Patents by Inventor Pankaj Shah

Pankaj Shah 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).

  • Patent number: 12167381
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a method for transmitting data between node devices in a mesh network. The method includes a first node device a channel mask that specifies a set of channels that are available for a channel plan within an operating region associated with the mesh network. The first node device supports a set of channel plans. Based on the channel mask, the first node device determines a set of available channels supported by the first node device. The first node device selects from the set of available channels, at least one channel as a first preferred channel for data transmissions between the first node and a second node included in the mesh network. The first node device configures, based on the first preferred channel, a communication link between the first node device and the second node device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ITRON, INC.
    Inventor: Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Publication number: 20240007926
    Abstract: A method performed by a first node includes determining respective routing metrics for individual nodes in a set of nodes, wherein higher values for a respective routing metric for a respective node of the set of nodes indicate a higher suitability for forwarding network traffic using the respective node of the set of nodes; receiving a first network packet; in response to determining that the first network packet is a low priority packet, selecting a second node from the set of nodes based on the second node having a respective routing metric below a threshold value; and forwarding the first network packet to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Bruce EDWARDS, Kunal Pankaj SHAH
  • Patent number: 11800428
    Abstract: A method performed by a first node includes determining a routing metric for individual nodes in a set of nodes, receiving a network packet from a second node, selecting a third node in the set of nodes based on the routing metrics, and transmitting the network packet to the third node. The routing metric for a respective one of the set of nodes being based on at least one of a power storage status of the respective one of the set of nodes or a solar power generation status of the respective one of the set of nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Edwards, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Publication number: 20220078694
    Abstract: A method performed by a first node includes determining a routing metric for individual nodes in a set of nodes, receiving a network packet from a second node, selecting a third node in the set of nodes based on the routing metrics, and transmitting the network packet to the third node. The routing metric for a respective one of the set of nodes being based on at least one of a power storage status of the respective one of the set of nodes or a solar power generation status of the respective one of the set of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Bruce EDWARDS, Kunal Pankaj SHAH
  • Patent number: 11184831
    Abstract: A solar-powered device (SPD) relay node is coupled to a remotely-located “leaf” node in order to provide the leaf node with network access. The SPD relay node routes network traffic to and from the leaf node via one or more different paths that traverse other SPD relay nodes that reside upstream of the SPD relay node. The SPD relay node determines a specific path across which to route the network traffic based on several different factors associated with the upstream SPD relay nodes, including battery level, solar generation rate, and link quality. The SPD relay node generates a routing metric for each upstream SPD relay node based on these different factors and then routes traffic across the upstream SPD relay nodes based on the routing metric and based on a priority level associated with the network traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: ITRON, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Edwards, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Publication number: 20210298019
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a computer-implemented method for transmitting data between node devices in a mesh network comprising acquiring, by a first node device within the mesh network that supports a set of channel plans, a channel mask that specifies a set of channels that are available for a channel plan within an operating region associated with the mesh network, determining, based on the channel mask, a set of available channels supported by the first node device, selecting, from the set of available channels, at least one channel as a first preferred channel for data transmissions between the first node device and a second node device included in the mesh network, and configuring, based on the first preferred channel, a communication link between the first node device and the second node device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Kunal Pankaj SHAH
  • Patent number: 10902333
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for collecting and analyzing data in a cognitive fabric. The system can include a network of intelligent nodes, each node being configured for sharing or receiving data as a function of analytic processing to be performed at the node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Lee, John David Pisano, Saurin Pankaj Shah, Andre Tai Nguyen, Yuxun Lei, Christopher Brown, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 10743242
    Abstract: An access point coupled to a node within a network is configured to combine channel maps provided by other access points to which the node is coupled, thereby reconciling any discrepancies between those channel maps. The access point may also combine channel maps associated with different regions that the node may occupy, thereby reducing the number of channel maps that must be transmitted to the node when the node travel between regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: ITRON NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Rolfe, Kunal Pankaj Shah, Jay Ramasastry, Cristina Seibert
  • Publication number: 20200111013
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for collecting and analyzing data in a cognitive fabric. The system can include a network of intelligent nodes, each node being configured for sharing or receiving data as a function of analytic processing to be performed at the node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun LEE, John David PISANO, Saurin Pankaj SHAH, Andre Tai NGUYEN, Yuxun LEI, Christopher BROWN, Michael BECKER
  • Patent number: 10230782
    Abstract: A collaboration service is disclosed that hosts various collaboration sites. Each of the sites includes desktop pages and mobile pages. A routing service redirects mobile requests for the desktop pages to the mobile pages in accordance with a desktop-to-mobile mapping that defines an unbalanced correspondence between the desktop pages and the mobile pages. The routing service also redirects desktop requests for the mobile pages to the desktop pages in accordance with a mobile-to-desktop mapping that defines a balanced correspondence between them desktop pages and the mobile pages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Yubo Jia, Sujata Suresh Adgaonkar, David Chan, Ajey Pankaj Shah, Frederico A. Mameri, Alin Sirbu, Elias David Block, Alexandru Dan Burst, Kristofer D. Hoffman, John Lincoln DeMaris, Kathryn Bergina Dramstad, Dwayne Wensley Ricardo Codrington, Alexandra Leewon Schultz, Onur Dagci, Michael Brandon Silverstein
  • Patent number: 10193778
    Abstract: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: ITRON NETWORKED SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Raj Vaswani, Jana van Greunen, Aditi Dubey, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Publication number: 20180159753
    Abstract: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Raj Vaswani, Jana van Greunen, Aditi Dubey, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Patent number: 9900736
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that initiate mobile-terminated location requests in response to receiving an indication that an audio incident occurred at a given location. The mobile-terminated location requests are initiated for one or more mobile stations within a cell of a wireless network that is known to provide wireless service coverage to a geographic area that comprises the location of the audio incident. In response to the mobile-terminated location request, an estimate of the mobile station's current location is received. Based on the estimated current location of the mobile station relative to the location of the audio incident, the illustrative systems and methods may generate an association between the mobile station and the audio incident. When an association is generated, it is transmitted for possible further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Polaris Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Douglas Gordon, Mahesh B. Patel, Bhavin Pankaj Shah
  • Patent number: 9887893
    Abstract: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Raj Vaswani, Jana van Greunen, Aditi Dubey, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Publication number: 20170250818
    Abstract: Devices and methods for securely upgrading devices, such as field upgradeable units, are disclosed. In response to receiving an update object, a device may determine whether a predefined location of memory includes a predetermined value. Based on the value in the predefined location, the device may store the received update object in a verification portion of the memory. After verifying the authenticity of the update object, the device may copy the update object from the verification portion of the memory to an inactive portion. The inactive portion of the memory can be swapped with an active portion of the memory, such that the inactive portion becomes active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Deierling, Aditi Dubey, Alexander Gostrer, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Patent number: 9686735
    Abstract: A server acts as a proxy mechanism for node registration with a database. The node initially registers to participate in a wireless mesh network by transmitting a registration request to the server. The server forwards the request to the database, which validates the request. The server records that the registration request was, in fact, validated by the database. The node is then permitted to participate in the network. If the node becomes decoupled from the network, the node may then transmit a re-registration request to the server. Since the server recorded that the previous registration was validated, the server may then simply validate the re-registration request, without interacting with the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Rolfe, Kunal Pankaj Shah, Jay Ramasastry, Cristina Seibert
  • Publication number: 20170163508
    Abstract: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Raj Vaswani, Jana van Greunen, Aditi Dubey, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Patent number: 9652755
    Abstract: Devices and methods for securely upgrading devices, such as field upgradeable units, are disclosed. In response to receiving an update object, a device may determine whether a predefined location of memory includes a predetermined value. Based on the value in the predefined location, the device may store the received update object in a verification portion of the memory. After verifying the authenticity of the update object, the device may copy the update object from the verification portion of the memory to an inactive portion. The inactive portion of the memory can be swapped with an active portion of the memory, such that the inactive portion becomes active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Deierling, Aditi Dubey, Alexander Gostrer, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Patent number: 9608887
    Abstract: A communication device detects whether anomalous events occur with respect to at least one node in a utility network. The communication device has recorded therein threshold operating information and situational operating information. The threshold operating information includes data indicative of configured acceptable operating parameters of nodes in the network based on respective locational information of the nodes. The situational information includes data indicative of configured operation data expected to be received from nodes in the network during a predetermined time period, based on a condition and/or event occurring during the time period. The communication device receives operation data from nodes in the network, and determines whether the operation data from a node constitutes an anomalous event based on a comparison of the received operation data with (i) the threshold operating information defined for the node and (ii) the situational information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Raj Vaswani, Jana Van Greunen, Aditi Dubey, Kunal Pankaj Shah
  • Patent number: 9432803
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that initiate mobile-terminated location requests in response to receiving an indication that an audio incident occurred at a given location. The mobile-terminated location requests are initiated for one or more mobile stations within a cell of a wireless network that is known to provide wireless service coverage to a geographic area that comprises the location of the audio incident. In response to the mobile-terminated location request, an estimate of the mobile station's current location is received. Based on the estimated current location of the mobile station relative to the location of the audio incident, the illustrative systems and methods may generate an association between the mobile station and the audio incident. When an association is generated, it is transmitted for possible further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Polaris Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Douglas Gordon, Mahesh B. Patel, Bhavin Pankaj Shah