Patents by Inventor Narayanasami Vijayraghavan

Narayanasami Vijayraghavan 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).

  • Zero configuration of an access point connecting to a mesh network
    Patent number: 10044840
    Abstract: A client access point joins a wireless network over a wireless connection in order to allow stations access to the wireless network. To join, the client access point (having a wireless connection to a mesh network) receives a beacon frame with unique identifiers of authorized client access points from a host access point (having a wired connection to the mesh network). Responsive to a unique identifier of the beacon frame matching the unique identifier of the client access point, a connection request for a connection is sent. A connection response confirming configuration of the client access point with the host access point in accordance is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
    Inventors: Berend Dunsbergen, Sung-Wook Han, Nair Madhavan, Narayanasami Vijayraghavan
  • ZERO CONFIGURATION OF AN ACCESS POINT CONNECTING TO A MESH NETWORK
    Publication number: 20170347387
    Abstract: A client access point joins a wireless network over a wireless connection in order to allow stations access to the wireless network. To join, the client access point (having a wireless connection to a mesh network) receives a beacon frame with unique identifiers of authorized client access points from a host access point (having a wired connection to the mesh network). Responsive to a unique identifier of the beacon frame matching the unique identifier of the client access point, a connection request for a connection is sent. A connection response confirming configuration of the client access point with the host access point in accordance is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Berend Dunsbergen, Sung-Wook Han, Nair Madhavan, Narayanasami Vijayraghavan