Patents by Inventor Vinay Basavanna

Vinay Basavanna 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).

  • Methods and devices for wireless device-to-device software upgrades
    Patent number: 9575741
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and devices for wireless device-to-device software upgrade. In one implementation, a source electronic device receives software version information from a target electronic device. The source electronic device transmits software version information of the source electronic device and software version information of the target electronic device to a server. The source electronic device receives, from the server, a notification that the source electronic device is permitted to upgrade the target electronic device. The source electronic device then establishes a wireless connection with the target electronic device. Next, the source electronic device receives, from the target electronic device, information regarding a software upgrade that is needed by the target electronic device. The source electronic device then wirelessly transmits the software upgrade to the target electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Sateshk Kumar Chinnappan, Vinay Basavanna, Gopalakrishnan Venkatasubramanian
  • Methods and Devices for Wireless Device-To-Device Software Upgrades
    Publication number: 20150268944
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and devices for wireless device-to-device software upgrade. In one implementation, a source electronic device receives software version information from a target electronic device. The source electronic device transmits software version information of the source electronic device and software version information of the target electronic device to a server. The source electronic device receives, from the server, a notification that the source electronic device is permitted to upgrade the target electronic device. The source electronic device then establishes a wireless connection with the target electronic device. Next, the source electronic device receives, from the target electronic device, information regarding a software upgrade that is needed by the target electronic device. The source electronic device then wirelessly transmits the software upgrade to the target electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Sateshk Kumar Chinnappan, Vinay Basavanna, Gopalakrishnan Venkatasubramanian