Patents by Inventor Raghunandan K. Pai

Raghunandan K. Pai 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: 20250016524
    Abstract: In some implementations, a first computing device can send notifications at times that the first computing device is not in an expected location. A user of a second computing device can remotely configure an expected location for the first computing device, which may be a particular location for a certain period of time. During that time, the first computing device can monitor its own location and check whether it is within the expected location. If the first computing device unexpectedly leaves or fails to enter the expected location, the first computing device may transmit a notification to the second computing device. Similarly, if the first computing device loses connectivity with other devices, a server device may notify the second computing device that the location of the first computing device cannot be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas E. Schobel, Swaminathan Jayaraman, Paul W. Salzman, Kevin M. Lynch, Tommy Rochette, Albert R. Howard, Siva Ganesh Movva, Thomas Chathoth Abraham, Frank De Jong, Rachel F. Needle, David John Williams, Raghunandan K. Pai, Swadesh Bhattacharya
  • Publication number: 20240380575
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine-readable mediums, and system to provide that a delegate server receives authentication credentials from a first sharee electronic device, determines at least one cryptographic key and metadata accessible to a first sharee corresponding to the received authentication credentials, the metadata defines a set of conditions for a share of location information for an accessory device, evaluates the metadata to determine if the set of conditions are satisfied, upon determination that the set of conditions are satisfied, sends the metadata and the at least one cryptographic key to the first sharee electronic device, receives an indication that a second sharee electronic device is joining the share of location information for the accessory device, and sends at least one update for the cryptographic key and the metadata.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Siva Ganesh Movva, Emmanuel Lalande, Michael C. Laster, Sarish Jain, Stephen M. Polansky, Karthikeyan Pattabiraman, Swadesh Bhattacharya, Raghunandan K. Pai
  • Patent number: 12127074
    Abstract: In some implementations, a first computing device can send notifications at times that the first computing device is not in an expected location. A user of a second computing device can remotely configure an expected location for the first computing device, which may be a particular location for a certain period of time. During that time, the first computing device can monitor its own location and check whether it is within the expected location. If the first computing device unexpectedly leaves or fails to enter the expected location, the first computing device may transmit a notification to the second computing device. Similarly, if the first computing device loses connectivity with other devices, a server device may notify the second computing device that the location of the first computing device cannot be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas E. Schobel, Swaminathan Jayaraman, Paul W. Salzman, Kevin M. Lynch, Tommy Rochette, Albert R. Howard, Siva Ganesh Movva, Thomas Chathoth Abraham, Frank De Jong, Rachel F. Needle, David John Williams, Raghunandan K. Pai, Swadesh Bhattacharya
  • Patent number: 12075313
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Publication number: 20240276177
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory machine-readable mediums, and system to provide location services are described. In an embodiment, a method provides receiving, at a delegate server, authentication credentials from a sub-delegate of a delegate entity, determining at least one locator service for a wireless accessory device accessible to the sub-delegate with the received authentication credentials, receiving a request for the at least one locator service from the sub-delegate, evaluating a set of inputs to determine if a set of conditions corresponding to the at least one locator service and the sub-delegate are satisfied, upon determination that the set of conditions are satisfied, sending the request for the at least one locator service to a device locator server, and decrypting a response to the request received from the device locator server using encryption keys stored for the delegate entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander R. Hanuska, Siva Ganesh Movva, Andrew I. Williams, Sarish Jain, Raghunandan K. Pai, Swadesh Bhattacharya
  • Patent number: 12001857
    Abstract: A device locator mode or find my device (FMD) mode can allow a lost, stolen, or misplaced mobile device to be located. The FMD mode can be enabled or disabled on a mobile device. Sometimes thieves or unauthorized parties attempt to disable the FMD mode. To prevent this, the mobile device can transmit a unique device identifier to a remote server. The remote server can link the device identifier to a cloud-based user account associated with the user of the mobile device. Before an FMD mode is disabled on the mobile device, before the content or settings can be erased, and/or before a mobile device is permitted to be activated/reactivated, a user of the mobile device can be challenged for the credentials of the cloud-based user account. If valid credentials are provided, FMD can be disabled, the content or settings can be reset, and/or the device can be activated/reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raghunandan K. Pai, Karthik Narayanan, Paul Chinn
  • Publication number: 20230297394
    Abstract: A device locator mode or find my device (FMD) mode can allow a lost, stolen, or misplaced mobile device to be located. The FMD mode can be enabled or disabled on a mobile device. Sometimes thieves or unauthorized parties attempt to disable the FMD mode. To prevent this, the mobile device can transmit a unique device identifier to a remote server. The remote server can link the device identifier to a cloud-based user account associated with the user of the mobile device. Before an FMD mode is disabled on the mobile device, before the content or settings can be erased, and/or before a mobile device is permitted to be activated/reactivated, a user of the mobile device can be challenged for the credentials of the cloud-based user account. If valid credentials are provided, FMD can be disabled, the content or settings can be reset, and/or the device can be activated/reactivated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Raghunandan K. Pai, Karthik Narayanan, Paul Chinn
  • Patent number: 11704134
    Abstract: A device locator mode or find my device (FMD) mode can allow a lost, stolen, or misplaced mobile device to be located. The FMD mode can be enabled or disabled on a mobile device. Sometimes thieves or unauthorized parties attempt to disable the FMD mode. To prevent this, the mobile device can transmit a unique device identifier to a remote server. The remote server can link the device identifier to a cloud-based user account associated with the user of the mobile device. Before an FMD mode is disabled on the mobile device, before the content or settings can be erased, and/or before a mobile device is permitted to be activated/reactivated, a user of the mobile device can be challenged for the credentials of the cloud-based user account. If valid credentials are provided, FMD can be disabled, the content or settings can be reset, and/or the device can be activated/reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raghunandan K. Pai, Karthik Narayanan, Paul Chinn
  • Patent number: 11669338
    Abstract: A device locator mode or find my device (FMD) mode can allow a lost, stolen, or misplaced mobile device to be located. The FMD mode can be enabled or disabled on a mobile device. Sometimes thieves or unauthorized parties attempt to disable the FMD mode. To prevent this, the mobile device can transmit a unique device identifier to a remote server. The remote server can link the device identifier to a cloud-based user account associated with the user of the mobile device. Before an FMD mode is disabled on the mobile device, before the content or settings can be erased, and/or before a mobile device is permitted to be activated/reactivated, a user of the mobile device can be challenged for the credentials of the cloud-based user account. If valid credentials are provided, FMD can be disabled, the content or settings can be reset, and/or the device can be activated/reactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raghunandan K. Pai, Karthik Narayanan, Paul Chinn
  • Patent number: 11641563
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Patent number: 11606669
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Publication number: 20230075275
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a service to enable a user to track a variety of even when those devices are not connected to the internet by either Wi-Fi or cellular. One embodiment provides techniques to enable a pairing registration for a wireless accessory device that enables a server-mediated pairing process to be performed between the wireless accessory device and a companion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Yannick L. Sierra
  • Patent number: 11582579
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to enable the secure streaming of real-time location data between electronic devices. One embodiment provides for a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions to perform operations comprising creating record to specify a location streaming relationship between a first device registered with a first user account and a second device registered with a second online account, the record including a secret key. The record is stored to an online datastore and shared between the first user account and the second online account. The location data stream can be encrypted using the secret key stored in the record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Raghunandan K. Pai, Michael C. Laster, Scott Lopatin, Tommy Rochette
  • Patent number: 11553350
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a service to enable a user to track a variety of even when those devices are not connected to the internet by either Wi-Fi or cellular. One embodiment provides techniques to enable a pairing registration for a wireless accessory device that enables a server-mediated pairing process to be performed between the wireless accessory device and a companion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Yannick L. Sierra
  • Publication number: 20220394431
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Publication number: 20220385643
    Abstract: A device implementing end-to-end encryption for location sharing may include at least one processor configured to generate a public-private keypair. The at least one processor may be further configured to encrypt, using a first key of the public-private keypair, location data corresponding to a location of the electronic device. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit, to a server, the encrypted location data for storage. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit, via a secure communication channel, a second key of the public-private keypair to another electronic device for subsequent retrieval of the encrypted location data by the other electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Siva Ganesh MOVVA, Raghunandan K. PAI, Scott LOPATIN, Swadesh BHATTACHARYA, Sarish JAIN, Aashish PATIL
  • Publication number: 20220386076
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Publication number: 20220360945
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for system and methods to crowdsource the location of wireless devices and accessories that lack a connection to a wide area network. One embodiment provides for a data processing system configured to perform operations comprising loading a user interface on an electronic device, the user interface to enable the determination of a location of a wireless accessory that is associated with the electronic device, generating a set of public keys included within a signal broadcast by the wireless accessory, the signal broadcast during a first period, sending the set of public keys to a server with a request to return data that corresponds with a public key in the set of public keys, decrypting the location data using a private key associated with the public key, and processing the location data to determine a probable location for the wireless accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Lopatin, Emmanuel Lalande, Lawrence T. Lu, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Raghunandan K. Pai, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Sam Schaevitz, Yannick L. Sierra, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Langford Wasada
  • Publication number: 20220201429
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device comprising a wireless processor coupled with a wireless radio, memory to store instructions, and one or more processors to execute the instructions. The one or more processors, based on the instructions, are to scan for a beacon advertisement using the wireless processor, store the beacon and a timestamp in a beacon advertisement buffer in response to detection of the beacon via the wireless processor, correlate a beacon advertisement with stored location data to determine a location estimate for a device associated with the beacon advertisement, encrypt the location estimate for the beacon advertisement using a beacon identifier broadcast with the beacon identifier, and transmit a hash of the beacon identifier and an encrypted location estimate for the beacon advertisement to a device locator server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Schoenberg, Adam M. Driscoll, E. Thomas Erdmann, IV, Emmanuel Lalande, Michael C. Laster, Scott Lopatin, Robert W. Mayor, Siva Ganesh Movva, Munish K. Poonia, Tommy Rochette, Christina Selle, Langford M. Wasada, Swadesh Bhattacharya, Raghunandan K. Pai, Brent M. Ledvina
  • Publication number: 20220141623
    Abstract: In some implementations, a first computing device can send notifications at times that the first computing device is not in an expected location. A user of a second computing device can remotely configure an expected location for the first computing device, which may be a particular location for a certain period of time. During that time, the first computing device can monitor its own location and check whether it is within the expected location. If the first computing device unexpectedly leaves or fails to enter the expected location, the first computing device may transmit a notification to the second computing device. Similarly, if the first computing device loses connectivity with other devices, a server device may notify the second computing device that the location of the first computing device cannot be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas E. Schobel, Swaminathan Jayaraman, Paul W. Salzman, Kevin M. Lynch, Tommy Rochette, Albert R. Howard, Siva Ganesh Movva, Thomas Chathoth Abraham, Frank De Jong, Rachel F. Needle, David John Williams, Raghunandan K. Pai, Swadesh Bhattacharya