Patents by Inventor Stefan Nordbruch

Stefan Nordbruch 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: 9849875
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle includes: ascertaining a danger measure of a possible stop position for a safe parking of the vehicle; comparing the ascertained danger measure to a predetermined danger measure threshold value; and guiding the vehicle to the possible stop position in order to safely park the vehicle in the possible stop position only if the ascertained danger measure is less than or equal to the predetermined danger measure threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Florian Hauler, Martin Mueller, Armin Ruehle, Carsten Hasberg, Stefan Nordbruch, Oliver Pink
  • Patent number: 9847027
    Abstract: A parking lot is designed for parking motor vehicles in a non-organized manner. A method for managing the parking lot includes steps of determining an area P of the parking lot that is able to be occupied by parked motor vehicles, of determining an area K of the parking lot that is currently occupied by parked motor vehicles, and of determining a number Z of motor vehicles that may be parked additionally in the parking lot, on the basis of the relationship Z=(1?K/P)*M, where M comprises a maximum number of motor vehicles that may be parked in the parking lot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Juergen Auracher, Manuel Maier
  • Publication number: 20170341512
    Abstract: A method for the automatic execution of at least one driving function of a motor vehicle, in which it is checked whether the driver uses an unapproved electronic device. In the event that the driver is using an unapproved electronic device, a warning is output to the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan NORDBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20170327125
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, vehicle, and/or computer program provides that one or more components of a vehicle are operated as a function of a predetermined pick-up time of the vehicle at a pick-up position of a parking facility in such a way that the vehicle exhibits one or more predetermined states at the pick-up position at the predetermined pick-up time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan NORDBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20170327151
    Abstract: A method for operating a plurality of vehicles includes sending over a communication network and to a first vehicle navigation data for an autonomous navigation of the first vehicle in a parking facility, the first vehicle being assigned as a guide vehicle to a second vehicle that is to autonomously follow the first vehicle, a target signal being sent to the second vehicle via the communication network while the second vehicle is following the guide vehicle during the autonomous navigation of the guide vehicle in the parking facility, the signal indicating that the second vehicle is to terminate the following and to park at a target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170330399
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a parking facility that has an area reserved for autonomously driving vehicles, including: receiving an access request associated with a person for the reserved area, checking whether the person is authorized for access to the reserved area, granting access if the person is authorized for access, monitoring a behavior of the person in the reserved area. Also described is a corresponding device, system and computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 9816283
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a towing robot, where in the event an error occurs during autonomous driving of a vehicle within a parking lot, the error causing the vehicle to be no longer able to continue its autonomous driving, the towing robot is instructed to tow the vehicle to a predetermined position, so that the towing robot tows the vehicle to the predetermined position in response to the instruction. Also described herein are a towing robot, a parking system, as well as a computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Rolf Nicodemus, Albrecht Irion, Stefan Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20170323565
    Abstract: A parking facility management server for a parking facility, including a communication interface, which is designed to receive a request via a communication network from a user of the communication network to carry out at least one vehicle-specific service for a vehicle in the parking facility, and a processor, which is designed to process the request, in order to check whether or not the at least one service may be carried out in the parking facility for the vehicle in accordance with the request, the processor being further designed to ascertain a response as a function of the check. The communication interface further being designed to transmit the response via the communication network back to the user, the processor further being designed to plan and to coordinate the carrying out of the service in the event of a positive response that at least one service may be carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Albrecht Irion, Hans-Joerg Mathony, Holger Mielenz, Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20170320529
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle driving autonomously or remotely controlled within a manufacturing system for manufacturing vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170320466
    Abstract: A method for controlling access to a vehicle. An electronic key for accessing one or multiple vehicle components is deactivated after the vehicle is switched off in order to park the vehicle in a parking position, so that an attempt with the aid of the deactivated electronic key to access the one or multiple vehicle components of the vehicle parked in the parking position may be prevented. Moreover, a system for controlling access to a vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, an access control system for controlling access to a vehicle, a vehicle, a user for a communication network, a method for operating a user for a communication network, and a computer program, are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170323567
    Abstract: A method for driving a vehicle to a free parking space in a parking facility having a plurality of parking spaces, each parking space assigned a parking space marking that stores at least one piece of information about the occupancy of the parking space, includes the vehicle, when pulling into a parking space, marking the space as occupied via the parking space marking and, when pulling out of the parking space, marking the space as free again via the parking space marking. A corresponding parking facility, vehicle, and system by which to carry out such a method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170313306
    Abstract: A method for the assisted driving of a vehicle. A setpoint trajectory for the vehicle to be followed in a parking facility being ascertained as a function of a type of the vehicle. The ascertained setpoint trajectory is transmitted to the vehicle via a communication network. A digital map of the parking facility is transmitted to the vehicle via the communication network. The vehicle may autonomously drive in the parking facility based on the setpoint trajectory and the digital map. Additionally, the vehicle may be monitored with the aid of a vehicle-external monitoring system while it is driving autonomously in the parking facility. A device for the assisted driving of a vehicle, a method and a device for operating a vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, a vehicle, and a computer program, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170313307
    Abstract: A server for operating a parking facility, including: —a database in which a digital map of a parking facility is stored, —a processor which is designed for ascertaining at least one target position for a vehicle in the parking facility and at least one section of the digital map which corresponds to a portion of the parking facility, through which the vehicle is to drive autonomously during its driving operation to the target position, and —a communication interface which is designed for transmitting the section of the digital map and the target position to the vehicle via a communication network. A method for operating a parking facility, a device and a method for operating a vehicle, a vehicle, a parking system, and a computer program, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170313305
    Abstract: A method (and corresponding parking facility management server, parking system, and computer program) for carrying out an automatic parking process of a vehicle includes a reservation request for a parking position of a parking facility being sent to a parking facility management server via a communication network, navigation data for an autonomous navigation to the reserved parking position corresponding to the reservation request being received by the vehicle via the communication network, and the vehicle autonomously navigating in the parking facility to the reserved parking position based on the navigation data. It is preferably provided that the vehicle autonomously pulls into the parking position, pulls out of this parking position, and travels back to a drop-off position or pick-up position, from which a driver of the vehicle may pick up the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Albrecht Irion, Hans-Joerg Mathony, Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Hoffmann, Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170305389
    Abstract: A vehicle-internal security device is configured to perform a method, for example, by executing a computer program, in which method, when access takes place to a vehicle component or a to plurality of vehicle components from outside the vehicle, the vehicle-internal security device restricts or interrupts the access if a corresponding request was received by the vehicle via a communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170308095
    Abstract: A method is described for guiding a vehicle in a parking lot, in which a route in the parking lot from a starting position to a target position is ascertained off-board the vehicle, and at least a section of the route is transmitted to the vehicle via a communications network, and when traveling the section, the vehicle is monitored for a deviation during the autonomous driving of the section with the aid of an off-board monitoring system. In addition, a corresponding device and computer program directed to a parking system are described as well. The invention relates to a method for guiding a vehicle in a parking lot, in which a route in the parking lot from a starting position to a target position is ascertained off-board the vehicle, and at least a section of the route is transmitted to the vehicle via a communications network, and when traveling the section, the vehicle is monitored for a deviation during the autonomous driving of the section with the aid of an off-board monitoring system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Albrecht Irion, Hans-Joerg Mathony, Rolf Nicodemus, Stefan Hoffmann, Stefan Nordbruch, Holger Mielenz
  • Publication number: 20170309183
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle being guided in a parking facility by remote control in such a way that a predetermined minimum distance to mobile objects in the surroundings of the vehicle is maintained. A device for operating a vehicle, a parking facility system for vehicles, and a computer program are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Nordbruch, Stefan Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20170305466
    Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle includes the vehicle receiving a start signal for starting the vehicle via a communication network, and responding to the start signal only when one or multiple predetermined conditions are met. Additionally, a device for operating a vehicle, a parking facility management server, and a computer program can be provided for restricting a response to a start signal to only when the one or multiple predetermined conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan NORDBRUCH
  • Publication number: 20170305467
    Abstract: A method for the assisted guidance of a vehicle, whereby a setpoint trajectory to be traversed in a parking facility is ascertained for the vehicle as a function of a type of the vehicle, the ascertained setpoint trajectory being transmitted to the vehicle via a communication network, so that the vehicle is able to travel autonomously in the parking facility based on the setpoint trajectory. An apparatus for the assisted guidance of a vehicle, a method or an apparatus for operating a vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, a vehicle and a computer program, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
  • Publication number: 20170309184
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a vehicle in a parking facility, the vehicle being transferred by its driver to a parking facility operator in a transfer zone, and subsequently being parked a parking space and, after unparking, being transferred to the driver again in a pick-up zone, the vehicle being at least visually monitored during the entire stay in the parking facility with the aid of a monitoring infrastructure assigned to the parking facility, the data being recorded, and the data being provided to the driver. A computer program and a system, which are configured to carry out the method, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch