Patents by Inventor Ulrich Stählin

Ulrich Stählin 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: 11525687
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for determining correction values for a number of sensors of a traveling motor vehicle. The method being based on backward calculation. The disclosure further relates to a method for determining a position of a motor vehicle, using the correction values. The disclosure also relates to an associated electronic control device and to an associated non-volatile computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11491998
    Abstract: A method for determining the values of parameters for a controller of a vehicle, wherein respective error measures are calculated for different sets of values and a set of values is selected based on the error measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11435482
    Abstract: The invention relates to different methods for verifying the plausibility of GNSS position signals, including a method for verifying the plausibility of position signals of a global satellite navigation system in a vehicle, said navigation system comprising at least one detection system for detecting objects in the surroundings of the vehicle as well as a reception device for receiving the position signals, said method involving the steps of: having the reception device receive the position signals, and determining the actual position of the vehicle on the basis of the position signals; having the detection system detect at least one object in the surroundings, and determining the position of the object; verifying the plausibility of the position signals by comparing at least one position of an object with the actual position of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Zalewski, Henrik Antoni, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11411727
    Abstract: A method for improving the utilization rate of a vehicle-to-X communication device for vehicle-to-X communication, having the steps: receipt of digital certificates by the vehicle-to-X communication device, generation of cryptographic keys for signing vehicle-to-X messages to be emitted using the digital certificates by an electronic computing apparatus, temporal spacing of the receipt of the digital certificates by the vehicle-to-X communication device, and generation of the cryptographic keys using the digital certificates. Furthermore, a vehicle-to-X communication device and use of the device in a vehicle or an infrastructure apparatus is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel
  • Patent number: 11399289
    Abstract: A vehicle-to-X communication device for a vehicle, containing: a sending device for sending out vehicle-to-X messages, a receiving device for receiving vehicle-to-X messages, and a processing apparatus for processing vehicle-to-X messages to be sent and received. The communication device is configured to send out information for identifying a manufacturer of the vehicle and is furthermore configured to determine, by the processing apparatus, a level of trust of a vehicle-to-X message of a further vehicle received by the receiving device, utilizing information for identifying a manufacturer of the further vehicle which is contained by the vehicle-to-X message of the further vehicle. Furthermore, a corresponding method is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Menzel, Ulrich Stählin
  • Publication number: 20220219718
    Abstract: A confidence score (or measure) that is related to the reliability of signal phase and time (SPAT)-compliant messages received at a vehicle. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X)-compliant messages are received from other vehicles and compared to the SPAT-compliant messages. Behavior of vehicles (as indicated in the V2X-compliant messages) in view of the content of the SPAT-compliant messages is evaluated for consistency and a numeric (or other type of) score or measure assigned to the SPAT-compliant message (indicating reliability of the SPAT message). The score is compared to a threshold and based upon the comparison, a determination can be made as to whether to use the SPAT-compliant message to perform an action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Ulrich Staehlin
  • Publication number: 20220221876
    Abstract: A confidence score (or other measure) that is related to the reliability of map data (MAP) messages is received at a vehicle. Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) messages are received from other vehicles and compared to the MAP-compliant messages. For example, behavior and position of the other vehicles in view of the content of the MAP messages is evaluated for consistency and a numeric score or measure assigned to V2X messages associated with the other vehicles. The score is compared to a threshold and based upon the comparison, a determination can be made as to whether to use the V2X-compliant messages from the other vehicles to perform an action at the vehicle (e.g., control a component of the vehicle).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Ulrich Staehlin
  • Publication number: 20220172618
    Abstract: A method and system supported by a vehicle for reducing false positive intersection detection is provided. The method includes receiving roadside information from a roadside unit positioned along a route of the vehicle. The method includes determining a type of road condition based on the received roadside information. The method also includes determining when to output a road status signal including the type of road condition to at least one of a vehicle user interface or an autonomous vehicle controller supported by the vehicle based on the determined type of road condition. The road status signal causing the user interface to display a message to the driver or causing the autonomous vehicle controller to adjust a vehicle behavior based on the type of road condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Javier Del Real Ibanez, Ulrich Stählin, Paul D Bingham, I
  • Publication number: 20220153287
    Abstract: A method for determining the values of parameters for a controller of a vehicle, wherein respective error measures are calculated for different sets of values and a set of values is selected based on the error measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11332136
    Abstract: A vehicle lane positioning system includes a sensor arrangement that is designed to determine lateral boundaries of a vehicle lane. A control unit is designed to calculate a vehicle travel path within the vehicle lane having a predetermined variation from a centered vehicle pathway. An actuator unit is designed to execute the vehicle travel path within the vehicle lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11336656
    Abstract: A verification apparatus for a vehicle-to-X (V2X) communication device, designed to verify received V2X messages and configured to conduct the verification of received V2X messages depending on a determined temperature value. A V2X communication device including the verification apparatus, a corresponding method and the use of the verification apparatus or communication device as also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11327182
    Abstract: A method and corresponding device for detecting correction information for an antenna for receiving data of a satellite of a satellite navigation system includes the steps of determining first distance information of the antenna relative to a satellite of a satellite navigation system, capturing position information and orientation information of the antenna on the basis of sensor information, determining second distance information of the antenna relative to the satellite on the basis of the position information captured using sensor information, detecting a deviation of the first distance information from the second distance information, determining correction information on the basis of the detected deviation, and storing, in a data memory, the correction information regarding the orientation information captured by the sensor information. The correction information can be used in particular for correcting an angle-dependent phase center offset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO OHG
    Inventors: Michael Zalewski, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11280916
    Abstract: A system for receiving and processing satellite signals from satellites of global navigation systems, in particular for a vehicle, having a signal path includes a signal conditioning unit for conditioning received satellite signals, an analysis unit for analyzing the conditioned satellite signals, and a position determination unit for determining measured values utilizing the satellite signals provided by the analysis unit. The measured values include a position, a speed, and/or a satellite time. The system has two signal paths which are separate from one another and each process mutually independent satellite signals for a position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Henrik Antoni, Pierre Blüher, Ulrich Stählin, Michael Zalewski
  • Patent number: 11273829
    Abstract: A driver assistance system (10) for a vehicle includes a control unit (11), and a communication device (12) for receiving data from a server (30). The control unit (11) is configured to calculate a trajectory (T) for the vehicle on the basis of sensor data. The control unit (11) is also configured to replace the calculated trajectory (T) for the vehicle (20) with an offboard trajectory (T1) received from the server (30) under certain circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG
    Inventor: Ulrich Staehlin
  • Publication number: 20220066052
    Abstract: An electronic control system and a method for position determination utilizing a satellite navigation system having regulated self-heating is described. The system includes a computing device for data processing. The computing device is configured to use data of an information carrier for a position determination and/or for a determination of a movement velocity and/or for a determination of a current time on demand and/or as a function of a usage of the computing device and/or a temperature of the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 11263832
    Abstract: A data transfer device for transferring data in a communications network for a vehicle, includes a data receiving device, and a data processing device. The data processing device is configured to filter received data via a filter device based on a predetermined condition, and the data processing device is configured to generate at least one data object with at least one parameter from the filtered data. The data processing device is further configured to check whether or not status information of the at least one parameter of the at least one data object has changed relative to status information of this at least one parameter of this at least one data object at an earlier time. The data processing device is further configured to transfer the changed status information of the at least one parameter of the at least one data object to the data application device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel
  • Patent number: 11256727
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data from a vehicle to a server. The data transmitted to the server including raw satellite navigation data received by the vehicle from a satellite. The server updates a map based on the raw satellite navigation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Publication number: 20220038936
    Abstract: A method for filtering vehicle-to-X messages, having the following steps: receiving a number of vehicle-to-X messages and adapting a filter parameter for filtering the received vehicle-to-X messages in such a manner that a number of vehicle-to-X messages to be discarded leaves a number of vehicle-to-X messages to be processed from the number of received vehicle-to-X messages. The adaptation is carried out on the basis of a correction value for describing a deviation of the number of vehicle-to-X messages to be processed in a specified duration from a number of vehicle-to-X messages provided for processing in the specified duration. Also disclosed are a corresponding vehicle-to-X communication device and to a computer-readable storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Richard Scherping
  • Patent number: 11223706
    Abstract: In a communication system for vehicle-to-environment communication, data to be transmitted is transmitted wirelessly as data packets. The system includes a communication unit and an application unit which are in contact with one another via an internal communication link, the communication unit having a high-frequency antenna and a transceiver for physical data transmission, in addition to a data processor for controlling the physical transmission. The application unit has at least one data processor configured to execute application programs, to control the access of the application programs to the vehicle-to-environment communication and to execute data communication security applications. The data processor of the application unit is configured to forward the data packets including the routing between communication users and to segment the data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Stefan Götz, Martin Schürmeier, Anselm Keil, Sven Kretschmar, Richard Owen, Klaus Rink
  • Patent number: 11218849
    Abstract: A vehicle-to-X communications system for a vehicle, includes first antenna, a second antenna, a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal, the first transceiver electrically connectable to the first antenna via a first antenna interface, a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal, the second transceiver electrically connectable to the second antenna via a second antenna interface, a control device connectable to the first transceiver via a first communications interface and to the second transceiver via a second communications interface. The first transceiver and the second transceiver are configured to communicate with the control device independently of one another and, further, to transmit and receive a signal independently of one another via their first antenna and the second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel