Patents by Inventor NORBERT FRANKE
NORBERT FRANKE 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: 11006246Abstract: A base station is configured to control a wireless communication network cell of a wireless communication network and is configured to use a coarse position information related to a coarse position of a user equipment to determine a direction towards the user equipment. The base station is configured to transmit a positioning signal to the user equipment and to direct the transmission of the positioning signal towards the user equipment. The positioning signal is adapted to allow for a determining of a fine position information relating to the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Martin Kurras, Lars Thiele, Markus Landmann, Marcus Großmann, Niels Hadaschik, Norbert Franke
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Publication number: 20200374656Abstract: A transceiver for a wireless communication system is configured to: communicate with at least one other transceiver of the system using a sidelink resource pool of the system; transmit signals on resources of the pool that are allocated to the transceiver on a period basis with equal length periods tperiodA; transmit a first signal on a first resource of the resources allocated to the transceiver, and receive a second signal from another transceiver of the system on a second resource, the second signal being transmitted by the other transceiver responsive to a reception of the first signal, the second signal being transmitted by the other transceiver on the second resource using the period tperiodA based on which the resources are allocated to the transceiver; determine a distance to the other transceiver based on a time troundA between the transmission of the first signal and the reception of the second signal from the other transceiver, and based on the period tperiodA based on which the resources are allocType: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Mohammad ALAWIEH, Bastian PERNER, Niels HADASCHIK, Norbert FRANKE
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Publication number: 20200372379Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a physical state of a movable object includes a processor receiving or determining a probability mass function including probabilities for each of a first group of at least two movement classes, wherein the movement models of the first group being determined using sensor data from the inertial measurement unit. The processor receives at least one additional probability mass function associated with a second group of at least two movement classes, wherein the additional probability mass function has been obtained using additional information different from the sensor data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Norbert FRANKE, Sebastian KRAM, Christian NICKEL, Jochen SEITZ, Mohammad ALAWIEH
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Publication number: 20200212990Abstract: Communication apparatus of a cellular communication network, wherein the apparatus is configured to receive a reference signal; and to estimate a phase estimate based on the received reference signal; and to provide a localization module with the phase estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Martin KURRAS, Norbert FRANKE, Mohammad ALAWIEH, Sackenreuter BENJAMIN
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Patent number: 10682549Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method for automatically evaluating a progression of a training exercise, including providing a plurality of location information for at least one movable object participating in the training exercise and providing at least one predetermined exercise target. The plurality of location information is compared to the exercise target and a progression of the training exercise is evaluated based on the result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Thorsten Edelhaeusser, Nicolas Witt, Matthias Voelker, David Voll, Stephan Otto, Ingmar Bretz, Norbert Franke
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Patent number: 10530300Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the frequency error correction of an oscillator of a sensor node in a sensor network, comprising the following steps: receiving a transmission signal of a transmitter, the signal being modulated by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM); determining the frequency deviation of the oscillator using the received transmission signal; determining a correction signal for correcting the frequency deviation of the oscillator and correcting the frequency of the oscillator by means of the correction signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergInventors: Hans-Martin Tröger, Norbert Franke, Albert Heuberger, Jörg Robert
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Publication number: 20190364390Abstract: A base station is configured to control a wireless communication network cell of a wireless communication network and is configured to use a coarse position information related to a coarse position of a user equipment to determine a direction towards the user equipment. The base station is configured to transmit a positioning signal to the user equipment and to direct the transmission of the positioning signal towards the user equipment. The positioning signal is adapted to allow for a determining of a fine position information relating to the user equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Martin KURRAS, Lars THIELE, Markus LANDMANN, Marcus GROßMANN, Niels HADASCHIK, Norbert FRANKE
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Patent number: 10228446Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the position of a first sensor node relative to a second sensor node, wherein the first and the second sensor nodes are communicatively connected to each other and are a constituent part of a sensor network, comprising the method steps: reception of signal sections of transmitted signals from at least two transmitters by the first and the second sensor node, beginning at a time t1 for a time period tRX; determining the angle of incidence of the transmitted signals to at least one of the sensor nodes; determining the distance between the sensor nodes from the propagation time differences of the transmitted signals from the at least two transmitters received at the first and second sensor nodes; determining the position of the first sensor node relative to the second sensor node from the distance between the sensor nodes and the angle of incidence of the transmitted signals, wherein the sensor nodes determine the time t1 and the time period t1 in relation to a rType: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignees: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-NurnbergInventors: Norbert Franke, Gerd Kilian, Christian Forster, Hans-Martin Tröger, Jörn Thielecke, Jörg Robert, Markus Hartmann
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Publication number: 20190052227Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the frequency error correction of an oscillator of a sensor node in a sensor network, comprising the following steps: receiving a transmission signal of a transmitter, the signal being modulated by orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM); determining the frequency deviation of the oscillator using the received transmission signal; determining a correction signal for correcting the frequency deviation of the oscillator and correcting the frequency of the oscillator by means of the correction signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicants: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergInventors: Hans-Martin Tröger, Norbert Franke, Albert Heuberger, Jörg Robert
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Publication number: 20170328979Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the position of a first sensor node relative to a second sensor node, wherein the first and the second sensor nodes are communicatively connected to each other and are a constituent part of a sensor network, comprising the method steps: reception of signal sections of transmitted signals from at least two transmitters by the first and the second sensor node, beginning at a time t1 for a time period tRX; determining the angle of incidence of the transmitted signals to at least one of the sensor nodes; determining the distance between the sensor nodes from the propagation time differences of the transmitted signals from the at least two transmitters received at the first and second sensor nodes; determining the position of the first sensor node relative to the second sensor node from the distance between the sensor nodes and the angle of incidence of the transmitted signals, wherein the sensor nodes determine the time t1 and the time period t1 in relation to a rType: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Norbert Franke, Gerd Kilian, Christian Forster, Hans-Martin Tröger, Jörn Thielecke, Jõrg Robert, Markus Hartmann
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Patent number: 9754400Abstract: In a method for reconstructing a motion of an object from a sequence of motion pattern segments of a computer model of the object, a motion transition between an initial motion state and a final motion state of the object in a time interval of the motion is captured based on position data of the at least one sampling point which is received from the position marker. Further, at least one motion pattern segment corresponding to the motion transition is selected from a plurality of motion patterns of the computer model which are stored in a database such that the selected motion pattern segment leads with sufficient probability from the initial motion state to the final motion state for the time interval. Furthermore, an image of the motion of the object for the time interval is reconstructed using the initial motion state and the selected motion pattern segment.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: Stephan Otto, Ingmar Bretz, Norbert Franke, Thomas Von Der Gruen, Christopher Mutschler
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Publication number: 20160271448Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method for automatically evaluating a progression of a training exercise, including providing a plurality of location information for at least one movable object participating in the training exercise and providing at least one predetermined exercise target. The plurality of location information is compared to the exercise target and a progression of the training exercise is evaluated based on the result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewan dten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Thorsten Edelhaeusser, Nicolas Witt, Matthias Voelker, David Voll, Stephan Otto, Ingmar Bretz, Norbert Franke
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Publication number: 20150310656Abstract: In a method for reconstructing a motion of an object from a sequence of motion pattern segments of a computer model of the object, a motion transition between an initial motion state and a final motion state of the object in a time interval of the motion is captured based on position data of the at least one sampling point which is received from the position marker. Further, at least one motion pattern segment corresponding to the motion transition is selected from a plurality of motion patterns of the computer model which are stored in a database such that the selected motion pattern segment leads with sufficient probability from the initial motion state to the final motion state for the time interval. Furthermore, an image of the motion of the object for the time interval is reconstructed using the initial motion state and the selected motion pattern segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Stephan OTTO, Ingmar BRETZ, Norbert FRANKE, Thomas VON DER GRUEN, Christopher MUTSCHLER
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Publication number: 20150051719Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an event of interest, comprises a first primitive event detector (8b) for generating a stream of first primitive events (10b) using a sensor data stream (4), the sensor data stream (4) carrying raw data at a sensor data rate, the raw data being associated to one or more properties determined for multiple observed objects (72) using one or more sensors, wherein a data rate of the stream of first primitive events (10b) is lower than the sensor data rate as well as a second primitive event detector (8c) for generating a stream of different second primitive events (10c) using the sensor data stream (4), wherein a data rate of the stream of the second primitive events (10c) is lower than the sensor data rate. An event detector (16) is operable to determine the event of interest using the streams (10b, 10c) of the first and second primitive events.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2011Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Christopher Mutschler, Norbert Franke, Daniel Wolf, Nicolas Witt
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Patent number: 8604964Abstract: A system for determining the movement of a swaying structure, on which a receiver is fixedly mounted, is proposed, wherein at least three reference transmitters having known and fixed positions are provided and transmit the transmission signals received by the receiver at defined carrier frequencies. In addition, an evaluation unit is provided, which determines measured phase values from the received signals, taking into account the defined carrier frequency, wherein the distance from the reference transmitters and the changes in position of the receiver and therefore of the swaying structure can be calculated from said phase values.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.Inventors: Andreas Eidloth, Norbert Franke
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Patent number: 8506430Abstract: An oval ball, in particular rugby ball or football with a casing and with at least one electronic component or module with a transmitter unit, which is arranged in the casing and is held in a defined position, wherein the at least one electronic module is fastened on or in a shape part with a positive and/or material fit, in the region of the tips or in the region of a valve of the casing. In a further embodiment, the module is suspended on nets which are connected to the tip region of the casing in a large-surfaced manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Fraunhofer—Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Thomas Von Der Gruen, Norbert Franke, Reiner Retkowski
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Publication number: 20120229338Abstract: A method and a device for determining the changing position of a mobile transmitter in a three-dimensional space is proposed in which transmitted signals are issued at a pre-determined frequency from a mobile transmitter, wherein a plurality of receivers receive said transmitted signals. An evaluation device evaluates the received signals for generating correlation curves between the transmitted and the received signals. From the curves of magnitude versus time, TOA values are determined, and from curves in the complex plane, phase values are determined using the time information from the TOA values. The position of the mobile transmitter is calculated as a function of TOA values and of phase or phase difference values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Andreas Eidloth, Norbert Franke
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Publication number: 20110304499Abstract: A system for determining the movement of a swaying structure, on which a receiver is fixedly mounted, is proposed, wherein at least three reference transmitters having known and fixed positions are provided and transmit the transmission signals received by the receiver at defined carrier frequencies. In addition, an evaluation unit is provided, which determines measured phase values from the received signals, taking into account the defined carrier frequency, wherein the distance from the reference transmitters and the changes in position of the receiver and therefore of the swaying structure can be calculated from said phase values.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Andreas Eidloth, Norbert Franke
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Publication number: 20110181469Abstract: A method and a device for determining the changing position of a mobile transmitter in a three-dimensional space is proposed in which transmitted signals are issued at a pre-determined frequency from a mobile transmitter, wherein a plurality of receivers receive said transmitted signals. An evaluation device evaluates the received signals for generating correlation curves between the transmitted and the received signals. From the curves of magnitude versus time, TOA values are determined, and from curves in the complex plane, phase values are determined using the time information from the TOA values. The position of the mobile transmitter is calculated as a function of TOA values and of phase or phase difference values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDInventors: Andreas Eidloth, Norbert Franke
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Publication number: 20100130314Abstract: An oval ball, in particular rugby ball or football with a casing and with at least one electronic component or module with a transmitter unit, which is arranged in the casing and is held in a defined position, wherein the at least one electronic module is fastened on or in a shape part with a positive and/or material fit, in the region of the tips or in the region of a valve of the casing. In a further embodiment, the module is suspended on nets which are connected to the tip region of the casing in a large-surfaced manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.Inventors: THOMAS VON DER GRUEN, NORBERT FRANKE, REINER RETKOWSKI