Patents by Inventor Prashanth Rao
Prashanth Rao 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: 10841969Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a 3G gateway. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising a gateway situated between a 3G radio access network (RAN) and a core network, the gateway providing resource management for a nodeB, and providing routing and node management for another base station, wherein the base station may be configured to provide, as a virtual RNC, radio resource control, power control, ciphering, and multiplexing of multiple users onto a transmission path for a first mobile device attached to the nodeB; the gateway may be configured to relay traffic for a second mobile device attached to the base station; and the gateway may be configured to relay traffic to the core network from both the nodeB and the base station via an IuCS interface and an IuPS interface.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Yang Cao, Zeev Lubenski, Kaitki Agarwal, Prashanth Rao, Rahul Atri
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Publication number: 20200351909Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to address inter-cell interference in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a coordinating node situated between a radio access network and a core network; and a first base station in the radio access network in communication with the coordinating node, wherein: the coordinating node has a coordinating scheduler with a first scheduling period; the first base station has a first base station scheduler with a second scheduling period shorter than the first scheduling period; the coordinating scheduler is configured to send a resource reservation list and a resource restriction list to the first base station scheduler once during each first scheduling period; and the first base station is configured to receive the resource reservation list and the resource restriction list and to use the resource reservation list and the resource restriction list when performing mobile device resource scheduling.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Murali Talluri, Praveen Puvvadi, Mohit Chugh, Kaitki Agarwal, Anoop Kumar, Syed Intekhab Anjum, Santosh Kumar Pandey, Sharique Qureshi
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Patent number: 10790999Abstract: This application discloses embodiments of systems and methods for a flexible automation system for a network of connected machines. In some embodiments, the network of connected machines uses one or more of wireless protocols such as Zigbee, ZWave, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other IEEE 802.15.4 protocols. Intuitive graphical user interface methods are provided to allow users to implement their custom logic without requiring custom software programming. Systems and methods are provided to customize downloadable and sharable automation software applications to work in a variety of non-identical network configurations. Intuitive graphical user interface methods are provided to allow users to custom configure automation rules for their network of machines by remote collaboration or allowing remote configuring by experts.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventor: Prashanth Rao
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Publication number: 20200288392Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing an energy efficient base station with synchronization. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: performing traffic analysis to determine off-peak hours duration when traffic is light; updating downlink and uplink schedulers to transmit a minimum required signaling and control information; and wherein updating downlink and uplink scheduler for minimum required signaling and control information further comprises scheduling, in a downlink direction, at least one of transmitting only reference symbols over selected OFDM symbols, PDDCH on to a first three OFDM symbols, PSS and SSS on a central six PRBs and PBCH.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Steven Paul Papa, Christopher Simmonds, Ramesh Annavajjala
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Patent number: 10772051Abstract: To address the problem of inter-cell interference in a heterogeneous network, several methods and systems are disclosed for determining interference caused by an aggressor mobile node, and transmitting at appropriate times and with transmit power that does not cause interference. Methods disclosed include using X2 communications, such as HII and RNTP messages, switching to an alternative radio access technology, sniffing at the eNodeB to obtain information, coordinating with a cloud coordination server, and using CFI information to avoid interfering with communications on the PDCCH.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Yang Cao, Kaitki Agarwal
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Patent number: 10750567Abstract: A method for topology hiding is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a gateway, the gateway positioned between a core network and a radio access network, a configuration information request from a base station; analyzing, at the gateway, a topology of the radio access network, the radio access network including the base station; grouping, at the gateway, the base station into a first group based on the topology; sending, from the gateway to the base station, a grouping message to indicate that the base station be placed in the first group; and terminating connections from the core network to one or more base stations in the first group at the gateway as a back-to-back proxy, thereby hiding the topology of the radio access network from the core network.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Yang Cao, Zeev Lubenski, Kaitki Agarwal, Prashanth Rao, Rahul Atri
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Publication number: 20200245202Abstract: A gateway for X2 interface communication is provided, including: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs); and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs, the X2 external interface further including a single X2 endpoint for the plurality of radio access networks, such that the X2 external interface provides a single interface for an external macro cell or core network to interact with the plurality of radio access networks. The gateway may further include a handover module for maintaining X2 signaling associations and transactions for incoming and outbound handovers, including X2 to S1 and S1 to X2 translation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Pratik Mehta, Kartik Shashikant Raval, Kaitki Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Sridhar Donepudi, Anupam Goyal, Yang Cao
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Patent number: 10721750Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to address inter-cell interference in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a coordinating node situated between a radio access network and a core network; and a first base station in the radio access network in communication with the coordinating node, wherein: the coordinating node has a coordinating scheduler with a first scheduling period; the first base station has a first base station scheduler with a second scheduling period shorter than the first scheduling period; the coordinating scheduler is configured to send a resource reservation list and a resource restriction list to the first base station scheduler once during each first scheduling period; and the first base station is configured to receive the resource reservation list and the resource restriction list and to use the resource reservation list and the resource restriction list when performing mobile device resource scheduling.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Murali Talluri, Praveen Puvvadi, Mohit Chugh, Kaitki Agarwal, Anoop Kumar, Syed Intekhab Anjum, Santosh Kumar Pandey, Sharique Qureshi
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Publication number: 20200229110Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising: a solar panel; an electric power supply source; a wireless fronthaul access point coupled to a radio mast and in communication with a remote baseband unit, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface; a self-organizing network module in communication with a coordinating server; and an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising: a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the remote baseband unit wirelessly via the wireless fronthaul access point, wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio. Synchronization is used to pack used resource blocks to reduce the duty cycle of the PAs, thereby reducing power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Steven Paul Papa, Prashanth Rao, Yang Cao, Rajesh Kumar Mishra
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Publication number: 20200196378Abstract: A method for topology hiding is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a gateway, the gateway positioned between a core network and a radio access network, a configuration information request from a base station; analyzing, at the gateway, a topology of the radio access network, the radio access network including the base station; grouping, at the gateway, the base station into a first group based on the topology; sending, from the gateway to the base station, a grouping message to indicate that the base station be placed in the first group; and terminating connections from the core network to one or more base stations in the first group at the gateway as a back-to-back proxy, thereby hiding the topology of the radio access network from the core network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Yang Cao, Zeev Lubenski, Kaitki Agarwal, Prashanth Rao, Rahul Atri
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Publication number: 20200187222Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to address inter-cell interference in a heterogeneous network. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising: a coordinating node situated between a radio access network and a core network; and a first base station in the radio access network in communication with the coordinating node, wherein: the coordinating node has a coordinating scheduler with a first scheduling period; the first base station has a first base station scheduler with a second scheduling period shorter than the first scheduling period; the coordinating scheduler is configured to send a resource reservation list and a resource restriction list to the first base station scheduler once during each first scheduling period; and the first base station is configured to receive the resource reservation list and the resource restriction list and to use the resource reservation list and the resource restriction list when performing mobile device resource scheduling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Murali Talluri, Praveen Puvvadi, Mohit Chugh, Kaitki Agarwal, Anoop Kumar, Syed Intekhab Anjum, Santosh Kumar Pandey, Sharique Qureshi, Rajesh Kumar Mishra
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Patent number: 10602459Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising: a solar panel; an electric power supply source; a wireless fronthaul access point coupled to a radio mast and in communication with a remote baseband unit, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface; a self-organizing network module in communication with a coordinating server; and an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising: a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the remote baseband unit wirelessly via the wireless fronthaul access point, wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio. Synchronization is used to pack used resource blocks to reduce the duty cycle of the PAs, thereby reducing power.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Steven Paul Papa, Prashanth Rao, Yang Cao, Rajesh Kumar Mishra
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Patent number: 10595242Abstract: A gateway for X2 interface communication is provided, including: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs); and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs, the X2 external interface further including a single X2 endpoint for the plurality of radio access networks, such that the X2 external interface provides a single interface for an external macro cell or core network to interact with the plurality of radio access networks. The gateway may further include a handover module for maintaining X2 signaling associations and transactions for incoming and outbound handovers, including X2 to S1 and S1 to X2 translation.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Prashanth Rao, Pratik Mehta, Kartik Shashikant Raval, Kaitki Agarwal, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Sridhar Donepudi, Anupam Goyal, Yang Cao
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Patent number: 10484837Abstract: A method for providing multicast services to mobile devices, comprising: providing, at a controller node, an interface representing a single network node to a multicast server node; receiving, at the controller node, link status messages from a first and a second network node; constructing, at the controller node, a multicast route at the controller node based on the received link status messages; receiving, at the controller node, a multicast data stream from the multicast server node; and sending the multicast data stream to at least two mobile devices via the constructed multicast route.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Abhijit Navalekar, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Kaitki Agarwal, Prashanth Rao
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Patent number: 10463304Abstract: There is provided a monolithically integrated multimodal sensor device for intracranial neuromonitoring, the sensor device including: a single substrate; a temperature sensor formed on a first portion of the single substrate for detecting temperature; a pressure sensor formed on a second portion of the single substrate for detecting intracranial pressure; and an oxygen sensor formed on a third portion of the single substrate for detecting oxygen concentration. In particular, sensing portions of the temperature sensor, the oxygen sensor and the pressure sensor, respectively, are formed at different layers of the sensor device. There is also provided an integrated multimodal sensor system incorporating the sensor device and the associated methods of fabrication.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE. LTD.Inventors: Wai Pan Chan, Margarita Sofia Narducci, Yuan Gao, Julius Ming Lin Tsai, Ruiqi Lim, Ming-Yuan Cheng, Abdur Rub Abdur Rahman, Mi Kyoung Park, Minkyu Je, Jai Prashanth Rao
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Patent number: 10425244Abstract: This application discloses embodiments of systems and methods for a flexible automation system for a network of connected machines. In some embodiments, the network of connected machines uses one or more of wireless protocols such as Zigbee, ZWave, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other IEEE 802.15.4 protocols. The systems and methods provide a flexible automation system where end users can customize the operation of the network of connected machines to suit the automation logic desired. Intuitive graphical user interface methods are provided to allow users to implement their custom logic without requiring custom software programming. Systems and methods are provided to customize downloadable and sharable automation software applications to work in a variety of non-identical network configurations. Intuitive graphical user interface methods are provided to allow users to custom configure automation rules for their network of machines by remote collaboration or allowing remote configuring by experts.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Inventor: Prashanth Rao
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Publication number: 20190274105Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising: a solar panel; an electric power supply source; a wireless fronthaul access point coupled to a radio mast and in communication with a remote baseband unit, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface; a self-organizing network module in communication with a coordinating server; and an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising: a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the remote baseband unit wirelessly via the wireless fronthaul access point, wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio. Synchronization is used to pack used resource blocks to reduce the duty cycle of the PAs, thereby reducing power.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Steven Paul Papa, Prashanth Rao, Yang Cao, Rajesh Kumar Mishra
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Publication number: 20190246446Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for a 3G gateway. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed, comprising a gateway situated between a 3G radio access network (RAN) and a core network, the gateway providing resource management for a nodeB, and providing routing and node management for another base station, wherein the base station may be configured to provide, as a virtual RNC, radio resource control, power control, ciphering, and multiplexing of multiple users onto a transmission path for a first mobile device attached to the nodeB; the gateway may be configured to relay traffic for a second mobile device attached to the base station; and the gateway may be configured to relay traffic to the core network from both the nodeB and the base station via an IuCS interface and an IuPS interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Yang Cao, Zeev Lubenski, Kaitki Agarwal, Prashanth Rao, Rahul Atri
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Publication number: 20190215894Abstract: A method for topology hiding is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a gateway, the gateway positioned between a core network and a radio access network, a configuration information request from a base station; analyzing, at the gateway, a topology of the radio access network, the radio access network including the base station; grouping, at the gateway, the base station into a first group based on the topology; sending, from the gateway to the base station, a grouping message to indicate that the base station be placed in the first group; and terminating connections from the core network to one or more base stations in the first group at the gateway as a back-to-back proxy, thereby hiding the topology of the radio access network from the core network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Yang Cao, Zeev Lubenski, Kaitki Agarwal, Prashanth Rao, Rahul Atri
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Publication number: 20190141575Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a mesh network node to switch from a base station role to a user equipment role relative to a second mesh network node, and vice versa. By switching roles in this manner, the mesh network node may be able to benefit from increased uplink or downlink speed in the new role. This role reversal technique is particularly useful when using wireless protocols such as LTE that are asymmetric and allow differing throughput on uplink and downlink connections. Methods for determining whether to perform role reversal are disclosed, and methods for using role reversal in mesh networks comprising greater than two nodes are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Steven Paul Papa, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Kaitki Agarwal, Sridhar Donepudi, Sumit Garg, Kartik Shashikant Raval, Prashanth Rao