Patents by Inventor Alok Manchanda
Alok Manchanda 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).
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Patent number: 10708856Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Patent number: 10255621Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Publication number: 20190090179Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Thomas W. KUEHNEL, Alok MANCHANDA, Taroon MANDHANA, Amer A. HASSAN, Mukesh KARKI, Christian HUITEMA, Yusuf ATAS
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Patent number: 10123262Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Publication number: 20170034773Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Patent number: 9503957Abstract: A wireless device that utilizes a single network interface to simultaneously connect to an infrastructure network and a mesh network. The device has a driver layer with a media access control module for each network type. A multiplexing module and transceiver module within the driver can direct received information associated with one of the networks to an appropriate media access control and then to an appropriate network adapter. For transmitted data, the multiplexing module can receive data from the application layer through an appropriate network adapter and route it to an appropriate media access control module for processing. The processed data can be interleaved by the transceiver for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Jiandong Ruan, Saurabh Mahajan, Alireza Dabagh, Thomas W Kuehnel
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Patent number: 9474015Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, anode to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Publication number: 20160037429Abstract: A wireless device that utilizes a single network interface to simultaneously connect to an infrastructure network and a mesh network. The device has a driver layer with a media access control module for each network type. A multiplexing module and transceiver module within the driver can direct received information associated with one of the networks to an appropriate media access control and then to an appropriate network adapter. For transmitted data, the multiplexing module can receive data from the application layer through an appropriate network adapter and route it to an appropriate media access control module for processing. The processed data can be interleaved by the transceiver for transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Jiandong Ruan, Saurabh Mahajan, Alireza Dabagh, Thomas W. Kuehnel
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Patent number: 9185627Abstract: A wireless device that utilizes a single network interface to simultaneously connect to an infrastructure network and a mesh network. The device has a driver layer with a media access control module for each network type. A multiplexing module and transceiver module within the driver can direct received information associated with one of the networks to an appropriate media access control and then to an appropriate network adapter. For transmitted data, the multiplexing module can receive data from the application layer through an appropriate network adapter and route it to an appropriate media access control module for processing. The processed data can be interleaved by the transceiver for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Jiandong Ruan, Saurabh Mahajan, Alireza Dabagh, Thomas W Kuehnel
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Publication number: 20150181512Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, anode to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Patent number: 8976795Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Publication number: 20140372232Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Patent number: 8838473Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Patent number: 8826307Abstract: A computer with an extensible framework for facilitating communication between a software component installed on the computer and a device driver that executes functions in response to vendor-specific command objects (e.g., OIDs). The framework defines data structures and a standardized format for defining and implementing private interfaces. After selecting a private interface that is commonly supported by a software component and a driver, a private communication path may be established by an operating system component to facilitate the transfer of command information from the software component to the driver. The private communication path allows commands packaged as OIDs to be routed from software components to intended drivers. By defining private interfaces which route commands from software components to intended drivers, the extensible framework mitigates potential incompatibilities that may arise when drivers created by different vendors include OIDs with the same OID value.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2008Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Narasimha Rao S.s. Nagampalli, Alireza Dabagh, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Sharad Mittal, Olivier Contant, Noel W. Anderson, Bernard Aboba, Jerry E. Peterson
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Publication number: 20140233427Abstract: A wireless device that utilizes a single network interface to simultaneously connect to an infrastructure network and a mesh network. The device has a driver layer with a media access control module for each network type. A multiplexing module and transceiver module within the driver can direct received information associated with one of the networks to an appropriate media access control and then to an appropriate network adapter. For transmitted data, the multiplexing module can receive data from the application layer through an appropriate network adapter and route it to an appropriate media access control module for processing. The processed data can be interleaved by the transceiver for transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Jiandong Ruan, Saurabh Mahajan, Alireza Dabagh, Thomas W. Kuehnel
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Patent number: 8725696Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing access to media content in multiple locations includes: storing media content in a system that has a memory and another storage; generating an object that represents the media content, the object including media content metadata and a media content reference configured to identify each of a memory location and a storage location; and making the object available to an application, the media content reference providing access to the stored media content at the memory location or at the storage location.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Oliver Goldman, David W. George, Ankit Jain, Ashutosh Sharma, Alok Manchanda, Ashish Baweja
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Patent number: 8711817Abstract: A wireless device that utilizes a single network interface to simultaneously connect to an infrastructure network and a mesh network. The device has a driver layer with a media access control module for each network type. A multiplexing module and transceiver module within the driver can direct received information associated with one of the networks to an appropriate media access control and then to an appropriate network adapter. For transmitted data, the multiplexing module can receive data from the application layer through an appropriate network adapter and route it to an appropriate media access control module for processing. The processed data can be interleaved by the transceiver for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Jiandong Ruan, Saurabh Mahajan, Alireza Dabagh, Thomas W. Kuehnel
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Publication number: 20130166549Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing access to media content in multiple locations includes: storing media content in a system that has a memory and another storage; generating an object that represents the media content, the object including media content metadata and a media content reference configured to identify each of a memory location and a storage location; and making the object available to an application, the media content reference providing access to the stored media content at the memory location or at the storage location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Oliver Goldman, David W. George, Ankit Jain, Ashutosh Sharma, Alok Manchanda, Ashish Baweja
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Patent number: 8385230Abstract: A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Kuehnel, Alok Manchanda, Taroon Mandhana, Amer A. Hassan, Mukesh Karki, Christian Huitema, Yusuf Atas
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Patent number: 8245284Abstract: A computer system that can configure itself to establish a network connection. Configuration is performed by identifying a connection profile with information from a combination of sources. Information may be obtained from user input, network traffic monitoring and a discovery process involving attempts to establish a connection with different profiles. The computer system may perform the configuration process under the control of software that performs an automated configuration process is adapted to receive extensions for operation on computers with hardware components that have non-standardized configuration options. Extensions for networks operating according to non-standardized security protocol extensions are also possible.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Shawn Jiang, Taroon Mandhana, Saurabh Mahajan, Alok Manchanda, Yue Chen, Yi Lu