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Abhishek P. Patil, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110075576WIRELESS LINK QUALITY MONITORING IN NETWROK-ENABLED TVs - A networked TV gathers information pertaining to the quality of a wireless link over which the TV receives streamed multimedia content, and presents an indication of the quality to a user, selectively blocks content from display if the quality falls below a threshold, and/or reports poor link quality to a network server for diagnostic action by technical personnel.03-31-2011
20110085082HOME NETWORK COMPONENT CONTROLLING DATA AND FUNCTION OF ANOTHER HOME NETWORK COMPONENT - Aggregated service and feature sharing is provided in a home network, in which users can freely enjoy not only the shared content, but also the unique features provided by each device anywhere in the network. The service sharing feature allows one device to control and use shared hardware or software functionalities provided by other devices in the network.04-14-2011

Ajit B. Patil, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090113558PROGRESSIVE BOOT FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - Techniques for performing progressive boot to reduce perceived boot time for a wireless device are described. Program codes to be stored in a bulk non-volatile memory may be partitioned into multiple code images. A first code image may include program codes used to support basic functionality of the wireless device. A second code image may include the remaining program codes. For progressive boot, the first code image may be loaded first from the bulk non-volatile memory. Once the first code image has been loaded, the wireless device may be rendered operational and may appear as functional to a user. While the wireless device is operational, the second code image may be loaded from the bulk non-volatile memory as background task and/or on-demand as needed.04-30-2009

Basavaraj Patil, Cypress, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090248576VARIABLE RATES FOR THIRD PARTY BILL PAYMENT OVER NET (TPBP) AND OTHER SERVICES - An online system which integrates the business components of Shipping, Freight Forwarding and making available Banking credit by means of an effective bidding system on Service Charges and Interest Rates for each bill payment. The System is an advancement over the existing Banking credit line systems and enhances the business process by providing optimum usage of Banking resources at the customers end as well as providing optimum lending opportunities to customers from the Banking end.10-01-2009

Deepak Patil, Roseville, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090010189Network with remaining battery life routing metric - A method includes providing a plurality of communicatively coupled sensor nodes including a destination node. A first selected path from an originating node to the destination node is determined from any plurality of possible paths based on a cost of the first selected path. The cost of any path is based at least in part on a cumulative function of the remaining battery life for each sensor node in that path.01-08-2009
20090073990METHOD OF REPLACING A ROUTER IN A LAYER 3 NETWORK - An apparatus and method of replacing a router in a Layer 3 network, includes configuring a new router to accept a data packet having, as a destination address field, a first media access control address of a replaced router. The method further comprises setting the destination address field of the data packet to the MAC address of the new router, and forwarding the data packet. A router performing the above method comprises configuration logic to configure the router to accept a data packet having, as a destination address, a media access control address of a replaced L3 device; and keep-alive logic adapted to periodically transmit a keep-alive packet to an allocated destination address. The router further comprises packet processing logic that accepts the received data packet, sets the destination address of the data packet to the MAC address associated with the router, and forwards the packet to a destination host.03-19-2009

Dhairyashil Patil, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110188386PACKET-BASED MEMORY TEST OF A NETWORK DEVICE - A router may be tested using a packet-based testing technique in which the test packets are generated by the router. In one implementation, a forwarding plane in a router may include a first component to process header information of packets to determine forwarding information, and a memory component to store payload data for the packets. A control plane of the router may generate test packets, insert the test packets into the forwarding plane, receive a second set of packets from the forwarding plane, analyze the second set of packets to determine whether the second set of packets correspond to the inserted plurality of test packets, and output, based on the analysis, test results, relating to the operation of the routing device.08-04-2011

Dhanurjay A.s. Patil, Belmont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090094687System and methods for key challenge validation - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for detecting an initiation of a transaction and generating a string of characters based on the detection. A first portion of the string of characters may be presented in such a way as to be distinguished from a second portion of the string of characters. In various example embodiments, the transaction is validated based on an identification of the first portion of the string of characters.04-09-2009
20090122065NETWORK RATING VISUALIZATION - In one example embodiment, a system and method is shown as including identifying a context set data defining a context within which a person resides. Next, an operation is executed so as to retrieve the context set data that includes person data and relationship between persons data, the relationship between persons data including certain characteristics that define the person in the context set. An operation may be executed so as to perform a set operation on the person in the context set so as to generate a graph set. Further, an operation may be executed to render a graphical representation of the context set.05-14-2009
20090125349GLOBAL CONDUCT SCORE AND ATTRIBUTE DATA UTILIZATION - In one embodiment, a system and method is illustrated as including generating a model using at least one of a global conduct score and attribute data. A range of numeric values may be retrieved, based upon which, a better term is granted in a transaction than would otherwise be granted in the transaction. A comparison may be made between the model and the range of numeric values. Further, a better term may be granted in the transaction where the model falls within the range of numeric values. The global conduct score is computed using an approach including at least one of a feed score approach, and a composite score approach. The attribute data includes page view data, click through data, account usage data, and good purchased data. The model includes a global conduct score model, a weighting model, an AI based model, and an associated network based model.05-14-2009
20090125543Transaction data representations using an adjacency matrix - In some example embodiments, a system and method is illustrated as including retrieving account data including at least one of an account identifier and transaction data. Further, in some example embodiments, a data structure is generated that includes the account data. Additionally, in some example embodiments, the data structure is sorted where the data structure includes the account data to create a sorted account data structure. In some example embodiments, a sorted account data structure is displayed.05-14-2009
20090144213GRAPH PATTERN RECOGNITION INTERFACE - In some example embodiments, a system and method are illustrated as including receive pattern data that includes transaction data relating to transactions between persons. Next, the system and method may include building at least one secondary network based upon the pattern data. Additionally, the system and method may include displaying the at least one secondary network.06-04-2009
20100169137METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ANALYZE DATA USING A GRAPH - In an example embodiment, systems and methods to analyze data using a graph is shown. The system receives account information that identifies a first account and generates a first graph based on the first account. The graph includes a first score. Next, the system communicates a first interface to a first agent that is selected from a plurality of agents. The first interface includes the first graph. The first graph represents the first account as a first node. The first graph further represents a first plurality of accounts as a first plurality of nodes that include the first node. The first graph further represents a first plurality of account associations between the first plurality of accounts as a first plurality of edges that connect the first plurality of nodes.07-01-2010
20100191661METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO DETECT AND REPORT FRAUD IN REAL TIME - Methods and Systems of detecting and reporting fraud in real-time are described. The system receives an event, over a network, from a first on-line transaction processing platform. The event includes a first identity identifier that identifies a first identity and information that identifies a first activity performed by the first identity. The system generates reporting information based on the event. The reporting information includes a first score that is associated with the first identity. The first score is a measure of a likelihood that the first identity has performed a fraudulent activity. Finally, the system communicates the first score, over the network, to the first on-line transaction processing platform. The system communicates the first score in response to receiving the event.07-29-2010

Dhanurjay A. S. Patil, Belmont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110313960GRAPH PATTERN RECOGNITION INTERFACE - In some example embodiments, a system and method are illustrated as including receive pattern data that includes transaction data relating to transactions between persons. Next, the system and method may include building at least one secondary network based upon the pattern data. Additionally, the system and method may include displaying the at least one secondary network.12-22-2011

Dinesh D. Patil, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110135315OPTICAL RECEIVER WITH A CALIBRATION MODE - An optical receiver is described. This optical receiver includes a digital feedback circuit that biases a front-end circuit, which receives an optical signal, so that an analog electrical signal output by the front-end circuit is calibrated relative to a reference voltage corresponding to a decision threshold of a digital slicer in the optical receiver. In particular, during a calibration mode the feedback circuit may determine and store a calibration value that calibrates the analog electrical signal relative to the reference voltage. Then, during a normal operating mode, the feedback circuit may output a current corresponding to the stored calibration value that specifies a bias point of the front-end circuit.06-09-2011
20110135320TECHNIQUE FOR CALIBRATING AND CENTERING AN OPTICAL RECEIVER - A technique for calibrating an optical receiver is described. During this technique, a front-end circuit in the optical receiver receives an optical signal that corresponds to a sequence with alternating groups of symbol types that correspond to binary values, where durations of the groups of a given symbol type, which can correspond to a first binary value or a second binary value, progressively decrease during the sequence. Then, the output of the feedback circuit is adjusted based at least on the sequence. When the durations of groups corresponding to the first binary value and the second binary value reach their minimum values in the sequence, a calibration value corresponding to the output of the feedback circuit is stored for use during a normal operating mode of the optical receiver.06-09-2011

Jeevan Shashikant Patil, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120002553Troubleshooting Link and Protocol in a Wireless Network - Methods, apparatuses, and systems directed to facilitating troubleshooting wireless connectivity issues in a wireless network. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, either a diagnostic supplicant in the wireless client or a diagnostic manager initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic supplicant and the diagnostic manager over a diagnostic link in response to one or more events. In one embodiment, after the diagnostic supplicant establishes a link to a diagnostic manager via a diagnostic link, the diagnostic supplicant generates and transmits a problem report to the diagnostic manager. The problem report initiates a troubleshooting protocol between the diagnostic manager and the diagnostic supplicant.01-05-2012

Kavita Shekhar Patil, Foothill Ranch, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110035496AUTOMATIC HARDWARE FAILURE DETECTION AND RECOVERY FOR DISTRIBUTED MAX SESSIONS SERVER - A Max Sessions Server (MSS) automatically detects hardware and communications failures. Upon detection, counters are adjusted accordingly to maintain an accurate count of users or groups of users on a system. A database of unique identifiers for each connection is maintained, where the unique identifier is a concatenation of a Network Access Server (NAS) and the connection's incoming NAS node number. If a user requests permission to log into the system, the MSS first checks the database to determine if the unique identifier is already logged in. If so, then a hardware or communications failure has occurred and the MSS must make the appropriate adjustments to the database and counter.02-10-2011

Narayan Dnyanadeo Patil, King City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090274809TOP AND TAIL SYSTEM FOR LEAFY VEGETABLES - A leafy vegetable having a core end and a leafy end is processed after being harvested. The harvested leafy vegetable is transported to a trim area on a conveyor. A first cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the core end. A second cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the leafy end. The first and second cutting implements are spaced a set distance apart, which defines an amount of the leafy vegetable remaining after the portions of the core and leafy ends are trimmed. As the portions of the core and leafy ends of the leafy vegetable are being trimmed by the first and second cutting implements, a set of one or more nozzles located in the trim area sprays a rinsing liquid on cut sites on the leafy vegetable to rinse off natural juices exuding from the cut sites.11-05-2009
20100285194TOP AND TAIL SYSTEM FOR LEAFY VEGETABLES - A leafy vegetable having a core end and a leafy end is processed after being harvested. The harvested leafy vegetable is transported to a trim area on a conveyor. A first cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the core end. A second cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the leafy end. The first and second cutting implements are spaced a set distance apart, which defines an amount of the leafy vegetable remaining after the portions of the core and leafy ends are trimmed. As the portions of the core and leafy ends of the leafy vegetable are being trimmed by the first and second cutting implements, a set of one or more nozzles located in the trim area sprays a rinsing liquid on cut sites on the leafy vegetable to rinse off natural juices exuding from the cut sites.11-11-2010

Nila Patil, Woodside, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110020815METHODS FOR GENOMIC ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to methods for identifying variations that occur in the human genome and relating these variations to the genetic basis of disease and drug response. In particular, the present invention relates to identifying individual SNPs, determining SNP haplotype blocks and patterns, and, further, using the SNP haplotype blocks and patterns to dissect the genetic bases of disease and drug response. The methods of the present invention are useful in whole genome analysis.01-27-2011

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Nishant P. Patil, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110133284MULTIPLE CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSFER AND ITS APPLICATIONS FOR MAKING HIGH-PERFORMANCE CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR (CNFET), TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATION OF CNFETS - A wafer-scale multiple carbon nanotube transfer process is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, plasma exposure processes are performed at various stages of the fabrication process of a carbon nanotube device or article to improve feasibility and yield for successive transfers of nanotubes. In one such carbon nanotube transfer process, a carrier material is partially etched by a plasma process before removing the carrier material through, for example, a wet etch. By applying the subject plasma exposure processes, fabrication of ultra-high-density nanotubes and ultra-high-density nanotube grids or fabrics is facilitated. The ultra-high-density nanotubes and ultra-high-density nanotube grids or fabrics fabricated utilizing embodiments of the invention can be used, for example, to make high-performance carbon nanotube field effect transistors (CNFETs) and low cost, highly-transparent, and low-resistivity electrodes for solar cell and flat panel display applications. Further, three-dimensional CNFETs can be provided by utilizing the subject plasma exposure processes.06-09-2011

Nitin Patil, Albany, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110306867Methods and Systems for Determining Vascular Bodily Lumen Information and Guiding Medical Devices - Methods and systems for determining information about a vascular bodily lumen are described. An exemplary method includes generating an electrical signal, delivering the electrical signal to a plurality of excitation elements in the vicinity of the vascular bodily lumen, measuring a responsive electrical signal from a plurality of sensing elements in response to the delivered electrical signal, and determining a lumen dimension. Specific embodiments include generating a multiple frequency electrical signal. Another embodiment includes measuring a plurality of responsive signals at a plurality of frequencies. Still other embodiments include using spatial diversity of the excitation elements. Yet other embodiments use method for calibration and de-embedding of such measurements to determine the lumen dimensions. Diagnostic devices incorporating the method are also disclosed, including guide wires, catheters and implants. The methods and systems described herein are advantageous as they do not include injecting a second fluid for the measurements.12-15-2011

Nitin Patil, San Ramon, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100245585Headset-Based Telecommunications Platform - A hands-free wireless wearable GPS enabled video camera and audio-video communications headset, mobile phone and personal media player, capable of real-time two-way and multi-feed wireless voice, data and audio-video streaming, telecommunications, and teleconferencing, coordinated applications, and shared functionality between one or more wirelessly networked headsets or other paired or networked wired or wireless devices and optimized device and data management over multiple wired and wireless network connections. The headset can operate in concert with one or more wired or wireless devices as a paired accessory, as an autonomous hands-free wide area, metro or local area and personal area wireless audio-video communications and multimedia device and/or as a wearable docking station, hot spot and wireless router supporting direct connect multi-device ad-hoc virtual private networking (VPN). The headset has built-in intelligence to choose amongst available network protocols while supporting a variety of onboard, and remote operational controls including a retractable monocular viewfinder display for real time hands-free viewing of captured or received video feed and a duplex data-streaming platform supporting multi-channel communications and optimized data management within the device, within a managed or autonomous federation of devices or other peer-to-peer network configuration.09-30-2010

Pramod P. Patil, Belmont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090305789MOBILE PHONE GAME INTERFACE - Systems, apparatus and methods for enabling a mobile station to control a virtual world being executed on a console system are described. The method can include establishing a communication link between the mobile station and a console system, identifying user interface characteristics of the mobile station, and providing a game controller application to the mobile station, the game controller application being based on the identified user interface characteristics and configured to transform user interface inputs into game controller commands. The method can further include receiving signals containing data representing the game controller commands from the mobile station over the communication link and determining game results based on the received game controller commands. In one aspect, the system includes a controller application server storing multiple game controller applications for mobile stations characterized by different user interfaces.12-10-2009

Rahul Patil, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110047204SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SECURE INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION OF CLOUD SERVICES AND ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for facilitating integration and communication of cloud services and enterprise applications. The disclosed aspects include identifying a port opened by an integration device within an on-premise system to communicate with a cloud system. A persistent connection with the cloud system is maintained via this port so as to provide on-premise access to the cloud system via the integration device, including access to at least one different device within the on-premise system. Aspects for facilitating a bidirectional communication of distributed objects between an on-premise system and a cloud system are also disclosed. Here, on-premise objects residing within the on-premise system are abstracted, and requests from the cloud system to invoke the on-premise objects are facilitated. Similarly, cloud objects residing within the cloud system are abstracted, and requests from the on-premise system to invoke the cloud objects are facilitated.02-24-2011

Siddharth Patil, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110131079System and Method for Modeling by Customer Segments - The present invention relates to a system and method for the system and method for modeling demand by consumer segments. In some embodiments a segment data organizer may receive transaction data. Transaction data may include transaction logs (T logs) from point of sales records from a retailer. These transaction logs, for the most part, include identification information for each transaction. The segment data organizer may also receive customer identification data which includes groupings of customers by consumer segments. The identification information within the transaction logs may be cross referenced by the customer identification data in order to generate groupings of transactions belonging to consumers in each segment. The organizer may then also aggregate the transaction logs by location, time series and product. The aggregated data may be supplied to an econometric engine capable of generating elasticity coefficients for each set of aggregate data. These coefficients may be stored or utilized to generate optimized pricing, lifts, and demand models.06-02-2011

Suhas S. Patil, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090000654DISTRIBUTED INVERTER AND INTELLIGENT GATEWAY - A system and method for converting DC from one or more sources to AC power utilizing a novel partitioning scheme are disclosed. This partitioning scheme is particularly well suited for photovoltaic (PV) microinverter applications. The primary goals are to make installation, operation and maintenance of the system safe and simple. Secondary goals are to improve reliability and lifetime of the converter in a cost effective manner. In one embodiment, the microinverters are placed in one-to-one proximity with the photovoltaic modules, each proximate microinverter incorporating a reduced number of functions and components. Remaining common functions and controls are implemented separately.01-01-2009
20110277029Control of Security Application in a LAN from Outside the LAN - A method and a system are disclosed that enable an address at the edge router to be used to establish a multi-pipe virtual private network (MVPN) connecting controllers to multiple web enabled end user devices (EUDs) inside a security protected local area network (LAN). The EUDs connect to a central server (CS) outside the LAN during configuration establishing registration and identity (ID) for each EUD. Once the EUDs establish connection from inside the LAN, the CS is enabled to communicate with the EUDs using the address and ID provided during registration. The CS then acts as a facilitator establishing secure VPN connection between controllers in the cloud and the EUDs inside the LAN. CS further acts as a pass through for those LANs that do not allow direct connections to controllers outside the LAN. The CS continues to monitor the health of the overall system once connectivity is established.11-10-2011

Sunil Patil, Union City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110246764USER AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - An ID vault computer control program detects when a user's browser navigates to a third-party website that requires a user ID and password. If it hasn't done so already, it automatically requests a decryption key for a local encrypted vault file from a network server by supplying a personal identification number (PIN) from the user through the input device, a copy of the GUID, and a signature of GUID using a private key for the root certificate. If a decryption key is returned from the network server, the local encrypted vault file is unlocked and automatically supplies a corresponding user ID and password to log-on to the third-party website without the user.10-06-2011

Sunil S. Patil, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090264130METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF AUTOMATIC NEIGHBOR RELATION FUNCTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate management of automatic neighbor relation functions in wireless networks. The system can include components and/or devices that ascertain whether or not to add or remove a neighbor relation based on information associated with an operations and management system, wherein the operations and management system dispatches add or remove requests to a base station that establishes, updates, and/or maintains a neighbor relations table and/or set of neighbor relations that includes neighbor relations between cells.10-22-2009
20090323638METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC HANDOVER OPTIMIZATION - A method for wireless communications is provided. The method includes determining a set of handover parameters that facilitate a handover between cells in a wireless network and analyzing the set of handover parameters. The method includes dynamically adjusting the parameters to mitigate handover failures between the cells.12-31-2009
20100123575SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING CAPACITY MONITORING AND RECOMMENDING ACTION FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for facilitating capacity monitoring and recommending action for a wireless network is provided. The method may comprise: obtaining data associated with one or more capacity attributes and one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with a network, calculating network level values for the one or more KPIs from the obtained data, generating performance data graphs by plotting a first of the one or more KPIs against a second of the one or more KPIs, analyzing the one or more performance data graphs to determine at least one alarm threshold, and monitoring the one or more capacity attributes to determine if any of the at least one alarm thresholds has been triggered.05-20-2010

Umesh Patil, Cupertino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090307346ADAPTIVE ASSET INFORMATION COLLECTION AND STORAGE - A network management device which registers for any state change notifications from the devices in the network. The network management device updates its status and values of the devices associated with each state change notification by querying the device. In this manner the management device can make a more timely update for a particular device and need not keep querying devices that have not changed, thus eliminating many unnecessary transactions. In certain embodiments polling is still performed. As a result, the management device is both more current in its displayed data and has fewer network transactions.12-10-2009

Umesh Patil, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100131529OPEN ENTITY EXTRACTION SYSTEM - Methods, computer program products, and systems related to providing gadgets that generate content based on entities extracted according to patterns defined by extractors are provided. A plurality of distinct extractors that define patterns for identifying entities in text are received from a plurality of users. The extractors are stored in a repository. The pattern defined by each of the extractors is processed into a pattern matching engine. The extractors are made available for subscription from a first user subscribing to a first extractor. A modification indication is received from a composition program regarding a first document of a first user, and in response to receiving the modification indication, the pattern matching engine corresponding to the first extractor is applied to the first document and identifies a first entity. The first entity is provided to a first software gadget that presents information relating to the first entity to the user.05-27-2010

Vrushali V. Patil, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110302222SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING A CHILD DATABASE OBJECT USING A CHILD DATABASE OBJECT TYPE IDENTIFIED FROM A PARENT DATABASE OBJECT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for creating a child database object using a child database object type identified from a parent database object. These mechanisms and methods for creating a child database object using a child database object type identified from a parent database object can enable embodiments to provide creation of a child database object according to a type configured with respect to an associated parent database object. The ability of embodiments to provide such configuration in the parent database object can enable any associated child database objects to be created according to the type configured with respect to the parent database object.12-08-2011