Patents by Inventor Anurag S. Dani

Anurag S. Dani 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).

  • Discovery of services by mobile communication devices using a service registry indexed by wireless beacons
    Patent number: 9485721
    Abstract: A method of wirelessly accessing services of a server computer by a mobile communication device. The method comprises receiving a short-range radio beacon signal associated with a server computer, sending a request for information about services provided by the server computer associated with the beacon to a service registry via a long-range wireless communication link. The method further comprises, in response to receiving information about the services provided by the server computer, connecting to the server computer, accessing a service provided by the server computer. The method further comprises receiving a second beacon signal, determining that the second beacon's identity is not identified in the white list, and, in response to determining that the second beacon identity is not white listed, not attempting to access a second server computer associated with the second beacon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Anurag S. Dani, Lucy Khogolo, Melanie Luna, Ameya Madhusudan Parab, Ashish Pinninti, Mohana Saketh Pulipaka, Joao “Tex” Teixeira, Vivek Vijayan, Alexander Wine