Patents by Inventor Sankaran Raman

Sankaran Raman 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).

  • Methods and systems for automatically registering a mobile phone device with one or more media content access devices
    Patent number: 8644354
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content access device detecting a request provided by a mobile phone device to register the mobile phone device with the media content access device, registering the mobile phone device with the media content access device in response to the detected request, and automatically registering the mobile phone device with one or more additional media content access devices within the local area network. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Sampath Raman, Naman Patel, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan
  • Method and apparatus for interacting with a set-top box based on sensor events from a user device
    Patent number: 8429707
    Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on sensor triggered events on a user device. A set-top box receives a control message from a user device, wherein the control message specifies an event corresponding to one or more sensors of the user device. The set-top box maps the event to an activity associated with an application that is executed by the set-top box. Also, the set-top box presents media content provided by the application according to the mapped activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Naman Patel, T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Madankanth Lanka, Thalha Yasir Refaye, Vasanthakumar Sarpasayanam, Varaprasad Meka, Abhishek Malhotra, Sampath Raman, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Raju Ramakrishnan
  • Method and apparatus for controlling a set-top box based on device events
    Patent number: 8402498
    Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on a device event. A set-top box detects a wireless device. A communication channel is established with the wireless device configured to initiate a voice call. A command message is received, by the set-top box, over the communication channel. The command corresponds to a device event experienced by the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Abhishek Malhotra, Durga Devi Murthy, Kaushik Khatua, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Naveen Rosario, Tapan Bansal, Naman Patel, Madankanth Lanka, Varaprasad Meka, Chaitanya Kumar Behara, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Raju Ramakrishnan, Peter Joseph, Ashish Phutela
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH A SET-TOP BOX BASED ON SENSOR EVENTS FROM A USER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120036549
    Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on sensor triggered events on a user device. A set-top box receives a control message from a user device, wherein the control message specifies an event corresponding to one or more sensors of the user device. The set-top box maps the event to an activity associated with an application that is executed by the set-top box. Also, the set-top box presents media content provided by the application according to the mapped activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Naman Patel, T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Madankanth Lanka, Thalha Yasir Refaye, Vasanthakumar Sarpasayanam, Varaprasad Meka, Abhishek Malhotra, Sampath Raman, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Raju Ramakrishnan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SET-TOP BOX BASED ON DEVICE EVENTS
    Publication number: 20120036543
    Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on a device event. A set-top box detects a wireless device. A communication channel is established with the wireless device configured to initiate a voice call. A command message is received, by the set-top box, over the communication channel. The command corresponds to a device event experienced by the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Abhishek Malhotra, Durga Devi Murthy, Kaushik Khatua, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Naveen Rosario, Tapan Bansal, Naman Patel, Madankanth Lanka, Varaprasad Meka, Chaitanya Kumar Behara, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Raju Ramakrishnan, Peter Joseph, Ashish Phutela
  • Methods and Systems for Automatically Registering a Mobile Phone Device with One or More Media Content Access Devices
    Publication number: 20110086619
    Abstract: An exemplary method includes a media content access device detecting a request provided by a mobile phone device to register the mobile phone device with the media content access device, registering the mobile phone device with the media content access device in response to the detected request, and automatically registering the mobile phone device with one or more additional media content access devices within the local area network. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Sampath Raman, Naman Patel, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan