Patents by Inventor Ulrich Stählins

Ulrich Stählins 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: 10454838
    Abstract: A method for determining a channel load in a vehicle-to-X communication, a method for adjusting a preprocessing in a vehicle-to-X communication, a vehicle-to-X communication system and a storage medium. In particular, a preprocessing can be adjusted in a vehicle-to-X communication, for example a filtering out of vehicle-to-X messages, to the channel load and/or to a system power by the method according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Richard Scherping, Marc Menzel
  • Publication number: 20190238579
    Abstract: An authentication device for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a communications network for conveying communications data. The authentication device includes a communications interface which is connectable to the communications network of the vehicle, wherein the communications interface is configured to receive the communications data, and a processor which is configured to detect a characteristic of the received communications data, wherein the processor is configured to authenticate the communications data based on a comparison of the detected characteristic with a reference characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Klaus Rink
  • Patent number: 10353076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing a global navigation satellite system signal, referred to as a GNSS signal in the following, for determining a position of a vehicle, the method including: receiving an unfiltered GNSS signal, filtering the unfiltered GNSS signal on the basis of an ambient condition around the vehicle, and emitting the filtered GNSS signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Klaus Rink, Marc Menzel, Michael Zalewski
  • Patent number: 10352732
    Abstract: A signal processing device for processing a measurement signal in a motor vehicle, wherein the measurement signal relates to a measurement variable which can change over time with sequential measurement values, including: a first signal processing unit for calculating the measurement variable which can change over time from the measurement signal; a second signal processing unit for processing the measurement variable which can change over time in order to obtain a processed measurement variable; a third signal processing unit for calculating a change rate of the measurement variable which can change over time, the third signal processing unit being designed to output an additional measurement signal which indicates the change rate; and a communication interface which is designed to combine the processed measurement variable and the additional measurement signal into a composite transmission signal and to transmit the composite transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Stephan Brüggemann, Jörg Eckrich, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 10353757
    Abstract: A method for processing vehicle-to-X messages in a processing module and a method for processing vehicle-to-X messages in a control module. In the course of this messages are checked in a specified checking sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Torsten Martin, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 10356180
    Abstract: A method for processing vehicle-to-x messages in a processing module and a method for processing vehicle-to-x messages in a control module. In this way, the data traffic between processing module and control module can be considerably reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Torsten Martin, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 10341231
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for handling a received vehicle-to-X message in a vehicle, said message having at least a header and a body, and only the header without the body being forwarded to a self-learning map, in particular if it is established that the message is suitable for simplified processing. The invention also relates to a vehicle-to-X communications module and a storage medium for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Richard Scherping
  • Publication number: 20190162552
    Abstract: A method for providing a map in a vehicle, wherein an initial map is stored, route information is obtained and the map is provided based on the initial map and the route information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Attila Jaeger, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping
  • Publication number: 20190163689
    Abstract: A method for transmitting data from a vehicle to a server, wherein raw data from satellite navigation is co-transmitted. The invention also relates to a method for updating a map via a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Publication number: 20190152282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection system (10) for coupling a vehicle (10) to a trailer (11), having: a first plug connector (3), which is configured to connect the connection system (1) to the vehicle (10), a second plug connector (4), which is configured to connect the connection system (1) to the trailer (11), a V2X-based communication device (2) which is configured to process at least one signal which is transmittable from the vehicle (10) to the trailer (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Ralf Spengler, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 10225690
    Abstract: A method for filtering a message transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver in a vehicular ad hoc network, the message containing at least one position of the transmitter, including: determining a position of the receiver by a global satellite navigation system in a predetermined coordinate system; determining a decision threshold for a maximum distance between the receiver and the transmitter in the predetermined coordinate system in which the position of the receiver was determined; and discarding the message if a distance between the position of the transmitter and the position of the receiver exceeds the decision threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Grotendorst, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 10205476
    Abstract: A vehicle-to-x communication system, a vehicle including a vehicle-to-x communication system and a method for transmitting vehicle-to-x messages. Instead of having to diversify transmission as is customary when at least two antennae are used, signals are emitted in a suitably split manner via a first antenna or a second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignees: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Richard Owen
  • Patent number: 10203221
    Abstract: A method for detecting a phase angle difference between a first periodic measurement signal and a second periodic measurement signal, wherein, for the purpose of determining a torque applied to a shaft, the two periodic measurement signals describe a rotation of the shaft at an axial distance from one another including superimposing a periodic auxiliary signal which simulates a previously known rotational speed for the shaft on the first periodic measurement signal in order to form a superimposition signal, and determining the phase angle difference on the basis of the superimposition signal and the second measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Udo Hilgenberg, Stephan Risch, Laszlo Boldizsar, Ulrich Stählin
  • Patent number: 10143039
    Abstract: A method for receiving a data packet containing at least position data in a transmission signal via a vehicular ad hoc network, including: filtering the received data packet on the basis of a first filter condition and outputting the filtered data packet to a processing device for processing the filtered data packet; and filtering the received data packet on the basis of a second filter condition and outputting the filtered data packet to a forwarding device for forwarding the filtered data packet to another subscriber of the vehicular ad hoc network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Richard Scherping, Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel
  • Patent number: 10118626
    Abstract: A system for processing sensor data in a vehicle has a processor and a chassis sensor in communication with the processor. The processor is configured to record driving dynamics data and chassis sensor data for the vehicle, and filter driving dynamics data or the chassis sensor data on the basis of the chassis sensor data or the driving dynamics data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL TEVES AG & CO. OHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Klaus Rink, Stefan Günthner
  • Publication number: 20180304904
    Abstract: A system for creating a digital map for driver assistance systems of a vehicle, includes a communications unit for exchanging messages between vehicles. A position acquisition unit acquires the position of the individual vehicle. A map unit stores and processes a digital map. A detection unit detects ambiguities of a driving situation in relation to a position in the digital map. Upon detection of an ambiguity, a message including map data and/or a warning message is/are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin
  • Publication number: 20180292227
    Abstract: A method for updating an electronic card in a vehicle based on a deviation between predicted states and actual states comprises calculating a predicted state of the vehicle, establishing an actual state of the vehicle, determining a deviation between the predicted state and the actual state, and storing information in the map if the predicted state and the actual state deviate from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Ulrich Stählin, Marc Menzel, Richard Scherping
  • Publication number: 20180259650
    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: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Henrik Antoni, Pierre Blüher, Ulrich Stählin, Michael Zalewski
  • Publication number: 20180259651
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for assessing a position of a vehicle are described herein. The disclosure proposes ascertaining a first absolute position utilizing a conventional GNSS receiver. This is to be compared with a second absolute position, which is ascertained in a secure safety unit or a secure ASIL-compatible chip, and is therefore always plausible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicants: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG, Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Henrik Antoni, Ulrich Stählin, Michael Zalewski, Sandro Syguda, Pierre Blüher, Holger Faisst
  • Publication number: 20180252538
    Abstract: A method for exchanging digital map data between a first and a second vehicle, each vehicle comprising a communication unit for exchanging messages between vehicles, a positioning unit for detecting the position of the vehicle, a map unit for storing and processing a digital map, and an evaluation unit for creating a quality measurement regarding a map section of the digital map. The method includes creation of a quality measurement regarding map data of a map section of the digital map by the first vehicle and checking of whether the quality measurement for the map data of the map section is below a threshold value which defines a minimum quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventor: Ulrich Stählin