Patents by Inventor Karthik R. Mekala

Karthik R. Mekala 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).

  • Target wake time traffic differentiation and service period extension
    Patent number: 11770731
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a target wake time (TWT) scheme that includes traffic differentiation and service period extension. For example some embodiments relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The one or more processors receive an indication of traffic associated with an application. The one or more processors determine information associated with the traffic and configure the TWT scheme associated with the traffic based at least in part on the determined information. The one or more processors further communicate initial information associated with the TWT scheme to an access point of a wireless network. The initial information associated with the TWT scheme can include at least one of traffic direction information, traffic pattern information, a traffic identifier (TID), or an access category, indication (ACID).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Yang Yu, Welly Kasten, Shehla S. Rana, Mete Fikirlier, Karthik R. Mekala, Charles F. Dominguez, Yong Liu, Rajneesh Kumar
  • Low-latency Wi-Fi MAC-layer protocol
    Patent number: 11184890
    Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device may contend for access to a shared communication channel on behalf of the electronic device and a recipient electronic device, where the access has a duration. Then, the electronic device may provide a schedule frame intended for the recipient electronic device that includes information that specifies one or more time slots during the duration that are associated with the recipient electronic device and one or more communication functions of the recipient electronic device in the one or more time slots. Moreover, the electronic device may provide a data frame with data intended for the recipient electronic device. In response, the electronic device may receive a response frame associated with the recipient electronic device, where the response frame is received during at least one of the one or more time slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Borges, Oren Shani, Christiaan A. Hartman, Yong Liu, Charles F. Dominguez, Karthik R. Mekala, Tashbeeb Haque, Lawrie Kurian, Mete Fikirlier, Guoqing Li, Rajneesh Kumar, Ka Ho P. Poon, Brian B. Whitaker, Joseph Hakim, John A. Wilson, Tony Chi Wang Ng, Roopkumar Parthasarathy Rao, Curtis J. Schmidek, Shishir Gupta, Tushar R. Shah, Jacob H. Power, Bryan J. Follis, Anand Rajagopalan
  • Target Wake Time Traffic Differentiation and Service Period Extension
    Publication number: 20200137612
    Abstract: Some embodiments of this disclosure include apparatuses and methods for implementing a target wake time (TWT) scheme that includes traffic differentiation and service period extension. For example some embodiments relate to an electronic device including a transceiver and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the transceiver. The one or more processors receive an indication of traffic associated with an application. The one or more processors determine information associated with the traffic and configure the TWT scheme associated with the traffic based at least in part on the determined information. The one or more processors further communicate initial information associated with the TWT scheme to an access point of a wireless network. The initial information associated with the TWT scheme can include at least one of traffic direction information, traffic pattern information, a traffic identifier (TID), or an access category, indication (ACID).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Guoqing Li, Yang Yu, Welly Kasten, Shehla S. Rana, Mete Fikirlier, Karthik R. Mekala, Charles F. Dominguez, Yong Liu, Rajneesh Kumar
  • Low-Latency WI-FI MAC-Layer Protocol
    Publication number: 20200053729
    Abstract: An interface circuit in an electronic device may contend for access to a shared communication channel on behalf of the electronic device and a recipient electronic device, where the access has a duration. Then, the electronic device may provide a schedule frame intended for the recipient electronic device that includes information that specifies one or more time slots during the duration that are associated with the recipient electronic device and one or more communication functions of the recipient electronic device in the one or more time slots. Moreover, the electronic device may provide a data frame with data intended for the recipient electronic device. In response, the electronic device may receive a response frame associated with the recipient electronic device, where the response frame is received during at least one of the one or more time slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel R. Borges, Oren Shani, Christiaan A. Hartman, Yong Liu, Charles F. Dominguez, Karthik R. Mekala, Tashbeeb Haque, Lawrie Kurian, Mete Fikirlier, Guoqing Li, Rajneesh Kumar, Ka Ho P. Poon, Brian B. Whitaker, Joseph Hakim, John A. Wilson, Tony Chi Wang Ng, Roopkumar Parthasarathy Rao, Curtis J. Schmidek, Shishir Gupta, Tushar R. Shah, Jacob H. Power, Bryan J. Follis, Anand Rajagopalan