Patent ID: 7310593
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored, comprising: a provider for providing a plurality of measurement values, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the state parameter of the object to be monitored; a comparator for comparing the measurement values with a predeterminable comparison parameter, wherein the comparator is formed to output a first comparison signal when a predeterminable number of measurement values within a measurement interval falls below the comparison parameter, or to output a second comparison signal when the predeterminable number of measurement values reaches or exceeds the comparison parameter, wherein the first comparison signal or the second comparison signal indicate the state parameter; and a determiner for determining and providing the predeterminable comparison parameter, wherein the state parameter is a driving situation of a vehicle, and the driving situation comprises a non-operated state and a driving state, wherein the determiner is formed to maintain the predeterminable comparison parameter at its current value when the first or the second comparison signal indicate a change from the non-operated state to the driving state, and wherein the determiner is further formed to continue the determination of the predeterminable comparison parameter when the first of the second comparison signal indicate the change from the driving state to the non-operated state.