Patents by Inventor Srinivas Vedula

Srinivas Vedula 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: 20240323340
    Abstract: An electronic device operates using first registration data while a first user is using the device and operates using second registration data while a second user is using the device. The owner of the electronic device can permit the electronic device to receive second registration data from an electronic device that is associated with the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: David COHEN, Srinivas VEDULA
  • Publication number: 20240251019
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Daniel P. CARTER, Gianpaolo FASOLI, Augustin J. FARRUGIA, Eugene JIVOTOVSKI
  • Publication number: 20240223553
    Abstract: A plurality of devices in a system discover one another and a first electronic device selects a second electronic device from amongst a plurality of devices to coordinate file storage. In some embodiments, the first electronic device and the second electronic device perform an authentication handshake. After performing the authentication handshake, the first electronic device transmits first data to the second electronic device. In some embodiments, the second electronic device operates using a temporary file system that includes the first data. In accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied, the second electronic device ceases operating using the temporary file system and deletes at least a portion of the temporary file system and/or first data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, David COHEN
  • Publication number: 20240220145
    Abstract: A first device can be configured to transmit data to a second device for isolated storage in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied. The data can be transmitted using a peer-to-peer network. A criterion of the one or more criteria can be satisfied when the second device is capable of separating the received data from other data stored at the second device. After transmitting the data, the first device can delete the data. The first device can retrieve the data in accordance with a determination that the first device is associated with the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventor: Srinivas VEDULA
  • Publication number: 20240214182
    Abstract: Encrypting and securely transmitting data between devices is disclosed. After a device obtains a request to purchase a prescription lens, including prescription data, to be inserted into a second electronic device, the prescription data is securely encrypted and transmitted to the lens manufacturer. The lens manufacturer may create a prescription lens and calibration data related to the lens. The calibration data can be encrypted and transmitted to a storage device for storage. The second electronic device can retrieve the encrypted calibration data from the storage device and utilize it to perform a full calibration of the device. The second electronic device can present images, in accordance with the calibration data, using a display through an optical path that include the prescription lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Qihe WANG, Kyle C. BROGLE, Frederic JACOBS, Yannick L. SIERRA, Giuliano PASQUALOTTO, Anup RATHI, Duncan A. MCROBERTS
  • Patent number: 12010155
    Abstract: A device for providing operating system managed group communication sessions may include a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to receive, by an operating system level process executing on a device and from an application process executing on a device, a request to initiate a group session between a user associated with the device and another user. The at least one processor may be further configured to identify, by the operating system level process, another device associated with the other user. The at least one processor may be further configured to initiate, by the operating system level process, the group session with the user via the other device. The at least one processor may be further configured to manage, by the operating system level process, the group session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Stahl, Jeffrey S. Norris, Timothy R. Oriol, Joel N. Kerr, Srinivas Vedula, Bruno Sommer
  • Patent number: 11956323
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Vedula, Daniel P. Carter, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Augustin J. Farrugia, Eugene Jivotovski
  • Patent number: 11785005
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides for establishment of a secure tunnel with implicit device identification. The implicit device identification can be provided during establishment of a secure tunnel with a server by performing a mutual authentication with the server using a device-specific private key of the device. The device-specific private key may be provisioned during manufacturing of the device and stored by a secure hardware component of the device. Establishing the secure tunnel using implicit device identification can be helpful for operations in which a server is configured to only establish secure communications with one or more particular types of device, and can be performed without the use additional device identification communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Vedula, Joel N. Kerr
  • Patent number: 11595559
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a tamper-resistant indicator of recording by a camera. Electronic devices are disclosed that include a camera, an indicator light for the camera, and a light sensor. The light sensor is disposed proximate to the indicator light so that blocking or masking the indicator light also prevents light from reaching the light sensor. In this way, the light sensor can be used to detect tampering with, masking, blocking, destroying, or otherwise preventing the indicator light from indicating when the camera is recording.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Srinivas Vedula
  • Publication number: 20220327233
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides for secure storage and usage of data at an electronic device. A device may include a hardened data manager that securely stores data associated with users of the device and/or another device. An application that does not have access to the securely stored data can still use the securely stored data by requesting that another system process at the device perform operations on the securely stored data and/or one or more updates to the securely stored data. For example, an application can request rendering of an avatar of a user. A rendering engine, separate from the application, can obtain securely stored base data from the hardened data manager, obtain updates to the securely stored base data, and render the avatar using the updates to the securely stored base data, without exposing the securely stored base data to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Joel N. KERR, Yuehhsun LIN
  • Publication number: 20220329664
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides for secure data caching by an edge network for an electronic device. The secure data caching can be provided by including a personal edge network and a remote edge network in the edge network. The remote edge network may include storage nodes that are accessible by multiple users. The personal edge network may include devices that are associated with the electronic device and a user of the electronic device, and that have been enrolled as storage nodes of the personal edge network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Joel N. KERR, Qihe WANG, Yuehhsun LIN, Ranjit DESAI
  • Publication number: 20220094724
    Abstract: A device for providing operating system managed group communication sessions may include a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to receive, by an operating system level process executing on a device and from an application process executing on a device, a request to initiate a group session between a user associated with the device and another user. The at least one processor may be further configured to identify, by the operating system level process, another device associated with the other user. The at least one processor may be further configured to initiate, by the operating system level process, the group session with the user via the other device. The at least one processor may be further configured to manage, by the operating system level process, the group session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey STAHL, Jeffrey S. NORRIS, Timothy R. ORIOL, Joel N. KERR, Srinivas VEDULA, Bruno SOMMER
  • Publication number: 20220094833
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to a tamper-resistant indicator of recording by a camera. Electronic devices are disclosed that include a camera, an indicator light for the camera, and a light sensor. The light sensor is disposed proximate to the indicator light so that blocking or masking the indicator light also prevents light from reaching the light sensor. In this way, the light sensor can be used to detect tampering with, masking, blocking, destroying, or otherwise preventing the indicator light from indicating when the camera is recording.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Srinivas VEDULA
  • Publication number: 20220094668
    Abstract: The disclosed technology provides for establishment of a secure tunnel with implicit device identification. The implicit device identification can be provided during establishment of a secure tunnel with a server by performing a mutual authentication with the server using a device-specific private key of the device. The device-specific private key may be provisioned during manufacturing of the device and stored by a secure hardware component of the device. Establishing the secure tunnel using implicit device identification can be helpful for operations in which a server is configured to only establish secure communications with one or more particular types of device, and can be performed without the use additional device identification communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Joel N. KERR
  • Publication number: 20210234939
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Daniel P. CARTER, Gianpaolo FASOLI, Augustin J. FARRUGIA, Eugene JIVOTOVSKI
  • Patent number: 10979529
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Vedula, Daniel P. Carter, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Augustin J. Farrugia, Eugene Jivotovski
  • Publication number: 20190364132
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Daniel P. CARTER, Gianpaolo FASOLI, Augustin J. FARRUGIA, Eugene JIVOTOVSKI
  • Patent number: 10382578
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Vedula, Daniel P. Carter, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Augustin J. Farrugia, Eugene Jivotovski
  • Patent number: 9594605
    Abstract: A software version control system manages versioned applications in a client-server computing system environment. Thereby this is a management system for computer application (software) distribution where a number of client devices coupled to a server may be executing different versions of a particular computing application. The system manages updates to the applications and enforces rules or policies to use the most recent version whenever possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Augustin J. Farrugia, Gelareh Taban, Amine El Kamel, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Srinivas Vedula
  • Publication number: 20160359816
    Abstract: This application relates to embodiments for providing a content stream to a device from a content server based on a protocol that is established between the device and an account server. The account server can initiate a session with the device and provide the device with a list of channels available for a user account associated with the device. When a channel is selected at the device, conditional access information can be provided from the account server to the device, which can thereafter relay the conditional access information to the content server. The content server can use the conditional access information to verify that the device has the appropriate permission to receive streaming content. In this way, because the conditional access information originates at the account server, permission to access streaming content can be managed by correspondence between the account server and the device, rather than the content server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Srinivas VEDULA, Daniel P. CARTER, Gianpaolo FASOLI, Augustin J. FARRUGIA, Eugene JIVOTOVSKI