Patents by Inventor Sriram Somasuntharam

Sriram Somasuntharam 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: 20210295257
    Abstract: A method includes an operation of receiving first position information, indicative of a first material plant checkpoint in which an equipment enters a first material plant geofence a first time. The method also includes receiving second position information, indicative of a first machine checkpoint in which the equipment enters and/or exits a machine geofence. The method also includes receiving third position information, indicative of a second material plant checkpoint in which the equipment enters the first material plant geofence a second time. The method also includes creating an association between the first material plant checkpoint and the second material plant checkpoint. The method also includes determining the equipment cycle time based at least partly on a time associated with the first material plant checkpoint and a time associated with the second material plant checkpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Perneti, Sriram Somasuntharam, Umasri Devireddy
  • Patent number: 9699527
    Abstract: A method of processing telematics data associated with multiple machines. The method includes receiving the telematics data from multiple telematics data providers in communication with the machines. The method also includes determining if the telematics data from each of the telematics data providers is in a non-standard format and transforming the telematics data in the non-standard format to a standard format. The method further includes displaying, via a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the telematics data in the standard format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kalaiselvan Krishnan, Sriram Somasuntharam
  • Publication number: 20160353185
    Abstract: A method of processing telematics data associated with multiple machines. The method includes receiving the telematics data from multiple telematics data providers in communication with the machines. The method also includes determining if the telematics data from each of the telematics data providers is in a non-standard format and transforming the telematics data in the non-standard format to a standard format. The method further includes displaying, via a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the telematics data in the standard format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kalaiselvan Krishnan, Sriram Somasuntharam