Patents by Inventor Francisco COTRINA

Francisco COTRINA 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).

  • Method for configuring a network, in particular, in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11985028
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for configuring a network in a motor vehicle having at least a first switch and a second switch. The method provides, based on a common syntax, a first piece of configuration information for the first switch and a second piece of configuration information for the second switch. The method converts, by a respective processing module, the first piece of configuration information into a first piece of control information and the second piece of configuration information into a second piece of control information, wherein a syntax of the first piece of control information differs from a syntax of the second piece of control information. The method controls the first switch according to the first piece of control information and the second switch according to the second piece of control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Karsten Schmidt, Bernhard Stangl, Jose Antonio Munoz Cepillo, Francisco Cotrina
  • METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A NETWORK, IN PARTICULAR, IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230145955
    Abstract: Method The present disclosure relates to a method for configuring a network in a motor vehicle having at least a first switch and a second switch. The method provides, based on a common syntax, a first piece of configuration information for the first switch and a second piece of configuration information for the second switch. The method converts, by a respective processing module, the first piece of configuration information into a first piece of control information and the second piece of configuration information into a second piece of control information , wherein a syntax of the first piece of control information differs from a syntax of the second piece of control information. The method controls the first switch according to the first piece of control information and the second switch according to the second piece of control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Karsten SCHMIDT, Bernhard STANGL, Jose Antonio MUNOZ CEPILLO, Francisco COTRINA