Patents by Inventor Stephen Fortner

Stephen Fortner 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: 11897357
    Abstract: Methods, computing systems, and technology for scheduling computing tasks to be performed by an unreliable device are presented. For example, a task management system may receive, from a first electric vehicle, vehicle data comprising computing capabilities of the first electric vehicle and an availability calendar of the first electric vehicle. Additionally, the system can generate, based on the computing capabilities of the first electric vehicle, a work package for the first electric vehicle. The work package can include a computing task for the first electric vehicle to complete. Moreover, the system can determine, based on the availability calendar, one or more transmission parameters for communicating the work package to the first electric vehicle. Subsequently, based on the transmission parameters, the system can transmit a request for the first electric vehicle to perform the computing task of the work package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Steffen Hinderer, Natalie Grasser, Stephen Fortner