Patents by Inventor Sankaran C. Balasubramaniam

Sankaran C. Balasubramaniam 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).

  • Method and device for reducing power drain while camped on a wireless local area network
    Patent number: 8780775
    Abstract: A device (200) and method (300) of saving energy in a wireless communication device (200) capable of running on a wide area network and a local area network, are disclosed. The method (300) can include: operating (310) on a wide area network and a local area network, defining an active mode, wherein neighbor cell measurements are made at a first scanning interval; detecting (320) conditions to transition to a dormant mode, by: a) operating on the local area network, b) entering a scheduled quiet time, and c) determining a quality of service from the local area network meets a predetermined threshold; and transitioning (330) to a dormant mode wherein the neighbor cell measurements are made at a second scanning interval, reduced from the first scanning interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sankaran C. Balasubramaniam, Mahesh Perepa
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING POWER DRAIN WHILE CAMPED ON A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110292853
    Abstract: A device (200) and method (300) of saving energy in a wireless communication device (200) capable of running on a wide area network and a local area network, are disclosed. The method (300) can include: operating (310) on a wide area network and a local area network, defining an active mode, wherein neighbor cell measurements are made at a first scanning interval; detecting (320) conditions to transition to a dormant mode, by: a) operating on the local area network, b) entering a scheduled quiet time, and c) determining a quality of service from the local area network meets a predetermined threshold; and transitioning (330) to a dormant mode wherein the neighbor cell measurements are made at a second scanning interval, reduced from the first scanning interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
    Inventors: Sankaran C. Balasubramaniam, Mahesh Perepa