Patents by Inventor Vijayanand Vishwanathan

Vijayanand Vishwanathan 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).

  • Service provisioning through a smart personal gateway device
    Patent number: 9503835
    Abstract: Embodiments include a smart personal gateway device (SPGD) that augments the capabilities of smart personal devices (SPDs) connected in a personal area network (PAN). The SPGD implements services for the SPDs using computing resources of the SPGD. In some embodiments, the SPGD provides carrier-grade voice services to SPDs lacking hardware to support such services (e.g., SPDs supporting Wi-Fi only).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Rod G. Fleck, William J. Westerinen, Rajeev Badyal, Philip L. Barnes, Vijayanand Vishwanathan
  • SERVICE PROVISIONING THROUGH A SMART PERSONAL GATEWAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140369275
    Abstract: Embodiments include a smart personal gateway device (SPGD) that augments the capabilities of smart personal devices (SPDs) connected in a personal area network (PAN). The SPGD implements services for the SPDs using computing resources of the SPGD. In some embodiments, the SPGD provides carrier-grade voice services to SPDs lacking hardware to support such services (e.g., SPDs supporting Wi-Fi only).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Rod G. Fleck, William J. Westerinen, Rajeev Badyal, Philip L. Barnes, Vijayanand Vishwanathan
  • PROVIDING STORAGE AND SECURITY SERVICES WITH A SMART PERSONAL GATEWAY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140372551
    Abstract: Embodiments provide storage, security, and other services to smart personal devices (SPDs) in a personal area network (PAN) via a smart personal gateway device (SPGD). The SPGD caches and shares data among SPDs having support for heterogeneous communication modalities. The SPGD acts as an offline cache or other common storage location for the SPDs in the PAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Rod G. Fleck, William J. Westerinen, Rajeev Badyal, Philip L. Barnes, Vijayanand Vishwanathan