Patents by Inventor Peter Lacher

Peter Lacher 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: 11358523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during an overtaking operation. The method includes determining vehicle data, which relate to a movement of the motor vehicle and determining an intention of the driver to overtake another vehicle using the vehicle data. The method further includes determining a position of the motor vehicle and providing environment data for the position of the motor vehicle. The environment data relate to stationary objects in an environment of the motor vehicle. The method further includes deriving a visual range from the environment data, and, only if the intention of the driver to overtake has been determined either projecting a warning onto a roadway region in the environment or illuminating an overtaking lane by a headlight of the motor vehicle, depending on the visual range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Peter Lacher, Tilman Armbruster
  • Publication number: 20210101526
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during an overtaking operation. The method includes determining vehicle data, which relate to a movement of the motor vehicle and determining an intention of the driver to overtake another vehicle using the vehicle data. The method further includes determining a position of the motor vehicle and providing environment data for the position of the motor vehicle. The environment data relate to stationary objects in an environment of the motor vehicle. The method further includes deriving a visual range from the environment data, and, only if the intention of the driver to overtake has been determined either projecting a warning onto a roadway region in the environment or illuminating an overtaking lane by a headlight of the motor vehicle, depending on the visual range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Peter LACHER, Tilman ARMBRUSTER
  • Patent number: 10967739
    Abstract: A method for charging an electric bicycle from the power supply of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is coupled via an electrical trailer connection and an electrical adapter to the battery of the electric bicycle. In order to provide anti-theft protection, the motor vehicle sends the battery a query signal relating to identification data of the battery via a communication channel. Subsequently, the motor vehicle listens in on the communication channel upon transmission of the identification data of the battery. For the case in which the motor vehicle receives incorrect identification data or no identification data from the battery, an alarm signal is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Peter Lacher, Markus Aunkofer
  • Publication number: 20190255950
    Abstract: A method for charging an electric bicycle from the power supply of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is coupled via an electrical trailer connection and an electrical adapter to the battery of the electric bicycle. In order to provide anti-theft protection, the motor vehicle sends the battery a query signal relating to identification data of the battery via a communication channel. Subsequently, the motor vehicle listens in on the communication channel upon transmission of the identification data of the battery. For the case in which the motor vehicle receives incorrect identification data or no identification data from the battery, an alarm signal is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Peter LACHER, Markus AUNKOFER
  • Patent number: 10130257
    Abstract: A wrist computer to be worn on an arm of a user, comprising a detection device configured to detect at least one vital parameter of the user, and a radio module configured to, when activated, establish and maintain a wireless data connection to a radio module of another object, wherein the wrist computer comprises a control unit configured to activate the radio module of the wrist computer when the at least one vital parameter of the user is detected by the detection device, and to deactivate the radio module of the wrist computer when the at least one vital parameter of the user is no longer detected by the detection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Peter Lacher, Sebastian Steinhorst
  • Publication number: 20180256027
    Abstract: A wrist computer to be worn on an arm of a user, comprising a detection device configured to detect at least one vital parameter of the user, and a radio module configured to, when activated, establish and maintain a wireless data connection to a radio module of another object, wherein the wrist computer comprises a control unit configured to activate the radio module of the wrist computer when the at least one vital parameter of the user is detected by the detection device, and to deactivate the radio module of the wrist computer when the at least one vital parameter of the user is no longer detected by the detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Peter LACHER, Sebastian STEINHORST
  • Patent number: 9581453
    Abstract: A method for making available at least one position information item about a parked motor vehicle is disclosed, wherein a detector device of the motor vehicle detects the motor vehicle driving into a multi-level parking garage, and as a result of the detection of the driving in, transmission of at least one current first position information item by the motor vehicle to a vehicle-external central data-processing device is triggered. Furthermore, in the case of reception of the first position information item by the central data-processing device of the at least one first position information item, this information item is stored by the central data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Peter Lacher
  • Publication number: 20160209218
    Abstract: A method for making available at least one position information item about a parked motor vehicle is disclosed, wherein a detector device of the motor vehicle detects the motor vehicle driving into a multi-level parking garage, and as a result of the detection of the driving in, transmission of at least one current first position information item by the motor vehicle to a vehicle-external central data-processing device is triggered. Furthermore, in the case of reception of the first position information item by the central data-processing device of the at least one first position information item, this information item is stored by the central data processing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: PETER LACHER
  • Patent number: 9268951
    Abstract: A method and a system transmit data between a technical apparatus which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a computer unit, an external device which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a computer unit, and a mobile terminal which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a memory unit. The method and system allow registered, authenticated users to use the mobile terminal to perform safe reservation or enabling for a technical apparatus, without requiring an online connection and check between the technical apparatus and the external device for the purpose of authorization and authentication of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Nils Oppermann, Tobias Gansen, Peter Lacher
  • Publication number: 20160049149
    Abstract: In a method for the proactive guidance of an information system with a user, information potentially to be transmitted to the user by the information system, which is built into a vehicle or another mobile technical system, passes through a relevance and/or plausibility check based on contextual knowledge about the user and, on detection of information to be transmitted, the information system proactively initiates a dialogue with the user. A corresponding system is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: PETER LACHER
  • Publication number: 20140298023
    Abstract: A method and a system transmit data between a technical apparatus which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a computer unit, an external device which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a computer unit, and a mobile terminal which has a reception unit, a transmission unit and a memory unit. The method and system allow registered, authenticated users to use the mobile terminal to perform safe reservation or enabling for a technical apparatus, without requiring an online connection and check between the technical apparatus and the external device for the purpose of authorization and authentication of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Nils Oppermann, Tobias Gansen, Peter Lacher