Patents by Inventor Rekha Edamalapati

Rekha Edamalapati 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).

  • USB host-to-host auto-switching
    Patent number: 10331604
    Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) hub includes an upstream port configured to be communicatively coupled to a USB host, a downstream port, and a USB hub core circuit. The circuit is configured to determine a detachment from the downstream port, determine whether a USB element has reattached to the downstream port in USB mode, and, based on a determination that the USB element has reattached to the downstream port in USB host mode, perform USB multi-host bridging for the USB host and the USB element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Atish Ghosh, Rekha Edamalapati, Vinoth Sekar
  • USB Host-To-Host Auto-Switching
    Publication number: 20180336154
    Abstract: A universal serial bus (USB) hub includes an upstream port configured to be communicatively coupled to a USB host, a downstream port, and a USB hub core circuit. The circuit is configured to determine a detachment from the downstream port, determine whether a USB element has reattached to the downstream port in USB mode, and, based on a determination that the USB element has reattached to the downstream port in USB host mode, perform USB multi-host bridging for the USB host and the USB element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Atish Ghosh, Rekha Edamalapati, Vinoth Sekar