Patents by Inventor Akhil DEODHAR

Akhil DEODHAR 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: 12273825
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for configurable radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance based on region. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) generally includes identifying a region in which the UE is located, selecting at least one of a mode or one or more parameters for RF exposure compliance based on the identified region, and transmitting a signal at a transmission power level based at least in part on the at least one of the selected mode or the selected one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lin Lu, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Akhil Deodhar, Troy Curtiss, Paul Guckian
  • Publication number: 20250106788
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for operating a wireless communication device pursuant to radio frequency (RF) exposure with antenna grouping. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment generally includes accessing a stored backoff factor associated with an antenna group among a plurality of antenna groups. The method also includes transmitting, from at least one transmit antenna in the antenna group, a signal at a transmission power level based on the backoff factor in compliance with an RF exposure requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR
  • Publication number: 20250062804
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus may determine a time-averaged power limit of a set of antennas. The apparatus may modify an antenna switching configuration based at least in part on the time-averaged power limit. The apparatus may transmit a signal using an antenna, from the set of antennas, associated with the modified antenna switching configuration, wherein the antenna is associated with a higher power limit than one or more other antennas. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Thawatt GOPAL, Sridhar BANDARU, Brian Clarke BANISTER, Reza SHAHIDI, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR, Lin LU, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI
  • Patent number: 12225478
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for exception-robust time-averaged radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance continuity. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first signal at a first transmission power based on time-averaged RF exposure measurements over a time window and storing RF exposure information associated with the time window. The method may also include detecting that an exception event associated with the UE occurred and transmitting a second signal at a second transmission power based at least in part on the stored RF exposure information in response to the detection of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian
  • Publication number: 20250038781
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for operating a wireless device pursuant to RF exposure compliance are provided. An example method generally includes: when an RFECS1 of the wireless device is in an online state, controlling, via the RFECS1, at least one of one or more first radios associated with a first RAT or one or more second radios associated with a second RAT, in compliance with an RF exposure limit and based on at least one of first RF exposure information associated with the one or more first radios or second RF exposure information associated with the one or more second radios; and when the RFECS1 is unavailable, controlling, via a second RF exposure control scheme, the one or more second radios associated with the second RAT in compliance with the RF exposure limit and based on third RF exposure information associated with the one or more second radios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Scott HOOVER, Akhil DEODHAR, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN, Huang LOU, Farhad MESHKATI, Troy CURTISS, Nandhini SRINIVASAN
  • Publication number: 20250031156
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for a mobile satellite communications application that is aware of radio frequency (RF) exposure. An example method of wireless communication by a wireless device includes determining an RF exposure budget for one or more future transmissions in compliance with an RF exposure limit. The method further includes obtaining a size of a payload for a potential transmission. The method further includes determining transmission information based at least in part on the RF exposure budget and the size of the payload. The method further includes outputting the transmission information for a user of the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Tienyow LIU, Udayan BHAWNANI, Farhad MESHKATI, Nathan YEE, Carl HARDIN, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR
  • Patent number: 12177797
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for operating a wireless communication device pursuant to radio frequency (RF) exposure with antenna grouping. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment generally includes accessing a stored backoff factor associated with an antenna group among a plurality of antenna groups. The method also includes transmitting, from at least one transmit antenna in the antenna group, a signal at a transmission power level based on the backoff factor in compliance with an RF exposure requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian, Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar
  • Patent number: 12149310
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus may determine a time-averaged power limit of a set of antennas. The apparatus may modify an antenna switching configuration based at least in part on the time-averaged power limit. The apparatus may transmit a signal using an antenna, from the set of antennas, associated with the modified antenna switching configuration, wherein the antenna is associated with a higher power limit than one or more other antennas. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thawatt Gopal, Sridhar Bandaru, Brian Clarke Banister, Reza Shahidi, Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar, Lin Lu, Jagadish Nadakuduti
  • Publication number: 20240275418
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for exceptions to region-specific radio frequency parameters. An example method of wireless communication includes identifying a region in which the wireless device is located. The method further includes identifying an indication, associated with the identified region, of whether to apply one or more exception values or one or more default values, associated with one or more parameters for radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance. The method also includes selecting the one or more exception values based on the indication and transmitting a signal at a transmit power based at least in part on the selected one or more exception values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Troy CURTISS, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Scott HOOVER, Akhil DEODHAR, Nandhini SRINIVASAN, Paul GUCKIAN
  • Publication number: 20240244541
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for radio frequency (RF) exposure with antenna grouping. An example method for grouping antennas for RF exposure compliance by a processing system generally includes determining RF exposure distributions per transmit antenna configuration for a plurality of transmit antennas and assigning the plurality of transmit antennas to a plurality of antenna groups based on the RF exposure distributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR
  • Publication number: 20240129860
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for configurable radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance based on region. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) generally includes identifying a region in which the UE is located, selecting at least one of a mode or one or more parameters for RF exposure compliance based on the identified region, and transmitting a signal at a transmission power level based at least in part on the at least one of the selected mode or the selected one or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lin LU, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Akhil DEODHAR, Troy CURTISS, Paul GUCKIAN
  • Patent number: 11917559
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for radio frequency (RF) exposure with antenna grouping. An example method for grouping antennas for RF exposure compliance by a processing system generally includes determining RF exposure distributions per transmit antenna configuration for a plurality of transmit antennas and assigning the plurality of transmit antennas to a plurality of antenna groups based on the RF exposure distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian, Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar
  • Patent number: 11871359
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for configurable radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance based on region. An example method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) generally includes identifying a region in which the UE is located, selecting at least one of a mode or one or more parameters for RF exposure compliance based on the identified region, and transmitting a signal at a transmission power level based at least in part on the at least one of the selected mode or the selected one or more parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lin Lu, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Akhil Deodhar, Troy Curtiss, Paul Guckian
  • Publication number: 20230403053
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus may determine a time-averaged power limit of a set of antennas. The apparatus may modify an antenna switching configuration based at least in part on the time-averaged power limit. The apparatus may transmit a signal using an antenna, from the set of antennas, associated with the modified antenna switching configuration, wherein the antenna is associated with a higher power limit than one or more other antennas. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Thawatt GOPAL, Sridhar BANDARU, Brian Clarke BANISTER, Reza SHAHIDI, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR, Lin LU, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI
  • Patent number: 11817926
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus may determine a time-averaged power limit of a set of antennas. The apparatus may modify an antenna switching configuration based at least in part on the time-averaged power limit. The apparatus may transmit a signal using an antenna, from the set of antennas, associated with the modified antenna switching configuration, wherein the antenna is associated with a higher power limit than one or more other antennas. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thawatt Gopal, Sridhar Bandaru, Brian Clarke Banister, Reza Shahidi, Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar, Lin Lu, Jagadish Nadakuduti
  • Publication number: 20230345381
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for exception-robust time-averaged radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance continuity. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first signal at a first transmission power based on time-averaged RF exposure measurements over a time window and storing RF exposure information associated with the time window. The method may also include detecting that an exception event associated with the UE occurred and transmitting a second signal at a second transmission power based at least in part on the stored RF exposure information in response to the detection of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Paul GUCKIAN
  • Patent number: 11716695
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for exception-robust time-averaged radio frequency (RF) exposure compliance continuity. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes transmitting a first signal at a first transmission power based on time-averaged RF exposure measurements over a time window and storing RF exposure information associated with the time window. The method may also include detecting that an exception event associated with the UE occurred and transmitting a second signal at a second transmission power based at least in part on the stored RF exposure information in response to the detection of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy Curtiss, Akhil Deodhar, Jagadish Nadakuduti, Lin Lu, Paul Guckian
  • Publication number: 20220295422
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. A user equipment (UE) may configure a first initial set of maximum transmit powers for a first subscriber module. The UE may configure a second initial set of maximum transmit powers for a second subscriber module. The UE may configure a first maximum transmit power associated with a first connection for the first subscriber module. The UE may configure, independently of the configuration of the first maximum transmit power, a second maximum transmit power associated with the second connection. The UE may transmit based at least in part on at least one of the first maximum transmit power or the second maximum transmit power. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Shanshan WANG, Reza SHAHIDI, Francis Ming-Meng NGAI, Akhil DEODHAR, Troy CURTISS, Bhupesh Manoharlal UMATT, Lan LAN, Qingxin CHEN, Leena ZACHARIAS, Cheol Hee PARK, Farhad MESHKATI, Dinesh Kumar DEVINENI, Tienyow LIU, Tianpei CHEN, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU
  • Publication number: 20220116949
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may allocate a first amount of power to one or more radios for a time window based on radio frequency (RF) exposure information and one or more other criteria. The UE may allocate a second amount of power to a selected channel or communication utilized by at least one radio of the one or more radios for one or more time frames within the time window based on the first amount of power allocated to the at least one radio for the time window. The UE may transmit the selected channel or communication based on the first amount of power or the second amount of power. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jagadish NADAKUDUTI, Lin LU, Raghu Narayan CHALLA, Brian Clarke BANISTER, Tienyow LIU, Jing LIN, Ramesh Chandra CHIRALA, Bhupesh Manoharlal UMATT, Sachin JAIN, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR, Michel Evan CHAUVIN, Farhad MESHKATI, Reza SHAHIDI
  • Publication number: 20220103214
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus may determine a time-averaged power limit of a set of antennas. The apparatus may modify an antenna switching configuration based at least in part on the time-averaged power limit. The apparatus may transmit a signal using an antenna, from the set of antennas, associated with the modified antenna switching configuration, wherein the antenna is associated with a higher power limit than one or more other antennas. Numerous other aspects are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Thawatt GOPAL, Sridhar BANDARU, Brian Clarke BANISTER, Reza SHAHIDI, Troy CURTISS, Akhil DEODHAR, Lin LU, Jagadish NADAKUDUTI