Volkswagen Ag

Klaus Schaaf

Thorsten Hehn

Roman Alieiev

Andreas Kwoczek

Carsten Bergmann

Arne Bartels

Brian Michael Finn

Will Specks

Nicolai Bartkowiak

Juergen Schultz

Zhaoxia Zhang

Falk Beil

Volker Thoermann

Janine Härtel

Exemplary embodiments create a vehicle, a network component, a method, a computer program and a device for generating an ID for an equipped status of a vehicle. The method for generating an ID for an equipped status of a vehicle comprises determining a first information on one or more available software components and their software versions and determining a second information on one or more available hardware components and their hardware versions. The method moreover comprises generating a hash value based on the first information, the second information and software content of the one or more software components, and providing the hash value as an ID for the equipped status of the vehicle.

Vehicle, network component, method, computer program and device for generating an id for an equipped status of a vehicle

A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium having instructions for Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication. Messages are exchanged between a first vehicle and a second vehicle. Each of the messages includes a hash pointer to the respective last previous message. After completion of the exchange of messages, a hash pointer to the last message of the exchange of messages is signed individually by each participant and published. In case the resulting negotiated contract has to be changed, a further message is added to the exchange of messages, which includes a hash pointer to the last message of the exchange of messages. Finally a hash pointer to the further message is published.

Method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for vehicle-to-vehicle communication

In a communications system for a motor vehicle, the communications system includes: an interface for exchanging data between the communications system and a mobile telephone; a display with an assigned controller for displaying an image of the mobile telephone, the image including at least one control element, or for displaying a portion of an image of the mobile telephone, the portion of the image also having at least one control element; and a touch screen, which is located above the display and serves to operate the mobile telephone by touching the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element or by pressing upon the touch screen in the area of the displayed control element.

Communication system and information system for a motor vehicle

A door system for a motor vehicle includes a door, an environmental sensor for detecting an obstacle in the vicinity of the motor vehicle, a door sensor for outputting an output signal as a function of the initiation of the opening of the door, and a control unit for detecting an imminent collision between the door and the obstacle as a function of an output signal of the environmental sensor and for triggering a warning device such that a warning may be output by the warning device in response to the detection of an imminent collision between the door and the obstacle. During the triggering of the warning device, the control unit distinguishes between at least two selectable warning stages, a first warning stage and a second warning stage, and the selection of a warning stage by the control unit is a function of the output signal of the door sensor.

Door system for a motor vehicle

A device for operating voice-controlled systems, such as communication and/or intercommunication systems in motor vehicles, includes a plurality of microphones and at least one loudspeaker. Voice signals received by the microphones are transmitted to the at least one loudspeaker. The voice signals are subjected to a low-value frequency shift before being transmitted to the loudspeaker(s) or to the input of a voice-controlled device to thereby suppress feedback.

Method and device for operating voice-controlled systems in motor vehicles

A device for operating a microphone system, particularly in a motor vehicle, detects speech sound in several different physical locations to track a virtual microphone location, which is optimized in relation to a moving speech source. From the evaluation of variables, such as operating time, phase and/or amplitude, the individual microphone locations are virtually weighted, and the audio signals from the microphones are added or otherwise combined.

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Braunschweig, Germany

Klaus Schaaf