Patents by Inventor Vanitha Kumar

Vanitha 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).

  • Patent number: 8441934
    Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication includes a processing system. The processing system is configured to perform a first set of functions in a first thread. The first set of functions includes obtaining second data from a second thread and providing first data to the second thread to facilitate construction of an uplink packet in the second thread. The processing system is further configured to perform a second set of functions in the second thread. The second set of functions includes obtaining the first data, constructing the uplink packet based on the first data, and providing the second data to the first thread to facilitate the performing of the first set of functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Bao V. Nguyen, Vanitha A. Kumar, Srividhya Krishnamoorthy, Shailesh Maheshwari, Ashwini Raina, Yateesh S. Gowda, Gang A. Xiao
  • Patent number: 8355336
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for formatting headers for data packets within a communication frame for use in a wireless communication system are presented. Formatting headers includes determining the size of a wireless communication frame, and formatting the payloads and associated headers within the communication frame according to the determined size. This formatting includes placing headers at the beginning of the frame before the data packets corresponding to the headers to optimize processing of the headers at a receiver. Formatting may also include formatting the headers according to a first format within the frame when the determined frame size is below a predetermined size to optimize the size of the headers, and formatting according to a second format within the frame size of the data packet is equal to or greater than the predetermined size to optimize processing for frames having large data packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravindra Patwardhan, Anurag Vardhan, Fatih Ulupinar, Parag A. Agashe, Rajat Prakash, Vanitha Kumar
  • Patent number: 8325608
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate efficient handling of packets (e.g., Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Units (PDUs) or Service Data Units (SDUs)) in a wireless communication system. As described herein, a number of consecutive packets that are discarded due to a discard timer expiration event and/or other causes can be monitored and compared to a number of tolerated consecutive discarded packets. If the number of consecutive discarded packets does not exceed the number of tolerated consecutive packets, conventional processing operations such as header modification and compression, ciphering, or the like can be omitted for respective packets subsequent to a discarded packet, thereby significantly reducing processing overhead. As further described herein, the number of tolerated consecutive discarded packets can be chosen to maintain header compression (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vanitha A. Kumar, Bin Qiu, Ashwini Raina, Shailesh Maheshwari, Gang A. Xiao, Yateesh S. Gowda
  • Patent number: 8321651
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an improved memory allocation service in embedded or wireless devices. Memory is allocated using a combination of container memory items and referencing memory items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Thomas Klingenbrunn, Vanitha Kumar
  • Patent number: 8170027
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating IP datagrams efficiently within communication links employing variable frame sizes bundles IP datagrams into data payloads. The number of datagrams that can fit within a current frame size is determined, a bundle header indicating that the bundle header is associated with a bundled IP datagram is generated that includes information for unpacking bundled IP datagrams. The bundle header is joined to one or more IP datagrams to form a data payload that is communicated as a frame payload without indicating in a frame header that the frame includes bundled IP datagrams. Information in the bundle header enables a receiver processor to extract the IP datagrams from the frame payload without requiring modifications to the frame header. A bundle header may precede each IP datagram, or one bundle header may include a map IP datagrams in the frame payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Marcello Lioy, Vanitha Kumar
  • Publication number: 20110243076
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate providing quality of service for similar priority logical channels at least in part by assigning dynamic priority levels to the logical channels to allow certain logical channels to be assigned resources before other logical channels. Dynamic priority levels can be assigned based at least in part on a total accumulated used bytes of a given logical channel scaled by a prioritized bit rate of the logical channel. Thus, logical channels with a lower number of total accumulated used bytes scaled by the prioritized bit rate can be assigned higher priority to ensure resources are assigned to the logical channels. Moreover, the dynamic priority levels can be normalized to align the dynamic priority levels within certain values so as not to interfere with other logical channels of different assigned priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bao V. Nguyen, Srividhya Krishnamoorthy, Vanitha A. Kumar, Sai Yiu Duncan Ho
  • Publication number: 20110159880
    Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for expedited recovery from radio link failure or the like. In one embodiment, the method involves collecting at least one optional system information block (SIB) during connected mode, wherein the at least one optional SIB comprising neighbor information. In another embodiment, the method involves storing dedicated information provided by a base station through a dedicated channel. The method generally involves using the neighbor information and/or dedicated information for cell selection, in response to the radio link failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vanitha A. Kumar, Bhupesh M. Umatt, Swaminathan Sureshchandran, Amit Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20110117912
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate collecting consistent system information when entering a cell during cell selection and/or cell re-selection in a wireless communication environment. SIB(s) can be received while lacking modification period information (e.g., modification period boundary, modification period duration, . . . ). Further, the SIB(s) can be stored in memory with corresponding SFN(s) at which the SIB(s) are respectively received. Thereafter, the modification period information can be identified (e.g., from a SIB2, . . . ). Moreover, an evaluation can be effectuated to determine whether to retain or discard the SIB(s) from memory as a function of the modification period information and the corresponding SFN(s). Further, whether to retain or discard the SIB(s) from memory can be based upon a value tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Amit Mahajan, Vanitha A. Kumar, Daniel Amerga
  • Publication number: 20110110327
    Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes acquiring at least one non-required system information from a cell while in a radio resource control connected state. The non-required system information is system information that is not required in the radio resource control connected state. The method includes transitioning from the radio resource control connected state to a radio resource control idle state on the cell without acquiring the at least one non-required system information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vivek V. Ramachandran, Vanitha A. Kumar, Amit Mahajan
  • Publication number: 20100303074
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating IP datagrams efficiently within communication links employing variable frame sizes bundles IP datagrams into data payloads. The number of datagrams that can fit within a current frame size is determined, a bundle header indicating that the bundle header is associated with a bundled IP datagram is generated that includes information for unpacking bundled IP datagrams. The bundle header is joined to one or more IP datagrams to form a data payload that is communicated as a frame payload without indicating in a frame header that the frame includes bundled IP datagrams. Information in the bundle header enables a receiver processor to extract the IP datagrams from the frame payload without requiring modifications to the frame header. A bundle header may precede each IP datagram, or one bundle header may include a map IP datagrams in the frame payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Marcello LIOY, Vanitha KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20100118892
    Abstract: An apparatus for wireless communication includes a processing system. The processing system is configured to perform a first set of functions in a first thread. The first set of functions includes obtaining second data from a second thread and providing first data to the second thread to facilitate construction of an uplink packet in the second thread. The processing system is further configured to perform a second set of functions in the second thread. The second set of functions includes obtaining the first data, constructing the uplink packet based on the first data, and providing the second data to the first thread to facilitate the performing of the first set of functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Bao V. Nguyen, Vanitha A. Kumar, Srividhya Krishnamoorthy, Shailesh Maheshwari, Ashwini Raina, Yateesh S. Gowda, Gang A. Xiao
  • Publication number: 20100034187
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate efficient handling of packets (e.g., Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Units (PDUs) or Service Data Units (SDUs)) in a wireless communication system. As described herein, a number of consecutive packets that are discarded due to a discard timer expiration event and/or other causes can be monitored and compared to a number of tolerated consecutive discarded packets. If the number of consecutive discarded packets does not exceed the number of tolerated consecutive packets, conventional processing operations such as header modification and compression, ciphering, or the like can be omitted for respective packets subsequent to a discarded packet, thereby significantly reducing processing overhead. As further described herein, the number of tolerated consecutive discarded packets can be chosen to maintain header compression (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Vanitha A. Kumar, Bin Qiu, Ashwini Raina, Shailesh Maheshwari, Gang A. Xiao, Yateesh S. Gowda
  • Publication number: 20100034169
    Abstract: Explicit signaling of End of Handover (EoH) advantageously indicates when user equipment (UE) has stopped using Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) handover mode. Radio Link Control (RLC) Acknowledge Mode (AM) delivers in order ensuring that all reordered packets have been received with no risk of delivering a gap packet when no longer in handover mode that would otherwise cause Hyper Frame Number (HFN) to be out of synchronization. Substantially at a time evolved Base Node (eNB) determines a gap will not be filled, eNB can convey an EoH indication to a served UE and can then deliver the PDCP Service Data Units (SDUs) with gaps to upper layers without delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Arnaud Meylan, Vanitha A. Kumar, Peter A. Barany, Sai Yiu Duncan Ho
  • Publication number: 20100037113
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate utilizing hybrid automatic repeat/request (HARQ) in system access communications. A HARQ entity is provided that manages a plurality of HARQ processes, which can typically use new data indicators (NDI) to determine when received data is a new transmission or retransmission. For resource grants, the HARQ entity can determine whether the communication is a new transmission or retransmission based on the type of message that contains the grant. In addition, an address comprised within the message, a previous use of the HARQ process, and/or the like can further be utilized to determine whether the message is a new transmission or retransmission. Once determined, the HARQ entity can provide the message to the appropriate HARQ process along with the indication of new transmission or retransmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Srividhya Krishnamoorthy, Vanitha A. Kumar, Arnaud Meylan
  • Publication number: 20090316904
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless communications are provided. These include data deciphering components, interrupt processing components, adaptive aggregations methods, optimized data path processing, buffer pool processing, application processing where data is formatted in a suitable format for a destination process, and Keystream bank processing among other hardware acceleration features. Such systems and methods are provided to simplify logic designs and mitigate processing steps during wireless network data processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Thomas Klingenbrunn, Uppinder S. Babbar, Vanitha A. Kumar, Vikas Nagpal, Sriram Narayan, Samson Jim, Shailesh Maheshwari, Marcello V. Lioy, Mathias Kohlenz, Idreas Mir, Irfan A. Khan, Gurvinder S. Chhabra, Jean-Marie QD Tran
  • Publication number: 20090268683
    Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate formation and/or dispatch of radio link control (RLC) protocol status reports to a base station. The system can include components that quantify an absence of protocol data units, ascertain whether a number of absent protocol data units exceeds the size of a transmission side grant, insert a sequence number associated with a first absent protocol data unit into an acknowledgement sequence number field associated with a partial status report, incorporates the sequence number associated with the first absent protocol data unit in the partial status report, includes sequence numbers of subsequent absent protocol data units into the partial status report without exceeding the transmission side grant, and sends the partial status report to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sai Yiu Duncan Ho, Ashwini Raina, Gang A. Xiao, Shailesh Maheshwari, Vanitha A. Kumar
  • Publication number: 20090254731
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an improved memory allocation service in embedded or wireless devices. Memory is allocated using a combination of container memory items and referencing memory items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shailesh Maheshwari, Thomas Klingenbrunn, Vanitha Kumar
  • Publication number: 20090201948
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for formatting headers for data packets within a communication frame for use in a wireless communication system are presented. Formatting headers includes determining the size of a wireless communication frame, and formatting the payloads and associated headers within the communication frame according to the determined size. This formatting includes placing headers at the beginning of the frame before the data packets corresponding to the headers to optimize processing of the headers at a receiver. Formatting may also include formatting the headers according to a first format within the frame when the determined frame size is below a predetermined size to optimize the size of the headers, and formatting according to a second format within the frame size of the data packet is equal to or greater than the predetermined size to optimize processing for frames having large data packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravindra Patwardhan, Anurag Vardhan, Fatih Ulupinar, Parag A. Agashe, Rajat Prakash, Vanitha Kumar