Patents by Inventor Prithvi Thomas

Prithvi Thomas 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: 20170317743
    Abstract: A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Curtis Ling, Brenndon Lee, Prithvi Thomas
  • Patent number: 9654204
    Abstract: A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Curtis Ling, Brenndon Lee, Prithvi Thomas
  • Publication number: 20150208136
    Abstract: A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Curtis Ling, Brenndon Lee, Prithvi Thomas
  • Patent number: 8929278
    Abstract: A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Ling, Brenndon Lee, Prithvi Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130201905
    Abstract: A satellite dish assembly may comprise a reflector, feed horn, receive module, and wireless module. The reflector and feed horn may be operable to receive satellite signals. The receive module may be operable to recover content from the received satellite signals. The wireless module may be operable to communicate the content directly to a mobile device via a wireless connection between the mobile device and the system. The wireless module may be operable to communicate directly with a service provider network via a wireless connection between the satellite dish assembly and the service provider network. The communications with the service provider network may be to obtain security information for descrambling and/or decrypting the content and/or for providing billing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Curtis Ling, Brenndon Lee, Prithvi Thomas