Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Krautter

Wolfgang Krautter 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: 10430677
    Abstract: A method for classifying driver movements in order to ascertain the driver's degree of attentiveness during the driving a motor vehicle, using an interior compartment camera for recording at least a part of the driver. Based on the recording, a movement quantity that represents a head movement of the driver is evaluated, and a driver movement is classified as a safety view if the movement quantity corresponds to a defined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Korthauer, Hans-Joachim Bieg, Jonathan Fischer, Wolfgang Krautter
  • Publication number: 20190005341
    Abstract: A method for classifying driver movements in order to ascertain the driver's degree of attentiveness during the driving a motor vehicle, using an interior compartment camera for recording at least a part of the driver. Based on the recording, a movement quantity that represents a head movement of the driver is evaluated, and a driver movement is classified as a safety view if the movement quantity corresponds to a defined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Korthauer, Hans-Joachim Bieg, Jonathan Fischer, Wolfgang Krautter
  • Patent number: 8918254
    Abstract: A control device may assist in parking maneuvers of a vehicle. The control device may include an interface to a sensor unit for detecting a boundary of a parking space in the surroundings of the vehicle. An arithmetic unit may determine a trajectory into a parking position in the parking space. In some embodiments the arithmetic unit is configured to calculate a trajectory into the parking position, taking into account a potential extension of parts of the body of the vehicle beyond the boundary of the parking space. Devices and methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Michael Scherl, Clemens Guenther, Matthias Haug
  • Patent number: 8390440
    Abstract: A method for displaying a visual warning signal to warn a driver of a vehicle about a traffic situation that is determined to be critical. The visual warning signal displayed to the driver is based on sensor data furnished by at least one sensor unit that determines a line of sight of the driver. A display unit for displaying the visual warning signal is selected from a group of at least two separately controllable display units depending on the line of sight of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Michael Dambier, Maria Rimini-Doering, Dietrich Manstetten
  • Publication number: 20130041548
    Abstract: A driver assistance system for a vehicle having a device for detecting the surroundings and a device for detecting an instantaneous driving situation is described, the driver assistance system having a user interface, a device for detecting an upcoming driving route, and a device for assessing and evaluating a complexity of a driving task on the detected upcoming driving route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Michael Dambier
  • Publication number: 20110288727
    Abstract: A control device is described for assisting the parking maneuver of a vehicle, including an interface to a sensor unit for detecting a boundary of a parking space in the surroundings of the vehicle, including an arithmetic unit for determining a trajectory into a parking position in the parking space, wherein the arithmetic unit is configured to calculate a trajectory into the parking position, taking into account a potential extension of parts of the body of the vehicle beyond the boundary of the parking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Michael Scherl, Clemens Guenther, Matthias Haug
  • Publication number: 20100283634
    Abstract: A control device for a display device of a parking device has: an interface to a first detection device for detecting a parking space when laterally passing the parking space; an interface to a second detection device for detecting a front and/or rear boundary of a parking space when driving into the parking space; an interface to the display device for representing the dimensions of the parking space on the display device, a display of a front and/or a rear boundary of the parking space that was detected only by the first detection device differing from a representation of a front and/or a rear boundary of the parking space that was detected by the second detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Michael Scherl, Clemens Guenther, Matthias Haug
  • Publication number: 20100079270
    Abstract: A method for displaying a visual warning signal to warn a driver of a vehicle about a traffic situation determined to be critical, in which based on sensor data furnished by at least one sensor unit, a line of sight of the driver is determined. From a group of at least two separately controllable display units, a display unit for displaying the visual warning signal is selected depending on the line of sight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Wolfgang KRAUTTER, Michael Dambier, Maria Rimini-Doering, Dietrich Manstetten
  • Patent number: 7471212
    Abstract: A method and a system for guiding a vehicle are provided, which utilize information regarding the vehicle's position. The position of the vehicle is ascertained exactly to the correct lane, and for at least a part of the traffic lanes of specifiable traffic routes in the surroundings of the vehicle, the traffic situation is ascertained. An estimation of traffic lanes is undertaken in the light of specifiable criteria by the evaluation of the vehicle's position and the traffic situation, thereby enabling the driver to select the most favorable lane in terms of desired criteria, e.g., minimizing lane changes, minimizing travel time, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Dietrich Manstetten, Bilge Manga
  • Publication number: 20060220913
    Abstract: A method and a system for guiding a vehicle are provided, which utilize information regarding the vehicle's position. The position of the vehicle is ascertained exactly to the correct lane, and for at least a part of the traffic lanes of specifiable traffic routes in the surroundings of the vehicle, the traffic situation is ascertained. An estimation of traffic lanes is undertaken in the light of specifiable criteria by the evaluation of the vehicle's position and the traffic situation, thereby enabling the driver to select the most favorable lane in terms of desired criteria, e.g., minimizing lane changes, minimizing travel time, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Wolfgang Krautter, Dietrich Manstetten, Bilge Manga