handheld screening device is provided as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Furkan Dayi, Ralf Boehnke, Miquel Testar, Marcel Blech, Qi Wang
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Publication number: 20140168007Abstract: A method for generating an image is provided including taking a first active radar image of an object from a first position with a handheld screening device; taking a second active radar image of the object from a second position with the handheld screening device; and generating a third image based on the first active radar image and the second active radar image. A corresponding handheld screening device is provided as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Qi WANG, Furkan DAYI, Ralf BOEHNKE, Marcel BLECH, Miquel TESTAR
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Publication number: 20140168013Abstract: A method for operating a handheld screening device is provided, including taking a first image; determining a region of interest in the first image; and generating a scanned image by an active radar scan of the region of interest. A corresponding handheld screening device is provided as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Qi WANG, Furkan DAYI, Ralf BOEHNKE, Marcel Daniel BLECH, Miquel TESTAR
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Publication number: 20130016003Abstract: A beam forming device that enables the use for wideband digital beam forming and provide a high accuracy a beam forming device comprises a transmitter arrangement and a receiver arrangement, wherein the total number of transmit antennas and receive antennas is at least three. A beam forming unit performs beam forming to obtain beam formed output signals from said receive signals by use of corrected beam forming weights. A correction unit corrects preliminary beam forming weights in amplitude and/or phase by use of frequency-dependent final calibration coefficients representing the different amplitude and/or phase responses of the different channels between said at least one transmit antenna and said at least one receive antenna at two or more separate frequencies covered by the radiation transmitted towards the scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Richard STIRLING-GALLACHER, Miquel TESTAR, Furkan DAYI, Ralf BOEHNKE, Marcel BLECH, Qi WANG
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Publication number: 20120313809Abstract: A signal processing unit for accurately estimating from a time-domain signal at least one frequency and corresponding amplitude of at least one complex exponential is provided. The signal processing unit is configured to transform the time-domain signal into a frequency-domain signal, and to detect at least one peak frequency of the frequency-domain signal. The signal processing unit is further configured to determine at least one frequency band of interest corresponding to the at least one peak frequency, and to determine at least one signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to the at least one frequency band of interest. The signal processing unit is further configured to perform at least one subsequent time-domain processing step for accurately estimating the at least one frequency and corresponding amplitude of the at least one complex exponential using the at least one frequency band of interest and/or the at least one signal-to-noise ratio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Miquel TESTAR, Richard Stirling-Gallacher
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Publication number: 20120235854Abstract: The present invention relates to an object detection system and method for determining range and velocity of a target object by transmitting a frequency modulated continuous wave transmission signal and receiving transmission signal reflections of the transmission signal from the target object as a reception signal. Each modulation block of the transmission signal comprises a number of first type chirps, each first type chirp having a first slope, and a number of second type chirps, each second type chirp having a second slope different from the first slope. Two consecutive chirps of the same type have a frequency offset A mixed signal based on the transmission signal and the reception signal and using the first type chirps and the second type chirps is processed, in order to determine the range and velocity of the target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Miquel TESTAR