Patents by Inventor Parag M. Kanade

Parag M. Kanade 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: 9924465
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for low power sensing of wireless access technologies are disclosed. In particular, a mobile wireless device, such as an access terminal, may utilize a lower power circuitry portion that operates at a lower power than active circuitry, such as a primary transceiver. The lower power circuitry portion includes a configurable searcher that is capable of sensing if signals of one or more various wireless access technologies are present. When the wireless device utilizes sleep or idle modes for power savings, use of the lower power sensing circuitry to sense the presence of wireless access technologies, rather than using an awoken higher power primary transceiver for sensing, affords increased power savings. An added ability of the lower power circuitry to be put into sleep or idles modes achieves even greater power savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Dilip Krishnaswamy, Parag M. Kanade, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya
  • Publication number: 20160057700
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for low power sensing of wireless access technologies are disclosed. In particular, a mobile wireless device, such as an access terminal, may utilize a lower power circuitry portion that operates at a lower power than active circuitry, such as a primary transceiver. The lower power circuitry portion includes a configurable searcher that is capable of sensing if signals of one or more various wireless access technologies are present. When the wireless device utilizes sleep or idle modes for power savings, use of the lower power sensing circuitry to sense the presence of wireless access technologies, rather than using an awoken higher power primary transceiver for sensing, affords increased power savings. An added ability of the lower power circuitry to be put into sleep or idles modes achieves even greater power savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Dilip Krishnaswamy, Parag M. Kanade, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya
  • Patent number: 9060336
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for low power sensing of wireless access technologies are disclosed. In particular, a mobile wireless device, such as an access terminal, may utilize a lower power circuitry portion that operates at a lower power than active circuitry, such as a primary transceiver. The lower power circuitry portion includes a configurable searcher that is capable of sensing if signals of one or more various wireless access technologies are present. When the wireless device utilizes sleep or idle modes for power savings, use of the lower power sensing circuitry to sense the presence of wireless access technologies, rather than using an awoken higher power primary transceiver for sensing, affords increased power savings. An added ability of the lower power circuitry to be put into sleep or idles modes achieves even greater power savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Dilip Krishnaswamy, Parag M. Kanade, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya
  • Patent number: 8731622
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for system acquisition at a wireless device while maintaining a predetermined battery life span, include determining a level of remaining battery power upon entering an out of service state. A duty cycle, comprising a search time and sleep time, of acquisition attempts is determined such that the level of remaining battery power lasts for the defined battery life span. The duty cycle is determined by adjusting at least one of the search time and the sleep time, depending on how long the remaining battery power is required to last.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Parag M. Kanade, Alex K. Tu, Virat Deepak
  • Patent number: 8634817
    Abstract: A multimode wireless communication device utilizes location information provided by a co-located autonomous position location receiver to determine a preferred provider database and associated operating mode and operating technology when an out-of-service condition is encountered. The multimode wireless communication device can utilize active preferred provider database while in service and while acquired within a network. The multimode wireless communication device can initiate location-based mode and technology control when in an out-of-service condition. The multimode wireless communication device determines its location and based on the location, accesses a database to determine a preferred provider database. The preferred provider database provides a hierarchical list of available systems and associated information for acquiring and registering with the systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Parag M. Kanade
  • Publication number: 20110096697
    Abstract: A wireless communication device configured for automatic selection of geographic specific behavior is described. The circuitry is configured to receive a message with system information from the network that is mandatorily sent from a base station. The circuitry is also configured to determine the geographic area from the system information using a lookup table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Karthik Anantharaman, Parag M. Kanade
  • Publication number: 20100322126
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for low power sensing of wireless access technologies are disclosed. In particular, a mobile wireless device, such as an access terminal, may utilize a lower power circuitry portion that operates at a lower power than active circuitry, such as a primary transceiver. The lower power circuitry portion includes a configurable searcher that is capable of sensing if signals of one or more various wireless access technologies are present. When the wireless device utilizes sleep or idle modes for power savings, use of the lower power sensing circuitry to sense the presence of wireless access technologies, rather than using an awoken higher power primary transceiver for sensing, affords increased power savings. An added ability of the lower power circuitry to be put into sleep or idles modes achieves even greater power savings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Dilip Krishnaswamy, Parag M. Kanade, Parvathanathan Subrahmanya
  • Publication number: 20100105373
    Abstract: A multimode wireless communication device utilizes location information provided by a co-located autonomous position location receiver to determine a preferred provider database and associated operating mode and operating technology when an out-of-service condition is encountered. The multimode wireless communication device can utilize active preferred provider database while in service and while acquired within a network. The multimode wireless communication device can initiate location-based mode and technology control when in an out-of-service condition. The multimode wireless communication device determines its location and based on the location, accesses a database to determine a preferred provider database. The preferred provider database provides a hierarchical list of available systems and associated information for acquiring and registering with the systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Parag M. Kanade
  • Publication number: 20090289601
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for system acquisition at a wireless device while maintaining a predetermined battery life span, include determining a level of remaining battery power upon entering an out of service state. A duty cycle, comprising a search time and sleep time, of acquisition attempts is determined such that the level of remaining battery power lasts for the defined battery life span. The duty cycle is determined by adjusting at least one of the search time and the sleep time, depending on how long the remaining battery power is required to last.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Parag M. Kanade, Alex K. Tu, Virat Deepak