Patents by Inventor Basavaraj B. Astekar
Basavaraj B. Astekar 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: 11249537Abstract: When power is provided through a USB-C cable from a source device to a sink device, a sudden connection or disconnection of the cable between the two devices may cause a sudden power surge or power drop in at least one of those devices, leading to other problems. To avoid this sudden event from causing potential damage or disruption to one of the devices, in some embodiments a CC pin in the cable is used to announce the impending connection/disconnection, and the device may throttle back its power consumption before power is actually applied to or removed from the power pins.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Eugene Gorbatov, Zhongsheng Wang, James G. Hermerding, II, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ashwin Umapathy, Tin-Cheung Kung, Yifan Li, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li
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Patent number: 10860789Abstract: Embodiments may include systems and methods for managing multiple ports of a computing interface. A computing device may include a connector with a power port and a data port. A connector manager may identify whether a port partner is coupled to the connector, identify an inquiry related to a status of the connector, where the inquiry may be received from a BIOS of the computing device. In addition, the connector manager may generate an indication of the status of the connector, and further transmit the indication of the status of the connector to the BIOS. A BIOS may identify that a data device coupled to the connector through a port partner is to be initialized, and further transmit to a connector manager an inquiry related to a status of the connector, before initializing the data device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Vijaykumar B. Kadgi, Venkataramani Gopalakrishnan, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Chia-Hung S. Kuo, Nivedita Aggarwal
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Publication number: 20200341530Abstract: When power is provided through a USB-C cable from a source device to a sink device, a sudden connection or disconnection of the cable between the two devices may cause a sudden power surge or power drop in at least one of those devices, leading to other problems. To avoid this sudden event from causing potential damage or disruption to one of the devices, in some embodiments a CC pin in the cable is used to announce the impending connection/disconnection, and the device may throttle back its power consumption before power is actually applied to or removed from the power pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Eugene Gorbatov, Zhongsheng Wang, James G. Hermerding, II, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ashwin Umapathy, Tin-Cheung Kung, Yifan Li, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li
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Patent number: 10712801Abstract: When power is provided through a USB-C cable from a source device to a sink device, a sudden connection or disconnection of the cable between the two devices may cause a sudden power surge or power drop in at least one of those devices, leading to other problems. To avoid this sudden event from causing potential damage or disruption to one of the devices, in some embodiments a CC pin in the cable is used to announce the impending connection/disconnection, and the device may throttle back its power consumption before power is actually applied to or removed from the power pins.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Eugene Gorbatov, Zhongsheng Wang, James G. Hermerding, II, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ashwin Umpathy, Tin-Cheung Kung, Yifan Li, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li
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Patent number: 10571992Abstract: An electronic device may be provided that includes a first controller, a second controller, and a bus to connect between the first controller and the second controller. The electronic device may also include a first signal line between the first controller and the second controller, and the first controller to provide a first signal on the first signal line to the second controller to wake up the second controller from a low power mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert E. Gough, Mazen G. Gedeon, Barnes Cooper, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Sean C. Dardis
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Patent number: 10552364Abstract: In some examples, a power delivery system includes a primary power path to provide power to a computing system. The power delivery system also includes a bypass power path. A port manager is to disable the primary power path and to enable the bypass power path in response to a dead battery condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng
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Publication number: 20190220435Abstract: In some examples, a power delivery system includes a primary power path to provide power to a computing system. The power delivery system also includes a bypass power path. A port manager is to disable the primary power path and to enable the bypass power path in response to a dead battery condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng
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Patent number: 10241954Abstract: In some examples, a power delivery system includes a primary power path to provide power to a computing system. The power delivery system also includes a bypass power path. A port manager is to disable the primary power path and to enable the bypass power path in response to a dead battery condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng
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Patent number: 10223094Abstract: In one example, a system on a chip can include an embedded controller and a security controller that can detect, during an initialization process, a request for embedded controller firmware stored in block storage from the embedded controller via a transmission link. The security controller can also retrieve the embedded controller firmware stored in the block storage and transmit the embedded controller firmware to the embedded controller via the transmission link.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Karunakara Kotary, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Zhenyu Zhu
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Publication number: 20190004584Abstract: When power is provided through a USB-C cable from a source device to a sink device, a sudden connection or disconnection of the cable between the two devices may cause a sudden power surge or power drop in at least one of those devices, leading to other problems. To avoid this sudden event from causing potential damage or disruption to one of the devices, in some embodiments a CC pin in the cable is used to announce the impending connection/disconnection, and the device may throttle back its power consumption before power is actually applied to or removed from the power pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Eugene Gorbatov, Zhongsheng Wang, James G. Hermerding, II, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng, Chia-Hung Sophia Kuo, Ashwin Umapathy, Tin-Cheung Kung, Yifan Li, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li
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Publication number: 20180225272Abstract: Embodiments may include systems and methods for managing multiple ports of a computing interface. A computing device may include a connector with a power port and a data port. A connector manager may identify whether a port partner is coupled to the connector, identify an inquiry related to a status of the connector, where the inquiry may be received from a BIOS of the computing device. In addition, the connector manager may generate an indication of the status of the connector, and further transmit the indication of the status of the connector to the BIOS. A BIOS may identify that a data device coupled to the connector through a port partner is to be initialized, and further transmit to a connector manager an inquiry related to a status of the connector, before initializing the data device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Vijaykumar B. Kadgi, Venkataramani Gopalakrishnan, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Chia-Hung S. Kuo, Nivedita Aggarwal
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Publication number: 20180189223Abstract: In some examples, a power delivery system includes a primary power path to provide power to a computing system. The power delivery system also includes a bypass power path. A port manager is to disable the primary power path and to enable the bypass power path in response to a dead battery condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Chee Lim Nge, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Jenn Chuan Cheng
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Publication number: 20180095740Abstract: In one example, a system on a chip can include an embedded controller and a security controller that can detect, during an initialization process, a request for embedded controller firmware stored in block storage from the embedded controller via a transmission link. The security controller can also retrieve the embedded controller firmware stored in the block storage and transmit the embedded controller firmware to the embedded controller via the transmission link.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Karunakara Kotary, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Zhenyu Zhu
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Publication number: 20180046240Abstract: An electronic device may be provided that includes a first controller, a second controller, and a bus to connect between the first controller and the second controller. The electronic device may also include a first signal line between the first controller and the second controller, and the first controller to provide a first signal on the first signal line to the second controller to wake up the second controller from a low power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Robert E. GOUGH, Mazen G. GEDEON, Barnes COOPER, Basavaraj B. ASTEKAR, Sean C. DARDIS
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Publication number: 20170270021Abstract: A repair engine for a computing platform is separate from the repeatedly-rewritten storage components for software and firmware. For example, the repair engine may reside in ROM or hardware logic. Through dedicated connections to one or more controllers, the repair engine detects when any of the platform's dual-role ports (e.g., on-the-go USB ports) is connected to a host device. The repair engine responds by opening firmware-independent communication with the host device and supporting the downloading and execution (DnX) of a firmware image from the host. Because the communication is initiated independently of the firmware, even a catastrophic firmware failure is repairable without requiring a user to identify and use a specially modified port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Nitin V. Sarangdhar, Mukesh Kataria, Chee Lim Nge, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Karthi R. Vadivelu
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Patent number: 9696785Abstract: An electronic device may be provided that includes a first controller, a second controller, and a bus to connect between the first controller and the second controller. The electronic device may also include a first signal line between the first controller and the second controller, and the first controller to provide a first signal on the first signal line to the second controller to wake up the second controller from a low power mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Robert E. Gough, Mazen G. Gedeon, Barnes Cooper, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Sean C. Dardis
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Publication number: 20160378633Abstract: A repair engine for a computing platform is separate from the repeatedly-rewritten storage components for software and firmware. For example, the repair engine may reside in ROM or hardware logic. Through dedicated connections to one or more controllers, the repair engine detects when any of the platform's dual-role ports (e.g., on-the-go USB ports) is connected to a host device. The repair engine responds by opening firmware-independent communication with the host device and supporting the downloading and execution (DnX) of a firmware image from the host. Because the communication is initiated independently of the firmware, even a catastrophic firmware failure is repairable without requiring a user to identify and use a specially modified port.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Nitin V. Sarangdhar, Mukesh Kataria, Chee Lim Nge, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Karthi R. Vadivelu
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Patent number: 9337661Abstract: An apparatus including a storage area to store instructions and a controller to control power in a first device based on the instructions. In operation, the controller generates one or more signals to combine power from a first power source and a second power source for a hybrid power operation. The controller is to generate the one or more signals based on a connection state of the first device, multiple connection states of the first device, a charge level of a battery of the first device, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Matthew Coakley, Alexander B. Uan-Zo-Li, Jorge P. Rodriguez, Basavaraj B. Astekar, Gary L. Bookhardt
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Publication number: 20150378957Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to employing multiple I2C (Interface to Communicate) devices behind a microcontroller in a detachable platform are described. In an embodiment, first logic receives a first message via a serial single ended (such as an Interface to Communicate (I2C)) bus. The first logic generates a second message to be transmitted to second logic in response to a determination that the first message is not directed to an address space assigned to the first logic. The second message includes information from the first message. Other embodiments are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: NICHOLAS J. ADAMS, BASAVARAJ B. ASTEKAR
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Publication number: 20150185808Abstract: An electronic device may be provided that includes a first controller, a second controller, and a bus to connect between the first controller and the second controller. The electronic device may also include a first signal line between the first controller and the second controller, and the first controller to provide a first signal on the first signal line to the second controller to wake up the second controller from a low power mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2013Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Robert E. GOUGH, Mazen G. GEDEON, Barnes COOPER, Basavaraj B. ASTEKAR, Sean C. DARDIS