Patents by Inventor Gaurav Lamba

Gaurav Lamba 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: 11924732
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for emergency communications (e.g., voice calls and/or SMS messages) for UE's without cellular coverage (e.g., in non-cellular coverage). A UE may establish, while out of range of cellular service, a peer-to-peer communication session with a relay UE using a channel in an unlicensed frequency band. The UE may transmit, using the peer-to-peer communication session, an emergency notification to the relay UE. The emergency notification may include an approximate location of the UE. Further the UE may communicate with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), where the communications may be relayed between the UE and the PSAP by the relay UE. The approximate location of the UE may be based, at least in part, on a location of the relay UE and determining the approximate location of the UE may include performing a ranging procedure with the relay UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Babar Qaisrani, Biljana Badic, Gaurav Lamba, Krisztian Kiss, Mona Agnel, Rafael L Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C Malthankar, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Vijay Venkataraman
  • Patent number: 11617069
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may identify that an emergency call is being initiated and send further messages including the location of the UE. The UE receives emergency location signaling parameters, identifies that an emergency communication has been initiated by the UE based on the emergency location signaling parameters and transmits a message to an endpoint associated with emergency services based on the identification of the emergency message being initiated, wherein the message includes location information for the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gaurav Lamba, Abdus Samad, Amandeep Singh Bedi, Krisztian Kiss, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C. Malthankar, Samy Touati, Vijay Venkataraman, Vinash Kaushal
  • Publication number: 20220110187
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for emergency communications (e.g., voice calls and/or SMS messages) for UE's without cellular coverage (e.g., in non-cellular coverage). A function of a core network may receive, from a relay UE, a request to establish an SOS APN for a host UE, where the request may include at least an approximate location of the host UE, and where the host UE may be out of range of cellular service. The function of the core network may route, based, at least in part, on the approximate location of the host UE, traffic to a PSAP with a coverage area that includes the approximate location of the host UE using the established SOS APN. The approximate location of the host UE may be based, at least in part, on a location of the relay UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Babar Qaisrani, Biljana Badic, Gaurav Lamba, Krisztian Kiss, Mona Agnel, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C. Malthankar, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Vijay Venkataraman
  • Publication number: 20220109969
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for emergency communications (e.g., voice calls and/or SMS messages) for UE's without cellular coverage (e.g., in non-cellular coverage). A UE may establish, while out of range of cellular service, a peer-to-peer communication session with a relay UE using a channel in an unlicensed frequency band. The UE may transmit, using the peer-to-peer communication session, an emergency notification to the relay UE. The emergency notification may include an approximate location of the UE. Further the UE may communicate with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), where the communications may be relayed between the UE and the PSAP by the relay UE. The approximate location of the UE may be based, at least in part, on a location of the relay UE and determining the approximate location of the UE may include performing a ranging procedure with the relay UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Babar Qaisrani, Biljana Badic, Gaurav Lamba, Krisztian Kiss, Mona Agnel, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C. Malthankar, Sudeep Manithara Vamanan, Vijay Venkataraman
  • Publication number: 20210258761
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may identify that an emergency call is being initiated and send further messages including the location of the UE. The UE receives emergency location signaling parameters, identifies that an emergency communication has been initiated by the UE based on the emergency location signaling parameters and transmits a message to an endpoint associated with emergency services based on the identification of the emergency message being initiated, wherein the message includes location information for the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Gaurav LAMBA, Abdus SAMAD, Amandeep Singh BEDI, Krisztian KISS, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Samy TOUATI, Vijay VENKATARAMAN, Vinash KAUSHAL
  • Patent number: 9686767
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining location are presented. One example method includes obtaining a route comprising an ordered set of waypoints; receiving an indication of traversal of the route beginning at a first waypoint and recording a time associated with the indication; determining location information and time information at a sampling rate; for each subsequent waypoint of the ordered set of waypoints: receiving a signal indicating arrival at a current waypoint of the ordered set of waypoints, determining a time and a ground truth associated with the signal, and determining error information associated with each determined location between the prior waypoint and the current waypoint; and providing the error information to a remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: James Douglass Deloach, Gaurav Lamba, Milind Patil, Bruce Everett Wilson
  • Publication number: 20170064665
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining location are presented. One example method includes obtaining a route comprising an ordered set of waypoints; receiving an indication of traversal of the route beginning at a first waypoint and recording a time associated with the indication; determining location information and time information at a sampling rate; for each subsequent waypoint of the ordered set of waypoints: receiving a signal indicating arrival at a current waypoint of the ordered set of waypoints, determining a time and a ground truth associated with the signal, and determining error information associated with each determined location between the prior waypoint and the current waypoint; and providing the error information to a remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: James Douglass DELOACH, Gaurav LAMBA, Milind PATIL, Bruce Everett WILSON
  • Patent number: 9451418
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices enable group associations based on network determined location information. The various embodiments enable the ad-hoc creation of mobile device groups based on network determined locations. In an embodiment, a server may determine the location of a mobile device and based on the mobile device being located in a pairing zone may add the mobile device to a group. In an embodiment, the server may add the mobile device to the group following the occurrence of a trigger event, such as the mobile device pausing in a given pairing zone for a period of time. In an embodiment, the server may identify that mobile devices are located within a pairing zone and may add all the mobile devices in the pairing zone to the same group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: George Joseph, Peter S Marx, Eric P Bilange, Leyla S Celebi, Gaurav Lamba, Cormac S Conroy, Praveen Dua, Jayal M Mehta
  • Publication number: 20150330795
    Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for updating assistance data in an indoor navigation system. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving ranging measurements from a reference positioning terminal, computing an estimated location of the reference positioning terminal based on the received ranging measurements, receiving information associated with a high-confidence location of the reference positioning terminal, determining that a difference between the estimated location and the high-confidence location of the reference positioning terminal is greater than a predetermined threshold, and sending an assistance data update to a server associated with the indoor navigation system, the assistance data update including an update to assistance data based on the received ranging measurements of the reference positioning terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ramya SRINIVASAN, Milind H. PATIL, Ferit O. AKGUL, Praveen DUA, Gaurav LAMBA
  • Publication number: 20150334677
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for leveraging wireless communication traffic opportunistically, such as within an indoor or like environment, for example, for use in or with a mobile communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated, Inc.
    Inventors: Milind H. Patil, Ramya Srinivasan, Praveen Dua, Gaurav Lamba
  • Publication number: 20150264536
    Abstract: A method of determining a present location of a mobile device within a structure includes: obtaining a prior location of the mobile device, the prior location being on a first floor of the structure; and in response to the prior location being indicative of the present location being remote from a floor transition, using a first set of access points to determine the present location, the first set of access points disposed only on the first floor; or in response to the prior location being indicative of the present location being proximate to the floor transition, using a second set of access points to determine the present location of the mobile device, the second set of access points comprising one or more access points disposed on the first floor and one or more access points disposed on the second floor, the second floor being separate from the first floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Milind H. PATIL, Sunil A. PATEL, Gaurav LAMBA
  • Publication number: 20150237465
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for using positioning modes including mobile-based and network-based positioning modes are presented. The mobile device comprises a transceiver configured to receive an individualized command from a server instructing the mobile device to switch from the first positioning mode to the second positioning mode. The individualized command is based on at least one of: (1) a determined accuracy of the mobile device; (2) a state of a resource; (3) a comparison between a network load and a threshold; (4) a geo-fence; or (5) a combination thereof. The mobile device also comprises a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to: operate in the first positioning mode before receiving the individualized command; switch from the first positioning mode to the second positioning mode based on the individualized command from the server; and operate in the second positioning mode after receiving the individualized command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ferit Ozan AKGUL, Ramya Srinivasan, Gaurav Lamba
  • Patent number: 9078232
    Abstract: Techniques are provided, which may be implemented via various methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture. For example, an electronic device may obtain an estimated location of a mobile device, determine a quality of a geometric distribution of transmitting devices capable of transmitting wireless signals to the mobile device at the estimated location, and assign an uncertainty to the estimated location. In certain implementations, an electronic device may further determine an adapted transmission setting for a transmitting device and transmit a corresponding message to the transmitting device. In certain implementations, an electronic device may identify adapted assistance data for the mobile device and transmit a corresponding message to one or more other electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Gengsheng Zhang, Ferit O. Akgul, Sundar Raman, Murthy S. Vempati, Gaurav Lamba
  • Publication number: 20140329538
    Abstract: Techniques are provided, which may be implemented via various methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture. For example, an electronic device may obtain an estimated location of a mobile device, determine a quality of a geometric distribution of transmitting devices capable of transmitting wireless signals to the mobile device at the estimated location, and assign an uncertainty to the estimated location. In certain implementations, an electronic device may further determine an adapted transmission setting for a transmitting device and transmit a corresponding message to the transmitting device. In certain implementations, an electronic device may identify adapted assistance data for the mobile device and transmit a corresponding message to one or more other electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gengsheng Zhang, Ferit O. Akgul, Sundar Raman, Murthy S. Vempati, Gaurav Lamba
  • Patent number: 8781505
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a location fix of a mobile station based on identification information of a cellular base station included in a pilot signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Gaurav Lamba
  • Publication number: 20140113674
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices enable group associations based on network determined location information. The various embodiments enable the ad-hoc creation of mobile device groups based on network determined locations. In an embodiment, a server may determine the location of a mobile device and based on the mobile device being located in a pairing zone may add the mobile device to a group. In an embodiment, the server may add the mobile device to the group following the occurrence of a trigger event, such as the mobile device pausing in a given pairing zone for a period of time. In an embodiment, the server may identify that mobile devices are located within a pairing zone and may add all the mobile devices in the pairing zone to the same group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: George Joseph, Peter S. Marx, Eric P. Bilange, Leyla S. Celebi, Gaurav Lamba, Cormac S. Conroy, Praveen Dua, Jayal M. Mehta
  • Patent number: 8548500
    Abstract: Techniques for supporting location services with roaming are described. A method of supporting location services (LCS) for a mobile station roaming from a home network and communicating with a visited network includes receiving a domain name system (DNS) query at a DNS of the home network from a packet data serving node (PDSN) of the home network. The method also includes sending to the mobile station from the DNS of the home network an address of a serving position determining entity (S-PDE) in the visited network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gaurav Lamba, Kirk Allan Burroughs, Ie-Hong Lin, Sanjeev Khushu, Zhimin Du, Yufei Wang
  • Patent number: 8504064
    Abstract: Techniques for supporting location services (LCS) with roaming are described. A method of supporting LCS in a network comprising a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) enabled terminal (SET), a home SUPL location center (H-SLC), and a serving SUPL location center (S-SLC) includes receiving, at the H-SLC, a location request message for a location of the SET, where the location request message comprises an indication of a network location of the SET. The method includes sending, to the S-SLC in response to the location request message, a roaming request message. The method includes receiving, from the S-SLC in response to the roaming request message, a location report message comprising a position of the network location. The method also includes sending a reporting message comprising the position of the network location of the SET as the location of the SET.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gaurav Lamba, Kirk Allan Burroughs, Ie-Hong Lin, Sanjeev Khushu, Zhimin Du, Yufei Wang
  • Patent number: 8428581
    Abstract: Techniques to support location services for a roaming mobile station are described. The mobile station may communicate with a serving mobile switching center (MSC) in a serving network. A roaming service provider (RSP) network may map an actual MSC identity (MSCID) of the serving MSC to a generic MSCID and may provide the generic MSCID to a home network. A home mobile positioning center (H-MPC) may map the generic MSCID to an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a mapping server within the RSP network and may send a location request message containing a mobile station identity (MSID) to the mapping server. The mapping server may determine a serving mobile positioning center (S-MPC) based on the MSID and may forward the message to the S-MPC. The mapping server may also receive a location response message from the S-MPC and may forward the message to the H-MPC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Gaurav Lamba, Kirk A. Burroughs, Bryan R. Cook
  • Publication number: 20120149369
    Abstract: Techniques for supporting location services (LCS) with roaming are described. A method of supporting LCS in a network comprising a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) enabled terminal (SET), a home SUPL location center (H-SLC), and a serving SUPL location center (S-SLC) includes receiving, at the H-SLC, a location request message for a location of the SET, where the location request message comprises an indication of a network location of the SET. The method includes sending, to the S-SLC in response to the location request message, a roaming request message. The method includes receiving, from the S-SLC in response to the roaming request message, a location report message comprising a position of the network location. The method also includes sending a reporting message comprising the position of the network location of the SET as the location of the SET.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gaurav Lamba, Kirk Allan Burroughs, Ie-Hong Lin, Sanjeev Khushu, Zhimin Du, Yufei Wang