Patents by Inventor Rohan C. MALTHANKAR
Rohan C. MALTHANKAR 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).
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Patent number: 11234178Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for high data mode operation in cellular networks. A UE may determine, for an interface to a high-speed cellular network, a categorization from a plurality of categorizations, determine availability of the high-speed cellular network, and select, based at least in part on the categorization and availability of the high-speed cellular network, the interface for a data connection to the high-speed cellular network. The categorization may be one of expensive or not expensive and/or one of a first level associated with a higher compression codec rate or a second level associated with a lower compression codec rate. The UE may receive, from one of the a low-speed cellular network or the high-speed cellular network, carrier plan information for a cellular data service carrier and analyze the carrier plan information to determine desirability of a switch, e.g., from the low-speed cellular network to the high-speed cellular network.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Raghuveer Mallikarjunan, Patrick L Coffman, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Ajay Singh, Faraz Faheem, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Lakshmi N Kavuri, Samuel J Miller, Najeeb M Abdulrahiman, Rajesh Ambati, Arun G Mathias, Vivek Ramanna, Divyaprakash P Bhojkumar, Vikram B Yerrabommanahalli, Rafael L Rivera-Barreto, Sergey Sitnikov, Oleg M Moskalenko, Bao Q Ho, Rohan C Malthankar, Samy Touati
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Patent number: 11218844Abstract: A network controller, a user equipment (UE) device, and associated methods for conducting intelligent enhanced multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS). A network controller receives user preference information and location information from a plurality of UEs. The network controller selects one or more data packages to transmit using eMBMS in one or more broadcast regions based on the user preference information and the location information. The one or more data packages may comprise an updated machine learning model in a distributed learning application. The network controller provides an indication to a remote device to broadcast the one or more data packages in the respective one or more broadcast regions using eMBMS.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Farouk Belghoul, Christian W. Mucke, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Ayman F. Naguib, Rohan C. Malthankar, Ben-Heng Juang, Kushal M. Chawda, Sumit Saxena
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Publication number: 20210410205Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to determine whether to display an indicator of millimeter wave cellular availability. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection that includes connectivity with a fifth generation new radio millimeter wave cell. The wireless device may determine to display an indication of millimeter wave cell availability. The wireless device may determine location status information and motion status information for the wireless device. The wireless device may determine when to cease displaying the indication of millimeter wave cell availability after the radio resource control connection is released or the millimeter wave cell is deconfigured based at least in part on the location status information for the wireless device and the motion status information for the wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Shivani Suresh Babu, Arun G. Mathias, Rajesh Ambati, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Ajay Singh, Raghuveer Mallikarjunan, Rohan C. Malthankar, Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli, Chandiramohan Vasudevan, Juergen H. Kreuchauf, Harshit Chuttani, Punit H. Awatramani, Swapna V. Iyer, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Kanuganti Rajeswar Reddy, Viswanath Nagarajan, Navjot Thakral
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Publication number: 20210400494Abstract: This Application sets forth techniques for cellular wireless service management for a secondary mobile wireless device assisted by a primary mobile wireless device, including delayed delivery of an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) to the secondary mobile wireless device for subscription to cellular wireless service of a mobile network operator (MNO).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Li LI, Keizo MARUI, Anish Kumar GOYAL, Abishek Kumar VAIDYANATHAN, Samy TOUATI, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR
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Publication number: 20210400754Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to a user equipment configured to connect to a network that supports simultaneous connection to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The UE may receive coverage information associated with the first RAT and a cell of the second RAT, receive an indication of the current UE location relative to the cell of the second RAT and determine whether the first RAT is available for camping based on the coverage information and the indication of the current UE location relative to the cell of the second RAT.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Divyaprakash P. Bhojkumar, Ajay Singh, Arun G. Mathias, Carola Faronius, Faraz Faheem, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Raghuveer Mallikarjunan, Rajesh Ambati, Rohan C. Malthankar, Sreevalsan Vallath, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Vivek Ramanna
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Publication number: 20210392557Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for high data mode operation in cellular networks. A UE may determine, for an interface to a high-speed cellular network, a categorization from a plurality of categorizations, determine availability of the high-speed cellular network, and select, based at least in part on the categorization and availability of the high-speed cellular network, the interface for a data connection to the high-speed cellular network. The categorization may be one of expensive or not expensive and/or one of a first level associated with a higher compression codec rate or a second level associated with a lower compression codec rate. The UE may receive, from one of the a low-speed cellular network or the high-speed cellular network, carrier plan information for a cellular data service carrier and analyze the carrier plan information to determine desirability of a switch, e.g., from the low-speed cellular network to the high-speed cellular network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Raghuveer Mallikarjunan, Patrick L. Coffman, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Ajay Singh, Faraz Faheem, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Samuel J. Miller, Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman, Rajesh Ambati, Arun G. Mathias, Vivek Ramanna, Divyaprakash P. Bhojkumar, Vikram B. Yerrabommanahalli, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Sergey Sitnikov, Oleg M. Moskalenko, Bao Q. Ho, Rohan C. Malthankar, Samy Touati
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Patent number: 11172536Abstract: This disclosure relates to transmitting an emergency message to a user equipment device (UE) over a wireless local area network (WLAN). The UE may establish a connection with an access point through WLAN. The UE may transmit, via the access point and to a network entity, an indication that the UE supports receiving emergency messaging through the WLAN. At least in part in response to communicating the indication, the UE may receive, from the network entity and via the access point, an emergency message and location information. The UE may compare the location information with a location of the UE to determine whether the UE is located within a first region specified by the location information. Based on a determination that the location of the UE is within the first region, the UE may display the emergency message on a display of the UE.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Farouk Belghoul, Krisztian Kiss, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Rohan C. Malthankar, Sherman X. Jin
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Publication number: 20210337622Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for providing a framework for supporting custom signaling between a wireless device and a cellular network. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a wireless link. The wireless device and the cellular base station may perform custom signaling in accordance with the custom signaling framework.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Rajesh Ambati, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Divyaprakash P. Bhojkumar, Rohan C. Malthankar, Ajay Singh, Sreevalsan Vallath, Raghuveer Mallikarjunan
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Publication number: 20210307018Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing efficient discovery of edge computing servers. A wireless device may provide an edge compute request to an edge discovery service, which may indicate one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may select one or more edge application servers for the edge compute request based on edge compute resource availability profile information that it stores for multiple edge application servers and the one or more criteria for the edge compute request. The edge discovery service may provide a response to the edge compute request to the wireless device, which may include an indication of the selected edge application server or servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Babar Qaisrani, Teck Yang Lee, Rohan C. Malthankar, Samy Touati, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Vijay Venkataraman, Krisztian Kiss
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Publication number: 20210282127Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to managing access to 5G cellular baseband resources for 5G-capable wireless devices. A wireless device can monitor application workloads by analyzing communication network performance requirements for a given application in-use or launching for future use along with system-level indications of overall device usage, battery level, and mobility status to determine whether access to 5G cellular baseband resources is recommended for an application. A 5G cellular baseband resource recommendation is provided for an application indicating a level of bandwidth in current use or expected for future use as well as a confidence metric in the bandwidth level indication. The 5G cellular baseband resource recommendation is used with additional device criteria to determine whether access to one or more 5G radio frequency bands is allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Madhusudan CHAUDHARY, Arun G. MATHIAS, Rajesh AMBATI, Ajay SINGH, Franco TRAVOSTINO, Muthukumaran DHANAPAL, Lakshmi N. KAVURI, Ajoy K. SINGH, Thanigaivelu ELANGOVAN, Ioannis PEFKIANAKIS, Raghuveer MALLIKARJUNAN, Faraz FAHEEM, Geoffrey R. HALL, Harshit CHUTTANI, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Prashant H. VASHI, Hisham A. MAHMOUD, Henri S. BERGER, Divyaprakash P. BHOJKUMAR
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Publication number: 20210258794Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Sherman X. JIN, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Anish Kumar GOYAL, Li LI, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Samy TOUATI, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR
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Publication number: 20210258761Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may identify that an emergency call is being initiated and send further messages including the location of the UE. The UE receives emergency location signaling parameters, identifies that an emergency communication has been initiated by the UE based on the emergency location signaling parameters and transmits a message to an endpoint associated with emergency services based on the identification of the emergency message being initiated, wherein the message includes location information for the UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Gaurav LAMBA, Abdus SAMAD, Amandeep Singh BEDI, Krisztian KISS, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Samy TOUATI, Vijay VENKATARAMAN, Vinash KAUSHAL
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Patent number: 11051165Abstract: Apparatus and methods to support authentication failure handling by network elements and by a wireless communication device when attempting access to services through non-cellular wireless networks by the wireless communication device are disclosed. Error messages received from evolved packet core (EPC) network elements, such as an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server, are mapped to failure messages provided to wireless communication devices by internetworking equipment, such as an evolved packet data gateway (ePDG). The wireless communication device determines a failures cause based on the failure messages and disallows retry attempts until select criteria are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Krisztian Kiss, Thomas F. Pauly, Ajoy K. Singh, Rohan C. Malthankar, Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto
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Patent number: 11012941Abstract: This disclosure relates to dynamic baseband management for a wireless device. The wireless device may be an accessory device. The accessory device may determine whether it has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device. The accessory device may determine one or more proximity metrics relating to the companion device. The accessory device may further determine one or more metrics associated with user settings, user activity and/or application activity at the wireless device. The wireless device may select a (e.g., full, limited, or off) baseband operating mode based on any or all of these considerations.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ajoy K. Singh, Jared S. Grubb, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Saran Krishnaswamy, Jesus A. Gutierrez Gomez, Sirisha Pillalamarri, Samuel J. Miller, Rohan C. Malthankar, Sergey Sitnikov, Ziv Wolkowicki, Dimitrios Prodanos, Andreas E. Schobel, Christopher P. Saari, Keith W. Rauenbuehler, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Najeeb M. Abdulrahiman
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Publication number: 20210120619Abstract: A network component communicating with a user equipment (UE) and a server. The network component receives a first packet from the UE, wherein the first packet indicates to the network component that the network component is to perform operations on behalf of the UE to maintain a persistent connection, receives a second packet from the server and determines whether to transmit a signal to the UE based on the second packet received from the server. A UE having a transceiver and a processor. The UE transmits a first packet to the network component, wherein the first packet indicates to the network component that the network component is to perform operations on behalf of the UE to maintain a persistent connection, identifies an out of service (OOS) event, receives registration information from the network component and registers with the server based on the registration information received from the network component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Srinivasan NIMMALA, Cahya A. MASPUTRA, Dawei ZHANG, Haijing HU, Huarui LIANG, Krisztian KISS, Lakshmi N. KAVURI, Li SU, Longda XING, Murtaza A. SHIKARI, Rafael L. RIVERA-BARRETO, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Samy TOUATI, Sree Ram KODALI, Srirang A. LOVLEKAR, Teck Yang LEE, Vijay VENKATARAMAN
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Patent number: 10979355Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for providing a multipath transmission control protocol proxy in a cellular network. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular network. The wireless device may provide an indication that the wireless device is multipath transmission control protocol (MPTCP) capable to a core network entity of the cellular network. The wireless device may receive MPTCP proxy information for a MPTCP proxy comprised in the cellular network from the core network entity. The MPTCP proxy information may include MPTCP server IP address and port information. The wireless device may establish a first MPTCP flow with the MPTCP proxy comprised in the cellular network via the wireless link.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Krisztian Kiss, Christoph Paasch, Farouk Belghoul, Sarma V. Vangala, Rohan C. Malthankar
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Publication number: 20210076204Abstract: This Application describes efficient cellular service transfer mechanisms to move cellular services that are based on cellular service credentials, e.g., eSIMs, between accessory wireless devices under various scenarios, including in some embodiments transfer of multiple eSIMs. The first and second accessory wireless devices and the primary wireless device are associated with a common user account. Transfer of credentials for cellular service access can occur between two accessory wireless devices via the primary wireless device, where the primary wireless device and the accessory wireless devices interact with applicable network-based servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Anish Kumar GOYAL, Chenzhi YU, Francisco J. GONZALEZ, Li LI, Raj S. CHAUGULE, Rohan C. MALTHANKAR, Samy TOUATI
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Patent number: 10924921Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Sherman X. Jin, Raj S. Chaugule, Anish Kumar Goyal, Li Li, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Samy Touati, Rohan C. Malthankar
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Patent number: 10917935Abstract: Apparatus and methods to support emergency services sessions by network elements and by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device, when roaming to a visited country/region, queries a network-based server to obtain information for Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) that support emergency services sessions via non-cellular wireless access in the visited country/region. The network-based server responds with a list of PLMNs from which the wireless device selects a PLMN. The wireless device further queries the network-based server to obtain information for evolved Packet Data Gateways (ePDGs) for a selected PLMN and receives from the network-based server a list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for ePDGs that support emergency services sessions via non-cellular wireless access for the selected PLMN.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Krisztian Kiss, Rohan C. Malthankar, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Vikram Bhaskara Yerrabommanahalli
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Publication number: 20210037604Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing Wi-Fi authentication in a wireless communication system. Public key cryptography may be used to enhance the confidentiality of the user's permanent identity in transit. In some embodiments, a RSA-OAEP(SHA-256) encryption scheme may be used to protect the permanent identity when the EAP client needs to send the user's permanent identity to the server in the absence of pseudonym or fast re-authentication identity. In some embodiments, a server certificate is used to authenticate a iWLAN tunnel to protect an IMSI during setup of a Wi-Fi call. Using the methods described herein on both or either of the EAP client and server side may offer improved privacy protection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Rohan C. Malthankar, Paresh B. Sawant, Delziel J. Fernandes, Sergey Sitnikov, Arun G. Mathias, Jason A. Novak, Krisztian Kiss, Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto, Chandiramohan Vasudevan, Vladimir M. Appel