Patents by Inventor Shivani Suresh Babu

Shivani Suresh Babu 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: 11979945
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine a radio access technology availability indicator to present. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network via a cell that operates according to a first radio access technology. The wireless device may determine if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to a second radio access technology, by configuration by the serving cell or from another standalone cell. The wireless device may select a radio access technology availability indicator to present based at least in part on determining if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to the second radio access technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sofheem Mohammed, Rohit Thareja, Vijay Venkataraman, Shivani Suresh Babu
  • Patent number: 11963060
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to handover of WLAN voice calls to one or more cellular networks. In some embodiments, a device is configured to perform voice communications over one or more wireless local area networks, communicate with a first network using a first cellular radio access technology (RAT), and communicate with a second network using a second cellular RAT. The device may store, based on communications via the first network, information indicating that the first network does not support voice communications for the apparatus. The device may handover a voice call from a wireless local network directly to the second cellular RAT, based on the stored information and without handover of the voice call to the first cellular RAT, based on call conditions on the wireless local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yifan Zhu, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Sang Ho Baek, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Utkarsh Kumar, Krisztian Kiss, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Publication number: 20230397266
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine whether to display an indicator of millimeter wave cellular availability. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection that includes connectivity with a fifth generation new radio millimeter wave cell. The wireless device may determine to display an indication of millimeter wave cell availability. The wireless device may determine location status information and motion status information for the wireless device. The wireless device may determine when to cease displaying the indication of millimeter wave cell availability after the radio resource control connection is released or the millimeter wave cell is deconfigured based at least in part on the location status information for the wireless device and the motion status information for the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Arun G. Mathias, Rajesh Ambati, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Ajay Singh, Raghuveer Mallikarjunan, Rohan C. Malthankar, Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli, Chandiramohan Vasudevan, Juergen H. Kreuchauf, Harshit Chuttani, Punit H. Awatramani, Swapna V. Iyer, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Kanuganti Rajeswar Reddy, Viswanath Nagarajan, Navjot Thakral
  • Patent number: 11770862
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine whether to display an indicator of millimeter wave cellular availability. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection that includes connectivity with a fifth generation new radio millimeter wave cell. The wireless device may determine to display an indication of millimeter wave cell availability. The wireless device may determine location status information and motion status information for the wireless device. The wireless device may determine when to cease displaying the indication of millimeter wave cell availability after the radio resource control connection is released or the millimeter wave cell is deconfigured based at least in part on the location status information for the wireless device and the motion status information for the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Arun G. Mathias, Rajesh Ambati, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Ajay Singh, Raghuveer Mallikarjunan, Rohan C. Malthankar, Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli, Chandiramohan Vasudevan, Juergen H. Kreuchauf, Harshit Chuttani, Punit H. Awatramani, Swapna V. Iyer, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Kanuganti Rajeswar Reddy, Viswanath Nagarajan, Navjot Thakral
  • Publication number: 20230300947
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230232482
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refreshing a GUTI of a UE. The UE may receive a GUTI from an AMF as part of a registration process. After a timer has expired, the UE may receive a new GUTI from the AMF. The timer may be provided by the UE as a request for use by the AMF. Alternatively, the timer may be used by the UE and the UE may request the new GUTI upon expiry of the timer, e.g., using an existing message or a new message, as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Krisztian Kiss
  • Patent number: 11706840
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11641686
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refreshing a Global Unique Temporary Identifier GUTI of a user equipment UE. The UE may receive a GUTI from an Access Mobility Function AMF as part of a registration process. After a timer has expired, the UE may receive a new GUTI from the AMF. The timer may be provided by the UE as a request for use by the AMF. Alternatively, the timer may be used by the UE and the UE may request the new GUTI upon expiry of the timer, e.g., using an existing message or a new message, as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Krisztian Kiss
  • Publication number: 20230023828
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to handover of WLAN voice calls to one or more cellular networks. In some embodiments, a device is configured to perform voice communications over one or more wireless local area networks, communicate with a first network using a first cellular radio access technology (RAT), and communicate with a second network using a second cellular RAT. The device may store, based on communications via the first network, information indicating that the first network does not support voice communications for the apparatus. The device may handover a voice call from a wireless local network directly to the second cellular RAT, based on the stored information and without handover of the voice call to the first cellular RAT, based on call conditions on the wireless local area network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Yifan Zhu, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Sang Ho Baek, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Utkarsh Kumar, Krisztian Kiss, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Publication number: 20230020681
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine a radio access technology availability indicator to present. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network via a cell that operates according to a first radio access technology. The wireless device may determine if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to a second radio access technology, by configuration by the serving cell or from another standalone cell. The wireless device may select a radio access technology availability indicator to present based at least in part on determining if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to the second radio access technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Sofheem Mohammed, Rohit Thareja, Vijay Venkataraman, Shivani Suresh Babu
  • Patent number: 11546967
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine a radio access technology availability indicator to present. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network via a cell that operates according to a first radio access technology. The wireless device may determine if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to a second radio access technology, by configuration by the serving cell or from another standalone cell. The wireless device may select a radio access technology availability indicator to present based at least in part on determining if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to the second radio access technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sofheem Mohammed, Rohit Thareja, Vijay Venkataraman, Shivani Suresh Babu
  • Patent number: 11540185
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to prioritize cells that support EN-DC over similar cells not supporting EN-DC. The UE may be configured to perform one or more measurement scans associated with cell selection and/or cell re-selection and may determine whether at least two LTE cells meet a selection criteria based on RSRP and/or SNR measurements. The UE may be configured to, in response to determining that at least two LTE cells meet the selection criteria, prioritize a first LTE cell of the at least two LTE cells over a second LTE cell of the at least two LTE cells based, at least in part, on support EN-DC. The first LTE cell may indicate support of EN-DC, e.g., via a ULI IE included in a SIB2 broadcast by the first LTE cell. The UE may be configured to select the first LTE cell for camping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sagar B. Shah, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Kanuganti Rajeswar Reddy, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Li Su, Manish G. Vemulapalli, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Ozgur Ekici, Rangakrishna Nallandigal, Sachin J. Sane, Shivani Suresh Babu, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Vijay Venkataraman, Yifan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11540195
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform detection and mitigation of data stalls. The mitigation may occur during and/or at initiation of a data connection. The wireless device may establish a data connection(s) with a network over a Wi-Fi or cellular interface and monitor the data connection(s) for a data stall condition(s)/hint(s). The wireless device may perform a remedial action(s) responsive to detection of a data stall condition(s)/hint(s), including initiating a service recovery of the cellular interface, initiating a radio access technology (RAT) upgrade procedure, and/or initiating a handover procedure to a neighbor cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Amitabha Ghosh, Eyad Al-Shemali, Franco Travostino, Jinghua Ling, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Muhammad R. Dar, Murtaza A. Shikari, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Pankaj Subhash Vasandani, Ravish Samuel, Samuel J. Miller, Shivani Suresh Babu, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yifan Zhu, Irfan Khasim Mohammed, Sofheem Mohammed, Raghuram Mungara, Vijay Gadde, Sharad Garg
  • Patent number: 11528679
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods for de-registration of the wireless device from a first access type over a second access type. Methods also include procedures for maintaining state machines associated with both access types as well as procedures to determine a connection for re-transmitting a de-registration request and to avoid collisions between procedures associated with the first and second access types. Further, methods include an information element configured to indicate which access type has been de-registered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Krisztian Kiss, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Utkarsh Kumar, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu, Hariharan Sukumar
  • Patent number: 11503527
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to handover of WLAN voice calls to one or more cellular networks. In some embodiments, a device is configured to perform voice communications over one or more wireless local area networks, communicate with a first network using a first cellular radio access technology (RAT), and communicate with a second network using a second cellular RAT. The device may store, based on communications via the first network, information indicating that the first network does not support voice communications for the apparatus. The device may handover a voice call from a wireless local network directly to the second cellular RAT, based on the stored information and without handover of the voice call to the first cellular RAT, based on call conditions on the wireless local area network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yifan Zhu, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Sang Ho Baek, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Utkarsh Kumar, Krisztian Kiss, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Publication number: 20220159783
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine a radio access technology availability indicator to present. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network via a cell that operates according to a first radio access technology. The wireless device may determine if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to a second radio access technology, by configuration by the serving cell or from another standalone cell. The wireless device may select a radio access technology availability indicator to present based at least in part on determining if access to the cellular network is also available via a cell that operates according to the second radio access technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Sofheem Mohammed, Rohit Thareja, Vijay Venkataraman, Shivani Suresh Babu
  • Publication number: 20220141902
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refreshing a GUTI of a UE. The UE may receive a GUTI from an AMF as part of a registration process. After a timer has expired, the UE may receive a new GUTI from the AMF. The timer may be provided by the UE as a request for use by the AMF. Alternatively, the timer may be used by the UE and the UE may request the new GUTI upon expiry of the timer, e.g., using an existing message or a new message, as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Krisztian Kiss
  • Publication number: 20220141920
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu
  • Patent number: 11259354
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refreshing a GUTI of a UE. The UE may receive a GUTI from an AMF as part of a registration process. After a timer has expired, the UE may receive a new GUTI from the AMF. The timer may be provided by the UE as a request for use by the AMF. Alternatively, the timer may be used by the UE and the UE may request the new GUTI upon expiry of the timer, e.g., using an existing message or a new message, as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Krisztian Kiss
  • Patent number: 11252787
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for enhancement of multi-SIM devices, such as UE 106. A network may increase paging retries for known MU-SIM devices, e.g., based on an indication of capabilities from a MU-SIM device. The indication may be via a NAS registration request, an RRC capability procedure, and/or an RRC UE assistance procedure. Additionally, a network may include an indication of a paging priority to the UE. The UE may then determine a response to the page based, at least in part, on the indicated priority. Further, the UE may indicate a tune-away to the network. The indication of the tune-away may include a cause and/or duration for the tune-away and may be provided at an RRC level or a network access stratum (NAS) level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Sang Ho Baek, Shivani Suresh Babu, Srinivasan Nimmala, Utkarsh Kumar, Vijay Venkataraman, Viswanath Nagarajan, Yifan Zhu