Patents by Inventor Srinivasan NIMMALA

Srinivasan NIMMALA 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: 20250142667
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12284604
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to join a standalone non-public network (SNPN). The receives SNPN information from one or more broadcast messages transmitted from a base station serving as an onboarding base station for the SNPN, determines whether the onboarding base station may be used for onboarding by the UE based on the SNPN information and UE SNPN information stored at the UE and onboards the UE to the SNPN when it is determined that the onboarding base station may be used for onboarding by the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sarma V. Vangala, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Ralf Rossbach, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Vijay Venkataraman, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu
  • Patent number: 12273855
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for providing paging for a remote wireless device to a relay wireless device in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station may receive an indication from a relay wireless device of a relay link between the relay wireless device and a remote wireless device. The cellular base station may provide paging information for the remote wireless device to the relay wireless device based at least in part on the indication of the relay link between the relay wireless device and the remote wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen, Longda Xing, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sree Ram Kodali
  • Patent number: 12273746
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and devices for mitigating overheating in a user equipment device (UE). The UE is configured to communicate over each of LTE and 5G NR and may be configured to communicate through 5G NR over each of a Sub-6 GHz and a millimeter Wave (mmW) frequency band. The UE is configured to establish an ENDC connection with an enB and one or more gNBs. The UE implements intelligent transmission modification and cell measurement adjustments to mitigate overheating and reduce battery drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Wen Zhao, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Li Su, Sagar B. Shah, Sriram Subramanian, Vijay Venkataraman, Vishwanth Kamala Govindaraju, Shiva Krishna Narra, Sanjeevi Balasubramanian, Wei Zhang, Madhukar K. Shanbhag, Sandeep K. Sunkesala, Srinivasan Nimmala, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Tarakkumar G. Dhanani, Sree Ram Kodali, Ioannis Pefkianakis, Dhruv Khati, Franco Travostino, Thanigaivelu Elangovan, Madhusudan Chaudhary, Geoffrey R. Hall
  • Patent number: 12273940
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for EPS fallback when initiating a voice call while camped on a 5G cell. The UE may camp on a 5G network by performing an IMS registration procedure/IMS SIP invite procedure with an IMS. The UE may initiate a voice call and determine that the voice call cannot be established over the 5G NR network. In response, the UE may perform a TAU procedure or an attachment procedure with a cell of a 4G network. The IMS may be transferred to the 4G network during TAU/attachment procedure. The UE may, in response to determining that it is barred from the 4G network, transition back to the 5G network and transmit, to the 5G NR network, a SIP cancel request to allow a context associated with the UE to be cleared from the IMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Krisztian Kiss, Shashikant Tiwari, Srinivasan Nimmala, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Shivani Suresh Babu, Sree Ram Kodali, Sridhar Prakasam, Stephen C. Schweizer, Yifan Zhu
  • Patent number: 12267903
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform a method for supporting a periodical radio access network (RAN) notification area (RNA) mechanism when small data transmission (SDT) is enabled for a user equipment device (UE). The method may include the UE receiving, from a base station, an indication enabling an SDT procedure along with an indication of an RNA timer configuration, transitioning, to a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, and initiating an RNA timer based on the RNA timer configuration. The UE may, upon initiation of the SDT procedure, stop the RNA timer and, upon termination of the SDT procedure, start the RNA timer. During the SDT procedure, the UE may receive any of an SDT termination indication, an SDT subsequent transmission indication, or an SDT subsequent transmission termination indication that may include an updated RNA timer configuration (and/or RNA timer reconfiguration).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Murtaza A. Shikari, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma V. Vangala, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Patent number: 12267747
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for network assisted side-link resource configuration for unicast and/or multi-cast/groupcast communications in V2X networks. A UE may, after establishing an RRC connection with a base station, transmit, to the base station, V2X connection information. The V2X connection information may include a V2X identifier associated with the UE and a V2X identifier associated with a target UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a side-link configuration for data transmission with the target UE. The side-link configuration may include a resource allocation defined in time and frequency (e.g., a transmit/receive pool). The UE may communicate with the target UE using the resource allocation included in the side-link configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12267800
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein facilitate configuration of network slices for a User Equipment (UE) supporting constraints on simultaneous operation of slices. Such a technique may comprise: receiving a registration request message to request registration on a set of requested network slices; registering the UE to a set of allowed network slices; and generating a registration accept message for transmission indicating the UE is registered to the set of allowed network slices, wherein the registration accept message indicates slice compatibility information for each allowed network slice of the set of allowed network slices for the UE, wherein the slice compatibility information for each allowed network slice indicates whether or not other configured network slices of a set of configured network slices are compatible with the configured network slice for simultaneous operation by the UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Krisztian Kiss, Nirlesh Koshta, Rohit R Matolia, Sridhar Prakasam, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Patent number: 12262314
    Abstract: The exemplary embodiments relate to implementing network slice aware cell selection at a user equipment (UE). This may include receiving information indicating that a cell of a network supports a network slice. The UE may identify that the UE is located within the coverage area of the cell and determine whether measurement data corresponding to the cell satisfies predetermined criteria. when the measurement data satisfies the criteria, the UE may camp on the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vijay Venkataraman, Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Cahya A. Masputra, Haijing Hu, Krisztian Kiss, Longda Xing, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Patent number: 12262352
    Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a C-V2X capable wireless device configured to operate according to a first sidelink mode where communication resources are allocated by a network and a second sidelink mode where communication resources are autonomously allocated by the wireless device. The wireless device detects a change in a coverage scenario associated with the first sidelink mode; performs resource sensing for the second sidelink mode; and based at least in part on detecting the change in the coverage scenario, transmits first communications using the second sidelink mode, wherein resources for transmitting the first communications are allocated based at least in part on the resource sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Zhibin Wu, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Murtaza A. Shikari, Clive E. Rodgers, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Vijay Venkataraman, Longda Xing, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12250735
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate inactive state transmissions for a User Equipment (UE) via a 4-step or 2-step inactive state RACH process. One example aspect is a UE device, comprising: communication circuitry; and a processor configured to perform operations comprising: in response to a determination to perform a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive data transmission: transmitting, via the communication circuitry, a message 1 (Msg1) or a message A (MsgA) preamble based on a Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration for the RRC inactive data transmission; transmitting, via the communication circuitry a message 3 (Msg3) or a MsgA Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) comprising uplink (UL) data via configured resources; and receiving, via the communication circuitry, a message 4 (Msg4) or a message B (MsgB) in response to the Msg3 or the MsgA PUSCH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Chunhai Yao, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sarma V. Vangala, Srinivasan Nimmala, Wei Zeng
  • Patent number: 12245142
    Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for integrated access and backhaul donor indications in wireless networks. In some embodiments, a radio access network node may generate system information to transmit these indications to user equipments in wireless cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sarma V. Vangala, Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srinivasan Nimmala, Tarik Tabet
  • Publication number: 20250071809
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for non-small data transmission (non-SDT) dedicated radio bearer (DRB) handling while in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state. A wireless device may determine, while operating in the RRC inactive state, that non-SDT data is available for transmission on a non-SDT DRB and determine, based on one or more conditions, to transmit, to a base station, non-SDT data arrival information during an SDT procedure. The one or more conditions may be associated with arrival time of the non-SDT data and/or an amount of non-SDT data to be transmitted. The arrival time may be relative to arrival of SDT data, initiation of an SDT procedure, and/or initiation of a subsequent transmission period of an SDT procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Murtaza A. Shikari, Ralf Rossbach, Sarma V. Vangala, Srinivasan Nimmala
  • Patent number: 12238633
    Abstract: A relay user equipment (UE) configured to operate as a relay between a remote UE and a network component performs a method. The method includes determining at least one relay capability of the relay UE and performing a relay access control operation that indicates to the remote UE whether the remote UE is permitted to use the relay UE as the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang, Fangli Xu, Haijng Hu, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar
  • Publication number: 20250056331
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, integrated circuits and computer readable storage media for configuring time sensitive communications (TSC). The configuring of the TSC includes monitoring, by a user plane function (UPF), a source and destination of packets in a first protocol data unit (PDU) session of a first user equipment (UE) and in a second PDU session of a second UE, pairing a first device side TSN translator (DS-TT) port of the first UE with a second DS-TT port of the second UE when the first PDU session and the second PDU session are served by the same UPF, wherein the pairing is based on the monitoring of the first and second PDU sessions and when the first DS-TT and second DS-TT ports are paired, communicating the packets between the first UE and the second UE in a UE-UE communication without traversing the TSN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Alosious Pradeep PRABHAKAR, Han PU, Krisztian KISS, Mohammed SADIQUE, Rohit R. MATOLIA, Srinivasan NIMMALA, Sriram SUBRAMANIAN, Vijay VENKATARAMAN, Wei ZHANG
  • Patent number: 12214099
    Abstract: Devices and associated methods for operating a dual-subscriber identity module (SIM) dual-standby (DSDS) user equipment device (UE) configured with a first SIM and a second SIM. The UE performs communications with a first cellular network using the first SIM and a first radio resource control (RRC) connection, and receives a request to perform a higher priority communication using the second SIM. In response to the request to perform the higher priority communication, the UE transmits a request to the first network to suspend the first RRC connection. After transmission of the request to suspend the first RRC connection, the UE receives a message from the first network to place the first RRC connection in an inactive state, and initiates a timer, wherein the timer is used to determine whether the first RRC connection remains in the inactive state or transitions to an idle state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Srirang A Lovlekar, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sree Ram Kodali, Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Yuqin Chen, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Zhiwei Wang, Yaoqi Yan, Muthukumaran Dhanapal, Beibei Wang, Lele Cui
  • Patent number: 12219648
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing data communication while in an inactive state in a cellular communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Longda Xing, Murtaza A. Shikari, Sethuraman Gurumoorthy, Sree Ram Kodali, Srinivasan Nimmala, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Xu Ou, Yuqin Chen
  • Patent number: 12213041
    Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE), manufacturer server, and/or cellular network to perform radio capability signaling. A new type of UE radio capability identifier is provided which may allow a network to distinguish between similar UEs that have or have not implemented a capability update. In order to perform a forced capability update, a manufacturer may issue information about the update to a cellular network (and receive acknowledgement of the information) prior to pushing the update to UEs. In response to an unforced capability update, a cellular network may maintain multiple UE radio capability identifiers for similar UEs which have or have not implemented the update. A UE radio capability identifier may be adjusted dynamically in response to temporary changes in the UE's capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Alosious Pradeep Prabhakar, Mohammed Sadique, Vijay Venkataraman, Krisztian Kiss, Jordi Agud Ruiz, Yip Pong Herbert Wong, Kok Yin Chan, Srinivasan Nimmala, Lakshmi N. Kavuri, Yifan Zhu, Utkarsh Kumar
  • Patent number: 12213031
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting switching between point to point and point to multipoint delivery with service continuity for broadcast and multicast services in a wireless communication system. A cellular base station and a wireless device may establish a wireless link. The cellular base station may provide information configuring an over the air delivery type with which to receive a broadcast or multicast service, which may be received by the wireless device. The cellular base station may transmit the service using the configured delivery type, and the wireless device may correspondingly receive the service. The cellular base station may provide information configuring the wireless device to switch to a different over the air delivery type, with service continuity. The cellular base station may then transmit the service using that delivery type, and the wireless device may correspondingly receive the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata, Haijing Hu, Dawei Zhang, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srirang A. Lovlekar, Srinivasan Nimmala, Sarma V. Vangala, Yuqin Chen, Zhibin Wu, Ralf Rossbach
  • Publication number: 20250031159
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for handling timing alignment for configured grant based small data transmissions in inactive mode in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a radio resource control connection with a cellular base station. The wireless device may receive an indication to release the radio resource control connection. The indication to release the radio resource control connection may configure resources for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. A timing advance may be maintained while in the radio resource control inactive mode. An uplink transmission may be performed using resources configured for performing uplink transmissions while in the radio resource control inactive mode. The uplink transmission may be performed using the timing advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Fangli Xu, Ralf Rossbach, Dawei Zhang, Haijing Hu, Sarma V. Vangala, Murtaza A. Shikari, Srinivasan Nimmala