Patents by Inventor Bhagavathy Krishna

Bhagavathy Krishna 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).

  • THEFT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130229274
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a theft detection system including one or more tag nodes configured to detect movement and transmit a beacon message and one or more anchor nodes configured to receive the beacon message from the one or more tag nodes and alert a third party of the beacon message. Another aspect of the invention provides a theft detection node including a power source, a motion detector, a transmitter, and a microcontroller in communication with the power source, the motion detector, and the transmitter. The microcontroller is configured to determine whether the node is being transported and if the node is being transported, instructing the transmitter to transmit a beacon message. Another aspect of the invention provides a theft detection method including detecting motion in a motor vehicle and transmitting a beacon message to an anchor node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: University of Memphis Research Foundation, The Regents of the University of California, The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Santosh Kumar, Prasun Sinha, Kurt Plarre, Somnath Mitra, Zizhan Zheng, Santanu Guha, Animikh Ghosh, Prabal Dutta, Bhagavathy Krishna