Patents by Inventor Reinhard Rösl

Reinhard Rösl 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: 7457437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting the position of an object within the interior or a vehicle equipped with a door (4). The inventive method is characterized by recording a sequence of images by means of a camera (2) and calculating the actual position of the object by electronically evaluating the images of the sequence of images, and generating a differential image by comparing an actual recorded image with a previously stored image. The position of the object is calculated on the basis of the differential image. To achieve this, the camera (2) records images of the door (4). The images of the door (4) are evaluated and the open state of the door (4) is established on the basis of the differential image between the closed state and the opened state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ludwig Ertl, Thorsten Köhler, Reinhard Rösl, Dirk Zittlau
  • Patent number: 7327856
    Abstract: A source image (S1) distorted by a camera lens can be transformed into a rectified target image (T), by means of a tabular imaging specification. The above occurs during read-out from the image sensor and in real-time. Each source pixel in the source image is assigned none, one or several target pixels in the target image (T1). A first controller (C1) controls the image sensors (B1, B2) accurately with tine and the image equalization and image correlation. A second controller (C2) controls the first controller (C1) and works in a manner temporally decoupled from the above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Horst Belau, Reinhard Rosl, Stefan Spalke, Ulrich Wagner
  • Publication number: 20050074142
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting the position of an object within the interior or a vehicle equipped with a door (4). The inventive method is characterized by recording a sequence of images by means of a camera (2) and calculating the actual position of the object by electronically evaluating the images of the sequence of images, and generating a differential image by comparing an actual recorded image with a previously stored image. The position of the object is calculated on the basis of the differential image. To achieve this, the camera (2) records images of the door (4). The images of the door (4) are evaluated and the open state of the door (4) is established on the basis of the differential image between the closed state and the opened state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Ludwig Ertl, Dr. Thorsten Kohler, Reinhard Rosl, Dirk Zittlau
  • Publication number: 20040234100
    Abstract: A source image (S1) distorted by a camera lens can be transformed into a rectified target image (T), by means of a e tabular imaging specification. The above occurs during read-out from the image sensor and in real-time. Each source pixel in the source image is assigned none, one or several target pixels in the target image (T1). A first controller (C1) controls the image sensors (B1, B2) accurately with tine and the image equalisation and image correlation. A second controller (C2) controls the first controller (C1) and works in a manner temporally decoupled from the above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Horst Belau, Reinhard Rosl, Stefan Spalke, Ulrich Wagner
  • Patent number: 6773029
    Abstract: Objects of persons in a vehicle are detected with a sensor. The data of the sensor signal or evaluated sensor data are transmitted to a remote control unit for an occupant protection system. The sensor data are in addition stored in a device comprising the sensor if the control unit indicates that an impact has been recognized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Reinhard Hamperl, Gerhard Mader, Reinhard Rösl, Christoph Roth, Thomas Stierle, Alexander Waldmann
  • Publication number: 20020074786
    Abstract: Objects of persons in a vehicle are detected with a sensor. The data of the sensor signal or evaluated sensor data are transmitted to a remote control unit for an occupant protection system. The sensor data are in addition stored in a device comprising the sensor if the control unit indicates that an impact has been recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Reinhard Hamperl, Gerhard Mader, Reinhard Rosl, Christoph Roth, Thomas Stierle, Alexander Waldmann