Patents by Inventor Francis M. Tharappel
Francis M. Tharappel 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: 11574536Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Shah Saurin, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Saurabh Dadu, Brian K. Vogel, Swarnendu Kar, Michael R. Bynum, Prabhakar R. Datta
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Patent number: 11308978Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for distributed automatic speech recognition. An example apparatus includes a detector to process an input audio signal and identify a portion of the input audio signal including a sound to be evaluated, the sound to be evaluated organized into a plurality of audio features representing the sound. The example apparatus includes a quantizer to process the audio features using a quantization process to reduce the audio features to generate a reduced set of audio features for transmission. The example apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit the reduced set of audio features over a low-energy communication channel for processing.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Binuraj K. Ravindran, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Tobias Bocklet, Maciej Muchlinski, Tomasz Dorau, Josef G. Bauer, Saurin Shah, Georg Stemmer
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Publication number: 20220092968Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Shah Saurin, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Saurabh Dadu, Brian K. Vogel, Swarnendu Kar, Michael R. Bynum, Prabhakar R. Datta
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Patent number: 11145188Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Shah Saurin, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Saurabh Dadu, Brian K. Vogel, Swarnendu Kar, Michael R. Bynum, Prabhakar R. Datta
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Publication number: 20200202700Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: SHAH SAURIN, LAKSHMAN KRISHNAMURTHY, FRANCIS M. THARAPPEL, SAURABH DADU, BRIAN K. VOGEL, SWARNENDU KAR, MICHAEL R. BYNUM, PRABHAKAR R. DATTA
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Publication number: 20190355379Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for distributed automatic speech recognition. An example apparatus includes a detector to process an input audio signal and identify a portion of the input audio signal including a sound to be evaluated, the sound to be evaluated organized into a plurality of audio features representing the sound. The example apparatus includes a quantizer to process the audio features using a quantization process to reduce the audio features to generate a reduced set of audio features for transmission. The example apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit the reduced set of audio features over a low-energy communication channel for processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Binuraj K. Ravindran, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Tobias Bocklet, Maciej Muchlinski, Tomasz Dorau, Josef G. Bauer, Saurin Shah, Georg Stemmer
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Patent number: 10430770Abstract: A system and method for managing digital rights. The method includes receiving a Universal Resource Identifier (URI). The URI is used to identify a location for a user selected digital media item. The digital media item is to be played in a local area network (LAN). The selected digital media item is retrieved from a content server over a network connection. If the selected digital media item is encrypted, a license to decrypt the selected media item is obtained. Access to the license is based on a plurality of access rules. The plurality of access rules are based on the terms of the license. The plurality of access rules may also include personal owner rules. If a request for the license adheres to the access rules, the license is received via a secure out of band transfer and the selected digital media item is decrypted for playback via one or more media rendering devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Nandakishore R. Kushalnagar, Michael D. Jeronimo, Francis M. Tharappel, Daniel Baumberger
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Patent number: 10417900Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques for detecting, by one or more sensor components, at least one sensor input, and executing, by logic, at least one instruction to cause an event on a wearable wireless device, the event comprising at least one of a change in a physical parameter on the wearable wireless device and a wireless communication with a computing device via a transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Shah Saurin, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Saurabh Dadu, Brian K. Vogel, Swarnendu Kar, Michael R. Bynum, Prabhakar R. Datta
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Patent number: 10373630Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for distributed automatic speech recognition. An example apparatus includes a detector to process an input audio signal and identify a portion of the input audio signal including a sound to be evaluated, the sound to be evaluated organized into a plurality of audio features representing the sound. The example apparatus includes a quantizer to process the audio features using a quantization process to reduce the audio features to generate a reduced set of audio features for transmission. The example apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit the reduced set of audio features over a low-energy communication channel for processing.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Binuraj K. Ravindran, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Tobias Bocklet, Maciej Muchlinski, Tomasz Dorau, Josef G. Bauer, Saurin Shah, Georg Stemmer
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Patent number: 10108945Abstract: A system and method for managing digital rights includes receiving a Universal Resource Identifier (URI). The URI is used to identify a location for a user selected digital media item. The digital media item is to be played in a local area network (LAN). The selected digital media item is retrieved from a content server over a network connection. If the selected digital media item is encrypted, a license to decrypt the selected media item is obtained. Access to the license is based on a plurality of access rules, which are based on the terms of the license. The plurality of access rules may also include personal owner rules. If a request for the license adheres to the access rules, the license is received via a secure out of band transfer and the selected digital media item is decrypted for playback via one or more media rendering devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Nandakishore R. Kushalnagar, Michael D. Jeronimo, Francis M. Tharappel, Daniel Baumberger
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Publication number: 20180286414Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for distributed automatic speech recognition. An example apparatus includes a detector to process an input audio signal and identify a portion of the input audio signal including a sound to be evaluated, the sound to be evaluated organized into a plurality of audio features representing the sound. The example apparatus includes a quantizer to process the audio features using a quantization process to reduce the audio features to generate a reduced set of audio features for transmission. The example apparatus includes a transmitter to transmit the reduced set of audio features over a low-energy communication channel for processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Binuraj K. Ravindran, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Tobias Bocklet, Maciej Muchlinski, Tomasz Dorau, Josef G. Bauer, Saurin Shah, Georg Stemmer
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Patent number: 10049650Abstract: The present disclosure describes a number of embodiments related to devices, systems, and methods locating a an object using ultra-wide band (UWB) radio transceivers embedded in carpet or other flexible material that may be rolled up and moved to various locations. Once in a location, the carpet may be unrolled and the multiple embedded radio transceivers may receive a signal from a tag attached to the object sending UWB radio signals. Based on the signals received by the UWB radio transceivers, various processes including time-difference on arrival, time-of-flight, and phase shift may be used to determine the location or the movement of the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Manan Goel, Saurin Shah, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Swarnendu Kar, Suresh V. Golwalkar
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Publication number: 20180090112Abstract: The present disclosure describes a number of embodiments related to devices, systems, and methods locating a an object using ultra-wide band (UWB) radio transceivers embedded in carpet or other flexible material that may be rolled up and moved to various locations. Once in a location, the carpet may be unrolled and the multiple embedded radio transceivers may receive a signal from a tag attached to the object sending UWB radio signals. Based on the signals received by the UWB radio transceivers, various processes including time-difference on arrival, time-of-flight, and phase shift may be used to determine the location or the movement of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Manan Goel, Saurin Shah, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Swarnendu Kar, Suresh V. Golwalkar
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Patent number: 9852731Abstract: Technologies are described herein that allow a user to wake up a computing device operating in a low-power state and for the user to be verified by speaking a single wake phrase. Wake phrase recognition is performed by a low-power engine. In some embodiments, the low-power engine may also perform speaker verification. In other embodiments, the mobile device wakes up after a wake phrase is recognized and a component other than the low-power engine performs speaker verification on a portion of the audio input comprising the wake phrase. More than one wake phrases may be associated with a particular user, and separate users may be associated with different wake phrases. Different wake phrases may cause the device transition from a low-power state to various active states.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Saurabh Dadu, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Bryan R. Peebler, Michael E. Deisher, Mandar S. Joshi, Saurin Shah, Brian K. Vogel
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Patent number: 9684778Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device with a biometric sensor and logic. At least a portion of the logic is implemented in hardware. The logic is configured to receive input data indicative of biometric input and attempt to authenticate the input data based, at least in part, on at least one biometric credential of an authorized user. The logic is configured to establish a wireless connection to a smart device, determine whether the smart device is included in a trust group of one or more smart devices, and send a communication to unlock the smart device when the input data is successfully authenticated and when the trust group includes the smart device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Francis M. Tharappel, Saurin S. Shah, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Saurabh Dadu
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Patent number: 9646144Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device with a biometric sensor and logic. At least a portion of the logic is implemented in hardware. The logic is configured to receive input data indicative of biometric input and attempt to authenticate the input data based, at least in part, on at least one biometric credential of an authorized user. The logic is configured to establish a wireless connection to a smart device, determine whether the smart device is included in a trust group of one or more smart devices, and send a communication to unlock the smart device when the input data is successfully authenticated and when the trust group includes the smart device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Francis M. Tharappel, Saurin S. Shah, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Saurabh Dadu
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Patent number: 9620116Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for determining a sound vibration condition of an ambient environment of a wearable device and determining a motion condition of the wearable device. In addition, one or more automated voice operations may be performed based at least in part on the sound vibration condition and the motion condition. In one example, two or more signals corresponding to the sound vibration condition and the motion condition may be combined.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Saurabh Dadu, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Saurin Shah, Francis M. Tharappel, Swarnendu Kar
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Publication number: 20170032784Abstract: Technologies are described herein that allow a user to wake up a computing device operating in a low-power state and for the user to be verified by speaking a single wake phrase. Wake phrase recognition is performed by a low-power engine. in some embodiments, the low-power engine may also perform speaker verification. In other embodiments, the mobile device wakes up after a wake phrase is recognized and a component other than the low-power engine performs speaker verification on a portion of the audio input comprising the wake phrase, More than one wake phrases may be associated with a particular user, and separate users may be associated with different wake phrases. Different wake phrases may cause the device transition from a low-power state to various active states.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Saurabh Dadu, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Bryan R. Peebler, Michael E. Deisher, Mandar S. Joshi, Saurin Shah, Brian K. Vogel
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Patent number: 9460735Abstract: In one example a controller comprises logic, at least partially including hardware logic, configured to detect a key phrase in a received audio signal, and in response to the key phrase, to transmit a signal to a personal assistant in a remote electronic device, determine whether an audio input was received, and in response to a determination that additional audio input was received prior to receiving a response from the personal assistant in the remote electronic device, to buffer the audio input in a memory and forward the audio input to the personal assistant in the remote electronic device. Other examples may be described.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Saurabh Dadu, Saurin Shah, Francis M. Tharappel, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Brian K. Vogel, Swarnendu Kar
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Patent number: 9445209Abstract: Technologies are described herein that allow a user to wake up a computing device operating in a low-power state and for the user to be verified by speaking a single wake phrase. Wake phrase recognition is performed by a low-power engine. In some embodiments, the low-power engine may also perform speaker verification. In other embodiments, the mobile device wakes up after a wake phrase is recognized and a component other than the low-power engine performs speaker verification on a portion of the audio input comprising the wake phrase. More than one wake phrases may be associated with a particular user, and separate users may be associated with different wake phrases. Different wake phrases may cause the device transition from a low-power state to various active states.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Saurabh Dadu, Lakshman Krishnamurthy, Francis M. Tharappel, Prabhakar R. Datta, Bryan R. Peebler, Michael E. Deisher, Mandar S. Joshi, Saurin Shah, Brian K. Vogel