Patents by Inventor Teodor BUBURUZAN

Teodor BUBURUZAN 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: 10762778
    Abstract: A method captures data and transfers the data from a transmitter to a receiver, which is a transportation vehicle, and controls the capture and transfer of data. The method produces data and transfers the data from a transmitter to a receiver, which is a traffic participant. The data are based on a geographic environment model of the transmitter, wherein the geographic environment model includes a recognition of objects. Operations at the transmitter include capturing parameters of a transfer system for transferring the data and/or traffic-relevant parameters of the transmitter, producing the data in accordance with the recognized objects, and transferring the data in accordance with the parameters of the transfer system and/or the traffic-relevant parameters of the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hendrik-Jörn Günther, Stefan Gläser, Monique Engel, Bernd Rech, Bernd Lehmann, Sandra Kleinau, Teodor Buburuzan, Johannes Hartog
  • Patent number: 10752244
    Abstract: A device for a vehicle for providing information about an expected driving intention, a device for a vehicle for determining a driving recommendation, a method for a vehicle for providing information about an expected driving intention, a method for a vehicle for determining a driving recommendation, and a computer program. The device includes a driving analysis module to determine information about an expected trajectory of the vehicle, a control module to determine information about an expected driving intention of the vehicle based on the information about the expected trajectory of the vehicle, and an interface to make available the information about the expected driving intention for one or more vehicle-external entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Teodor Buburuzan, Sandra Kleinau, Bernd Rech, Monique Engel, Bernd Lehmann, Stefan Gläser, Hendrik-Jörn Günther
  • Publication number: 20200252769
    Abstract: A method for a wireless communication from a first transportation vehicle to a road infrastructure station including determining the position of the first transportation vehicle, determining the distance of the transportation vehicle to the road infrastructure station, calculating a table containing predicted positions in space and/or time for the first transportation vehicle indicating the respective planned transmission characteristics for the future signal transmissions from the first transportation vehicle to the road infrastructure station at the predicted positions, transmitting the table to the surrounding transportation vehicle or to a network management station, evaluating the table in the surrounding transportation vehicle or the network management station, and adjusting the transmissions from the surrounding mobile station so that interference between the planned signal transmissions of the first transportation vehicle and the surrounding mobile station is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Roman ALIEIEV, Daniel REIMANN, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Steffen SCHMITZ
  • Publication number: 20200175785
    Abstract: A method for a data processing installation for obtaining an operating state of a first autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining a current state of the first autonomous vehicle from a received measurement value of a sensor of a second vehicle. When the current state of the first autonomous vehicle deviates from a setpoint state, the method includes sending a first message to the first autonomous vehicle, wherein the first message contains a command to travel autonomously to a service location. Alternatively, the method includes sending a second message to a person responsible for the first autonomous vehicle, wherein the second message includes information about the deviation of the current state of the first autonomous vehicle from the setpoint state. Alternatively, the method includes sending a third message to service personnel, wherein the third message contains an instruction for the service personnel to set the vehicle to the setpoint state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Bernd RECH, Stefan GLÄSER, Monique ENGEL, Hendrik-Jörn GÜNTHER, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Sandra KLEINAU, Bernd LEHMANN, Johannes HARTOG
  • Patent number: 10652712
    Abstract: A method for organizing the communication between mobile radio network subscriber stations in a mobile radio cell, wherein a mobile radio network management unit, especially the scheduler of a base station, in the mobile radio cell performs the allocation of the radio resources. The mobile radio network management unit defines for the mobile radio cell a number of subradio areas in which a number of mobile radio subscriber stations are allowed to use the same radio resources for direct communication with one another in parallel operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Hehn, Ernst Zielinski, Steffen Schmitz, Andreas Kwoczek, Teodor Buburuzan, Roman Alieiev
  • Patent number: 10616790
    Abstract: A method for configuring a data transmission via a transmission channel of a wireless communication system with local overload control, wherein the local overload control has a relaxed state, an activated state, and a restricted state. There are five activated states are provided, each of which are based on a channel load in the transmission channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Teodor Buburuzan
  • Patent number: 10607422
    Abstract: A method for a data processing installation for obtaining an operating state of a first autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining a current state of the first autonomous vehicle from a received measurement value of a sensor of a second vehicle. When the current state of the first autonomous vehicle deviates from a setpoint state, the method includes sending a first message to the first autonomous vehicle, wherein the first message contains a command to travel autonomously to a service location. Alternatively, the method includes sending a second message to a person responsible for the first autonomous vehicle, wherein the second message includes information about the deviation of the current state of the first autonomous vehicle from the setpoint state. Alternatively, the method includes sending a third message to service personnel, wherein the third message contains an instruction for the service personnel to set the vehicle to the setpoint state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Bernd Rech, Stefan Gläser, Monique Engel, Hendrik-Jörn Günther, Teodor Buburuzan, Sandra Kleinau, Bernd Lehmann, Johannes Hartog
  • Patent number: 10488862
    Abstract: A method for communicating between an operating point, which externally controls an automatically driving vehicle, and a further road user. The method includes identifying the further road user and setting up a communication connection between the operating point and the further road user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Teodor Buburuzan, Bernd Rech, Bernd Lehmann, Monique Engel, Sandra Kleinau, Stefan Gläser, Hendrik-Jörn Günther, Johannes Hartog
  • Publication number: 20190349731
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a network component, an apparatus for configuring a message interface, a vehicle, a method and computer program for a network component, a method and computer program for configuring a message interface. A network component of a mobile communication system for configuring a message interface for direct communication between two or more mobile transceivers comprises one or more interfaces configured to communicate with the two or more mobile transceivers. The network component further comprises a control module configured to control the one or more interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Thorsten HEHN, Roman ALIEIEV, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Joakim CERWALL, Ernst ZIELINSKI
  • Publication number: 20190349796
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a vehicle, a network component, an apparatus for a mobile transceiver, methods and computer programs for a network component and a mobile transceiver, for multi-client sampling. A network component of a mobile communication system comprises one or more interfaces configured to communicate with mobile transceivers of the mobile communication system. The network component further comprises a control module configured to control the one or more interfaces. The control module is further configured to receive information on a multi-client sampling request, to receive information on capabilities and status of a plurality of mobile transceivers of the mobile communication system. The control module is further configured to determine a subset of the plurality of mobile transceivers based on the information on the multi-client sampling request and based on the information on the capabilities and status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Thorsten HEHN, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Roman ALIEIEV, Joakim CERWALL, Ernst ZIELINSKI
  • Patent number: 10455592
    Abstract: A method, a device, and computer program for a mobile device for reducing interference between a first mobile communication system and a second mobile communication system and a vehicle including the disclosed device. The method for the mobile device receives information about a location of one or more transmitters of the first mobile communication system and information about a used communication resource of the one or more transmitters of the first mobile communication system, determines a position of the mobile device, and adapts the communication of the mobile device via the second mobile communication system for the position of the mobile device based on the information about the location of the one or more transmitters of the first mobile communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventor: Teodor Buburuzan
  • Patent number: 10431092
    Abstract: A method for performing a cooperative driving maneuver and a vehicle. The method performs a cooperative driving maneuver which includes determining, by a first vehicle, a driving maneuver to be carried out; receiving maneuver information pertaining to a planned driving maneuver of a second vehicle by the first vehicle receiving surroundings information by the first vehicle, stipulating, by the first vehicle based on the received maneuver information and the received surroundings information, a maneuver trajectory for the driving maneuver to be carried out, and performing the driving maneuver by the first vehicle using the stipulated maneuver trajectory. Also disclosed is a way for vehicles to be better able to interpret received information pertaining to a planned driving maneuver of another vehicle to increase safety for the performance of a cooperative driving maneuver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Teodor Buburuzan, Bernd Lehmann, Bernd Rech, Monique Engel, Sandra Kleinau, Stefan Gläser, Hendrik-Jörn Günther, Johannes Hartog
  • Publication number: 20190266892
    Abstract: A method captures data and transfers the data from a transmitter to a receiver, which is a transportation vehicle, and controls the capture and transfer of data. The method produces data and transfers the data from a transmitter to a receiver, which is a traffic participant. The data are based on a geographic environment model of the transmitter, wherein the geographic environment model includes a recognition of objects. Operations at the transmitter include capturing parameters of a transfer system for transferring the data and/or traffic-relevant parameters of the transmitter, producing the data in accordance with the recognized objects, and transferring the data in accordance with the parameters of the transfer system and/or the traffic-relevant parameters of the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Hendrik-Jörn GÜNTHER, Stefan GLÄSER, Monique ENGEL, Bernd RECH, Bernd LEHMANN, Sandra KLEINAU, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Johannes HARTOG
  • Patent number: 10386855
    Abstract: A method for the decentralized coordination of driving maneuvers of at least two motorized transportation vehicles. A planned trajectory and a desired trajectory are transferred from a first motorized transportation vehicle to a second motorized transportation vehicle. In the second motorized transportation vehicle, a planned trajectory of the second motorized transportation vehicle is compared with the desired trajectory of the first motorized transportation vehicle. The planned trajectory of the second motorized transportation vehicle is adapted in response to satisfaction of adaptation criterion. The planned and desired trajectories of the first motorized transportation vehicle are combined with a strategic trajectory of the first motorized transportation vehicle. The planned trajectory and a desired trajectory of the second motorized transportation vehicle are combined with a strategic trajectory of the second motorized transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, AUDI AG
    Inventors: Bernd Lehmann, Sandra Kleinau, Jan-Niklas Meier, Bernd Rech, Teodor Buburuzan, Stefan Gläser, Hendrik-Jörn Günther, Monique Engel, Patrick Pascheka
  • Patent number: 10304333
    Abstract: A method and a transportation vehicle communication system for determining a driving intention for a transportation vehicle. The driving intention includes information about a predicted driving maneuver. The method includes determining a position of the transportation vehicle; identifying a road section based on the position of the transportation vehicle and a digital map; obtaining information about internal trigger variables for determining a current driving intention based on on-board sensors or actuators of the transportation vehicle; and determining the driving intention based on the road section, the information about the internal trigger variables, and the one or more trigger conditions. One or more possible driving intentions are associated with the road section. One or more trigger conditions are associated with the one or more possible driving intentions based on one or more trigger variables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Monique Engel, Stefan Gläser, Bernd Rech, Teodor Buburuzan, Bernd Lehmann, Sandra Kleinau, Hendrik-Jörn Günther
  • Patent number: 10271246
    Abstract: A mobile communication handover method which takes into account information about special equipment of the mobile telephone network subscriber station during a handover process for the mobile telephone network subscriber station wherein information about special equipment of the mobile telephone network subscriber station is transmitted from the mobile telephone network subscriber station to a mobile telephone network management unit, which takes the information about the special equipment into account during the handover process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Hehn, Ernst Zielinski, Steffen Schmitz, Andreas Kwoczek, Teodor Buburuzan, Roman Alieiev
  • Publication number: 20190098471
    Abstract: A method, devices and computer program for initiating and/or carrying out a cooperative driving maneuver. The method includes a driving intention message for transportation vehicles in an environment of a transportation vehicle which includes information relating to an intention of a driver or an at least partially automatic transportation vehicle control system of the transportation vehicle to carry out a driving maneuver. The method includes obtaining information relating to a driving intention based on the intention to carry out the driving maneuver, determining a position of the transportation vehicle, determining the driving intention message based on the information relating to the driving intention, and calculating transmission parameters for the driving intention message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Bernd RECH, Stefan GLÄSER, Monique ENGEL, Bernd LEHMANN, Sandra KLEINAU, Hendrik-Jörn GÜNTHER, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Axel KÖHNKE
  • Publication number: 20190037500
    Abstract: A method, mobile radio station and computer program to perform a change of the mobile radio device category based on the state of the transportation vehicle. When the transportation vehicle is stopped, a lower mobile radio device category is selected, wherein the downlink and/or uplink data rates are reduced. This protects the battery of the transportation vehicle and improves the resource utilization in the mobile radio system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas KWOCZEK, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Roman ALIEIEV, Thorsten HEHN, Ernst ZIELINSKI, Steffen SCHMITZ
  • Patent number: 10194294
    Abstract: A method for collective acquisition of data of road users including the selection of the mobile devices whose data are intended to be acquired and transmitted to the at least one data acquisition computer depending on at least the connection status of the mobile devices in the mobile radio network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Steffen Schmitz, Andreas Kwoczek, Teodor Buburuzan, Thorsten Hehn, Ernst Zielinski, Roman Alieiev
  • Publication number: 20180322782
    Abstract: A method and a transportation vehicle communication system for determining a driving intention for a transportation vehicle. The driving intention includes information about a predicted driving maneuver. The method includes determining a position of the transportation vehicle; identifying a road section based on the position of the transportation vehicle and a digital map; obtaining information about internal trigger variables for determining a current driving intention based on on-board sensors or actuators of the transportation vehicle; and determining the driving intention based on the road section, the information about the internal trigger variables, and the one or more trigger conditions. One or more possible driving intentions are associated with the road section. One or more trigger conditions are associated with the one or more possible driving intentions based on one or more trigger variables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Monique ENGEL, Stefan GLÄSER, Bernd RECH, Teodor BUBURUZAN, Bernd LEHMANN, Sandra KLEINAU, Hendrik- Jörn GÜNTHER