Patents by Inventor Christina Metcalf

Christina Metcalf 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: 20230222846
    Abstract: A task managing system (TMS) test-configures one or more vehicles based on a task order for a selected vehicle from a vehicle management system (VMS). The TMS includes a plurality of task execution controllers configured to communicate with the vehicle. The TMS further includes a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a nontransitory computer-readable medium to operate as a task delegation module and a task status module. The task delegation module is configured to assign a selected vehicle from among the one or more vehicles to a selected task execution controller, where the selected task execution controller is configured to execute the task order for the selected vehicle. The task status module is configured to monitor a status of the task order being executed by the selected task execution controller based on an update message from the selected task execution controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Daugherty, John Cardillo, Priyank Shah, Basavaraj Tonshal, Jesudoss Daniel, Christina Metcalf, Jamal Alezzani
  • Publication number: 20230222845
    Abstract: A system includes a vehicle managing system (VMS) and a task managing system (TMS). The VMS is configured to communicate to a selected vehicle and is configured to include a vehicle connection module (VCM) and a task allocation module (TAM). The VCM is configured to identify the selected vehicle based on a vehicle identifier of the selected vehicle. The TAM is configured to obtain a task order associated with the selected vehicle, where the task order defines one or more tasks to be performed on the selected vehicle. The TMS includes multiple task execution controllers (TECs) and a task scheduling controller (TSC). The TAM of the VMS is configured to provide the task order for the selected vehicle to the TSC, and the TSC is configured to assign the task order to a selected TEC, which executes the task order for the selected vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jesudoss Daniel, Jamal Alezzani, Jason Michael Miller, John Cardillo, Jeffrey Daugherty, Christina Metcalf