Patents by Inventor Prashob NAIR

Prashob NAIR 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).

  • Communication device and communication method
    Patent number: 9787741
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a communication device capable of properly identifying a communication partner device. [Solution to Problem] A communication device 1 includes: a connection detector 3 which detects that the communication device is connected to a communication partner device, using a specific communication interface; a specific information acquisition unit 4 which acquires specific information including at least one of specific time information and a specific message, when the connection with the communication partner device is detected by the connection detector; a packet generator 5 which generates a packet including the specific information; and a broadcaster 6 which broadcasts the packet through a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Prashob Nair
  • COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20150006673
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a communication device capable of properly identifying a communication partner device. [Solution to Problem] A communication device 1 includes: a connection detector 3 which detects that the communication device is connected to a communication partner device, using a specific communication interface; a specific information acquisition unit 4 which acquires specific information including at least one of specific time information and a specific message, when the connection with the communication partner device is detected by the connection detector; a packet generator 5 which generates a packet including the specific information; and a broadcaster 6 which broadcasts the packet through a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Prashob NAIR