Patents by Inventor Lakshmi Thanayankizil
Lakshmi Thanayankizil 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: 9467179Abstract: A system and a method using that system that provides multi-tainment services in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle telematics unit having wireless hotspot functionality; connecting the telematics unit via short range wireless communication (SRWC) to a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and at least one mobile device; identifying the VMU connection at the telematics unit; and providing the VMU with wireless hotspot data priority over the at least one mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignees: General Motor LLC, GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Dipankar Pal, Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Jonathan L. Gerlach, Muhammad Fahad Alam
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Patent number: 9445442Abstract: A communication system and various methods using that communication system, including a method of providing short-range wireless communication (SRWC) in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a first wireless connection over a first communication channel between a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and a first mobile device, wherein, with respect to the first wireless connection, the VMU operates as a server and the first mobile device operates as a client; (b) establishing a second wireless connection over a second communication channel between the VMU and a second mobile device, wherein, with respect to the second wireless connection, the second mobile device operates as a server and the VMU operates as a client; and (c) following steps (a) and (b), controlling the second mobile device from the VMU to change the second wireless connection from the second communication channel to the first communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Fan Bai, David Pop
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Patent number: 9439232Abstract: A method of managing short-range wireless links between a primary wireless device and a plurality of secondary wireless devices includes initiating a short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and a secondary wireless device configured to communicate using a traditional Wi-Fi protocol; providing the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device using a Wi-Fi direct protocol, wherein the primary wireless device acts as a group owner and the secondary wireless device acts as a group member; detecting the presence of an additional secondary wireless device, acting as a server, using the primary wireless device; ending use of the Wi-Fi direct protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; and beginning use of the traditional Wi-Fi protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, General Motors LLCInventors: Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Fan Bai, David P. Pop
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Publication number: 20150365981Abstract: A communication system and various methods using that communication system, including a method of providing short-range wireless communication (SRWC) in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (a) establishing a first wireless connection over a first communication channel between a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and a first mobile device, wherein, with respect to the first wireless connection, the VMU operates as a server and the first mobile device operates as a client; (b) establishing a second wireless connection over a second communication channel between the VMU and a second mobile device, wherein, with respect to the second wireless connection, the second mobile device operates as a server and the VMU operates as a client; and (c) following steps (a) and (b), controlling the second mobile device from the VMU to change the second wireless connection from the second communication channel to the first communication channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Fan Bai, David Pop
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Publication number: 20150215954Abstract: A system and a method using that system that provides multi-tainment services in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of providing a vehicle telematics unit having wireless hotspot hotspot functionality; connecting the telematics unit via short range wireless communication (SRWC) to a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) and at least one mobile device; identifying the VMU connection at the telematics unit; and providing the VMU with wireless hotspot data priority over the at least one mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: July 30, 2015Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, General Motors LLCInventors: Dipankar Pal, Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Jonathan L. Gerlach, Muhammad Fahad Alam
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Publication number: 20150208457Abstract: A method of managing short-range wireless links between a primary wireless device and a plurality of secondary wireless devices includes initiating a short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and a secondary wireless device configured to communicate using a traditional Wi-Fi protocol; providing the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device using a Wi-Fi direct protocol, wherein the primary wireless device acts as a group owner and the secondary wireless device acts as a group member; detecting the presence of an additional secondary wireless device, acting as a server, using the primary wireless device; ending use of the Wi-Fi direct protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; beginning use of the traditional Wi-Fi protocol over the short-range wireless link between the primary wireless device and the secondary wireless device; and providing another short-range wirelType: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicants: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, General Motors LLCInventors: Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Fan Bai, David P. Pop
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Publication number: 20140244066Abstract: A method of controlling data communication between a vehicle and a plurality of wireless networks includes tracking a location of the vehicle over time to identify a known route, and tracking a signal duration for each of the plurality of wireless networks. One of the plurality of wireless networks that provides the longest signal duration for the vehicle, and which is available for data communication with the vehicle along the identified known route, is identified. When a current route of the vehicle is the same as the known route, data communication from the vehicle is connected to the available wireless network identified as providing the longest signal duration for the vehicle when moving along the identified known route.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Timothy J. Talty, Massimo Osella
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Patent number: 8818719Abstract: A method of controlling data communication between a vehicle and a plurality of wireless networks includes tracking a location of the vehicle over time to identify a known route, and tracking a signal duration for each of the plurality of wireless networks. One of the plurality of wireless networks that provides the longest signal duration for the vehicle, and which is available for data communication with the vehicle along the identified known route, is identified. When a current route of the vehicle is the same as the known route, data communication from the vehicle is connected to the available wireless network identified as providing the longest signal duration for the vehicle when moving along the identified known route.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Lakshmi Thanayankizil, Timothy J. Talty, Massimo Osella