Patents by Inventor Balaji Ravindran

Balaji Ravindran 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: 11849472
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are presented to facilitate coexistence between multiple wireless communication protocols implemented by a wireless communication device, by dynamically adjusting priority between the two protocols. The wireless communication device may typically favor a first protocol (e.g. Bluetooth/BTLE), prioritizing resource requests by the first protocol. In certain use cases, the first protocol may demand high resource usage for an extended time, particularly for newer tracking and wearable devices, such as location tags, watches, headsets, etc. Such applications can disrupt existing use cases for a second protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi). Therefore, the wireless communication device may dynamically determine whether the second protocol is performing critical operations, such as latency-sensitive applications or high-performance operations. If so, the wireless communication device may allocate resources accordingly in real time, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nohee Ko, Camille Chen, Kenneth Victa, Sanjay Mani, Balaji Ravindran, Yang Yu
  • Patent number: 11429691
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. An example method includes processing a search query to return a listing of search results including a first search result and a second search result; and ordering the first search result and the second search result based on a first preview metric associated with the first search result and a second preview metric associated with the second search result, the first preview metric including a first ratio based on a first count of preview events for the first search result and a second count of impressions of the first search result in the search query, the second preview metric including a second ratio based on a third count of preview events for the second search result and a fourth count of impressions of the second search result in the search query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Publication number: 20220132531
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are presented to facilitate coexistence between multiple wireless communication protocols implemented by a wireless communication device, by dynamically adjusting priority between the two protocols. The wireless communication device may typically favor a first protocol (e.g. Bluetooth/BTLE), prioritizing resource requests by the first protocol. In certain use cases, the first protocol may demand high resource usage for an extended time, particularly for newer tracking and wearable devices, such as location tags, watches, headsets, etc. Such applications can disrupt existing use cases for a second protocol (e.g., Wi-Fi). Therefore, the wireless communication device may dynamically determine whether the second protocol is performing critical operations, such as latency-sensitive applications or high-performance operations. If so, the wireless communication device may allocate resources accordingly in real time, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Nohee Ko, Camille Chen, Kenneth Victa, Sanjay Mani, Balaji Ravindran, Yang Yu
  • Publication number: 20200159792
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. An example method includes processing a search query to return a listing of search results including a first search result and a second search result; and ordering the first search result and the second search result based on a first preview metric associated with the first search result and a second preview metric associated with the second search result, the first preview metric including a first ratio based on a first count of preview events for the first search result and a second count of impressions of the first search result in the search query, the second preview metric including a second ratio based on a third count of preview events for the second search result and a fourth count of impressions of the second search result in the search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Patent number: 10546041
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to determine an order for search results in response to a search query includes determining a first preview metric and a second preview metric for a first search result and a second search result corresponding to a search query from a requester, the first preview metric including a first ratio based on a first count of preview events for the first search result and a second count of search result impressions in the first search result, the second preview metric including a second ratio based on a third count of preview events for the second search result and a fourth count of search result impressions in the second search result; ordering the first and second search results based on the first and second preview metrics; and sending a response to the requester instructing a web browser of the requester to display the ordered search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Publication number: 20170337207
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to determine an order for search results in response to a search query includes determining a first preview metric and a second preview metric for a first search result and a second search result corresponding to a search query from a requester, the first preview metric including a first ratio based on a first count of preview events for the first search result and a second count of search result impressions in the first search result, the second preview metric including a second ratio based on a third count of preview events for the second search result and a fourth count of search result impressions in the second search result; ordering the first and second search results based on the first and second preview metrics; and sending a response to the requester instructing a web browser of the requester to display the ordered search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Patent number: 9760648
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to measure search results includes: aggregating preview events for a first search result obtained from a monitored device and included in a first web page, the preview events corresponding to representations of web pages generated by a browser executing instructions included in the first web page containing the first search result, the instructions to cause the browser to transmit requests for the representations for display in the first web page without navigating away from the first web page; and determining a first preview metric based on a number of the preview events for the first search result and a number of search result impressions in the first search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Publication number: 20150220546
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to measure search results includes: aggregating preview events for a first search result obtained from a monitored device and included in a first web page, the preview events corresponding to representations of web pages generated by a browser executing instructions included in the first web page containing the first search result, the instructions to cause the browser to transmit requests for the representations for display in the first web page without navigating away from the first web page; and determining a first preview metric based on a number of the preview events for the first search result and a number of search result impressions in the first search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Patent number: 9015141
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to measure search results includes identifying a preview event for a search result associated with a search query, and storing the preview event in association with a search engine identifier and a web page identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Patent number: 8965783
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a digital media benefit attachment mechanism for generating or attaching revenue rights and other benefits to one or more entities associated with socially distributed media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Patent number: 8943401
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a digital media benefit attachment mechanism for generating or attaching revenue rights and other benefits to one or more entities associated with socially distributed media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Patent number: 8781892
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a digital media benefit attachment mechanism for generating or attaching revenue rights and other benefits to one or more entities associated with socially distributed media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Publication number: 20120203757
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to measure search results includes identifying a preview event for a search result associated with a search query, and storing the preview event in association with a search engine identifier and a web page identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Publication number: 20120203592
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to determine search engine market share are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes determining a first number of search results that were selected by a user and a second number of search results that were selected by the user, wherein the first number of search results is associated with searches performed via a first search engine and the second number of search results is associated with searches performed via a second search engine, and determining a first market share for the first search engine based on the first number and the second number of search results selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventor: Balaji Ravindran
  • Publication number: 20090006192
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a point-of-presence distribution and sponsorship mechanism facilitating sponsored distribution and use of digital content, ad content and revenue generation opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Publication number: 20080082904
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a digital media benefit attachment mechanism for generating or attaching revenue rights and other benefits to one or more entities associated with socially distributed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Publication number: 20080082905
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a digital media benefit attachment mechanism for generating or attaching revenue rights and other benefits to one or more entities associated with socially distributed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis
  • Publication number: 20080082405
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a digital media benefit attachment mechanism for generating or attaching revenue rights and other benefits to one or more entities associated with socially distributed media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martinez, Balaji Ravindran, Chris Kalaboukis