Patents by Inventor Rainer Sauerwein

Rainer Sauerwein 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 device for controlling access to a communications network
    Patent number: 8174979
    Abstract: According to the invention, in order to control the access of traffic streams (VS) to the communications network (KN), an available capacity (VK), placed at the disposal of an access node (ZK) for transferring traffic streams (VS) to said communications network (KN), is determined from an access node (ZK) of the communications network (KN), taking into account the total transfer capacity (G) of the communications network (KN). The available capacity (VS) is notably redetermined whenever the routing information (RI) of the access node (ZK) is modified. An access control of this type guarantees the quality of service required in a connectionless communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Charzinski, Thomas Engel, Christian Prehofer, Rainer Sauerwein
  • Method and Device for Controlling Access to a Communications Network
    Publication number: 20080247418
    Abstract: According to the invention, in order to control the access of traffic streams (VS) to the communications network (KN), an available capacity (VK), placed at the disposal of an access node (ZK) for transferring traffic streams (VS) to said communications network (KN), is determined from an access node (ZK) of the communications network (KN), taking into account the total transfer capacity (G) of the communications network (KN). The available capacity (VS) is notably redetermined whenever the routing information (RI) of the access node (ZK) is modified. An access control of this type guarantees the quality of service required in a connectionless communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Siements Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Charzinski, Thomas Engel, Christian Prehofer, Rainer Sauerwein
  • Sensor nodes and self-organising sensor network formed therefrom
    Publication number: 20070180918
    Abstract: In a self-organizing sensor network, a number of sensor nodes organize themselves and include sensor elements, distance measuring elements and communication elements for that purpose. The sensor network is able to precisely locate individual, in particular mobile, sensor nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Bahr, Dirk Becker, Martin Greiner, Peter Gulden, Dieter Kolb, Rainer Sauerwein, Rudolf Sollacher, Martin Vossiek
  • Method and device for controlling access to a communications network
    Publication number: 20030002531
    Abstract: According to the invention, in order to control the access of traffic streams (VS) to the communications network (KN), an available capacity (VK), placed at the disposal of an access node (ZK) for transferring traffic streams (VS) to said communications network (KN), is determined from an access node (ZK) of the communications network (KN), taking into account the total transfer capacity (G) of the communications network (KN). The available capacity (VS) is notably redetermined whenever the routing information (RI) of the access node (ZK) is modified. An access control of this type guarantees the quality of service required in a connectionless communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joachim Charzinski, Thomas Engel, Christian Prehofer, Rainer Sauerwein