Patents by Inventor Nityanand Sharma

Nityanand Sharma 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).

  • Publication number: 20250053435
    Abstract: A system described herein may identify a first container of a virtualized environment, where the first container implements a particular node of a set of nodes that maintain a distributed ledger. Identifying the first container may include identifying a set of node configuration parameters associated with the particular node implemented by the first container, and a set of container configuration parameters associated with the first container. The system may request instantiation of a second container, where configuration parameters of the second container may be based on the container configuration parameters associated with the first container. The system may modify a network interface of the virtualized environment, which is associated with the first container, to be associated with the second container in lieu of the first container. The second container may communicate with the other nodes via the network interface to maintain the distributed ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Khan, Mohammed Alsadi, Salman Ali Danish Mohammed, Sammy Alnajar, Nityanand Sharma
  • Publication number: 20250036792
    Abstract: A system described herein may maintain a local copy of a distributed ledger, including a first set of records that each include payload information. The system may maintain a restricted access ledger based on the distributed ledger, including a second set of records that include modified payload information included in the first set of records of the distributed ledger. The system may receive a request to access the distributed ledger, including one or more attributes, and may determine, based on the one or more attributes of the request, whether to grant access to the distributed ledger or to the restricted access ledger. When determining to grant access to the distributed ledger, the system may provide payload information from the distributed ledger in response to the request, and when determining to grant restricted access to the restricted access ledger, the system may provide payload information from the restricted access ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Khan, Mohammed Alsadi, Salman Ali Danish Mohammed, Nityanand Sharma
  • Publication number: 20240396752
    Abstract: A system described herein may maintain a distributed ledger that includes records, such as Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”), which may represent assets dynamic attributes. The system may record a first record, associated with a given asset, to a distributed ledger. The first record may include an identifier, such as an identifier associated with the asset. The system may receive a request to update the attributes of the asset, where the request may include the identifier. The request may include a hash of the previously recorded attributes of the asset, where such attributes may be maintained by an off-chain repository. The system may compare a hash of the attributes, as included in the first record, to the hash included in the request, and may authorize the recordation of a second record to the distributed ledger, including the updated attributes, when the hashes match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Khan, Mohammed Alsadi, Nityanand Sharma, Sammy Alnajar
  • Publication number: 20240232221
    Abstract: A system described herein may receive a distributed ledger creation request that specifies a quantity of nodes. The system may provision a plurality of sets of hardware resources to implement a set of nodes which includes the requested quantity of nodes. Provisioning the plurality of sets of hardware resources may include generating communication information associated with each node of the set of nodes. The system may instruct at least one node, of the set of nodes, to establish a distributed ledger. The at least one node may communicate with one or more other nodes of the set of nodes to establish the distributed ledger. The system may output, in response to the distributed ledger creation request, communication information associated with one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes. The communication information may be used to interact with the established distributed ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed A. Khan, Khaliq Raza, Donna L. Rodela, Nityanand Sharma, Syed R. Noor, Abubakar Syed, Jeaha Yang, Andrew Buford, Rangesh Sripathi
  • Patent number: 10882613
    Abstract: A device can include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) frame physically connected to a UAV, two or more support arms connected to and extending from the frame, a first servomotor coupled to a first support arm and providing rotatable movement of the first support arm in a first plane; a second servomotor coupled to a second support arm and providing rotatable movement of the second support arm in a second plane, a second frame connected to the support arms, and an end effector connected to the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Girish Nair
  • Patent number: 10250873
    Abstract: A device can receive an indication to perform a test of a capability of the device to receive data. The data can have a threshold data rate. The device can perform an action to cause the device to receive the data from a source of the data at the threshold data rate. The device can monitor a set of metrics related to the data or a performance of the device. The device can perform an analysis of the set of metrics after monitoring the set of metrics. The device can identify a source of an error based on a result of performing the analysis of the set of metrics. The source of the error can be related to the data or the performance of the device. The device can perform another action related to fixing the source of the error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Fijula Kuniyil, Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Anush Nair
  • Publication number: 20190084670
    Abstract: A device can include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) frame physically connected to a UAV, two or more support arms connected to and extending from the frame, a first servomotor coupled to a first support arm and providing rotatable movement of the first support arm in a first plane; a second servomotor coupled to a second support arm and providing rotatable movement of the second support arm in a second plane, a second frame connected to the support arms, and an end effector connected to the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Nityanand SHARMA, Girish NAIR
  • Publication number: 20190028699
    Abstract: A device can receive an indication to perform a test of a capability of the device to receive data. The data can have a threshold data rate. The device can perform an action to cause the device to receive the data from a source of the data at the threshold data rate. The device can monitor a set of metrics related to the data or a performance of the device. The device can perform an analysis of the set of metrics after monitoring the set of metrics. The device can identify a source of an error based on a result of performing the analysis of the set of metrics. The source of the error can be related to the data or the performance of the device. The device can perform another action related to fixing the source of the error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Nityanand SHARMA, Fijula Kuniyil, Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Anush Nair
  • Patent number: 10045234
    Abstract: A tester device may establish a connection to customer devices using protocols, such as a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol or an Open Mobile Alliance device management (OMA DM) protocol. The tester device may receive information related to wireless communications or operations of the customer devices and the information may be determined by the customer devices. The tester device may perform an analysis of the information. The tester device may provide instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use a channel to communicate. The tester device may perform a throughput test of the customer devices. The tester device may receive additional information based on performing the throughput test. The tester device may perform a comparison of the information and the additional information. The tester device may provide other instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Fijula Kuniyil, Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Girish Nair
  • Publication number: 20180199217
    Abstract: A tester device may establish a connection to customer devices using protocols, such as a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol or an Open Mobile Alliance device management (OMA DM) protocol. The tester device may receive information related to wireless communications or operations of the customer devices and the information may be determined by the customer devices. The tester device may perform an analysis of the information. The tester device may provide instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use a channel to communicate. The tester device may perform a throughput test of the customer devices. The tester device may receive additional information based on performing the throughput test. The tester device may perform a comparison of the information and the additional information. The tester device may provide other instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jivko VARLAKOV, Brian E. BOND, Fijula KUNIYIL, Nityanand SHARMA, Jagannath K. RANGARAJAN, Girish NAIR
  • Patent number: 9860671
    Abstract: An approach for providing feature configuration management is described. A service controller platform, monitors at least one environmental parameter of a mobile device; determines an event according to a threshold, the event being based on at least a change in the at least one environmental parameter; determines a feature configuration setting associated with at least one of the threshold or the event according to a device profile, wherein the device profile specifies a feature configuration setting that includes at least one of locking the mobile device, limiting access to at least one predetermined application, or disabling the mobile device; and causes the mobile device to change a feature configuration according to the feature configuration setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Muhammed Shaphy, Abhijit Chandek, Ebenezer Bardhan, Shachi Naren, Nityanand Sharma, Harold Rex Slay, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9807629
    Abstract: A tester device may establish a connection to customer devices using protocols, such as a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol or an Open Mobile Alliance device management (OMA DM) protocol. The tester device may receive information related to wireless communications or operations of the customer devices and the information may be determined by the customer devices. The tester device may perform an analysis of the information. The tester device may provide instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use a channel to communicate. The tester device may perform a throughput test of the customer devices. The tester device may receive additional information based on performing the throughput test. The tester device may perform a comparison of the information and the additional information. The tester device may provide other instructions to the customer devices to cause the customer devices to use the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Fijula Kuniyil, Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Girish Nair
  • Patent number: 9787759
    Abstract: An approach for providing a shared user interface view is described. A user interface view sharing platform may present a user interface view at a first device for interacting with a second device, wherein the first device has an interface to the second device. The user interface view sharing platform may further encode the user interface view, data associated with the first device, other data associated with the second device, or a combination thereof into a data payload. The user interface view sharing platform may also transmit the data payload to a third device, wherein the user interface view, the data associated with the first device, the other data associated with the second device, or a combination thereof is reconstructed at the third device for interacting with the second device via the third device based on the data payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, Jr., Shachi Naren, Robert A. Kneusel, Nityanand Sharma
  • Patent number: 9467825
    Abstract: A computer device may include logic configured to obtain vehicle telematics data relating to a vehicle operated by a user and to obtain device telematics data relating to a user device operated by the user. The logic may be further configured to determine that a distance between the user device and the vehicle is greater than a first distance threshold, based on the obtained vehicle telematics data and based on the obtained device telematics data; and send an alert to a mobile communication device associated with the user, in response to determining that the distance between the user device and the vehicle is greater than the first distance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, Jr., Jivko Varlakov, Carl T. White, Robert Kneusel, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Nityanand Sharma
  • Patent number: 9418649
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for improved approaches for uttering the spelling of words and phrases over a communication session is described. The method includes determining a character to produce a first audio signal representing a phonetic utterance of the character, determining a code word that starts with a code word character identical to the character, and generating a second audio signal representing an utterance of the code word, wherein the first audio signal and the second audio signal are provided over a communication session for detection of the character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Manish G. Kharod, Bhaskar R Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma, Sutap Chatterjee, Ganesh Bhathivi
  • Patent number: 9317670
    Abstract: A method includes receiving usage data associated with a user device. The usage data includes information based on at least one usage activity associated with one or more applications on the user device. The method may also include analyzing the usage data based on predetermined criteria and determining a security question and a corresponding answer based on the usage data. The security question and the corresponding answer are stored in an associated database. The method further includes providing the security question and the corresponding answer in response to a request for the security question and the corresponding answer. Access is provided to a system based on an input of the corresponding answer in response to the security question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc
    Inventors: Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma, Ashraf Yussouff, Premanand Sivakkolundhu
  • Patent number: 9311175
    Abstract: An approach for collecting log information for a plurality of services according to a common format for a connector string, each service running at least one instance of a process, parsing the log information in relation to a key map, and storing the parsed information in a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma, Sutap Chatterjee, Josy John
  • Publication number: 20160073235
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a dynamic display of buried facilities at a user device. The system receives the device's current location. The system compares the device's current location with a set of location points stored in a database and associated with one or more underground facilities. If the current location of the device is within a predetermined distance of one or more of the location points in the database, the system generates a dynamic display of the underground facility associated with the one or more location points. The dynamic display includes a graphical representation of the underground facility overlaid on a map-like interface on the user device showing the location of the underground facility relative to the current location of the user device. The graphical representation may include facility information, such as the name of the cable pair, the type of cable, the status, the transmission speed, splicing information, customer information, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath Rangarajan, Muhammad Shaphy, Harold Rex Slay, JR., Robert Kneusel
  • Patent number: 9228843
    Abstract: An approach is described for providing telematics information in connection with equipment. The approach includes scanning equipment available in a service vehicle, wherein the service vehicle is located at a service location. The approach also includes determining location information for the service location based on telematics information associated with the service vehicle. The approach further includes mapping the equipment to the service location based on the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Harold Rex Slay, Jr., Ajeet K. Gupta, Robert A. Kneusel, Muhammed Shaphy, Carl T. White, Kevin K. Darling, Vipul Kadia, Nityanand Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150382160
    Abstract: A computer device may include logic configured to obtain vehicle telematics data relating to a vehicle operated by a user and to obtain device telematics data relating to a user device operated by the user. The logic may be further configured to determine that a distance between the user device and the vehicle is greater than a first distance threshold, based on the obtained vehicle telematics data and based on the obtained device telematics data; and send an alert to a mobile communication device associated with the user, in response to determining that the distance between the user device and the vehicle is greater than the first distance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, JR., Jivko Varlakov, Carl T. White, Robert Kneusel, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Nityanand Sharma