Patents by Inventor Rainer Dorsch
Rainer Dorsch 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: 11556493Abstract: A system component having a configurable communication behavior. The system component includes at least one interface for a data bus for the communication with at least one further system component. A defined communications protocol for the transmitting and receiving of data and bus commands is used on the data bus. The communications protocol provides that the at least one further system component queries the communication behavior of the system component via the data bus to adapt its own communication behavior to that of the system component. The system component includes a register for configuration data that define the communication behavior of the system component on the data bus, the register being connected to the data bus so that the configuration data stored in the register are available on the data bus. The function scope of the system component allows for different communication behaviors.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dorde Cvejanovic, Rainer Dorsch
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Patent number: 11263163Abstract: A sensor unit includes at least one sensor for detecting and converting measured quantities into sensor signals; at least one microprocessor; at least one memory for program modules for processing sensor signals, the program modules being executable on the microprocessor; and at least one communications interface to an external application processor, the program modules being able to be activated and deactivated via this communications interface, and further program modules are able to be loaded into the memory via this communications interface. The microprocessor includes at least one closed environment for executing plug-in program modules.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Lars Middendorf, Sebastian Stieber, Rainer Dorsch, Christian Haubelt
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Publication number: 20220005495Abstract: An inertial sensor unit, including a sensor element for detecting and converting movements and vibrations into an electrical sensor signal, a signal processing element for evaluating the sensor signal, and an interface for signaling a detected speech activity. The signal processing element includes a first processing stage which checks a first criterion for the presence of a speech activity, and a second processing stage which checks a second criterion for the presence of a speech activity, the second processing stage being passed through only if the sensor signal has passed through the first processing stage and the first criterion for the presence of a speech activity has been met. The signal processing element is designed to activate the interface for signaling a speech activity only if the sensor signal has passed through the second processing stage, and the second criterion for the presence of a speech activity has been met.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Sergej Scheiermann, Omar Elrhoul, Rainer Dorsch
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Publication number: 20210397579Abstract: A system component having a configurable communication behavior. The system component includes at least one interface for a data bus for the communication with at least one further system component. A defined communications protocol for the transmitting and receiving of data and bus commands is used on the data bus. The communications protocol provides that the at least one further system component queries the communication behavior of the system component via the data bus to adapt its own communication behavior to that of the system component. The system component includes a register for configuration data that define the communication behavior of the system component on the data bus, the register being connected to the data bus so that the configuration data stored in the register are available on the data bus. The function scope of the system component allows for different communication behaviors.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Dorde Cvejanovic, Rainer Dorsch
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Publication number: 20200125523Abstract: A sensor unit includes at least one sensor for detecting and converting measured quantities into sensor signals; at least one microprocessor; at least one memory for program modules for processing sensor signals, the program modules being executable on the microprocessor; and at least one communications interface to an external application processor, the program modules being able to be activated and deactivated via this communications interface, and further program modules are able to be loaded into the memory via this communications interface. The microprocessor includes at least one closed environment for executing plug-in program modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Lars Middendorf, Sebastian Stieber, Rainer Dorsch, Christian Haubelt
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Patent number: 10612938Abstract: A method for operating an event counter, including the following: ascertaining at least one counting event with the aid of a signal from a first sensor; and using a signal from a second sensor for ascertaining the counting event if the signal from the first sensor is unable to be unequivocally allocated to a counting event.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Anna Christina Strohrmann, Gerhard Lammel, Rainer Dorsch
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Patent number: 10601571Abstract: A method for synchronizing sensor data of a sensor system with the host time base of a host system, based on the clock ratio of the sensor time base to the host time base. To ascertain the clock ratio for at least two communication events, a time stamp acquisition is performed for each event, in which a sensor time stamp and a host time stamp is recorded. The communication events for ascertaining the clock ratio relate to a specific quantity of data. The ratio is ascertained/updated repeatedly; the duration of the individual communication events for the time stamp acquisition are measured; and by comparing each measured duration to a comparison value, possible irregularities in the communication event are detected. The host time stamp of a time stamp acquisition is corrected/replaced by a calculated host time stamp based on the measured irregularities. Also described is a related device for the method.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Christian Haubelt, Rainer Dorsch, Sebastian Stieber, Shengxian Liu
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Patent number: 10341746Abstract: A sensor system including a sensor data buffer, the sensor data buffer being configured in such a way that sensor data are organized in frames. The sensor data buffer is configured in such a way that a frame has a header and a sensor data area.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Matthias Scheulin, Rainer Dorsch, Dorde Cvejanovic, Jan Hayek, Urs Kanus
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Publication number: 20190028261Abstract: A method for synchronizing sensor data of a sensor system with the host time base of a host system, based on the clock ratio of the sensor time base to the host time base. To ascertain the clock ratio for at least two communication events, a time stamp acquisition is performed for each event, in which a sensor time stamp and a host time stamp is recorded. The communication events for ascertaining the clock ratio relate to a specific quantity of data. The ratio is ascertained/updated repeatedly; the duration of the individual communication events for the time stamp acquisition are measured; and by comparing each measured duration to a comparison value, possible irregularities in the communication event are detected. The host time stamp of a time stamp acquisition is corrected/replaced by a calculated host time stamp based on the measured irregularities. Also described is a related device for the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Christian Haubelt, Rainer Dorsch, Sebastian Stieber, Shengxian Liu
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Patent number: 10031611Abstract: A method is provided for detecting a double-click input on an electrical device and an electrical device, the detection of the double-click input taking place by analyzing at least one input signal generated with the aid of at least one acceleration sensor, in a first method step (or task), it being monitored whether the input signal falls below a predefined first threshold value in absolute value during a first predefined time interval, in a second method step, exceeding of a second threshold value in absolute value by the input signal is detected, in a third method step, it being monitored whether the input signal falls below a predefined third threshold value in absolute value during a third predefined time interval, and in a fourth method step, exceeding of a fourth threshold value in absolute value by the input signal being detected.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Rainer Dorsch, Christian Haubelt, Anna Christina Strohrmann, Sebastian Stieber
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Patent number: 9996318Abstract: A FIFO memory having a modifiable memory region; the FIFO memory being configured as a linear memory and as a circular buffer; the FIFO memory having a state machine that contains a new base value and a new top value for definition of a memory region allocated in the future, the lower boundary of which region is defined by the new base value and the upper boundary of which is defined by the new top value, and the state machine is configured in such a way that in a read mode and/or a write mode of the FIFO memory, the allocated memory region of the FIFO memory is modifiable by shifting the base pointer to the new base value, and/or by shifting the top pointer to the new top value.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Timo Giesselmann, Konstantin Buck, Rainer Dorsch
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Publication number: 20170155979Abstract: A sensor system including a sensor data buffer, the sensor data buffer being configured in such a way that sensor data are organized in frames. The sensor data buffer is configured in such a way that a frame has a header and a sensor data area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Inventors: Matthias Scheulin, Rainer Dorsch, Dorde Cvejanovic, Jan Hayek, Urs Kanus
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Publication number: 20170146363Abstract: A method for operating an event counter, including the following: ascertaining at least one counting event with the aid of a signal from a first sensor; and using a signal from a second sensor for ascertaining the counting event if the signal from the first sensor is unable to be unequivocally allocated to a counting event.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Anna Christina Strohrmann, Gerhard Lammel, Rainer Dorsch
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Publication number: 20160342390Abstract: A FIFO memory having a modifiable memory region; the FIFO memory being configured as a linear memory and as a circular buffer; the FIFO memory having a state machine that contains a new base value and a new top value for definition of a memory region allocated in the future, the lower boundary of which region is defined by the new base value and the upper boundary of which is defined by the new top value, and the state machine is configured in such a way that in a read mode and/or a write mode of the FIFO memory, the allocated memory region of the FIFO memory is modifiable by shifting the base pointer to the new base value, and/or by shifting the top pointer to the new top value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Timo Giesselmann, Konstantin Buck, Rainer Dorsch
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Patent number: 9383234Abstract: A sensor for acquiring measured values and for outputting data samples having at least one first register for storing a sensor time, which includes time information on phase position and/or period of the data samples, the first register being readable out externally. The sensor includes at least one second register, which is writable on externally, and by which the phase position and/or the period of the data samples is able to be set in the sensor. Also described is a sensor system having at least one sensor and an external control unit by which at least the first register is readable and at least the second register is writable. Also described is a sensor-fused system having at least one sensor system having at least two sensors. Also described is a method for setting the phase position and/or the period of data samples in a sensor system or a sensor-fused system.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Gerhard Lammel, Rudolf Bichler, Guido Retz, Rainer Dorsch
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Publication number: 20160170557Abstract: A method is provided for detecting a double-click input on an electrical device and an electrical device, the detection of the double-click input taking place by analyzing at least one input signal generated with the aid of at least one acceleration sensor, in a first method step (or task), it being monitored whether the input signal falls below a predefined first threshold value in absolute value during a first predefined time interval, in a second method step, exceeding of a second threshold value in absolute value by the input signal is detected, in a third method step, it being monitored whether the input signal falls below a predefined third threshold value in absolute value during a third predefined time interval, and in a fourth method step, exceeding of a fourth threshold value in absolute value by the input signal being detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Rainer Dorsch, Christian Haubelt, Anna Christina Strohrmann, Sebastian Stieber
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Publication number: 20160170502Abstract: A device includes a camera, a processing unit, and at least one inertial sensor. The processing unit is set up to determine a first movement profile of the device from movement data of the at least one inertial sensor. The processing unit is set up to determine a second movement profile of the device from image data of an object observed using the camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Rainer Dorsch, Christian Haubelt, Thomas Claus, Rudolf Bichler, Lars Middendorf
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Patent number: 9214952Abstract: A sensor includes: a detection element; an analog front end; a digital back end, the digital back end being connected to a control unit via a digital interface, and the sensor providing sampled data in the digital back end; and a timer unit for providing pieces of time information of the sampled data in the digital back end which the control unit is able to access via the digital interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Thomas Claus, Rainer Dorsch, Gerhard Lammel
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Publication number: 20150123827Abstract: A sensor includes: a detection element; an analog front end; a digital back end, the digital back end being connected to a control unit via a digital interface, and the sensor providing sampled data in the digital back end; and a timer unit for providing pieces of time information of the sampled data in the digital back end which the control unit is able to access via the digital interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Thomas Claus, Rainer Dorsch, Gerhard Lammel
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Publication number: 20150077217Abstract: A sensor for acquiring measured values and for outputting data samples having at least one first register for storing a sensor time, which includes time information on phase position and/or period of the data samples, the first register being readable out externally. The sensor includes at least one second register, which is writable on externally, and by which the phase position and/or the period of the data samples is able to be set in the sensor. Also described is a sensor system having at least one sensor and an external control unit by which at least the first register is readable and at least the second register is writable. Also described is a sensor-fused system having at least one sensor system having at least two sensors. Also described is a method for setting the phase position and/or the period of data samples in a sensor system or a sensor-fused system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2013Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Gerhard Lammel, Rudolf Bichler, Guido Retz, Rainer Dorsch