Patents by Inventor Vilas S. Ketkar

Vilas S. Ketkar 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).

  • Method and system for establishing communication between at least two devices
    Patent number: 7480726
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for communicating features supported by a device to at least one other device. The method includes providing a bit stream by the device, where at least one bit in the bit stream represents a feature supported by the device. In a second aspect, a method for establishing a communication session between at least two devices includes initiating communication between a first device and a second device, exchanging a bit stream associated with the first device and a bit stream associated with the second device, and identifying mutually supported features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vilas S. Ketkar, Shawn D. Moe, Lakshman R. Sakaray