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).
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Patent number: 10882613Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Girish Nair
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Patent number: 10250873Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Fijula Kuniyil, Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Anush Nair
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Publication number: 20190084670Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Nityanand SHARMA, Girish NAIR
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Publication number: 20190028699Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Nityanand SHARMA, Fijula Kuniyil, Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Anush Nair
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Patent number: 10045234Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Fijula Kuniyil, Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Girish Nair
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Publication number: 20180199217Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Jivko VARLAKOV, Brian E. BOND, Fijula KUNIYIL, Nityanand SHARMA, Jagannath K. RANGARAJAN, Girish NAIR
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Patent number: 9860671Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Muhammed Shaphy, Abhijit Chandek, Ebenezer Bardhan, Shachi Naren, Nityanand Sharma, Harold Rex Slay, Jr.
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Patent number: 9807629Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jivko Varlakov, Brian E. Bond, Fijula Kuniyil, Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Girish Nair
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Patent number: 9787759Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, Jr., Shachi Naren, Robert A. Kneusel, Nityanand Sharma
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Patent number: 9467825Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, Jr., Jivko Varlakov, Carl T. White, Robert Kneusel, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Nityanand Sharma
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Patent number: 9418649Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Manish G. Kharod, Bhaskar R Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma, Sutap Chatterjee, Ganesh Bhathivi
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Patent number: 9317670Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing IncInventors: Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma, Ashraf Yussouff, Premanand Sivakkolundhu
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Patent number: 9311175Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma, Sutap Chatterjee, Josy John
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Publication number: 20160073235Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventors: Nityanand Sharma, Jagannath Rangarajan, Muhammad Shaphy, Harold Rex Slay, JR., Robert Kneusel
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Patent number: 9228843Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20150382160Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Harold Rex Slay, JR., Jivko Varlakov, Carl T. White, Robert Kneusel, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Nityanand Sharma
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Patent number: 9208454Abstract: A system and method for providing a unified messaging and modeling infrastructure (UMMI) is disclosed. The system may comprise an input module of a first operations support system configured to receive information for processing at the first operations support system and a processor module of the first operations support system configured to process the information received at the first input module and an output module of the first operations support system configured to transmit a standardized data sheet to the second operations support system. The system may comprise an input module of the second operations support system configured to receive the standardized data sheet and a processor module of the second operations support system configured to update the standardized data sheet based on processing operations at the second operations support system and to generate executable code to support interface functionality based on definitions of the standardized data sheet.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Umashankar Velusamy, Amritham Koduvayur, Nityanand Sharma
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Publication number: 20150220873Abstract: A device may receive a provisioning order associated with providing a service to a customer premises. The provisioning order may be based on order information, provided by a technician located on the customer premises, associated with initiating provisioning of the service to the customer premises. The device may identify the provisioning order as a prioritized order. The provisioning order being identified as a prioritized order indicating that the provisioning order is to be processed before a non-prioritized provisioning order. The device may provide an acknowledgement of receipt of the provisioning order based on identifying the provisioning order as a prioritized order. The device may determine provisioning information based on the provisioning order. The provisioning information may include equipment installation or configuration instructions associated with initiating provisioning of the service to the customer premises.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Muhammed Shaphy, Sanjay Manocha, Jagannath K. Rangarajan, Ravi Jindal, Rasesh Maniar, Rachyata Kapoor, Nityanand Sharma
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Patent number: 9078022Abstract: A method includes identifying a current time that at least one video program is viewed by at least one device associated with at least one user account. An initial billing time that the at least one video program is to be billed associated with the at least one user account may be identified. The method may include determining whether the current time is equal to the initial billing time. At least one coefficient associated with the at least one video program at the current time may be identified in response to a determination that the current time is equal to the initial billing time. The method may include determining a usage based billing for the at least one user account based on the current time that the at least one video program is viewed and the at least one coefficient associated with the at least one video program.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Bhaskar R. Gudlavenkatasiva, Nityanand Sharma
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Publication number: 20150177001Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Jagannath K. RANGARAJAN, Harold Rex SLAY, JR., Ajeet K. GUPTA, Robert A. Kneusel, Muhammed SHARPY, Carl T. WHITE, Kevin K. DARLING, Vipal KADIA, Nityanand SHARMA