Patents by Inventor Avinash L. Ghirnikar

Avinash L. Ghirnikar 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).

  • Service level indication and registration processing in a wireless communication device
    Patent number: 7158785
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for service level recognition and registration processing in a wireless communication device are provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for transitioning between service modes and indicating a current service mode to a user of a wireless communication device. The status of a signal associated with a forward channel from a messaging system to the wireless communication device is determined. A quality metric is determined based upon the status over a predetermined period of time. Three service modes, including a full service mode, a basic service mode, and a storing service mode are provided. In the storing service mode, after determining the quality metric is better than a first predetermined threshold a transition is made to the basic service mode. In the basic service mode, after verification of a reverse channel from the wireless communication device to the messaging system a transition is made to the full service mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Glenayre Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Avinash L. Ghirnikar, Paul J. Lima, Gregory J. Pinter, Carl Edward Lippitt
  • Duplicate message detection and mending of garbled messages
    Patent number: 6381241
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting duplicate messages and correcting garbled messages in a wireless communication device are provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, erred messages received by a wireless communication device are corrected. A first message fragment is received by the wireless communication device. The first message fragment is corrected based upon a second message fragment after it has been determined that the first message fragment contains one or more errors. According to another aspect of the present invention, a wireless communication device includes a receiver configured to receive messages transmitted over a forward channel from a messaging system; a transmitter configured to transmit responses over a reverse channel to the messaging system; and a processor. The processor is coupled to the receiver to receive messages from the messaging system. The processor is further coupled to the transmitter to transmit acknowledgments to the messaging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Wireless Access
    Inventors: Avinash L. Ghirnikar, Paul J. Lima, Gregory J. Pinter
  • Service level indication and registration processing in a wireless communication device
    Patent number: 6216001
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for service level recognition and registration processing in a wireless communication device are provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for transitioning between service modes and indicating a current service mode to a user of a wireless communication device. The status of a signal associated with a forward channel from a messaging system to the wireless communication device is determined. A quality metric is determined based upon the status over a predetermined period of time. Three service modes, including a full service mode, a basic service mode, and a storing service mode are provided. In the storing service mode, after determining the quality metric is better than a first predetermined threshold a transition is made to the basic service mode. In the basic service mode, after verification of a reverse channel from the wireless communication device to the messaging system a transition is made to the full service mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Wireless Access
    Inventors: Avinash L. Ghirnikar, Paul J. Lima, Gregory J. Pinter, Carl Edward Lippitt