Patents by Inventor Stefanie EINWANG

Stefanie EINWANG 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 control unit for displaying a traffic situation by hiding traffic participant symbols
    Patent number: 11760372
    Abstract: A control unit for displaying a traffic situation on a screen of an ego vehicle is designed to display a first traffic participant symbol for a first traffic participant in a first sub-region of the screen and a second traffic participant symbol for a second traffic participant in a second sub-region of the screen. The control unit is additionally designed to determine that the first traffic participant symbol and the second traffic participant symbol are approaching each other in a specified manner on the basis of a change in the position of the second traffic participant relative to the first traffic participant. In response thereto, the control unit is further designed to at least partly hide the first and/or the second traffic participant symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Behring, Rolf Brenndoerfer, Stefanie Einwang, Marc Mueller, Dominik Schmoelz
  • Method and Control Unit for Displaying a Traffic Situation by Hiding Traffic Participant Symbols
    Publication number: 20220315027
    Abstract: A control unit for displaying a traffic situation on a screen of an ego vehicle is designed to display a first traffic participant symbol for a first traffic participant in a first sub-region of the screen and a second traffic participant symbol for a second traffic participant in a second sub-region of the screen. The control unit is additionally designed to determine that the first traffic participant symbol and the second traffic participant symbol are approaching each other in a specified manner on the basis of a change in the position of the second traffic participant relative to the first traffic participant. In response thereto, the control unit is further designed to at least partly hide the first and/or the second traffic participant symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander BEHRING, Rolf BRENNDOERFER, Stefanie EINWANG, Marc MUELLER, Dominik SCHMOELZ