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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christoph Roth, Tokyo, JP;
Alexander Waldmann, Regensburg, DE;
Reinhard Hamperl, Koefering, DE;
Thomas Stierle, Regensburg, DE;
Reinhard Roesl, Wenzenbach, DE;
Gerhard Mader, Thalmassing, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
A sensor for detecting an object or a person in the interior of a vehicle consumes a first average power in a normal operating mode. The power supply for supplying the sensor is monitored. The sensor is operated with a second average power which is reduced in comparison with the first average power if the power supply is considered as no longer being sufficient for the normal operating mode.