Patents by Inventor Julia RAINER

Julia RAINER 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).

  • Patent number: 12374218
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for which a road area is divided into multiple resources and a storage device for reservation data for exclusively reserving the respective resource is provided that is made available to each road user. A control circuit of a respective road user plans a respective movement route over at least one of the resources on the basis of reservation data currently stored in the storage device and takes the planned movement route as a basis for reserving the resources required therefor by generating its own reservation data in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Julia Rainer
  • Patent number: 12243425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for communication between road users, including at least one motor vehicle, in a traffic situation, wherein each road user has a communication device that uses a communication channel to periodically transmit basic information comprising at least one operating parameter and a position of the road user, wherein, to form a communication group for an application, in particular a movement maneuver, a road user that is planning to perform the application transmits a request message via the communication channel, wherein a response message from at least one further road user that is likewise planning or performing the application results in the communication group being established with said further road user, wherein at least one group member of the communication group periodically transmits a group status message via the communication channel as communication leader representing all group members, said group member status message using identification information to descr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Julia Rainer
  • Patent number: 12219447
    Abstract: A method of locating a second V2X-capable vehicle by a first V2X-capable vehicle is described. A request is transmitted from the first vehicle to the second vehicle via a V2X communication connection, sensor data from at least one sensor of the second vehicle are received by the first vehicle via the V2X communication connection and are evaluated. At least one action is carried out by the first vehicle, the second vehicle is located relative to the first vehicle if the at least one action by the first vehicle is detected on the basis of the received sensor data from the at least one sensor of the second vehicle. A system is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thorsten Hehn, Julia Rainer
  • Publication number: 20230316918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a A method for communication between road users, including at least one motor vehicle, in a traffic situation, wherein each road user has a communication device that uses a communication channel to periodically transmit basic information comprising at least one operating parameter and a position of the road user, wherein, to form a communication group for an application, in particular a movement maneuver, a road user that is planning to perform the application transmits a request message via the communication channel, wherein a response message from at least one further road user that is likewise planning or performing the application results in the communication group being established with said further road user, wherein at least one group member of the communication group periodically transmits a group status message via the communication channel as communication leader representing all group members, said group member status message using identification information to des
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Julia RAINER
  • Publication number: 20230222902
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for which a road area is divided into multiple resources and a storage device for reservation data for exclusively reserving the respective resource is provided that is made available to each road user. A control circuit of a respective road user plans a respective movement route over at least one of the resources on the basis of reservation data currently stored in the storage device and takes the planned movement route as a basis for reserving the resources required therefor by generating its own reservation data in the storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Julia RAINER
  • Publication number: 20230222910
    Abstract: A method for controlling a flow of traffic on a roundabout, wherein the flow of traffic is controlled by a traffic control unit by which road users that have entered the roundabout and/or are approaching the roundabout in order to enter it are networked in a network and communicate by way of messages, and wherein, in order to enter, a road user transmits a message containing a request to the traffic control unit provides for entry by the respective road user to be preceded by the flow of traffic that is on the roundabout being determined on the basis of the messages, wherein a message containing a control signal is generated for the respective entering road user in order to communicate whether and/or along which route the road user can travel on the roundabout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventor: Julia RAINER
  • Publication number: 20230179971
    Abstract: A method of locating a second V2X-capable vehicle by a first V2X-capable vehicle is described. A request is transmitted from the first vehicle to the second vehicle via a V2X communication connection, sensor data from at least one sensor of the second vehicle are received by the first vehicle via the V2X communication connection and are evaluated. At least one action is carried out by the first vehicle, the second vehicle is located relative to the first vehicle if the at least one action by the first vehicle is detected on the basis of the received sensor data from the at least one sensor of the second vehicle. A system is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Thorsten HEHN, Julia RAINER