Patents by Inventor Teresa BOTSCHEN

Teresa BOTSCHEN 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 for outputting recommendations for energy efficient operation of a vehicle using an assistance system comprised by the vehicle
    Patent number: 11772678
    Abstract: A method for outputting recommendations for energy efficient operation of a vehicle having at least two modes of operation, from which an operating mode is respectively selected by a drive controller, depending on the occurrence of specified triggers, for operating the vehicle. A change of operating mode caused by the trigger is determined. A frequency of the change of operating mode is incremented at every determination of the change of operating mode caused by the trigger. The frequency is analyzed by comparing the frequency of the change of operating mode a predetermined value. A message is generated on a case-by-case basis. The message is output via at least one output comprised by the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Steven Peters, Reiner Paetzold, Teresa Botschen, Alexander Schmitt, Frank Nebel, Stefan Ultes, Wolfgang Maier, Ingo Kreuz
  • METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATION OF A VEHICLE USING AN ASSISTANCE SYSTEM COMPRISED BY THE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230124291
    Abstract: A method for outputting recommendations for energy efficient operation of a vehicle having at least two modes of operation, from which an operating mode is respectively selected by a drive controller, depending on the occurrence of specified triggers, for operating the vehicle. A change of operating mode caused by the trigger is determined. A frequency of the change of operating mode is incremented at every determination of the change of operating mode caused by the trigger. The frequency is analyzed by comparing the frequency of the change of operating mode a predetermined value. A message is generated on a case-by-case basis. The message is output via at least one output comprised by the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Steven PETERS, Reiner PAETZOLD, Teresa BOTSCHEN, Alexander SCHMITT, Frank NEBEL, Stefan ULTES, Wolfgang MAIER, Ingo KREUZ