Patents by Inventor Philipp RAMMERSTORFER

Philipp RAMMERSTORFER 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).

  • Method and central data processing device for updating software in a plurality of vehicles
    Patent number: 11144304
    Abstract: A method and a central data processing device updates software in a plurality of vehicles of a vehicle fleet during a software rollout. Vehicles of the vehicle fleet are registered in a central data processing device by transmitting vehicle identification data of the vehicles to the central data processing device via an air interface when a vehicle connects to the central data processing device for the first time. Additionally, a check is continuously carried out in order to determine whether a trigger signal is present that is suitable for initiating an update of the software in at least one of the plurality of vehicles of the vehicle fleet. At least one vehicle registered in the central data processing device is selected from the plurality of vehicles in the vehicle fleet using the vehicle identification data transmitted to the central data processing device when a trigger signal is ascertained and a software update is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gunther Buecherl, Philipp Rammerstorfer, Michael Spiegler
  • Method and Central Data Processing Device for Updating Software in a Plurality of Vehicles
    Publication number: 20200201621
    Abstract: A method and a central data processing device updates software in a plurality of vehicles of a vehicle fleet during a software rollout. Vehicles of the vehicle fleet are registered in a central data processing device by transmitting vehicle identification data of the vehicles to the central data processing device via an air interface when a vehicle connects to the central data processing device for the first time. Additionally, a check is continuously carried out in order to determine whether a trigger signal is present that is suitable for initiating an update of the software in at least one of the plurality of vehicles of the vehicle fleet. At least one vehicle registered in the central data processing device is selected from the plurality of vehicles in the vehicle fleet using the vehicle identification data transmitted to the central data processing device when a trigger signal is ascertained and a software update is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Gunther BUECHERL, Philipp RAMMERSTORFER, Michael SPIEGLER