Patents by Inventor Sandeep Parikh

Sandeep Parikh 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).

  • Synchronization of computer system clock using a local gateway
    Patent number: 8125977
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing a system clock of a computer via a local gateway are described herein. In one embodiment, a local clock of a gateway device is periodically synchronized with a remote time service facility over an external network. The synchronized local clock of the gateway device is then used to synchronize a system clock of one or more clients over a local network without having the clients individually to access the remote time service facility. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Fenwick, James Woodyatt, Robert Newberry, Sandeep Parikh
  • Synchronization of Computer System Clock Using a Local Gateway
    Publication number: 20110110360
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing a system clock of a computer via a local gateway are described herein. In one embodiment, a local clock of a gateway device is periodically synchronized with a remote time service facility over an external network. The synchronized local clock of the gateway device is then used to synchronize a system clock of one or more clients over a local network without having the clients individually to access the remote time service facility. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen C. Fenwick, James Woodyatt, Robert Newberry, Sandeep Parikh
  • Synchronization of computer system clock using a local gateway
    Patent number: 7873024
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing a system clock of a computer via a local gateway are described herein. In one embodiment, a local clock of a gateway device is periodically synchronized with a remote time service facility over an external network. The synchronized local clock of the gateway device is then used to synchronize a system clock of one or more clients over a local network without having the clients individually to access the remote time service facility. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Fenwick, James Woodyatt, Robert Newberry, Sandeep Parikh