Patents by Inventor Subash Marri Sridhar
Subash Marri Sridhar 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).
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Publication number: 20230308994Abstract: In some aspects a first electronic device may detect a triggering condition for enabling control of a second electronic device. Upon detection of the triggering condition, the method can include determining an increased rate of transmission of advertising signals of a wireless protocol transmitted from a wireless transceiver of the first electronic device. The method can include transmitting a plurality of advertising wireless signals at the increased rate using the wireless protocol. The method can include receiving, from the second electronic device, one or more responses to the advertising wireless signals. The method can include determining a distance measurement based on the one or more responses. Responsive to the distance measurement being less than a threshold value, the method can include enabling control of one or more components of the first electronic device or the second electronic device by the other device. Numerous other aspects are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Benjamin A. Werner, Kevin J. Van Vechten, Robert W. Mayor, Brent M. Ledvina, Brian G. Kilberg, Subash Marri Sridhar, Alejandro A. Rodriguez
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Patent number: 11758364Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. Ranging between multiple mobile devices can present challenges due to clock drift between the devices resulting in missed messages due to collisions between ranging messages. Techniques can be implemented to reduce the number of collisions by designating time slots for ranging sessions based on timing from a coordinator mobile device. Alternative techniques allow for splitting up channels at different time amount different pairs of devices. The ranging techniques can be used to share information between devices with a predefined distance for applications such as augmented reality.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Yagil Burowski, Subash Marri Sridhar, Ayman Naguib, Robert Golshan
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Publication number: 20210337360Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. Ranging between multiple mobile devices can present challenges due to clock drift between the devices resulting in missed messages due to collisions between ranging messages. Techniques can be implemented to reduce the number of collisions by designating time slots for ranging sessions based on timing from a coordinator mobile device. Alternative techniques allow for splitting up channels at different time amount different pairs of devices. The ranging techniques can be used to share information between devices with a predefined distance for applications such as augmented reality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Yagil Burowski, Subash Marri Sridhar, Ayman Naguib, Robert Golshan
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Patent number: 11093597Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, improving data security with respect to data collection, verification, and authentication techniques associated with obtaining and transmitting identity information. For example, an identification credential may be received (e.g., via a short-range communications protocol such as iBeacon) by a first device from a second device. The credential may be associated with a second user of the second device. The first device may verify the credential and, if valid, an additional option to approve a secure communications channel may be presented at the first device. If the additional option is selected, a secure communications channel may be established between the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Achim Pantfoerder, Daniel R. Borges, Irene M. Graff, Johan O. Bergerengen, Subash Marri Sridhar, Thomas Elliott
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Patent number: 11057743Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. Ranging between multiple mobile devices can present challenges due to clock drift between the devices resulting in missed messages due to collisions between ranging messages. Techniques can be implemented to reduce the number of collisions by designating time slots for ranging sessions based on timing from a coordinator mobile device. Alternative techniques allow for splitting up channels at different time amount different pairs of devices. The ranging techniques can be used to share information between devices with a predefined distance for applications such as augmented reality.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Yagil Burowski, Subash Marri Sridhar, Ayman Naguib, Robert Golshan
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Patent number: 10972459Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, improving data security with respect to data collection, verification, and authentication techniques associated with obtaining and transmitting identity information. For example, an identity credential may be secured using biometric information associated with a user, the biometric information being obtained using a first biometric input method of a plurality of biometric input methods. When the user is later authenticated, the authentication may be based at least in part on determining that the user has selected a biometric input method that matches the biometric input method used to secure the credential as well as providing biometric information that matches the biometric information used to secure the identity credential.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Achim Pantfoerder, Daniel R. Borges, Irene M. Graff, Johan O. Bergerengen, Subash Marri Sridhar, Thomas Elliott
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Patent number: 10959078Abstract: Methods of assisting an emergency situation at a first User Equipment (UE) may comprise detecting the emergency situation; and sending an Emergency Services (ES) request comprising discovery information, wherein the ES request is sent by broadcast using a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Direct service, a WiFi Direct service, or a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) service. Disclosed embodiments also pertain to methods of assisting an emergency situation at a first UE, wherein the method is performed on a second UE and comprises receiving from the first UE an ES request comprising the discovery information for the first UE, wherein the ES request is received using an LTE Direct service; a WiFi Direct service or a P2P service. Disclosed embodiments further pertain to methods of communicating by first UE and/or second UE with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in order to assist discovery of the second UE by the first UE.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Stephen William Edge, Subash Marri Sridhar
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Publication number: 20210076163Abstract: A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. Ranging between multiple mobile devices can present challenges due to clock drift between the devices resulting in missed messages due to collisions between ranging messages. Techniques can be implemented to reduce the number of collisions by designating time slots for ranging sessions based on timing from a coordinator mobile device. Alternative techniques allow for splitting up channels at different time amount different pairs of devices. The ranging techniques can be used to share information between devices with a predefined distance for applications such as augmented reality.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Yagil Burowski, Subash Marri Sridhar, Ayman Naguib, Robert Golshan
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Publication number: 20200068520Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for a ranging protocol between two wireless local area network (WLAN) devices. In one aspect, the ranging protocol may be adjusted based on channel quality of a wireless medium between the WLAN devices. For example, a quantity of ranging frames and bandwidth for the ranging frames may be adjusted based on the channel quality. In some implementations, the channel quality may be determined using setup messages for the ranging protocol without a wireless association between the WLAN devices. The ranging protocol may be useful for range determination in an indoor environment where a WLAN is deployed. In some implementations, the ranging protocol may be used to determine a location of a WLAN device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Subash Marri Sridhar, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Xiaoxin Zhang
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Publication number: 20190327228Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, improving data security with respect to data collection, verification, and authentication techniques associated with obtaining and transmitting identity information. For example, an identity credential may be secured using biometric information associated with a user, the biometric information being obtained using a first biometric input method of a plurality of biometric input methods. When the user is later authenticated, the authentication may be based at least in part on determining that the user has selected a biometric input method that matches the biometric input method used to secure the credential as well as providing biometric information that matches the biometric information used to secure the identity credential.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Achim Pantfoerder, Daniel R. Borges, Irene M. Graff, Johan O. Bergerengen, Subash Marri Sridhar, Thomas Elliott
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Publication number: 20190325125Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, improving data security with respect to data collection, verification, and authentication techniques associated with obtaining and transmitting identity information. For example, an identification credential may be received (e.g., via a short-range communications protocol such as iBeacon) by a first device from a second device. The credential may be associated with a second user of the second device. The first device may verify the credential and, if valid, an additional option to approve a secure communications channel may be presented at the first device. If the additional option is selected, a secure communications channel may be established between the first device and the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Achim Pantfoerder, Daniel R. Borges, Irene M. Graff, Johan O. Bergerengen, Subash Marri Sridhar, Thomas Elliott
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Patent number: 10397779Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein are generally directed toward providing at least one security feature for an FTM session. More specifically, an initiating STA can include a security feature in an initial FTM request (iFTMR), determine whether a received FTM frame contains information responsive to the at least one security feature, and complete the FTM session accordingly (including terminating the FTM session if the FTM frame does not contain correct information responsive to the at least one security feature). Embodiments may include a security feature such as nonce values and/or generated (or partially-generated) media access control (MAC) addresses.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Subash Marri Sridhar, Carlos Horacio Aldana
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Patent number: 10158547Abstract: In a procedure for determining distance (or angle) between a pair of electronic devices wirelessly connected to one another, a current session may be temporarily suspended on request and thereafter the current session may be resumed. Temporary suspension and resumption of the current session may, for example, eliminate starting a new session between the pair of electronic devices and repeating a determination of parameters that were initially agreed upon in the current session. Temporary suspension of a current session may be signaled wirelessly, by one electronic device to the other electronic device, for example, by setting a specific value in a specific field, to signal that the current session is to be paused now, in a frame or message transmitted from the pausing device to the to-be-paused device. The current session may be resumed without repeating determination of the initially-agreed upon parameters, by transmitting a frame to initiate measurement exchange.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM incorporatedInventors: Carlos Horacio Aldana, Sandip HomChaudhuri, Santosh Kumar Vamaraju, Subash Marri Sridhar, Bernal Arroyo
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Publication number: 20180124584Abstract: Methods of assisting an emergency situation at a first User Equipment (UE) may comprise detecting the emergency situation; and sending an Emergency Services (ES) request comprising discovery information, wherein the ES request is sent by broadcast using a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Direct service, a WiFi Direct service, or a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) service. Disclosed embodiments also pertain to methods of assisting an emergency situation at a first UE, wherein the method is performed on a second UE and comprises receiving from the first UE an ES request comprising the discovery information for the first UE, wherein the ES request is received using an LTE Direct service; a WiFi Direct service or a P2P service. Disclosed embodiments further pertain to methods of communicating by first UE and/or second UE with a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in order to assist discovery of the second UE by the first UE.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Stephen William Edge, Subash Marri Sridhar
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Patent number: 9935756Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for obtaining measurements of a range between devices in an exchange messages. In particular, described are techniques for transmitting messages between or among devices to share computed parameters indicative of ranges between devices. In particular implementations, shared computed parameters indicative of ranges between or among devices may enable computation of estimated locations of one or more of devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Subash Marri Sridhar, Carlos Aldana
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Patent number: 9866993Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, systems, apparatus, servers, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method, performed at a processor-based wireless mobile device, that includes receiving, by the mobile device, signals that include at least one message comprising antenna information for a first wireless node transmitting the signals, and transmitting, by the mobile device, an information message including the antenna information for the first wireless node to a remote device configured to receive and store antenna data for multiple wireless nodes obtained by one or more wireless devices while visiting respective areas covered by the multiple wireless nodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Saumitra Mohan Das, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Subash Marri Sridhar, Carlos Horacio Aldana
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Patent number: 9781698Abstract: Disclosed are methods, devices, systems, apparatus, servers, computer-/processor-readable media, and other implementations, including a method, performed at a processor-based device, that includes obtaining antenna information for one or more wireless nodes, and generating based, at least in part, on the antenna information for the one or more wireless nodes, a heatmap representative of values measurable at a plurality of locations from signals transmitted by the one or more wireless nodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Subash Marri Sridhar, Saumitra Mohan Das, Carlos Horacio Aldana
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Patent number: 9668101Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for timing synchronization between a first wireless device and a second wireless device. The techniques include sending a first message by the first wireless device to the second wireless device, obtaining a first timestamp at the first wireless device by the first wireless device, and receiving, by the first wireless device, a fine timing measurement frame from the second wireless device in response to the first message. The fine timing measurement frame includes at least a part of a second timestamp from the second wireless device. The techniques further include determining by the first wireless device that the first wireless device is not synchronized to the second wireless device based at least partially on the part of the second timestamp and the first timestamp.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Subash Marri Sridhar, Carlos Horacio Aldana, Santosh Kumar Vamaraju
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Publication number: 20170150354Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein are generally directed toward providing at least one security feature for an FTM session. More specifically, an initiating STA can include a security feature in an initial FTM request (iFTMR), determine whether a received FTM frame contains information responsive to the at least one security feature, and complete the FTM session accordingly (including terminating the FTM session if the FTM frame does not contain correct information responsive to the at least one security feature). Embodiments may include a security feature such as nonce values and/or generated (or partially-generated) media access control (MAC) addresses.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Subash Marri Sridhar, Carlos Horacio Aldana
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Publication number: 20170048671Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for timing synchronization between a first wireless device and a second wireless device. The techniques include sending a first message by the first wireless device to the second wireless device, obtaining a first timestamp at the first wireless device by the first wireless device, and receiving, by the first wireless device, a fine timing measurement frame from the second wireless device in response to the first message. The fine timing measurement frame includes at least a part of a second timestamp from the second wireless device. The techniques further include determining by the first wireless device that the first wireless device is not synchronized to the second wireless device based at least partially on the part of the second timestamp and the first timestamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Subash MARRI SRIDHAR, Carlos Horacio ALDANA, Santosh Kumar VAMARAJU