Patents by Inventor Stephen HAIMERL

Stephen HAIMERL 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).

  • Concept for determining an orientation of a mobile device
    Patent number: 9529075
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device having a receiver and an orientation determiner. The receiver has a plurality of antennas for receiving a signal from a stationary transmitter. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas is arranged to have a different receiving direction. The receiver is configured to detect a signal strength of the signal received with each antenna in order to obtain a plurality of detected signal strengths. The orientation determiner is configured to determine an orientation of the mobile device relative to the stationary transmitter based on the plurality of detected signal strengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Jochen Seitz, Thorsten Vaupel, Stephen Haimerl, Joern Thielecke
  • CONCEPT FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140133344
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device having a receiver and an orientation determiner. The receiver has a plurality of antennas for receiving a signal from a stationary transmitter. Each antenna of the plurality of antennas is arranged to have a different receiving direction. The receiver is configured to detect a signal strength of the signal received with each antenna in order to obtain a plurality of detected signal strengths. The orientation determiner is configured to determine an orientation of the mobile device relative to the stationary transmitter based on the plurality of detected signal strengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Jochen SEITZ, Thorsten VAUPEL, Stephen HAIMERL, Joern THIELECKE