Patents by Inventor Stefan WIEBEL

Stefan WIEBEL 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: 9928742
    Abstract: A method is provided for generating traffic information for at least one vehicle, the information including at least one position. The method includes the following acts: comparing a currently used position table to at least one further position table; determining deviations in entries in the position tables; and, if a deviation is present, using the position of the deviating entry in one of the position tables as a reference point for the traffic information to be generated. A system for generating traffic information is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Krompass, Stefan Wiebel, Stephan Voigt
  • Patent number: 9460614
    Abstract: To ascertain traffic status data, a speed of a vehicle is acquired multiple times at predefined time intervals. The respective acquired speed is assigned to a first speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is greater than at least one predefined speed threshold. Furthermore, a first count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the first speed range. The respective acquired speed is assigned to a second speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is less than the at least one speed threshold, and a second count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the second speed range, wherein a holding phase is recognized while the respective acquired speed has a speed value in a predefined range around the value zero once or multiple times in succession.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Wiebel, Heidrun Belzner, Christian Gerstberger, Markus Gassner
  • Publication number: 20150287321
    Abstract: A method is provided for generating traffic information for at least one vehicle, the information including at least one position. The method includes the following acts: comparing a currently used position table to at least one further position table; determining deviations in entries in the position tables; and, if a deviation is present, using the position of the deviating entry in one of the position tables as a reference point for the traffic information to be generated. A system for generating traffic information is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan KROMPASS, Stefan WIEBEL, Stephan VOIGT
  • Publication number: 20150012206
    Abstract: To ascertain traffic status data, a speed of a vehicle is acquired multiple times at predefined time intervals. The respective acquired speed is assigned to a first speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is greater than at least one predefined speed threshold. Furthermore, a first count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the first speed range. The respective acquired speed is assigned to a second speed range when the respective acquired speed of the vehicle is less than the at least one speed threshold, and a second count is increased when the respective acquired speed is assigned to the second speed range, wherein a holding phase is recognized while the respective acquired speed has a speed value in a predefined range around the value zero once or multiple times in succession.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan WIEBEL, Heidrun BELZNER, Christian GERSTBERGER, Markus GASSNER
  • Patent number: 8744756
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining an ecological route attribute, in which at least one current energy consumption value is determined by a motor vehicle. A current measurement location is determined by the motor vehicle. An ecological location attribute, which includes the measurement location and the current energy consumption value, is formed by the motor vehicle and transmitted to a central processor. An ecological route attribute is determined by the central processor on the basis of a plurality of received ecological location attributes, which in each case includes a measurement location, which ecological route attribute describes an energy consumption on a route section which has a prescribed spatial relationship with the measurement locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Gerstberger, Stefan Wiebel, Werner Richter
  • Publication number: 20130261955
    Abstract: A method is provided for determining an ecological route attribute, in which at least one current energy consumption value is determined by a motor vehicle. A current measurement location is determined by the motor vehicle. An ecological location attribute, which includes the measurement location and the current energy consumption value, is formed by the motor vehicle and transmitted to a central processor. An ecological route attribute is determined by the central processor on the basis of a plurality of received ecological location attributes, which in each case includes a measurement location, which ecological route attribute describes an energy consumption on a route section which has a prescribed spatial relationship with the measurement locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Christian GERSTBERGER, Stefan WIEBEL, Werner RICHTER