Patents by Inventor Anand Lakshmanan
Anand Lakshmanan 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: 11461780Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for shared authentication for limited use of an associated account based on user location and connected devices. A user may own a location where another user may visit or rent. The user may have a payment account that may be used with merchants to purchase items that are associated with the location or offered with use of the location. The user may set up the payment account to have a shared authentication mechanism with other users that utilize the location to allow the other users to pay for items using the payment account. The authentication mechanism may be a credential that may be pushed to a device of one or more of the other users when the other users are at or nearby the location or may be information of the other users that may be matched during transaction processing.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan, Patrick Wong, Brandye Cassandra Sweetnam, Sumeet Ahuja
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Patent number: 10740814Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for detect tags to determine perishability of food items. A merchant may utilize detector tags on, attached to, or otherwise associated with perishable items to detect conditions of the perishable items. For example, the detector tags may determine chemical properties, ambient light levels, temperatures, or other conditions for or around the perishable items. The conditions may be communicated by the tags to a user's device or the merchant's device. Where the conditions indicate that one or more of the perishable items are ready for consumption, the user may be alerted of a state of the perishable item, such as ready or ripe. The user may further be informed of where to find the perishable item in the merchant's location. However, if the perishable item has gone bad, the user and/or merchant may be warned about the item to prevent health issues.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Saumil Ashvin Gandhi, Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan
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Patent number: 10707558Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hongfei Hu, Benjamin Hane Bustle, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Nanbo Jin, Miguel Christophy, Erdinc Irci, Salih Yarga, Erica Tong, Anand Lakshmanan, Mattia Pascolini, Tyler Cater, Christopher T. Cheng
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Patent number: 10705903Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a system failure identification operation, comprising: receiving information regarding a device a repair depot; performing a depot triage process on the device, the depot triage recording possible causal factors contributing to failure of the device; determining suspected failures associated with the device based upon symptoms exhibited by the device; and, correlating the suspected failures with commodities for use in repairing the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Prabir Majumder, Jeffrey S. Vah, Anand Lakshmanan, Fadi M. Taffal, Brian T. Martin, Gayathri M. Rau
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Patent number: 10692083Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for automatic authentication for a user with a service provider during a voice data connection to a merchant. A user may place a voice call to an entity, for example, through a plain old telephone service (POTS) or through voice over IP. The voice call may be detected by a service provider, which may determine whether the entity receiving the voice call requires authentication of the user during the voice call. The service provider may further determine whether the entity requires authentication of the user for use of an account with the service provider. The service provider may communicate information used to authenticate the user to the entity during the voice call. Additionally, the service provider may generate an authentication mechanism for the payment account, which may be used to authenticate use of the payment account by the user during the voice call.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan, Patrick Wong, Brandye Sweetnam, Sumeet Ahuja
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Publication number: 20190311365Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for shared authentication for limited use of an associated account based on user location and connected devices. A user may own a location where another user may visit or rent. The user may have a payment account that may be used with merchants to purchase items that are associated with the location or offered with use of the location. The user may set up the payment account to have a shared authentication mechanism with other users that utilize the location to allow the other users to pay for items using the payment account. The authentication mechanism may be a credential that may be pushed to a device of one or more of the other users when the other users are at or nearby the location or may be information of the other users that may be matched during transaction processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan, Patrick Wong, Brandye Cassandra Sweetnam, Sumeet Ahuja
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Patent number: 10366393Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for shared authentication for limited use of an associated account based on user location and connected devices. A user may own a location where another user may visit or rent. The user may have a payment account that may be used with merchants to purchase items that are associated with the location or offered with use of the location. The user may set up the payment account to have a shared authentication mechanism with other users that utilize the location to allow the other users to pay for items using the payment account. The authentication mechanism may be a credential that may be pushed to a device of one or more of the other users when the other users are at or nearby the location or may be information of the other users that may be matched during transaction processing.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Anand Lakshmanan, Patrick Wong, Brandye Cassandra Sweetnam, Sumeet Ahuja
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Publication number: 20190227861Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a system failure identification operation, comprising: receiving information regarding a device a repair depot; performing a depot triage process on the device, the depot triage recording possible causal factors contributing to failure of the device; determining suspected failures associated with the device based upon symptoms exhibited by the device; and, correlating the suspected failures with commodities for use in repairing the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Prabir Majumder, Jeffrey S. Vah, Anand Lakshmanan, Fadi M. Taffal, Brian T. Martin, Gayathri M. Rau
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Patent number: 10355339Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided that contain wireless communications circuitry. The wireless communications circuitry may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna. The antenna may have a resonating element formed from portions of a peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and may have an antenna ground that is separated from the antenna resonating element by a gap. A short circuit path may bridge the gap. An antenna feed may be coupled across the gap in parallel with the short circuit path. Low band tuning may be provided using an adjustable inductor that bridges the gap. The antenna may have a slot-based parasitic antenna resonating element with a slot formed between portions of the peripheral conductive electronic device housing member and the antenna ground. An adjustable capacitor may bridge the slot to provide high band tuning.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Yuehui Ouyang, Yijun Zhou, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Anand Lakshmanan, Robert W. Schlub, Mattia Pascolini, Matthew A. Mow
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Patent number: 10297902Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. Elongated conductive members may longitudinally divide openings between the peripheral conductive housing structures and the ground. The elongated conductive members may extend from an internal ground to outer ends of the elongated conductive members that are located adjacent to the gaps. Transmission lines may extend along the elongated conductive members to antenna feeds at the outer ends. The elongated conductive members may form open slots that serve as slot antenna resonating elements for the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Anand Lakshmanan, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Erica J. Tong, Hongfei Hu, Matthew A. Mow, Mattia Pascolini, Ming-Ju Tsai
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Patent number: 10279933Abstract: The invention relates to an androgynous coupling device (10) for connecting modules, in particular for constructing a spacecraft of modular design, wherein, in order to connect the modules, the coupling device (10) can be coupled to an identically constructed further androgynous coupling device and has a plurality of coupling elements (30, 32). It is provided that the androgynous coupling device (10) has a covering element (18) which covers the coupling elements (30, 32) in a passive state of the coupling device (10), wherein a first of the coupling elements (30) can be moved outwardly through the covering element (18) for active coupling to the identically constructed further coupling device. The invention furthermore relates to a module, in particular a module for constructing a spacecraft of modular design, having at least one such coupling device (10).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) AachenInventors: Martin Anand Lakshmanan, Marc André Adomeit, Patric Seefeldt, Viktor Reimer
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Patent number: 10249937Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include cellular telephone antennas, wireless local area network antennas, antenna structures for receiving satellite navigation system signals, and other antennas. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element. The inverted-F antenna resonating element may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element arm formed from metal traces on a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may be soldered to an antenna grounding clip. A screw may attach the clip, a speaker tab, a connector bracket, and other metal structures to a metal device housing that serves as ground for the antenna. The screw may be isolated from the antenna grounding clip and the other metal structures by an insulating structure such as an insulating gasket.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Anand Lakshmanan, Christopher T. Cheng, Erica J. Tong, Han Wang, Mattia Pascolini, Scott A. Myers, Xu Gao, Richard H. Dinh, Tang Yew Tan
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Publication number: 20180115053Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Hongfei Hu, Benjamin hane Bustle, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Nanbo Jin, Miguel Christophy, Erdinc Irci, Salih Yarga, Erica Tong, Anand Lakshmanan, Mattia Pascolini, Tyler Cater, Christopher T. Cheng
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Publication number: 20180069297Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include cellular telephone antennas, wireless local area network antennas, antenna structures for receiving satellite navigation system signals, and other antennas. An antenna may have an antenna resonating element such as an inverted-F antenna resonating element. The inverted-F antenna resonating element may have an inverted-F antenna resonating element arm formed from metal traces on a flexible printed circuit. The flexible printed circuit may be soldered to an antenna grounding clip. A screw may attach the clip, a speaker tab, a connector bracket, and other metal structures to a metal device housing that serves as ground for the antenna. The screw may be isolated from the antenna grounding clip and the other metal structures by an insulating structure such as an insulating gasket.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Anand Lakshmanan, Christopher T. Cheng, Erica J. Tong, Han Wang, Mattia Pascolini, Scott A. Myers, Xu Gao, Richard H. Dinh, Tang Yew Tan
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Publication number: 20180048052Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. Elongated conductive members may longitudinally divide openings between the peripheral conductive housing structures and the ground. The elongated conductive members may extend from an internal ground to outer ends of the elongated conductive members that are located adjacent to the gaps. Transmission lines may extend along the elongated conductive members to antenna feeds at the outer ends. The elongated conductive members may form open slots that serve as slot antenna resonating elements for the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Anand Lakshmanan, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Erica J. Tong, Hongfei Hu, Matthew A. Mow, Mattia Pascolini, Ming-Ju Tsai
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Patent number: 9876272Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Hongfei Hu, Benjamin Shane Bustle, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Nanbo Jin, Miguel Christophy, Erdinc Irci, Salih Yarga, Erica Tong, Anand Lakshmanan, Mattia Pascolini, Tyler Cater, Christopher T. Cheng
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Publication number: 20170323283Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are included for splitting a gift card by generating one or more other gift cards. A transaction processor receives a request to split a first value that corresponds to a first data structure, the request including a first identifier that is associated with the first data structure. Responsive to the request, the transaction processor generates a second data structure. The transaction processor assigns a second identifier and a second value to the second data structure. The transaction processor receives a second request that includes the second identifier and a third value. The transaction processor reduces the third value by the second value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2016Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Michael Charles Todasco, Geetha Kuppuswamy, Sumeet Ahuja, Anand Lakshmanan, Shaun Hulley, Alex McClure
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Patent number: 9768491Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. Elongated conductive members may longitudinally divide openings between the peripheral conductive housing structures and the ground. The elongated conductive members may extend from an internal ground to outer ends of the elongated conductive members that are located adjacent to the gaps. Transmission lines may extend along the elongated conductive members to antenna feeds at the outer ends. The elongated conductive members may form open slots that serve as slot antenna resonating elements for the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Nanbo Jin, Anand Lakshmanan, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Erica J. Tong, Hongfei Hu, Matthew A. Mow, Mattia Pascolini, Ming-Ju Tsai
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Publication number: 20170054196Abstract: An electronic device may have wireless circuitry with antennas. An antenna resonating element arm for an antenna may be formed from peripheral conductive structures running along the edges of a device housing. The peripheral conductive structures may form housing sidewalls. A slot may be machined into a metal housing that separates the housing sidewalls from a planar rear housing portion that forms a ground for an antenna. The slot may be filled with plastic filler. A parasitic antenna resonating element arm that supports an antenna resonance at high band frequencies may be embedded within the plastic filler. The parasitic antenna resonating element may be formed from a portion of the planar rear housing portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2015Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Hongfei Hu, Benjamin Shane Bustle, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Nanbo Jin, Miguel Christophy, Erdinc Irci, Salih Yarga, Erica Tong, Anand Lakshmanan, Mattia Pascolini, Tyler Cater, Christopher T. Cheng
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Patent number: 9559433Abstract: Electronic devices may include radio-frequency transceiver circuitry and antenna structures. The antenna structures may form a dual arm inverted-F antenna and a monopole antenna sharing a common antenna ground. The antenna structures may have three ports. A first antenna port may be coupled to an inverted-F antenna resonating element at a first location and a second antenna port may be coupled to the inverted-F antenna resonating element at a second location. A third antenna port may be coupled to the monopole antenna. Tunable circuitry can be used to tune the antenna structures. An adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the first port to tune the inverted-F antenna. An additional adjustable capacitor may be coupled to the third port to tune the monopole antenna. Transceiver circuitry for supporting wireless local area network communications, satellite navigation system communications, and cellular communications may be coupled to the first, second, and third antenna ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Yijun Zhou, Nanbo Jin, Yuehui Ouyang, Enrique Ayala Vazquez, Anand Lakshmanan, Robert W. Schlub, Mattia Pascolini, Matthew A. Mow