Patents by Inventor Norman Franchi

Norman Franchi 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: 20220262257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a vehicle convoy containing at least two vehicles (1.1, 1.2), wherein the at least two vehicles (1.1, 1.2) in the vehicle convoy are each formed with a communication system, which is configured to use vehicle-to-vehicle communication to send and/or receive information, and a measuring apparatus, which is configured to capture values for at least one kinematic state parameter. The method involves kinematic state parameters being ascertained and regulated for at least one pair of vehicles (1.1, 1.2) in the vehicle convoy, which pair is formed by a first vehicle (1.1) in the vehicle convoy and a second vehicle (1.2) in the vehicle convoy arranged directly after the first vehicle (1.1) in the vehicle convoy, by means of allocated time and frequency resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicants: Technische Universität Dresden, Vodafone GmbH
    Inventors: Norman FRANCHI, Arturo Antonio GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ, Jurgen CALDENHOVEN
  • Publication number: 20200064864
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a vehicle, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for a mobile transceiver and a managing mobile transceiver assigning radio resources. The method for a managing mobile transceiver, assigning radio resources to one or more other mobile transceivers in a group of mobile transceivers in a communication environment having two or more radio access technologies available, comprises obtaining information on desired services and desired qualities of service from the mobile transceivers in the group of mobile transceivers. The method further comprises obtaining information on a quality of service available in the two or more radio access technologies. The method further comprises allocating radio resources of at least one of the two or more radio access technologies to the mobile transceivers of the group of mobile transceivers based on the information on the desired services and desired qualities of service and based on the information on the quality of service available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Norman Franchi, Ali Haider Mahdi, Richard Jacob, Guillaume Jornod, Ahmad El Assaad