Patents by Inventor Ralf Keefer

Ralf Keefer 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).

  • Publication number: 20070093924
    Abstract: The invention relates to a human-machine interface for a telediagnosis system. The data conversion, the data completion, the data preparation and the computation of a diagnosis result ensue in a central diagnosis center provided in the form of a call center. The computed diagnosis result is displayed in completed form on a display screen whereby enabling a selected assistant in the call center to view the result. The communications expense for the telediagnosis can be considerably reduced, in particular, by the data completion being performed first in the central diagnosis center. As a result, the exchange of complete text files is unnecessary. This enables, in particular, the use of the SMS standard from the mobile radio telephone industry. An error message is conveyed from the technical system to be diagnosed, particularly from the vehicle to be diagnosed, by means of an SMS message. This SMS message is evaluated by a diagnostic program, and a first diagnosis result is computed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Daimlerchrysler AG
    Inventors: Michael Engel, Ralf Keefer, Heinrich Kolster, Michael Mueller, Ulrich Teufel