Patents by Inventor Shwetank Kumar
Shwetank Kumar 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).
-
Publication number: 20240143581Abstract: A computer-implemented method can receive a hierarchy table comprising a plurality of records associated with objects organized in a hierarchical structure. The records comprise values corresponding to a plurality of displayable fields and specify value distributions among the objects. The method can specify one or more viewable fields at an input area of a graphical user interface, and display a plurality of nodes and a plurality of directional links connecting the displayed nodes on a display window of the graphical user interface. The displayed nodes represent objects whose associated records have unique combinations of values corresponding to the specified viewable fields. The directional links represent value distributions among objects represented by the displayed nodes. The method can display aggregated value distributed to or from objects represented by the displayed nodes. The viewable fields specify which of the displayable fields are visible on the displayed nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: SAP SEInventors: Bidisha Tripathi, Suman Kumar Puthadi, Shwetank Mishra, Bjoern Christoph
-
Patent number: 10606419Abstract: An apparatus and method for display control are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a touch screen surface comprising a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers; and a processing system coupled to the touch screen surface to excite all transmitters in the plurality of transmitters or a subset of transmitters in the plurality of transmitters during different scanning periods when scanning the plurality of transmitters to obtain input signals from the touch screen surface, the subset of transmitters being less than all transmitters in the plurality of transmitters.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventor: Shwetank Kumar
-
Patent number: 9785261Abstract: Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for NFC-based operations in a stylus device.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Anand S. Konanur, Anchit Dixit, Rohit Mittal, Shwetank Kumar, Ulun Karacaoglu, Songnan Yang
-
Patent number: 9748952Abstract: Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a first substrate and a deformable electrode structure. The deformable electrode structure overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode to define a variable capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode that changes with the deformation of the deformable electrode structure. The deformable electrode structure comprises a spacing component configured to provide spacing between the deformable electrode structure and the first electrode and the second electrode. Finally, a transmission component is configured such that biasing the transmission component causes the deformable electrode structure to deform and change the variable capacitance. A measurement of the variable capacitance can be used to determine force information regarding the force biasing the transmission component.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Robert James Bolender, Narain Kumar Vijayashanker, Joseph Kurth Reynolds, Lin-Hsiang Hsieh, Shwetank Kumar
-
Patent number: 9606670Abstract: Techniques for detecting noise with a capacitive sensing device. The includes driving a set of one or more sensor electrodes of a plurality of sensor electrodes with a sensing signal at a first frequency, receiving resulting signals based on the sensing signal for each of the one or more sensor electrodes driven, probing the set of one or more sensor electrodes to obtain a set of probing signals, and summing the probing signals of the set of probing signals to generate a noise-analysis signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Matthew Stevenson, Shwetank Kumar, Chia-yun Kuan, John Michael Weinerth
-
Publication number: 20160378209Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a stylus that includes a body, a plurality of conductive traces, a resonance circuit, and a tip, wherein the tip can be used to interact with both an electromagnetic resonance touchscreen and a capacitive touchscreen. The conductive traces can be spaced such that the conductive traces do not substantially block a resonance frequency of the resonance circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Hong W. Wong, Zhiming Jim Zhuang, Shwetank Kumar, Rocendo Bracamontes, Arvind Kumar, Murali Veeramoney
-
Publication number: 20160282979Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods may include a touch device having conductive traces to receive human body communication signals and user selection signals such that the human body communication signals are multiplexed with the user selection signals on the conductive traces. A processor receives the human body communication signals and the user selection signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Anand S. Konanur, Shwetank Kumar, Anchit Dixit, Rohit Mittal, Jaroslaw J. Sydir, Chia-Yun Kuan
-
Publication number: 20160283034Abstract: An apparatus and method for display control are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises: a touch screen surface comprising a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers; and a processing system coupled to the touch screen surface to excite all transmitters in the plurality of transmitters or a subset of transmitters in the plurality of transmitters during different scanning periods when scanning the plurality of transmitters to obtain input signals from the touch screen surface, the subset of transmitters being less than all transmitters in the plurality of transmitters.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Shwetank Kumar
-
Patent number: 9411445Abstract: A processing system for an input device includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry coupled to transmitter electrodes and receiver electrodes. The sensor module is configured to transmit transmitter signals with the transmitter electrode and receive resulting signals with the receiver electrodes. The determination module is configured to obtain a set of measurements for an input object detected in a sensing region of the input device from a capacitive image, and perform, based on the set of measurements, a multistage classification to obtain a classification result identifying a type of the input object. wherein the capacitive image is generated based on the resulting signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Synaptics IncorporatedInventors: Chia-yun Kuan, Shwetank Kumar
-
Publication number: 20160202776Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to stylus' for electronic devices, and in particular, to passive stylus' with multi-faceted functionality. A passive stylus has a first end and a second end wherein at the first end, a first nib is present, and at the second end, a second nib is present. The passive stylus may be suited to effect communication with a touch-input device adaptable to receive input from both ends of the stylus. The touch-input device contains code, when executed, to cause the device to initialize a touch application, receive an indication of touch data, identify a tip pattern from the received touch data, and execute a set of pre-determined instructions associated with the identified tip pattern. Furthermore, the touch-input device includes aprocessing unit communicatively coupled to memory. The memory includes code to identify a tip pattern from a set of known tip patterns associated with touch data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Raghvendra Maloo, John Valavi, Shwetank Kumar, Arvind S.
-
Publication number: 20160179223Abstract: Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for NFC-based operations in a stylus device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: ANAND S. KONANUR, ANCHIT DIXIT, ROHIT MITTAL, SHWETANK KUMAR, ULUN KARACAOGLU, SONGNAN YANG
-
Publication number: 20160092026Abstract: Techniques for detecting noise with a capacitive sensing device. The includes driving a set of one or more sensor electrodes of a plurality of sensor electrodes with a sensing signal at a first frequency, receiving resulting signals based on the sensing signal for each of the one or more sensor electrodes driven, probing the set of one or more sensor electrodes to obtain a set of probing signals, and summing the probing signals of the set of probing signals to generate a noise-analysis signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Matthew STEVENSON, Shwetank KUMAR, Chia-yun KUAN, John Michael WEINERTH
-
Publication number: 20150002405Abstract: A processing system for an input device includes a sensor module and a determination module. The sensor module includes sensor circuitry coupled to transmitter electrodes and receiver electrodes. The sensor module is configured to transmit transmitter signals with the transmitter electrode and receive resulting signals with the receiver electrodes. The determination module is configured to obtain a set of measurements for an input object detected in a sensing region of the input device from a capacitive image, and perform, based on the set of measurements, a multistage classification to obtain a classification result identifying a type of the input object. wherein the capacitive image is generated based on the resulting signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Chia-yun Kuan, Shwetank Kumar
-
Publication number: 20130068038Abstract: Devices and methods are provided that facilitate improved input device performance. The devices and methods utilize a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a first substrate and a deformable electrode structure. The deformable electrode structure overlaps the first electrode and the second electrode to define a variable capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode that changes with the deformation of the deformable electrode structure. The deformable electrode structure comprises a spacing component configured to provide spacing between the deformable electrode structure and the first electrode and the second electrode. Finally, a transmission component is configured such that biasing the transmission component causes the deformable electrode structure to deform and change the variable capacitance. A measurement of the variable capacitance can be used to determine force information regarding the force biasing the transmission component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATEDInventors: Robert James Bolender, Narain Kumar Vijayashanker, Joseph Kurth Reynolds, Lin-Hsiang Hsieh, Shwetank Kumar
-
Patent number: 8294138Abstract: A method for determining whether a quantum system comprising a superconducting qubit is occupying a first basis state or a second basis state once a measurement is performed is provided. The method, comprising: applying a signal having a frequency through a transmission line coupled to the superconducting qubit characterized by two distinct, separate, and stable states of differing resonance frequencies each corresponding to the occupation of the first or second basis state prior to measurement; and measuring at least one of an output power or phase at an output port of the transmission line, wherein the measured output power or phase is indicative of whether the superconducting qubit is occupying the first basis state or the second basis state.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew J. Farinelli, George A. Keefe, Shwetank Kumar, Matthias Steffen
-
Patent number: 8188752Abstract: An apparatus for measuring component performance including a feed line having an input port and an output port, a first resonator connected to the feed line, a first Josephson junction device connected to the first resonator and to ground, and a second resonator connected to the feed line and to ground.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Raytheon BBN Technologies Corp.Inventors: Mark B. Ketchen, Shwetank Kumar, Matthias Steffen, Christopher B. Lirakis, Richard Lazarus
-
Patent number: 8117000Abstract: A method for measuring the quantum state of a resonator includes, exciting an input port of a circuit with signal, measuring a phase shift of the signal at an output port of the circuit, wherein the resonator is coupled to the input and the output ports, and calculating a quantum state of the resonator as a function of the measured phase shift of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David DiVincenzo, George A. Keefe, Shwetank Kumar, Matthias Steffen
-
Publication number: 20110175062Abstract: A method for determining whether a quantum system comprising a superconducting qubit is occupying a first basis state or a second basis state once a measurement is performed is provided. The method, comprising: applying a signal having a frequency through a transmission line coupled to the superconducting qubit characterized by two distinct, separate, and stable states of differing resonance frequencies each corresponding to the occupation of the first or second basis state prior to measurement; and measuring at least one of an output power or phase at an output port of the transmission line, wherein the measured output power or phase is indicative of whether the superconducting qubit is occupying the first basis state or the second basis state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew J. Farinelli, George A. Keefe, Shwetank Kumar, Matthias Steffen
-
Patent number: 7932514Abstract: A method for determining whether a quantum system comprising a superconducting qubit is occupying a first basis state or a second basis state once a measurement is performed is provided. The method, comprising: applying a signal having a frequency through a transmission line coupled to the superconducting qubit characterized by two distinct, separate, and stable states of differing resonance frequencies each corresponding to the occupation of the first or second basis state prior to measurement; and measuring at least one of an output power or phase at an output port of the transmission line, wherein the measured output power or phase is indicative of whether the superconducting qubit is occupying the first basis state or the second basis state.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew J. Farinelli, George A. Keefe, Shwetank Kumar, Matthias Steffen
-
Patent number: 7889992Abstract: A hybrid superconductor-optical quantum repeater is provided. The hybrid superconductor-optical quantum repeater comprises an optical subsystem configured to receive an optical signal via an optical channel and a superconductor subsystem coupled to the optical subsystem. The optical subsystem and superconductor subsystem are coupled to one another via a microwave transmission medium. The optical subsystem is configured to receive an optical signal via the optical channel and down-convert a photon of the optical signal to a microwave photon in a microwave output signal that is output to the superconductor subsystem via the microwave transmission medium. The superconductor subsystem stores a quantum state of the microwave photon and transmits the microwave photon along an output channel from the superconductor subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 15, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David P. DiVincenzo, Philip C. D. Hobbs, Shwetank Kumar