Patents by Inventor Rudiger Kolb

Rudiger Kolb 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 for monitoring the execution of a program by comparing a request with a response and introducing a falsification in a response
    Patent number: 7539903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the execution of a program in a microcomputer of an electronic device, especially a sensor circuit for motor vehicles. According to the inventive method, the program processes input data and produces output data, copies a program in addition to the program which is executed, said copy being stored in an address area in the micro-computer other than the program, using the input data provided for the program. The output data of the copy is compared to the data of the program and an error message is produced if the programs are not consistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rüdiger Kolb, Uwe Platzer, Dietmar Schmid
  • Method for monitoring the execution of a program in a micro-computer
    Publication number: 20060150033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring the execution of a program in a microcomputer of an electronic device, especially a sensor circuit for motor vehicles. According to the inventive method, the program processes input data and produces output data, copies a program in addition to the program which is executed, said copy being stored in an address area in the micro-computer other than the program, using the input data provided for the program. The output data of the copy is compared to the data of the program and an error message is produced if the programs are not consistent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Rudiger Kolb, Uwe Platzer, Dietmar Schmid