Patents by Inventor Torsten SCHÖN

Torsten SCHÖN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230244780
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a controller for a vehicle include a limited runtime environment within a virtual machine for at least one AI program by a computing platform of a computing device, and at least one specific program library for the AI program from outside of the limited runtime environment by a library managing unit. Specified vehicle sensor data is provided to the AI program by a data managing unit for a machine learning and/or classification process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Sebastian HANRIEDER, Florian HASELBECK, Benjamin POPPINGA, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Johannes DUMLER, Torsten SCHÖN
  • Patent number: 11485366
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a motor vehicle, wherein a control device determines a first index value from vital physiological data received from a sensor device at a first point in time. The control device generates a first actuator signal describing the activation of first actuator function, to be carried out by a first actuator that is selected based on the first index value. At a second point in time, the sensor device records additional vital physiological data and identifies a second index value. Both index values, each describing a physiological state of the user, are compared, and the result is used to determine whether the second index value meets an efficacy criterion that describes a predetermined degree of improvement in the physiological state brought about by the activated actuator function. If the second index value meets the efficacy criterion, the first actuator function is activated as soon as an index value is identified that describes the same physiological state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Torsten Schön
  • Patent number: 11475712
    Abstract: A method for automatic gesture recognition in which, by a machine learner data of a respective gesture of a variety of gestures executed by a user and captured by at least one sensor gestures of a class are assigned to a variety of predetermined classes, and in which the machine learner is trained with a training data set, which is divided into predetermined data segments. The respective data segments are data segments of the training data set are assigned to the variety of predetermined classes by means of the machine learner. A respective contribution, with the respective assignment processes for the assignment of respective data segments are incorporated into the automatic gesture recognition of a particular class.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Torsten Schön, Michael Schlittenbauer, Michael Morgott
  • Publication number: 20210213956
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a motor vehicle, wherein a control device determines a first index value from vital physiological data received from a sensor device at a first point in time. The control device generates a first actuator signal describing the activation of first actuator function, to be carried out by a first actuator that is selected based on the first index value. At a second point in time, the sensor device records additional vital physiological data and identifies a second index value. Both index values, each describing a physiological state of the user, are compared, and the result is used to determine whether the second index value meets an efficacy criterion that describes a predetermined degree of improvement in the physiological state brought about by the activated actuator function. If the second index value meets the efficacy criterion, the first actuator function is activated as soon as an index value is identified that describes the same physiological state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Torsten SCHÖN
  • Patent number: 11055992
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for assisting a user of a first motor vehicle in the operation of the first motor vehicle, which is located in a geographic region. A motor-vehicle-external data server device (16) divides the geographic region into a plurality of geographic sectors. A sensor device of a second motor vehicle, which is also located in the region, detects at least one measurement value, and a control device of the second motor vehicle transmits a sensor signal describing the measurement value to the motor-vehicle-external data server device. The motor-vehicle-external data server device receives a request signal from the first motor vehicle, which, at the time at which the request signal is transmitted, is not prepared to detect a measurement value of the same type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Torsten Schön
  • Patent number: 11021163
    Abstract: An approach is described for operating a motor vehicle system based on a user-specific user setting. A provided gene profile file is transferred to a deep learning engine that provides gene patterns of at least one predetermined gene range of persons and a respective preferred user setting for a large number of people. The deep learning engine processes the gene pattern of the person described by the gene profile file to thereby determine a configuration forecast of the user, the configuration forecast including a probability with which the user prefers one of the user settings. A user profile file is selected and transmitted to at least one motor vehicle system for configuring the at least one motor vehicle system based on the forecasted probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Torsten Schön
  • Publication number: 20200283000
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle system based on a user-specific user setting. An assignment device carries out on the basis of a provided gene profile file, which describes a gene pattern of a user of the motor vehicle, transferring the provided gene profile file to a deep learning engine, operating the deep learning engine to provide gene patterns of at least one predetermined gene range of persons and a respective preferred user setting for a large number of people, and processing the gene pattern of the person described by the gene profile file provided using the deep learning engine and thereby determining a configuration forecast of the user, the configuration forecast comprising a probability with which the user prefers one of the user settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Torsten SCHÖN
  • Publication number: 20200175265
    Abstract: A method for automatic gesture recognition in which, by a machine learner data of a respective gesture of a variety of gestures executed by a user and captured by at least one sensor gestures of a class are assigned to a variety of predetermined classes, and in which the machine learner is trained with a training data set, which is divided into predetermined data segments. The respective data segments are data segments of the training data set are assigned to the variety of predetermined classes by means of the machine learner. A respective contribution, with the respective assignment processes for the assignment of respective data segments are incorporated into the automatic gesture recognition of a particular class.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Torsten SCHÖN, Michael SCHLITTENBAUER, Michael MORGOTT
  • Patent number: 10643470
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle regarding an imminent overtaking maneuver by a driver assistance system, wherein the suitability of an overtaking process, which is ascertained from overtaking information, is output to a driver To determine the overtaking information, route data which relates to route sections and which influences the evaluation of the suitability of an overtaking process on a route section is ascertained by a plurality of data acquiring motor vehicles during a driving process along a route and is received by a vehicle-external central computing device. The route data assigned to a route section by each different motor vehicle is statistically evaluated to determine the overtaking information relating to the route section. The overtaking information is provided to all of the motor vehicles which have a driver assistance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Daniel Profendiner, Torsten Schön
  • Publication number: 20190206246
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for assisting a user of a first motor vehicle in the operation of the first motor vehicle, which is located in a geographic region. A motor-vehicle-external data server device (16) divides the geographic region into a plurality of geographic sectors. A sensor device of a second motor vehicle, which is also located in the region, detects at least one measurement value, and a control device of the second motor vehicle transmits a sensor signal describing the measurement value to the motor-vehicle-external data server device. The motor-vehicle-external data server device receives a request signal from the first motor vehicle, which, at the time at which the request signal is transmitted, is not prepared to detect a measurement value of the same type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Torsten SCHÖN
  • Publication number: 20180365996
    Abstract: A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle regarding an imminent overtaking maneuver by a driver assistance system, wherein the suitability of an overtaking process, which is ascertained from overtaking information, is output to a driver To determine the overtaking information, route data which relates to route sections and which influences the evaluation of the suitability of an overtaking process on a route section is ascertained by a plurality of data acquiring motor vehicles during a driving process along a route and is received by a vehicle-external central computing device. The route data assigned to a route section by each different motor vehicle is statistically evaluated to determine the overtaking information relating to the route section. The overtaking information is provided to all of the motor vehicles which have a driver assistance system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel PROFENDINER, Torsten SCHÖN