Patents by Inventor Kranti K. Kilaru

Kranti K. Kilaru 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).

  • User notification of broadcast communication channel problems
    Patent number: 9356715
    Abstract: A method is presented for notifying a user of a broadcast communication channel problem. At a broadcast distribution facility, a problem involving a first broadcast communication channel from the broadcast distribution facility to a broadcast communication receiver associated with the user is detected. A cause of the problem is ascertained at the facility. The broadcast distribution facility then relays an indication of the cause of the problem to the receiver over a second broadcast communication channel from the facility to the receiver. The receiver informs the user of the cause of the problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: David A. Kummer, Michael T. Dugan, Kranti K. Kilaru
  • USER NOTIFICATION OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATION CHANNEL PROBLEMS
    Publication number: 20100253785
    Abstract: A method is presented for notifying a user of a broadcast communication channel problem. At a broadcast distribution facility, a problem involving a first broadcast communication channel from the broadcast distribution facility to a broadcast communication receiver associated with the user is detected. A cause of the problem is ascertained at the facility. The broadcast distribution facility then relays an indication of the cause of the problem to the receiver over a second broadcast communication channel from the facility to the receiver. The receiver informs the user of the cause of the problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: EchoStar Satellite LLC
    Inventors: David A. Kummer, Michael T. Dugan, Kranti K. Kilaru