Patents by Inventor Timo Koenig
Timo Koenig 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).
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Patent number: 11493617Abstract: A method for recognizing a noise represented in a receive signal of an ultrasonic sensor. A characteristic spectrum of the noise is compared with a noise spectrum of the receive signal, the noise spectrum including at least two noise levels determined in different frequency bands of the receive signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Michael Schumann, Timo Koenig, Christian Beer, Philipp Sauer
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Patent number: 11487005Abstract: A method for identifying a road condition of a road. A piece of road condition information representing the road condition is determined using a noise level detected by at least one ultrasonic sensor of a vehicle and a bottom echo detected from a road surface in the area of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Philipp Sauer, Christian Beer, Timo Koenig
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Patent number: 11402502Abstract: A method for measuring precipitation. The method includes a read-in step, a detection step and a determination step. In the read-in step, data packets of at least one ultrasonic sensor are read in. Excitations detected by the ultrasonic sensor within a measuring time window are mapped in a data packet. The excitations are mapped as time values and intensity values. The time value represents a detection point in time of an excitation. The intensity value represents an amplitude of the excitation. In the detection step, excitations are detected as drop events. An excitation is detected as a drop event induced by a pulse of an impacting drop if the time value and/or the intensity value of the excitation satisfies at least one characteristic of a drop event. In the determination step, a precipitation intensity is determined, using a number of drop events detected per time unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Michael Schumann, Timo Koenig
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Patent number: 11391827Abstract: A method for detecting a ground echo signal of an ultrasonic sensor of a vehicle. The ultrasonic sensor emits a signal at a first frequency or having a first frequency profile, the signal is reflected by a roadway surface and the reflected signal is received by the ultrasonic sensor and/or by an additional ultrasonic sensor. The received echo signal is filtered with the aid of a matched filter, the matched filter being adapted to the emitted signal and having a characterizing frequency. In this way a ground echo signal is determined from the filtered signal. The instantaneous vehicle speed is determined and an expected Doppler shift of the reflected signal is determined as a function of the instantaneous vehicle speed. The first frequency or the first frequency profile and/or the characterizing frequency of the matched filter is/are adapted as a function of the Doppler shift to be expected.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Michael Schumann, Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig
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Patent number: 11307066Abstract: A method for calibrating a sensor of a vehicle is provided. In this method, a sensor measured value that includes a measuring position and a measurement time is received by a data processing unit. Based on the measuring position and the measurement time, the sensor measured value is assigned to at least one reference measured value, which has been ascertained with a reference sensor of a reference vehicle at a reference position and at a reference measurement time, if the measurement time of the sensor measured value and the reference measurement time deviate from one another by a maximum of 30 minutes. In addition, at least one reference calibration value of the reference sensor is communicated to the vehicle and/or provided to the vehicle, so that an instantaneous calibration value of the sensor may be adapted based on the reference calibration value.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig, Erik Lesser
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Publication number: 20210255296Abstract: A method for recognizing a noise represented in a receive signal of an ultrasonic sensor. A characteristic spectrum of the noise is compared with a noise spectrum of the receive signal, the noise spectrum including at least two noise levels determined in different frequency bands of the receive signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon WEISSENMAYER, Michael SCHUMANN, Timo KOENIG, Christian BEER, Philipp SAUER
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Publication number: 20210208274Abstract: A method for measuring precipitation. The method includes a read-in step, a detection step and a determination step. In the read-in step, data packets of at least one ultrasonic sensor are read in. Excitations detected by the ultrasonic sensor within a measuring time window are mapped in a data packet. The excitations are mapped as time values and intensity values. The time value represents a detection point in time of an excitation. The intensity value represents an amplitude of the excitation. In the detection step, excitations are detected as drop events. An excitation is detected as a drop event induced by a pulse of an impacting drop if the time value and/or the intensity value of the excitation satisfies at least one characteristic of a drop event. In the determination step, a precipitation intensity is determined, using a number of drop events detected per time unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Michael Schumann, Timo Koenig
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Publication number: 20210055415Abstract: A method for operating ultrasonic sensors of a vehicle. In the method, front ultrasonic sensors of the vehicle are used to detect wind noise at the vehicle, rear ultrasonic sensors of the vehicle are used to detect a road condition in the area of the vehicle, and lateral ultrasonic sensors of the vehicle are used to detect objects in the area of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Timo Koenig, Christian Beer, Philipp Sauer, Simon Weissenmayer, Michael Schumann
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Publication number: 20210048527Abstract: An ultrasonic system of a vehicle. The ultrasonic system includes: at least one ultrasonic sensor for ascertaining a distance of objects from the vehicle by comparing an emitted signal and a reflected echo, and a calculation apparatus for evaluating a measured signal of the ultrasonic sensor. The calculation apparatus is configured to determine a variance of a ground echo distribution within a roadway portion on which the vehicle is moving, and to ascertain the condition of the roadway portion on the basis of at least one predefined classifier that associates individual values of the variance with a roadway condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Michael Schumann, Simon Weissenmayer, Markus Mayer, Timo Koenig
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Publication number: 20210018618Abstract: A method for identifying a road condition of a road. A piece of road condition information representing the road condition is determined using a noise level detected by at least one ultrasonic sensor of a vehicle and a bottom echo detected from a road surface in the area of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Philipp Sauer, Christian Beer, Timo Koenig
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Patent number: 10859397Abstract: A method and a device are described for creating a map, including a step of receiving a signal, the signal representing a determination of the position of a vehicle in an area, and the signal including an analysis of the position determination, a step of determining a surface state in the area, based on the analysis and as a function of the position determination, a step of creating a map based on the surface state, the map representing at least the area, and a step of providing the map.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig, Erik Lesser, Markus Dressel, Peter Buchner
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Publication number: 20200341129Abstract: A method for detecting a ground echo signal of an ultrasonic sensor of a vehicle. The ultrasonic sensor emits a signal at a first frequency or having a first frequency profile, the signal is reflected by a roadway surface and the reflected signal is received by the ultrasonic sensor and/or by an additional ultrasonic sensor. The received echo signal is filtered with the aid of a matched filter, the matched filter being adapted to the emitted signal and having a characterizing frequency. In this way a ground echo signal is determined from the filtered signal. The instantaneous vehicle speed is determined and an expected Doppler shift of the reflected signal is determined as a function of the instantaneous vehicle speed. The first frequency or the first frequency profile and/or the characterizing frequency of the matched filter is/are adapted as a function of the Doppler shift to be expected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Michael Schumann, Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig
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Publication number: 20200339129Abstract: A method for detecting a road condition in the area of a vehicle using sensor data from an acoustic sensor system of the vehicle. A detection rate of false positive objects reproduced in the sensor data is analyzed in an analysis step in order to detect a current road condition, a current value of the detection rate being analyzed using at least one expected value assigned to a road condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig, Michael Schumann
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Patent number: 10488216Abstract: A method for operating a motor-driven sports device, in which a maximum speed of the sports device is at least intermittently restricted as a function of a position of the sports device. A device for operating a motor-driven sports device is described, the device including a position-ascertainment unit which is set up for ascertaining the position of the sports device; a speed-ascertainment unit which is set up for ascertaining an actual speed of the sports device; an allocation unit which is set up for allocating a permitted maximum speed to the position of the sports device; a comparison unit which is set up for comparing a permitted maximum speed to an actual speed; and a restriction unit which is set up for restricting a maximum speed of the sports device if the actual speed exceeds the permitted maximum speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Joerg Haffelder, Timo Koenig
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Publication number: 20190277671Abstract: A method for calibrating a sensor of a vehicle is provided. In this method, a sensor measured value that includes a measuring position and a measurement time is received by a data processing unit. Based on the measuring position and the measurement time, the sensor measured value is assigned to at least one reference measured value, which has been ascertained with a reference sensor of a reference vehicle at a reference position and at a reference measurement time, if the measurement time of the sensor measured value and the reference measurement time deviate from one another by a maximum of 30 minutes. In addition, at least one reference calibration value of the reference sensor is communicated to the vehicle and/or provided to the vehicle, so that an instantaneous calibration value of the sensor may be adapted based on the reference calibration value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig, Erik Lesser
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Publication number: 20190086230Abstract: A method and a device are described for creating a map, including a step of receiving a signal, the signal representing a determination of the position of a vehicle in an area, and the signal including an analysis of the position determination, a step of determining a surface state in the area, based on the analysis and as a function of the position determination, a step of creating a map based on the surface state, the map representing at least the area, and a step of providing the map.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Timo Koenig, Erik Lesser, Markus Dressel, Peter Buchner
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Publication number: 20180141460Abstract: A method for operating a motor-driven sports device, in which a maximum speed of the sports device is at least intermittently restricted as a function of a position of the sports device. A device for operating a motor-driven sports device is described, the device including a position-ascertainment unit which is set up for ascertaining the position of the sports device; a speed-ascertainment unit which is set up for ascertaining an actual speed of the sports device; an allocation unit which is set up for allocating a permitted maximum speed to the position of the sports device; a comparison unit which is set up for comparing a permitted maximum speed to an actual speed; and a restriction unit which is set up for restricting a maximum speed of the sports device if the actual speed exceeds the permitted maximum speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Simon Weissenmayer, Joerg Haffelder, Timo Koenig
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Patent number: 7757018Abstract: A method for controlling the sequence of a plurality of functions which are executable on at least two interacting devices is provided, first of the functions being implemented on a first device and the second of the functions being implemented on a second device. A system for implementing the method is provided, including an administrative unit which controls a sequence of the functions in such a manner that it prevents a first function and a second function which interfere with one another from simultaneously running.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Hans Hillner, Klaus Herz, Lu Chen, Michael Ebert, Timo Koenig
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Publication number: 20090106457Abstract: A method for controlling the sequence of a plurality of functions which are executable on at least two interacting devices is provided, first of the functions being implemented on a first device and the second of the functions being implemented on a second device. A system for implementing the method is provided, including an administrative unit which controls a sequence of the functions in such a manner that it prevents a first function and a second function which interfere with one another from simultaneously running.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Hans Hillner, Klaus Herz, Lu Chen, Michael Ebert, Timo Koenig