Patents by Inventor Rolf Bachtiger

Rolf Bachtiger 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: 7143049
    Abstract: A method and a system for registering tickets includes defining a waking zone with a transceiver unit having a transmitting unit, defining a registration zone with a registration transceiver unit, providing tickets having a processor, a memory, a ticket receiver, and a ticket transceiver for communicating between the waking zone and the tickets, transmitting a first information unit from the transmitting unit to the ticket receiver of a ticket located in the waking zone, activating the ticket transceiver of the ticket located in the waking zone with an item of information contained in the first information unit, at a beginning of ticket registration, setting up a bi-directional communication between the registration transceiver unit and a ticket transceiver of a ticket located in the registration zone through additional information units, and registering ticket presence to establish a service to be used or a defined presence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Siemens VDO Automotive AG
    Inventors: Rolf Bächtiger, Christoph Cronimund, Gérard Salzgeber, Reto Schreppers, Bruno Wenger, Willi Brändli, Aldo Rebsamen
  • Publication number: 20040034546
    Abstract: Electronic tickets passing through a passage area and arriving in a detection area receive a first information unit including the identity of the detection area, whereby a second transmitter/receiver module located on the ticket is activated. At the beginning of the provision of a service, for instance, after the departure of a train, the tickets receive a second information unit that likewise includes the identity of the detection area, wherein at least the identity of the detection area is then stored as presence information if it matches the identity contained in the first information unit. If necessary, this method step is repeated. When the tickets leave the detection area through the passage area, they receive once again a first information unit and transmit a third information unit containing the stored presence information along with the identity of the ticket to a second transmitter/receiver unit, which registers the presence of the corresponding ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: SIEMENS TRANSIT TELEMATIC SYSTEMS AG
    Inventors: Alfred Lauper, Rolf Bachtiger
  • Patent number: 6539293
    Abstract: The behavior of the bogie of a muliple-axle vehicle is monitored. Accelerations of at least two axles of the bogie are measured with acceleration sensors allocated to the axles. The sensor signals are subjected to a Fourier transformation in FFT units. The frequency profiles resulting from the Fourier transform are compared with profiles that are stored in memory. Differences that are detected are compared with threshold values and messages are correspondingly sent to the system that controls the vehicle. The monitoring system allows mechanical operating errors of the bogie to be detected independently of effects caused by the running surface upon which the vehicle travels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Siemens Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Rolf Bächtiger, Max Loder, Reto Schreppers
  • Publication number: 20020140553
    Abstract: A method and a system for registering tickets includes defining a waking zone with a transceiver unit having a transmitting unit, defining a registration zone with a registration transceiver unit, providing tickets having a processor, a memory, a ticket receiver, and a ticket transceiver for communicating between the waking zone and the tickets, transmitting a first information unit from the transmitting unit to the ticket receiver of a ticket located in the waking zone, activating the ticket transceiver of the ticket located in the waking zone with an item of information contained in the first information unit, at a beginning of ticket registration, setting up a bi-directional communication between the registration transceiver unit and a ticket transceiver of a ticket located in the registration zone through additional information units, and registering ticket presence to establish a service to be used or a defined presence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Rolf Bachtiger, Christoph Cronimund, Gerard Salzgeber, Reto Schreppers, Bruno Wenger, Willi Brandli, Aldo Rebsamen
  • Publication number: 20020056398
    Abstract: The behavior of the bogie of a muliple-axle vehicle is monitored. Accelerations of at least two axles of the bogie are measured with acceleration sensors allocated to the axles. The sensor signals are subjected to a Fourier transformation in FFT units. The frequency profiles resulting from the Fourier transform are compared with profiles that are stored in memory. Differences that are detected are compared with threshold values and messages are correspondingly sent to the system that controls the vehicle. The monitoring system allows mechanical operating errors of the bogie to be detected independently of effects caused by the running surface upon which the vehicle travels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Rolf Bachtiger, Max Loder, Reto Schreppers
  • Patent number: 6234428
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for communication systems used in traffic engineering and having an earthbound transponder for each corresponding track section. The transponders transmit first data through a first path of transmission to polling machines arranged on vehicles. Based on these first data, the concerned polling machine ascertains whether second data transmitted through a second path of transmission to the polling machine are really destined for the vehicles. The signal in the second path of transmission destined for the vehicles of a section of the track is individually modulated or transmitted by a time- or frequency-multiplexing process. Depending on the selected modulation or multiplexing, coefficients are built at the emitter side which are then transmitted through the first path of transmission, extracted at the receiver side and used to demodulate or demultiplex the signal transmitted through the second path of transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Rolf Bächtiger, Max Loder
  • Patent number: 5001486
    Abstract: A radar system operating by the line-of-sight method requires an accurate measurement of the relative position of at least two objects. By sending out coded radar transmission pulses, control data are transmitted to a guided flying body in a radar beam, which sends back an echo signal to the receiver via a transponder. In order to measure the passive signal and the transponder echo signal in the radar beam as accurately as possible, common reception channels are provided for both echo signals containing, inter alia, arrangements to equalize the dynamic levels of the echo signals. The returned transponder echo signal corresponds with respect to coding and bandwidth to the transmission pulses originally generated in the transmitter and that are phase-coded but not provided with the control code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: Siemens-Albis
    Inventor: Rolf Bachtiger
  • Patent number: 4674104
    Abstract: A type of transmitter, that transmits an unexpanded continuous unmodulated signal following a predetermined number of transmission pulses, is disclosed for the regulation of a multichannel pulse compression system. At least two compression channels are available which are inserted between a microwave receiver stage and a demodulator. A respective monitoring signal is extracted from the output of each compression channel and these monitoring signals are compared in a control circuit in order to obtain a phase difference signal and an amplitude difference signal. A respective control signal is derived from each difference signal in order to regulate a phase shifter and an attenuation circuit, which are provided in at least one of the compression channels, in such a manner that the phase difference signal and the amplitude difference signal are compensated towards zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1987
    Assignee: Siemens-Albis Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rolf Bachtiger
  • Patent number: 4380766
    Abstract: A multi-channel amplifier apparatus for oscillation or pulse packets wherein there is provided an amplifier having an input connected by a number of input time-delay lines with a respective input channel, each of which is correlated to an oscillation or pulse packet. The output of the amplifier is connected by means of respective series circuits of an output time-delay line and an output switch connected thereafter with a respective output channel correlated to the corresponding oscillation packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Assignee: Siemens-Albis AG
    Inventor: Rolf Bachtiger