Patents by Inventor Ananth Balashankar

Ananth Balashankar 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).

  • Signal-aware data transfer in cellular networks
    Patent number: 8843169
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to scheduling data transfer between a mobile computing device and a base station in a cellular network. A signal quality value for a signal over which data is to be transferred is computed, and transfer of data is scheduled based upon the signal quality value. If the signal quality value is above a threshold, a wireless radio of the mobile computing device is caused to commence data transfer or continue data transfer. If the signal quality value is below the threshold, and the data need not be immediately transferred, then the wireless radio is caused to transition to an idle state or remain in an idle state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vishnu Navda, Ramachandran Ramjee, Sahil Suneja, Ananth Balashankar
  • SIGNAL-AWARE DATA TRANSFER IN CELLULAR NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20140038656
    Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to scheduling data transfer between a mobile computing device and a base station in a cellular network. A signal quality value for a signal over which data is to be transferred is computed, and transfer of data is scheduled based upon the signal quality value. If the signal quality value is above a threshold, a wireless radio of the mobile computing device is caused to commence data transfer or continue data transfer. If the signal quality value is below the threshold, and the data need not be immediately transferred, then the wireless radio is caused to transition to an idle state or remain in an idle state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vishnu Navda, Ramachandran Ramjee, Sahil Suneja, Ananth Balashankar