Patents by Inventor Colette Knopp

Colette Knopp 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: 20230306843
    Abstract: An ad-hoc network manager is provided. The vehicle includes a transceiver and one or more controllers of the host vehicle, in communication with the transceiver. The one or more controllers are programmed to receive connected messages from infrastructure via the transceiver, and execute a message subservice configured to provide, to vehicle applications executed by the one or more controller, one or more events related to the received connected messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Colette KNOPP, Jason HAISMA, Tommy POEK, Justin MARTINS, Krishna BANDI
  • Publication number: 20230276209
    Abstract: An ad-hoc network manager is provided. The vehicle includes a transceiver and one or more controllers of the host vehicle, in communication with the transceiver. The one or more controllers are programmed to receive connected messages from remote vehicles via the transceiver, and execute a message subservice configured to provide, to vehicle applications executed by the one or more controller, one or more events related to the received connected messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Colette Knopp, Kapil Gupta, Jason Haisma, Alexander Katriniok, Justin Martins
  • Publication number: 20230182729
    Abstract: A plurality of localization data sources accessible on a vehicle network in a vehicle can be identified. A plurality of active vehicle applications that request localization data provided by one or more of the localization data sources can be identified. Based on the active vehicle applications, a plurality of the localization data sources to be combined to output a vehicle location can be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bandi, Samer Ibrahim, Colette Knopp, Basavaraj Tonshal, Sathyanaraya Chary Palakonda
  • Publication number: 20230182734
    Abstract: In a vehicle computer, a trigger may be received to provide localization data to a first vehicle application that is one of a plurality of vehicle applications in a vehicle that receive the localization data. Based on the trigger, resources can be allocated to a first data container that provides the localization data in a first format specified for the application, and that is one of a plurality of data containers included in the system. The localization data can be provided in the first format to the first vehicle application upon receiving a location request from the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bandi, Sathyanaraya Chary Palakonda, Colette Knopp, Samer Ibrahim, Basavaraj Tonshal
  • Patent number: 11405763
    Abstract: A toll advertisement message is received, via a V2X transceiver of a vehicle, defining a metered zone in which tolls are charged. Input data indicative of a current position of the vehicle with respect to the metered zone is determined. A state machine is utilized to determine tolled roadway usage of the vehicle according to the metered zone and the current position. A toll usage message indicative of the tolled roadway usage is provided via the V2X transceiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Bandi, Sathyanarayana Chary Palakonda, Samer Ibrahim, Brennan Hamilton, Colette Knopp, Basavaraj Tonshal