Deutsche Post Ag

Vodafone Gmbh

Frank Josefiak

Filip Petkov

Stefan Heimerl

Julian Baugatz

Andreas Wiechmann

Hassan Aftabruyan

A system and method for constructing reverse e-commerce (Rev-eCom) webpages that allow consumers to easily evaluate products, construct offers, and complete purchases from merchants globally are provided. Such system and method utilize user preferences for language, currency, shipping method, etc., information contained on merchant website, and information from third party services in order to provide information from a merchant to the user in parameters that allow the user to properly evaluate the products and the actual costs in their currency that will be required to complete a purchase and delivery from a cross-border merchant. The customer may then make the offer to buy based on information from the constructed webpage. This allows the online user to be in full control of the logistic services he/she requires or prefers. The merchant then has the ability to receive a verified offer and to accept such offer made based on the user preferences.

System and method for constructing e-commerce webpages for purchase decision and offer generation

A method performed by one or more apparatuses is provided. The method comprises: obtaining information on a manipulation of a UI element performed by a user, wherein the UI element has a plurality of states allowing for a selection of one of the states by the user, a first state of the UI element being associated with a first value, the value being a value of a first parameter, and a second state of the UI element being associated with a second value, the second value being a value of a second parameter different from the first parameter. The method further comprises selecting a dataset from a set of datasets at least based on the obtained information, some or all of the datasets of the set of datasets associating a value of the first parameter with a value of the second parameter, and providing information on said selected dataset.

System and method for selection of two parameters via UI element

The present invention concerns, inter alia, a method for generating location data for locating a mobile communication terminal () in a cellular communication network, said communication network being comprised of a number of radio cells (). The basics are that the communication terminal () successively establishes a connection to a number of two or more radio cells () having the same and/or different field strengths, in that the communication terminal () maintains the connection to the respective radio cell () for a defined time period, and in that after the defined time period has elapsed, the communication terminal () terminates the connection to the radio cell () and establishes a connection to the next radio cell (). The information items arising from this process are used on the network side to generate location data by means of which the communication terminal () can be located. The locating procedure is simple and inexpensive, particularly since no chargeable data connections are made.

Method for locating a communication terminal and communication terminal

The invention relates to a method for automatically creating a geofence (), comprising the following steps: detecting a starting position; transferring the starting position to a digital map; automatically creating an area object on the digital map, wherein the area object comprises the starting position; detecting movement data of at least one moveable object in the region of the area object; and automatically reducing the area object to form the geofence (), on the basis of the movement data.

Creation of a geofence based on movement data and a digital map

It is inter alia disclosed an apparatus () with a detecting means () for detecting whether a transport unit () to be transported by a vehicle is secured by at least one securing means () against a movement in at least one direction relative to the vehicle, and with a means () for changing an operating mode of an electronic device associated with the transport unit () depending upon a result of the detecting, or for outputting a signal for changing the operating mode depending on a result of the detecting. Moreover, a corresponding method (), a corresponding computer program and an apparatus (') for receiving the output signal and for changing the operating mode on the basis of the received signal are disclosed.

Changing the operating mode of an electronic device associated with a transport unit

For a more efficient utilization of data that are relevant to safety and/or mobility, data are read from a plurality of data sources. The data of each data source sets of coordinates of real locations relevant for a respective aspect can be determined. Based on a respective set of coordinates for each of the real locations a respective area is then defined for each of the data sources, and a value assigned to the area is determined. Overlapping areas defined for a respective data source are aggregated so as to obtain non-overlapping areas with at least one assigned value for each of the data sources. The non-overlapping areas are superposed with the assigned values. The result is a value distribution, which reflects an overall situation with regard to the at least two aspects in a real region. An apparatus, a system, a program and a storage medium are configured accordingly.

Upgrading location-related data

There is provided a receptacle for a modular telematic unit. An exemplary receptacle comprises a body, at least one housing, and at least one solar panel. The body comprises at least two rails positioned opposite from each other. The housing is configured to be detachably slid into the rails. The solar panel is configured to be detachably slid into the rails. An outer surface of the solar panel, when slid into the rails, is slanted at an angle &#x3b1; relative to at least one outer surface of the body. The outer surface of the body is positioned opposite the solar panel.

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Frank Josefiak