Patents by Inventor Stefanie Dubiella-Zimmermann

Stefanie Dubiella-Zimmermann 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 and device for automatically operating a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode requiring no user action
    Patent number: 8606455
    Abstract: A method for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action is provided. This involves detection of a present traffic situation, a check whether the traffic situation fulfills a first criterion, and a blocking of a functionality which offers to a driver during the autonomous driving mode a secondary activity not related to driving the vehicle if the first criterion is fulfilled. A device for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action includes devices designed for carrying out the method for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Boehringer, Stefanie Dubiella-Zimmermann, Stefan Jansen, Julie Lockhart, Erik Sengewald, Fabian Stiebert
  • Method and Device for Automatically Operating a Vehicle in an Autonomous Driving Mode Requiring No User Action
    Publication number: 20120277947
    Abstract: A method for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action is provided. This involves detection of a present traffic situation, a check whether the traffic situation fulfils a first criterion, and a blocking of a functionality which offers to a driver during the autonomous driving mode a secondary activity not related to driving the vehicle if the first criterion is fulfilled. A device for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action includes devices designed for carrying out the method for the automatic operation of a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode not requiring user action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Daimler AG
    Inventors: Michael Boehringer, Stefanie Dubiella-Zimmermann, Stefan Jansen, Julie Lockhart, Erik Sengewald, Fabian Stiebert