Patents by Inventor AHMAD EL ASSAAD

AHMAD EL ASSAAD 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: 20240124033
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, infrastructure component, apparatus, computer program, and method for a transportation vehicle configured to be remotely operated by a remote driver in a remote driving mode and to be operated at least partially automatically in an automated driving mode. The method includes determining automated driving preferences of the transportation vehicle from driving behavior of the transportation vehicle, predicting information on a future traffic situation for switching from the remote driving mode to the automated driving mode, determining a predicted quality of service (pQoS) of a communication link to obtain a remote operation interval for which the transportation vehicle is at least operable in the remote driving mode, obtaining a handover duration for taking over control by the transportation vehicle for switching from the remote driving mode to the automated driving mode, and deciding for or against switching from the remote driving mode to the automated driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Ahmad EL ASSAAD
  • Publication number: 20240111304
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, an infrastructure component, an apparatus, a computer program, and a method for a transportation vehicle to be remotely operated by a remote driver in a remote driving mode and to be operated at least partially automatically in an automated driving mode. The method includes determining driving preferences of a remote driver from the driving behavior of the remote driver, predicting information on a future traffic situation for switching from the automated driving mode to the remote driving mode, determining a predicted quality of service (pQoS) of a communication link for the remote driving mode, predicting a remote operation interval for which the transportation vehicle is at least operable in the remote driving mode based on the pQoS and the information on the future traffic situation, and deciding for or against a change from the automated driving mode to the remote driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Ahmad EL ASSAAD
  • Patent number: 11927970
    Abstract: A method for a leading transportation vehicle and for taking over control of a transportation vehicle to be controlled, including identifying the transportation vehicle to be controlled; determining a dynamic holding area relative to the leading transportation vehicle for the transportation vehicle to be controlled, wherein the dynamic holding area is defined so that the transportation vehicle to be controlled remains behind the leading transportation vehicle and uses a different lane; and transmitting a message relating to the dynamic holding area to the transportation vehicle to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ahmad El Assaad, Andreas Kwoczek, Julia Kwasny
  • Patent number: 11912312
    Abstract: A system, a transportation vehicle, a network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component. The method for a transportation vehicle to determine a route section includes operating the transportation vehicle in an automated driving mode and determining an exceptional traffic situation. The method also includes transmitting information related to the exceptional traffic situation to a network component using a mobile communication system and receiving information related to driving instructions for the route section to overcome the exceptional traffic situation from the network component, wherein the receiving of the driving instructions includes tele-operating the transportation vehicle along the route section to overcome the exceptional traffic situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andreas Pfadler, Israel Gonzalez Vazquez, Ahmad El Assaad, Daniel Reimann, Guillaume Jornod, Andreas Kwoczek
  • Publication number: 20240045425
    Abstract: A transportation vehicle, an infrastructure component, an apparatus, a computer program, and a method for a transportation vehicle to be remotely operated in a remote driving mode and to be manually operated by a driver in the transportation vehicle in a manual driving mode. The method includes determining driving preferences of the driver based on driving behavior of the driver, predicting information on a future traffic situation for switching from the remote driving mode to the manual driving mode, determining a predicted quality of service (pQoS) communication link for the remote driving mode and a remote operation interval for which the transportation vehicle is operable in the remote driving mode based on the pQoS, and determining a handover time and/or a handover place for switching from the remote driving mode to the manual driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Ahmad EL ASSAAD
  • Patent number: 11765753
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system. The method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system comprises obtaining information related to a plurality of planned maneuvers of a plurality of road users, wherein the plurality of planned maneuvers are related to an intersection. The method comprises predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection based on the obtained information related to the plurality of planned maneuvers. The method further comprises determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users at the intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ahmad El Assaad, Ernst Zielinski, Joakim Cervall
  • Patent number: 11749107
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and a computer program for determining traffic situations and predicting connected services between road users and the communication quality of services between the road users. The method includes obtaining environmental perception models from road users and from road-side infrastructure entities; generating a combined environmental perception model for a pre-defined area based on environmental perception models, wherein the environmental perception models are fused within the combined environmental perception model; and predicting traffic situations within the pre-defined area over points in time in the future based on the combined environmental perception model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Ahmad El Assaad
  • Patent number: 11668786
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for a mobile transceiver and for a base station transceiver. The method includes receiving a downlink signal from a base station transceiver of the mobile communication system via a downlink data channel, identifying a line of sight component of at least the first positioning symbol of the downlink signal based on the one or more sequences of zero-value samples and determining information related to a location of the mobile transceiver based on the one or more non-zero-value samples received within the line of sight component of the first positioning symbol. The downlink signal includes one or more positioning symbols having a first positioning symbol, wherein the first positioning symbol is based on samples in a time domain to be transmitted by the base station transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Ahmad El Assaad
  • Patent number: 11454512
    Abstract: A system, a transportation vehicle, a network component, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a transportation vehicle and a network component. The method for a transportation vehicle and for verifying a proposed route includes determining an exceptional traffic situation based on an environmental model for the transportation vehicle and transmitting information related to the exceptional traffic situation to a network component using a mobile communication system. The method also includes receiving information related to a proposed route from a network component, and verifying the proposed route based on the environmental model of the transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Pfadler, Ahmad El Assaad, Daniel Reimann, Guillaume Jornod
  • Patent number: 11457341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatuses, method and computer programs for a first vehicle and for a second vehicle. The method for the first vehicle is suitable for determining scheduling information for a wireless communication in a mobile communication system. The method comprises receiving one or more wireless messages via the mobile communication system. A content of the one or more wireless messages indicates a location of one or more second vehicles. The method comprises determining information related to a presence of the one or more second vehicles in a vicinity of the first vehicle based on the content of the received one or more wireless messages. The method comprises determining the scheduling information for the wireless communication based on the presence of the one or more second vehicles. The method comprises communicating in the mobile communication system based on the scheduling information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst Zielinski, Ahmad El Assaad, Joakim Cerwall
  • Patent number: 11395146
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method, an apparatus, a vehicle and a computer program for determining information related to an authenticity of a wireless message in a wireless group communication among vehicles of a group of vehicles. The method comprises Receiving the wireless message via an antenna module. The method further comprises Detecting a signal pilot within the wireless message. The method further comprises Determining the information related to the authenticity of the wireless message based on the detected signal pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ahmad El Assaad, Guillaume Jornod, Steffen Schmitz
  • Patent number: 11383724
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program are disclosed for transferring an execution of a function for a vehicle between a backend entity and the vehicle. Transferring an execution of a function for a vehicle between a backend entity and the vehicle comprises controlling an execution of the function for the vehicle by a backend entity. The backend entity communicates with the vehicle via a mobile communication system. The method further comprises determining an estimated driving route of the vehicle, determining information related to an area with insufficient coverage of the mobile communication system along the estimated route of the vehicle, and transferring the execution of the function from the backend entity to the vehicle based on the information related to the area with insufficient coverage of the mobile communication system along the estimated route of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, MAN Truck & Bus SE.
    Inventors: Alieiev Roman, Schmitz Steffen, Ahmad El Assaad, Guillaume Jornod
  • Patent number: 11343059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system, and to a method for a vehicle, which uses the determined resource scheme for the localized communication in the mobile communication system. The method for determining a duplex resource scheme for a localized communication in a mobile communication system comprises obtaining environmental perception data. The environmental perception data relates to a plurality of road users. The method further comprises predicting a plurality of radio resources required for a communication of the plurality of road users based on the obtained environmental perception data. The method further comprises determining the duplex resource scheme based on the predicted plurality of radio resources required for the communication of the plurality of road users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ahmad El Assaad, Ernst Zielinski, Joakim Cerwall
  • Patent number: 11332142
    Abstract: A method, a computer program, an apparatus, a transportation vehicle, and a network component for controlling a maneuver within a platoon of transportation vehicles. The method for controlling a maneuver within a platoon of transportation vehicles includes receiving information related to a maneuver for the platoon, determining a reference point for the maneuver within the platoon based on one or more maneuver criteria, and providing information related to the reference point within the platoon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Guillaume Jornod, Andreas Pfadler, Ahmad El Assaad
  • Patent number: 11265701
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and computer programs for a first transportation vehicle and a second transportation vehicle. The method for the first transportation vehicle includes generating an environmental perception message based on a perception model of an environment of the first transportation vehicle, wherein the perception model includes detected objects; transmitting the environmental perception message to one or more transportation vehicles located in a vicinity of the first transportation vehicle; determining one or more second transportation vehicles among the detected objects; and transmitting one or more wireless messages to the one or more second transportation vehicles. The one or more second transportation vehicles are addressed as destination of the one or more wireless messages by referencing one or more objects of the detected objects corresponding to the one or more second transportation vehicles within the environmental perception message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ahmad El Assaad
  • Publication number: 20220043104
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for a mobile transceiver and for a base station transceiver. The method includes receiving a downlink signal from a base station transceiver of the mobile communication system via a downlink data channel, identifying a line of sight component of at least the first positioning symbol of the downlink signal based on the one or more sequences of zero-value samples and determining information related to a location of the mobile transceiver based on the one or more non-zero-value samples received within the line of sight component of the first positioning symbol. The downlink signal includes one or more positioning symbols having a first positioning symbol, wherein the first positioning symbol is based on samples in a time domain to be transmitted by the base station transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventor: Ahmad EL ASSAAD
  • Patent number: 11223969
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method for predicting a quality of service for a communication about at least one communication link of at least one communication device. QoS prediction may be necessary when it comes to the case that a user wants to use an application where a certain type of QoS is a presumption. For getting the best estimate of the quality of service the method comprises the steps of sending from the communication device a quality of service prediction request message hereinafter called QoS prediction request message to a communication service prediction server, predicting the quality of service in the communication service prediction server and sending back a quality of service prediction response message to the communication device. The communication device can thus decide if the predicted QoS is sufficient for the planned activity and may take a decision to either start the activity, postpone the activity or alter the activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Ernst Zielinski, Ahmad El Assaad, Andreas Kwoczek, Guillaume Jornod
  • Publication number: 20210389781
    Abstract: A method for a leading transportation vehicle and for taking over control of a transportation vehicle to be controlled, including identifying the transportation vehicle to be controlled; determining a dynamic holding area relative to the leading transportation vehicle for the transportation vehicle to be controlled, wherein the dynamic holding area is defined so that the transportation vehicle to be controlled remains behind the leading transportation vehicle and uses a different lane; and transmitting a message relating to the dynamic holding area to the transportation vehicle to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmad EL ASSAAD, Andreas KWOCZEK, Julia KWASNY
  • Publication number: 20210389442
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus establish a distance as well as to a vehicle. In the method for establishing a distance between a vehicle and an infrastructure device, at least two vehicle-mounted reception devices receive a signal transmitted by the infrastructure device. Each of the vehicle-mounted reception devices contains at least two antenna elements. For each reception device, a reception device-specific distance between the vehicle and the infrastructure device is established in accordance with the antenna signals generated by the antenna elements, and the shortest of all the reception device-specific distances is established as the distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: MICHAEL NOSTHOFF, NORBERT BAUER, THOMAS SEIBOTH, JOCHEN NICKLES, AHMAD EL ASSAAD
  • Patent number: 11131760
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus establish a distance as well as to a vehicle. In the method for establishing a distance between a vehicle and an infrastructure device, at least two vehicle-mounted reception devices receive a signal transmitted by the infrastructure device. Each of the vehicle-mounted reception devices contains at least two antenna elements. For each reception device, a reception device-specific distance between the vehicle and the infrastructure device is established in accordance with the antenna signals generated by the antenna elements, and the shortest of all the reception device-specific distances is established as the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Molex CVS Bochum GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Nosthoff, Norbert Bauer, Thomas Seiboth, Jochen Nickles, Ahmad El Assaad