Patents by Inventor Khurram P. Sheikh

Khurram P. Sheikh 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).

  • Patent number: 9628746
    Abstract: At least one server is queried from a wireless device to obtain program data, and to obtain DVR data from a digital video recorder. The program data is received from the server and the DVR data is received from the digital video recorder The program data and/or the DVR data are displayed on the wireless device. The at least one digital video recorder is controlled by selecting a user-operable function from the program data and/or the DVR data on the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC
    Inventors: Vaibhav Parmar, Michael Frey, Melissa Price, Khurram P. Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20170070698
    Abstract: At least one server is queried from a wireless device to obtain program data, and to obtain DVR data from a digital video recorder. The program data is received from the server and the DVR data is received from the digital video recorder. The program data and/or the DVR data are displayed on the wireless device. The at least one digital video recorder is controlled by selecting a user-operable function from the program data and/or the DVR data on the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Vaibhav Parmar, Michael Frey, Melissa Price, Khurram P. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 9363761
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing the performance in heterogeneous wireless access networks employing a distributed antenna system is disclosed. A control unit comprises a distributed antenna system management server which collects load information from each of the carriers. The control unit further comprises a power management decision engine which determines the optimal downlink transmission power level for the carriers based on the collected load information and a set of parameters related to the power for the carriers. Power levels may decrease to baseline parameters when the load on carriers decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shankar Venkatraman, Khurram P. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 9020555
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically optimizing the performance of indoor distributed antenna systems communicate to user equipment is disclosed. The user equipment measures information describing the downlink signals such as the downlink data rates, the quality of the received signal, and the location of the user equipment. A service module collects this information and determines an optimized power level for each of the antenna units. The service module may optimize only one antenna unit power level or a subset of the antenna units within the distributed antenna system in a preferred embodiment. One or more of the antenna units then transmits downlink signals with the optimized power levels. The optimized power level may be less than the initial power level in a preferred embodiment. As a result, the performance of the indoor distributed antenna systems is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Shankar Venkatraman, Khurram P. Sheikh
  • Patent number: 8396506
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically optimizing the transmission power levels for downlink voice and data signal transmitted from a base station to user equipment is disclosed. The user equipment measures the strength and quality of the downlink signal, and transmits this downlink signal information to a control unit. The control unit analyzes the downlink information and employs an adaptive self-learning traffic algorithm which determines optimized power levels for the downlink signals. The control unit may optimize only one carrier signal or a subset of the multi-carrier signals in a preferred embodiment. The values of the optimized power levels are sent to the base station which then increases or decreases the downlink transmission power of one or more carrier signals based on this level. As a result, the area associated with dead spots is reduced and the quality of the downlink signals is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Khurram P. Sheikh, Shankar Venkatraman
  • Publication number: 20120196611
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing the performance in heterogeneous wireless access networks employing a distributed antenna system is disclosed. A control unit comprises a distributed antenna system management server which collects load information from each of the carriers. The control unit further comprises a power management decision engine which determines the optimal downlink transmission power level for the carriers based on the collected load information and a set of parameters related to the power for the carriers. Power levels may decrease to baseline parameters when the load on carriers decreases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Inventors: SHANKAR VENKATRAMAN, KHURRAM P. SHEIKH
  • Publication number: 20110244853
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically optimizing the transmission power levels for downlink voice and data signal transmitted from a base station to user equipment is disclosed. The user equipment measures the strength and quality of the downlink signal, and transmits this downlink signal information to a control unit. The control unit analyzes the downlink information and employs an adaptive self-learning traffic algorithm which determines optimized power levels for the downlink signals. The control unit may optimize only one carrier signal or a subset of the multi-carrier signals in a preferred embodiment. The values of the optimized power levels are sent to the base station which then increases or decreases the downlink transmission power of one or more carrier signals based on this level. As a result, the area associated with dead spots is reduced and the quality of the downlink signals is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Khurram P. Sheikh, Shankar Venkatraman
  • Publication number: 20110244914
    Abstract: A system and method for dynamically optimizing the performance of indoor distributed antenna systems communicate to user equipment is disclosed. The user equipment measures information describing the downlink signals such as the downlink data rates, the quality of the received signal, and the location of the user equipment. A service module collects this information and determines an optimized power level for each of the antenna units. The service module may optimize only one antenna unit power level or a subset of the antenna units within the distributed antenna system in a preferred embodiment. One or more of the antenna units then transmits downlink signals with the optimized power levels. The optimized power level may be less than the initial power level in a preferred embodiment. As a result, the performance of the indoor distributed antenna systems is enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shankar Venkatraman, Khurram P. Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20110244892
    Abstract: A base station analysis system and method that may employ commercially-available mobile device platforms is disclosed. The base station analysis application enables a service technician to locate nearby base stations in the field, determine which base stations are functioning properly, and retrieve information associated with the base stations. The mobile device displays nearby base stations on a street map relative to the location of the mobile device in an embodiment. The mobile device preferably displays the spatially-varying signal strength for the active base stations to enable the service technician to locate dead spots in the coverage. The mobile device displays a reality augmented view having graphical icons which represent base stations embedded within a street-view image obtained by the mobile device camera in a preferred embodiment. When a service technician selects a base station icon, installation information describing the base station is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gerard MacManus, Khurram P. Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20090052863
    Abstract: At least one server is queried from a wireless device to obtain program data, and to obtain DVR data from a digital video recorder. The program data is received from the server and the DVR data is received from the digital video recorder The program data and/or the DVR data are displayed on the wireless device. The at least one digital video recorder is controlled by selecting a user-operable function from the program data and/or the DVR data on the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Time Warner Cable Inc
    Inventors: Vaibhav Parmar, Michael Frey, Melissa Price, Khurram P. Sheikh