Patents by Inventor Thomas Sykora

Thomas Sykora 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).

  • Process for transmitting phone book data from a mobile telephone to an external device and an external device
    Patent number: 8285341
    Abstract: A process is provided for transmitting phone book data from a mobile telephone to an external device, wherein a Bluetooth communication channel is established between the mobile telephone and the external device. Based on the Bluetooth communication channel, as the first Bluetooth service, a Bluetooth telephony service is established. A transmission of phone book data from the mobile phone to the external device is initiated based on one of at least two predetermined manners of access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sykora, Axel Nitsche
  • Motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8203442
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having a wireless interface to a mobile terminal, a storage unit in which information about vehicle functions is stored, and a control unit, which is set up such that information about terminal functions is transmitted from the terminal to the control unit via the wireless interface. The information about vehicle functions is compared to the information about terminal functions, and information about corresponding vehicle functions and terminal functions is stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sykora, Andreas Bonfert, Andreas Heitz
  • Method for assisting in error detection for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8121751
    Abstract: In a method for assisting in error detection for a motor vehicle, characteristic data for an accessory device connected to a device in the motor vehicle are stored in a memory unit provided in the motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sykora, Anne-Laure Schulze Wessel, Nizar Hneini, Tobias Kiefer
  • Motor Vehicle
    Publication number: 20090315695
    Abstract: A motor vehicle is provided having a wireless interface to a mobile terminal, a storage unit in which information about vehicle functions is stored, and a control unit, which is set up such that information about terminal functions is transmitted from the terminal to the control unit via the wireless interface. The information about vehicle functions is compared to the information about terminal functions, and information about corresponding vehicle functions and terminal functions is stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas SYKORA, Andreas Bonfert, Andreas Heitz
  • Process for Transmitting Phone Book Data from a Mobile Telephone to an External Device and an External Device
    Publication number: 20090280746
    Abstract: A process is provided for transmitting phone book data from a mobile telephone to an external device, wherein a Bluetooth communication channel is established between the mobile telephone and the external device. Based on the Bluetooth communication channel, as the first Bluetooth service, a Bluetooth telephony service is established. A transmission of phone book data from the mobile phone to the external device is initiated based on one of at least two predetermined manners of access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sykora, Axel Nitsche
  • Method for assisting in error detection for a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20070185630
    Abstract: An a method for assisting in error detection for a motor vehicle, characteristic data for an accessory device connected to a device in the motor vehicle are stored in a memory unit provided in the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Beyerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Sykora, Anne-Laure Schulze Wessel, Nizar Hneini, Tobias Kiefer