Patents by Inventor Ramesh Akula

Ramesh Akula 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).

  • Effecting elevator service based on indoor proximity of mobile device to elevator lobby
    Patent number: 11577931
    Abstract: An elevator system having a controller configured for: receiving a communication from the mobile device for a passenger, the communication including first data, wherein the first data is position data obtained by the mobile device executing a multilateration (MLAT) process with one or more proximately located telecommunication devices, rendering a first determination, from the first data, that the mobile device is proximate a first distance from the lobby, rendering a second determination, from the first determination, arrive at the lobby proximate a first time, and transmitting a communication to an elevator instructing the elevator to arrive at the lobby proximate the first time to provide elevator service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Ladi, Ramesh Akula
  • EFFECTING ELEVATOR SERVICE BASED ON INDOOR PROXIMITY OF MOBILE DEVICE TO ELEVATOR LOBBY
    Publication number: 20200239275
    Abstract: An elevator system having a controller configured for: receiving a communication from the mobile device for a passenger, the communication including first data, wherein the first data is position data obtained by the mobile device executing a multilateration (MLAT) process with one or more proximately located telecommunication devices, rendering a first determination, from the first data, that the mobile device is proximate a first distance from the lobby, rendering a second determination, from the first determination, arrive at the lobby proximate a first time, and transmitting a communication to an elevator instructing the elevator to arrive at the lobby proximate the first time to provide elevator service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Srinivasa Rao Ladi, Ramesh Akula