Patents by Inventor Stephan Durach

Stephan Durach 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: 7255161
    Abstract: A method for controlling a heating and air conditioning system equipped with actuators, preferably vents, is provided. Interior conditions are detected by an interior sensing system, with at least the seat occupancy with occupants being automatically recognized by an object recognition system on the basis of the data supplied by the interior sensing system. An optimized adjustment of the heating and air conditioning system to the seat occupancy is automatically performed as a function of the recognized seat occupancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Durach, Danny Borke, Alexander Augst
  • Patent number: 7136734
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a seat adjustment by means of a passenger compartment camera system, with which images of at least one portion of an individual sitting on a vehicle seat are recorded, and by means of a control unit, via which at least one type of movement of the individual sitting on the vehicle seat is identified from a series of images. The identified type of movement is compared with types of movement already stored in the control unit. When a stored type of movement is identified, a seat adjustment is carried out that is assigned to this type of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Durach, Danny Borke, Alexander Augst
  • Publication number: 20050283293
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a seat adjustment by means of a passenger compartment camera system, with which images of at least one portion of an individual sitting on a vehicle seat are recorded, and by means of a control unit, via which at least one type of movement of the individual sitting on the vehicle seat is identified from a series of images. The identified type of movement is compared with types of movement already stored in the control unit. When a stored type of movement is identified, a seat adjustment is carried out that is assigned to this type of movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Stephan Durach, Danny Borke, Alexander Augst
  • Publication number: 20040194945
    Abstract: A method for controlling a heating and air conditioning system equipped with actuators, preferably vents, whereby interior conditions are detected by an interior sensing system, at least the seat occupancy with occupants is automatically recognized by an object recognition system on the basis of the data supplied by the interior sensing system, and an optimized adjustment of the heating and air conditioning system to the seat occupancy is automatically performed as a function of the seat occupancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Durach, Danny Borke, Alexander Augst
  • Publication number: 20040170286
    Abstract: A method of controlling an acoustic system in a vehicle, in which the interior is monitored by an interior sensing system, at least the position of the occupant's head in the interior is recognized by an object recognition system on the basis of the data supplied by the interior sensing system, and a setting of the acoustic system that is optimized for the occupants is performed automatically by a control unit as a function of seat occupancy and the position of the occupant's head in the interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stephan Durach, Danny Borke, Alexander Augst