Patents by Inventor Stefan Kreim

Stefan Kreim 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: 10488221
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network is disclosed. The method comprises determining a fuel usage rate and an engine speed of a vehicle, and determining when the vehicle is coasting based upon at least one of the fuel usage rate and the engine speed of the vehicle. An acceleration of the vehicle, when the vehicle is determined to be coasting, is compared with a predetermined reference acceleration, and an application of braking during the coasting is determined based on the result of the comparison. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the relative amount of time for which the vehicle is coasting without braking during a journey.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOMTOM TELEMATICS B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Roeland Verheijen, Jasper Johannes Anthonius Pauwelussen, Christoph Ebert, Steffen Orlowsky, Marco Leupold, Stefan Kreim, Alexander Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10408636
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, comprising determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network. A speed of the vehicle traversing the road network is determined at a plurality of times during the journey, and a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone is further determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TOMTOM TELEMATICS B.V.
    Inventors: Paul Roeland Verheijen, Jasper Johannes Anthonius Paulwelussen, Christoph Ebert, Steffen Orlowsky, Marco Leupold, Stefan Kreim, Alexander Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10247575
    Abstract: A vehicle accelerometer system comprises an accelerometer for installation in a vehicle, a processor for selection of accelerometer output data items for inclusion in an accelerometer output data set representative of measurements by the accelerometer at a plurality of different vehicle locations, each accelerometer output data item being representative of a respective measurement by the accelerometer, and a storage device for storing the accelerometer output data set, wherein the processor is configured to process the accelerometer output data set to determine an orientation output representative of the orientation of the accelerometer with respect to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TOMTOM TELEMATICS B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Schmidt, Stefan Kreim, Tom Winkler
  • Publication number: 20170316686
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network, comprising determining at least one constant speed zone of the road network, a constant speed zone being a portion of the road network at which the vehicle can travel at a constant speed, said determination being based upon expected speeds of travel along the road network determined from positional data relating to the movements of a plurality of vehicles over time along the road network. A speed of the vehicle traversing the road network is determined at a plurality of times during the journey, and a value indicative of a consistency of the speed of the vehicle within the at least one constant speed zone is further determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Roeland Verheijen, Jasper Johannes Anthonius Pauwelussen, Christoph Ebert, Steffen Orlowsky, Marco Leupold, Stefan Kreim, Alexander Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170305435
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating the driving of a vehicle performing a journey on a road network is disclosed. The method comprises determining a fuel usage rate and an engine speed of a vehicle, and determining when the vehicle is coasting based upon at least one of the fuel usage rate and the engine speed of the vehicle. An acceleration of the vehicle, when the vehicle is determined to be coasting, is compared with a predetermined reference acceleration, and an application of braking during the coasting is determined based on the result of the comparison. A method and apparatus is also disclosed for determining a score indicative of the relative amount of time for which the vehicle is coasting without braking during a journey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Paul Roeland Verheijen, Jasper Johannes Anthonius Pauwelussen, Christoph Ebert, Steffen Orlowsky, Marco Leupold, Stefan Kreim, Alexander Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20170261336
    Abstract: A vehicle accelerometer system comprises an accelerometer for installation in a vehicle, a processor for selection of accelerometer output data items for inclusion in an accelerometer output data set representative of measurements by the accelerometer at a plurality of different vehicle locations, each accelerometer output data item being representative of a respective measurement by the accelerometer, and a storage device for storing the accelerometer output data set, wherein the processor is configured to process the accelerometer output data set to determine an orientation output representative of the orientation of the accelerometer with respect to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Alexander Schmidt, Stefan Kreim, Tom Winkler
  • Patent number: 9658079
    Abstract: A vehicle accelerometer system comprises an accelerometer (290) for installation in a vehicle (500), a processor (210) for selection of accelerometer output data items for inclusion in an accelerometer output data set representative of measurements by the accelerometer (290) at a plurality of different vehicle locations, each accelerometer output data item being representative of a respective measurement by the accelerometer (290), and a storage device (230) for storing the accelerometer output data set, wherein the processor (210) is configured to process the accelerometer output data set to determine an orientation output representative of the orientation of the accelerometer (290) with respect to the vehicle (500).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: TomTom Telematics B.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Schmidt, Stefan Kreim, Tom Winkler
  • Publication number: 20120221276
    Abstract: A vehicle accelerometer system comprises an accelerometer (290) for installation in a vehicle (500), a processor (210) for selection of accelerometer output data items for inclusion in an accelerometer output data set representative of measurements by the accelerometer (290) at a plurality of different vehicle locations, each accelerometer output data item being representative of a respective measurement by the accelerometer (290), and a storage device (230) for storing the accelerometer output data set, wherein the processor (210) is configured to process the accelerometer output data set to determine an orientation output representative of the orientation of the accelerometer (290) with respect to the vehicle (500).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Alexander Schmidt, Stefan Kreim, Tom Wikler