Patents by Inventor Volker HOFSAESS

Volker HOFSAESS 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: 11299144
    Abstract: A method for providing vehicle-trajectory information. The method includes a read-in task, in which at least one item of inertial information is read in that indicates at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle during travel. In addition, the method includes an acquisition task, in which location information is acquired that indicates the position of the vehicle during the movement. In a last determination task, the vehicle-trajectory information is determined using the inertial information and the location information, the vehicle-trajectory information representing the movement of the vehicle at the position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan Rohde, Martin Mueller, Michael Pagel, Philipp Lehner, Volker Hofsaess, Gernot Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20200353915
    Abstract: A method for providing vehicle-trajectory information. The method includes a read-in task, in which at least one item of inertial information is read in that indicates at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle during travel. In addition, the method includes an acquisition task, in which location information is acquired that indicates the position of the vehicle during the movement. In a last determination task, the vehicle-trajectory information is determined using the inertial information and the location information, the vehicle-trajectory information representing the movement of the vehicle at the position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Jan ROHDE, Martin MUELLER, Michael PAGEL, Philipp LEHNER, Volker HOFSAESS, Gernot SCHROEDER
  • Patent number: 10691136
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a signal for operating at least two vehicles including: receiving vehicle data values which represent at least one further vehicle, the at least one further vehicle cutting in between the at least two vehicles, acquiring a first driving strategy of the at least two vehicles, determining a second driving strategy for the at least two vehicles, as a function of the first driving strategy and as a function of the vehicle data values, and providing a signal for operating the at least two vehicles as a function of the second driving strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Christian Wegend, Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 10423166
    Abstract: A method and a first apparatus for furnishing a signal for operating at least two vehicles along a first trajectory, having a step of ascertaining first environmental data values by way of at least one sensor of the at least two vehicles, the first environmental data values representing a first environment of the at least two vehicles; and a step of ascertaining second environmental data values from an external server, the second environmental data values representing a second environment, dependent on the first trajectory, of the at least two vehicles, the first environment being encompassed by the second environment. The method furthermore encompasses a step of determining data values on the basis of the first and second environmental data values, and a step of furnishing a signal, on the basis of the determined data values, for operating the at least two vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wegend, Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 10395527
    Abstract: A method and a control and detection device for a plausibility check of a wrong-way driving incident of a motor vehicle at a junction of a unidirectional roadway of a road, in which the plausibility check is activated by recognizing a direction feature of a roadway of the junction, and in which it is determined whether a current driving direction of the motor vehicle leads in the direction of a roadway having at least one prohibition sign, indicating that entry is prohibited, and/or in which it is determined whether a predicated driving route of the motor vehicle leads in the direction of a roadway having at least one prohibition sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Hofsaess, Martin Rous
  • Publication number: 20190221119
    Abstract: The approach introduced here relates to a method for producing a hazard map for identifying at least one hazardous location for a vehicle. In a step of reading in, at least one movement signal is read in, which represents at least one parameter of a movement of the vehicle, and at least one position signal is read in, which represents a geographical position of the vehicle. In a step of outputting, a hazard signal is output for display on or storage in a map using the movement signal and the position signal in order to produce the hazard map when the movement signal has a predefined relationship with a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Volker HOFSAESS
  • Publication number: 20190206238
    Abstract: A method for controlling traffic in order to reduce air pollution includes reading in at least one pollution signal that represents at least one parameter of a movement of a vehicle in a predetermined relation to a threshold value and a geographical position of the vehicle; and, based on the pollution signal, outputting a change signal for changing at least one parameter of at least one infrastructure unit in surroundings of the position in order to control the traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 10246054
    Abstract: The present disclosure is based on a device and on a method for enabling access to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one sensor which senses the surroundings and and/or the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The core of the present disclosure is that the enabling of access which occurs in response to an enabling request originating from outside the motor vehicle takes place at least as a function of the sensing by the sensor. The disclosure advantageously provides secure access to the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Publication number: 20190064848
    Abstract: A method for controlling a group of vehicles, the group of vehicles including at least two vehicles. The method includes transmitting a piece of driving information from at least one of the vehicles to a vehicle-independent processing unit; ascertaining individual control rules for the individual vehicles of the group of vehicles as a function of the transmitted piece of driving information; transmitting the ascertained individual control rules back to the respective vehicles; and controlling each vehicle of the group of vehicles as a function of the transmitted piece of driving information, using the individual control rule for the respective vehicle, with the aid of the vehicle-independent processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Volker Hofsaess, Christian Wegend, Martin Rous
  • Publication number: 20180356836
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a signal for operating at least two vehicles including: receiving vehicle data values which represent at least one further vehicle, the at least one further vehicle cutting in between the at least two vehicles, acquiring a first driving strategy of the at least two vehicles, determining a second driving strategy for the at least two vehicles, as a function of the first driving strategy and as a function of the vehicle data values, and providing a signal for operating the at least two vehicles as a function of the second driving strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Christian Wegend, Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 10142893
    Abstract: A method for operating a terminal for a communication network, the terminal, based on a future route of the terminal, transmitting a reservation request for logging into a radio cell of the communication network along the route via the communication network to a radio cell management server, to be able to log into the requested radio cell as a function of a response of the radio cell management server. A method for operating a radio cell management server, a terminal, a radio cell management server, a vehicle, and a computer program, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Publication number: 20180157273
    Abstract: A method and a first apparatus for furnishing a signal for operating at least two vehicles along a first trajectory, having a step of ascertaining first environmental data values by way of at least one sensor of the at least two vehicles, the first environmental data values representing a first environment of the at least two vehicles; and a step of ascertaining second environmental data values from an external server, the second environmental data values representing a second environment, dependent on the first trajectory, of the at least two vehicles, the first environment being encompassed by the second environment. The method furthermore encompasses a step of determining data values on the basis of the first and second environmental data values, and a step of furnishing a signal, on the basis of the determined data values, for operating the at least two vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Christian Wegend, Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Publication number: 20180148016
    Abstract: The present disclosure is based on a device and on a method for enabling access to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one sensor which senses the surroundings and and/or the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The core of the present disclosure is that the enabling of access which occurs in response to an enabling request originating from outside the motor vehicle takes place at least as a function of the sensing by the sensor. The disclosure advantageously provides secure access to the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 9886853
    Abstract: A system for transferring information upon detection of wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device encompasses a light source that is embodied to emit a light-coded signal, as well as a recognition unit that is embodied to detect wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle. The transmitting device is configured to emit the light-coded signal by way of the light source as soon as the recognition unit detects wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle, the light-coded signal containing an information item regarding wrong-way driving of the motor vehicle. The receiving device is configured to execute a row-by-row and/or column-by-column image scan, and to receive and evaluate a light-coded signal completely within one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 9862250
    Abstract: A method and device for influencing a climate in the interior of a motor vehicle, the influence occurring at least as a function of one operating state and/or operating behavior of the motor vehicle ascertained before the influence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Galbas, Volker Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 9855946
    Abstract: A method and a device for avoiding a collision of a motor vehicle with at least one other object which approaches the motor vehicle in such a way that a collision between the motor vehicle and the approaching object is imminent, a friction coefficient variable being ascertained which represents the friction coefficient potential of the motor vehicle, and at least one action for avoiding and/or reducing the consequences of a collision between the motor vehicle and the approaching object being carried out as a function of the friction coefficient variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Erban, Volker Hofsaess
  • Publication number: 20170325136
    Abstract: A method for operating a terminal for a communication network, the terminal, based on a future route of the terminal, transmitting a reservation request for logging into a radio cell of the communication network along the route via the communication network to a radio cell management server, to be able to log into the requested radio cell as a function of a response of the radio cell management server. A method for operating a radio cell management server, a terminal, a radio cell management server, a vehicle, and a computer program, are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Rous, Volker Hofsaess
  • Publication number: 20170174163
    Abstract: A method is described for operating a vehicle, including the following steps: ascertaining a collision probability for the vehicle, ascertaining an effectiveness parameter assigned to a restraint system of the vehicle, which is a measure of how effectively the restraint system may protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a collision assigned to the collision probability, and carrying out at least one injury-mitigating measure depending on the ascertained effectiveness parameter in order to mitigate an occupant injury during a collision. Also described are a corresponding device and a computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas KORTHAUER, Armin RUEHLE, Armin KOEHLER, Christian MOTZ, Gian Antonio D'ADDETTA, Heiko FREIENSTEIN, Sybille EISELE, Volker HOFSAESS
  • Publication number: 20170169704
    Abstract: A method is described for triggering pedestrian protection means and/or pedestrian warning means for a vehicle, in which objects in a surrounding area of the vehicle are detected, pedestrians are identified from the detected objects, a situation is analyzed as a function of the detected objects and a model assumption, the pedestrian protection means or pedestrian warning means are triggered as a function of the situation analysis, features of the identified pedestrians are ascertained, and the model assumption is selected or set up as a function of the ascertained features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Folko Flehmig, Johannes Ruenz, Michael Schulz, Roland Galbas, Volker Hofsaess
  • Publication number: 20160368490
    Abstract: A method and a device for avoiding a collision of a motor vehicle with at least one other object which approaches the motor vehicle in such a way that a collision between the motor vehicle and the approaching object is imminent, a friction coefficient variable being ascertained which represents the friction coefficient potential of the motor vehicle, and at least one action for avoiding and/or reducing the consequences of a collision between the motor vehicle and the approaching object being carried out as a function of the friction coefficient variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andreas Erban, Volker Hofsaess