Patents by Inventor Yannick Forster

Yannick Forster 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: 20240351619
    Abstract: A driving assistance system for a vehicle includes at least one operating element for manual vehicle control; a training level determination unit that is configured to determine a first training level of a first vehicle occupant and a second training level of a second vehicle occupant; and a control unit that is configured to assign the at least one operating element for changing from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode based on the first training level and the second training level to either the first vehicle occupant or the second vehicle occupant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yannick FORSTER, Frederik NAUJOKS
  • Publication number: 20240317135
    Abstract: An automated motor vehicle that has a sensor device which continuously determines a viewing direction of a person sitting on a driver's seat, and a control device connected to the sensor device. The control device determines a frequency of a change in the viewing direction on the basis of the viewing direction determined by the sensor device, compares the frequency with a predetermined limit value, and if the frequency is greater than the predetermined limit value, outputs a control signal to an information output device connected to the control device. The information output device outputs a predetermined item of information to the person sitting on the driver's seat after receiving the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Yannick FORSTER, Frederik NAUJOKS
  • Publication number: 20240182055
    Abstract: A method for operating an assistance system of a vehicle includes recording a trajectory along which the vehicle was manually maneuvered by a driver in the forward travel direction, receiving data describing an environment of the vehicle and/or behavior of at least one additional road user, recognizing a dead-end situation based on the received data, suggesting carrying out a reversing function, wherein the vehicle is maneuvered along the recorded trajectory in the reverse travel direction, in dependence on the recognized dead-end situation, and carrying out the reversing function by means of the assistance system if the suggestion is accepted by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Yannick FORSTER, Hubert SCHOLZ, Martin SEDLMAYR
  • Publication number: 20220379906
    Abstract: A driving assistance system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a user interface module which is set up for interaction with a driver The user interface module is further set up to: output at least two questions in relation to a driving assistance function to the driver sequentially; and receive a user input of the driver for answering the at least two questions. A control module is set up to activate and/or operate the driving assistance function based on a composition of incorrectly answered and correctly answered questions from the at least two questions, wherein the driving assistance function is activated only when a minimum number of questions and/or a specific subgroup of the at least two questions have been answered correctly at least in part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yannick FORSTER, Sebastian HERGETH
  • Patent number: 11498581
    Abstract: A driving assistance system for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a user interface module which is set up for interaction with a driver The user interface module is further set up to: output at least two questions in relation to a driving assistance function to the driver sequentially; and receive a user input of the driver for answering the at least two questions. A control module is set up to activate and/or operate the driving assistance function based on a composition of incorrectly answered and correctly answered questions from the at least two questions, wherein the driving assistance function is activated only when a minimum number of questions and/or a specific subgroup of the at least two questions have been answered correctly at least in part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Yannick Forster, Sebastian Hergeth