Patents by Inventor Janina Cetera

Janina Cetera 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).

  • Control system for a motor vehicle for coordinating and carrying out customer functions
    Patent number: 12545270
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle for coordinating and carrying out customer vehicle functions and to a method for operating such a control system. The control system may include a central vehicle regulator for actuating vehicle functions and multiple customer vehicle functions which are designed to transmit activation request relating to the vehicle functions and corresponding control commands for the respective customer functions to the analysis unit of the vehicle regulator. When a currently inactive customer vehicle function transmits an activation request, the analysis unit may determine which specified activation state is assigned to said customer vehicle function according to a specified selection routine. In response thereto, the assigned activation states are transmitted to actuate the vehicle functions of the motor vehicle according to the respective control commands of the corresponding customer vehicle functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Marc Blumentritt, Janina Cetera
  • CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR COORDINATING AND CARRYING OUT CUSTOMER FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20210139041
    Abstract: A control system for a motor vehicle for coordinating and carrying out customer vehicle functions and to a method for operating such a control system. The control system may include a central vehicle regulator for actuating vehicle functions and multiple customer vehicle functions which are designed to transmit activation request relating to the vehicle functions and corresponding control commands for the respective customer functions to the analysis unit of the vehicle regulator. When a currently inactive customer vehicle function transmits an activation request, the analysis unit may determine which specified activation state is assigned to said customer vehicle function according to a specified selection routine. In response thereto, the assigned activation states are transmitted to actuate the vehicle functions of the motor vehicle according to the respective control commands of the corresponding customer vehicle functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Blumentritt, Janina Cetera