Inventor

Santosh Paul Abraham

Inventor

San Diego, CA, US

Overview

2003–2021

Patent span

Electricity

Primary field (CPC H)

Patents· 378 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Wprimary

H04WWireless communication networks44%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication31%

H04BTransmission11%

Y02DClimate change mitigation technologies in information and communication technologies [ict], i.e. information and communication technologies aiming at the reduction of their own energy use9%

Y02BClimate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications3%

H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials1%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification1%

G01SRadio direction-finding0%

G06FElectric digital data processing0%

A61PSpecific therapeutic activity of chemical compounds or medicinal preparations0%

PatentTitleYear

11,039,372Non-access stratum transport for non-mobility management messages2021 11,039,497User plane based small data service2021 10,873,899Access point initiated neighbor report request2020 10,863,431Systems and methods for synchronization within a neighborhood aware network2020 10,856,143Method and apparatus for IP address assignment2020 10,834,754Systems and methods for improved communication efficiency in high efficiency wireless networks2020 10,827,484Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path2020 10,820,314Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path2020 10,771,199Methods and apparatus for reverse link acknowledgement in a wireless local area network (WLAN)2020 10,743,307Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path2020 10,736,028Network service configuration and selection using network slices2020 10,728,739Control plane based small data service2020 10,701,587Policy provisioning at a user equipment (UE)2020 10,660,038Wake-up radio frame formats and device communications2020 10,660,042Techniques and apparatuses for polled-mode power saving2020 10,624,020Non-access stratum transport for non-mobility management messages2020 10,548,111Efficient group ID management for wireless local area networks (WLANs)2020 10,541,780Code block level error correction and media access control (MAC) level hybrid automatic repeat requests to mitigate bursty puncturing and interference in a multi-layer protocol wireless system2020 10,524,278Scheduling and token bucket for communication co-existence2019 10,523,821Synchronized group messaging2019 10,477,376Systems and methods for formatting frames in neighborhood aware networks2019 10,455,502Operation of user equipment in C-DRx mode with token bucket based access2019 10,455,400Peer discovery in neighbor awareness networking (NAN) aided data link networks2019 10,425,193Resource requirement signaling and rate setting2019 10,412,746Method for forwarding in peer-to-peer wireless communications2019 10,334,422Methods and apparatus for wireless discovery location and ranging within a neighborhood aware network2019 10,306,672Transmit opportunity (TXOP) based channel reuse2019 10,292,103Systems and methods for synchronization within a neighborhood aware network2019 10,278,150Neighbor aware network cluster change for neighbor aware network data link2019 10,243,700Group scheduling and acknowledgement for wireless transmission2019 10,244,459Systems and methods for synchronization within a neighbor aware network2019 10,237,738Wi-Fi privacy in an access point using media access control address randomization2019 10,237,188Regulating responses based on request addressing or request channels2019 10,231,250Policy communication via control plane signaling2019 10,193,933System and method for post-discovery communication within a neighborhood-aware network2019 10,178,582Apparatus and methods for frame control design2019 10,178,092Methods and apparatus for private service identifiers in neighborhood aware networks2019 10,165,591Multi-user multiple input multiple output wireless communications2018 10,154,485Beacons for tiered sharing of spectrum2018 10,122,438Systems, methods and devices for modifying relay operation of a wireless device2018 10,117,222Communication between devices of a neighbor aware network2018 10,111,156Neighborhood learning using neighbor awareness networking2018 10,110,488Data link interface internet protocol (IP) address generation2018 10,111,160NAN data link multi-hop topology2018 10,097,315Group scheduling and acknowledgement for wireless transmission2018 10,091,713Numerology and frames for networks in the sub-1GHz (S1G) band2018 10,090,982Systems and methods for communication of channel state information2018 10,090,999Group key announcement and distribution for a data link group2018 10,080,125Ultra low-power paging frames for wake-up and discovery2018 10,075,950Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path2018 10,057,342Infrastructure access via neighbor awareness networking data path2018 10,057,766Methods and systems for authentication interoperability2018 10,051,470Schedule selection and connection setup between devices participating in a NAN data link2018 10,051,626Protocols for enabling mode 1 and mode 2 devices in TV white space networks2018 10,051,469Schedule selection and connection setup between devices participating in a NAN data link2018 10,045,331Systems and methods for improved communication efficiency in high efficiency wireless networks2018 10,039,071Systems, apparatus, and methods for association in multi-hop networks2018 10,034,169Method to authenticate peers in an infrastructure-less peer-to-peer network2018 10,033,485Managing acknowledgement messages from multiple destinations for multi user MIMO transmissions2018 10,028,179Reducing signaling during AP to AP handoff in dense networks2018 10,021,644Network discovery2018 10,021,567Schedule selection and connection setup between devices participating in a NAN data link2018 10,021,554Wireless discovery location and ranging2018 10,009,912Scheduling and token bucket for communication co-existence2018 9,999,017Neighbor aware network cluster change for neighbor aware network data link2018 9,992,661Neighbor aware network logical channels2018 9,973,595Neighbor aware network data link profiles2018 9,973,903Traffic advertisement in a network2018 9,961,545Systems, methods, and apparatus for authentication during fast initial link setup2018 9,961,668Communication between devices of a neighbor aware network2018 9,961,653Beacons for wireless communication2018 9,955,421Traffic advertisement and scheduling in a neighbor aware network data link2018 9,949,236Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path2018 9,949,156Efficient ranging2018 9,948,367Methods and apparatus for acknowledging multiple user uplink transmissions2018 9,936,009Systems and methods of operating a device of a data path group network2018 9,936,452Traffic advertisement and scheduling in a neighbor aware network data link2018 9,936,479Traffic advertisement and scheduling in a neighbor aware network data link2018 9,930,147'Methods and systems for dual channel information'2018 9,929,847'Shortened block acknowledgement with fragmentation acknowledgement signaling'2018 9,924,511'Listen-before-talk for LTE direct on unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band'2018 9,923,777'Discovery engine configurations for neighborhood aware Wi-Fi networks'2018 9,894,599'Method and apparatus for WLAN initial link setup'2018 9,882,624'Systems and methods for communication of channel state information'2018 9,883,437'Systems and methods for enhanced network handoff to wireless local area networks'2018 9,877,272Initial scan enhancements2018 9,872,227'Systems and methods for identification in a neighborhood aware network'2018 9,872,232'Methods and apparatus for neighborhood area network detection'2018 9,860,745'Methods and apparatuses for NAN data link group formation and data frame address settings'2018 9,860,785'Apparatus and methods for control frame and management frame compression'2018 9,843,995'Method and metrics for merging with a neighborhood aware network'2017 9,843,654'Systems and methods for wireless communication of packets having a plurality of formats'2017 9,831,983Systems, methods and apparatus for determining control field and modulation coding scheme information2017 9,825,683'Systems and methods for communication of channel state information'2017 9,820,218'Systems and methods for efficient access point discovery'2017 9,820,131'Systems and methods for formatting frames in neighborhood aware networks'2017 9,819,750'Neighbor aware network cluster topology establishment based on proximity measurements'2017 9,813,135'Systems and methods for communication of channel state information'2017 9,813,920'Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving discovery messages'2017 9,813,994'Managing transmit power for better frequency re-use in TV white space'2017 9,814,085'Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup'2017 9,806,848'Systems, methods and apparatus for determining control field and modulation coding scheme information'2017 9,807,803'Transmission control for wireless communication networks'2017 9,800,389'Systems and methods for discovering and synchronizing within a neighbor aware network'2017 9,801,157'System and method of identifying a lower power paging mode'2017 9,794,796'Systems and methods for simplified store and forward relays'2017 9,788,264'Bloom filter for service hint information in advertisements'2017 9,781,627'Systems and methods for generating and decoding short control frames in wireless communications'2017 9,775,046'Power management'2017 9,769,645'Communication between devices of a neighbor aware network'2017 9,763,228'Methods and apparatus for independent basic service set based data paths for neighbor aware networks'2017 9,763,267'Techniques for using collision avoidance signaling for co-existence with unlicensed networks'2017 9,763,223'Communication between devices of a neighbor aware network'2017 9,763,221'Communication between devices of a neighbor aware network'2017 9,763,190'Method and apparatus for GPS enhanced neighbor aware network (NAN) cluster discovery'2017 9,756,603'Traffic advertisement and scheduling in a neighbor aware network data link'2017 9,742,590'Channel state information (CSI) feedback protocol for multiuser multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO)'2017 9,736,850'Adaptive RTS/CTS in high-efficiency wireless communications'2017 9,736,849'Method and apparatus for managing client initiated transmissions in multiple-user communication schemes'2017 9,723,581'Systems and methods for establishing synchronization across multiple networks and participating STAs via operations on a known common channel'2017 9,723,464'System and method for identifying a service mesh'2017 9,717,039'Methods and systems for improved utilization of a wireless medium'2017 9,716,992'Neighbor aware network logical channels'2017 9,713,170'Techniques for using traffic monitoring for co-existence with unlicensed networks'2017 9,712,282'Route-less multi-hop transmission technique in a peer-to-peer infrastructure-less network'2017 9,706,412'Network setup in wide channel wireless local area networks (WLANS)'2017 9,699,036'Profile based discovery engine configurations for neighborhood aware Wi-Fi networks'2017 9,699,654'Authenticating messages in a wireless communication'2017 9,699,713'Enhanced trigger frame based discovery for a neighbor awareness network'2017 9,693,300'System and method for saving power using restricted access windows'2017 9,693,266'System and method to assign an internet protocol address to a mobile device during a handoff'2017 9,686,369'System and method for multihop service discovery with member station proxy service advertisements'2017 9,686,791'Protocols for enabling mode 1 and mode 2 devices in TV white space networks'2017 9,681,407'Time synchronization function rollover solution'2017 9,674,819'Systems and methods for sharing context information in a neighbor aware network'2017 9,674,048'Efficient infrastructure service discovery with security'2017 9,668,283'Collision detection and backoff window adaptation for multiuser MIMO transmission'2017 9,661,445'Methods and apparatus for integrating bluetooth devices into neighbor aware networks'2017 9,655,072'Systems, apparatus and methods for synchronizing a global time reference for access points over the air'2017 9,654,960'Server-assisted device-to-device discovery and connection'2017 9,648,549'Methods, access point and wireless device for providing neighbor report information from an access point to a wireless device'2017 9,648,485'Discovery of a neighbor awareness network (NAN) using a wake up message'2017 9,642,171'Systems and methods for low-overhead wireless beacons having compressed network identifiers'2017 9,642,071'Access point initiated neighbor report request'2017 9,629,100'Power control for wireless LAN stations'2017 9,626,698'Systems and methods for power efficient discovery of infrastructure services on a network'2017 9,622,262'Transmit opportunity (TXOP) based channel reuse'2017 9,615,397'Efficient group ID management for wireless local area networks (WLANs)'2017 9,609,520'Methods and apparatuses for communicating in television white space (TVWS) based on TVWS enablement signal'2017 9,609,571'Systems and methods for securely transmitting and receiving discovery and paging messages'2017 9,602,298'Methods and apparatuses for determining a type of control field'2017 9,602,365'System and method of infrastructure service discovery'2017 9,590,874'System and method of infrastructure service discovery'2017 9,585,025'Managing transmit power for better frequency re-use in TV white space'2017 9,578,626'Systems and methods for sharing context information in a neighbor aware network'2017 9,560,630'Devices for reduced overhead paging'2017 9,560,632'Devices for title of invention reduced overhead paging'2017 9,553,769'Devices and methods for communication in ad-hoc networks'2017 9,549,371'Access point proxy and multi-hop wireless communication'2017 9,544,811'Systems and methods for beacon timing adjustment in wireless networks'2017 9,531,543'Authentication for relay deployment'2016 9,526,066'Methods, access point and wireless device for optimizing the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) used for exchanging probe request and probe responses between an access point and a wireless device'2016 9,521,584'Method and apparatus for managing data flow through a mesh network'2016 9,521,044'Systems and methods for discovering devices in a neighborhood aware network'2016 9,516,595'Systems and methods for synchronization within a neighborhood aware network'2016 9,515,925'Apparatus and methods for media access control header compression'2016 9,510,271'Systems, apparatus, and methods for address format detection'2016 9,510,286'Systems and methods for synchronization within a neighborhood aware network'2016 9,510,292'Limiting wireless discovery range'2016 9,497,699'Dedicated channel for fast initial link setup in a wireless network'2016 9,491,621'Systems and methods for fast initial link setup security optimizations for PSK and SAE security modes'2016 9,485,708'Systems and methods for concurrent service discovery and minimum spanning tree formation for service delivery'2016 9,485,783'Enhanced multichannel access for very high throughput'2016 9,462,464'Secure and simplified procedure for joining a social Wi-Fi mesh network'2016 9,462,005'Systems and methods for broadcast WLAN messages with message authentication'2016 9,451,417'System and method for multicast communications in Wi-Fi networks'2016 9,451,593'Multichannel TDMA mechanism'2016 9,451,654'Systems and methods for multi-hop relay selection'2016 9,450,711'Method and apparatus for extended reverse direction grant in a wireless local area network (WLAN)'2016 9,445,438'Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup'2016 9,439,067'Systems and methods of performing link setup and authentication'2016 9,432,879'Apparatus and methods for block acknowledgment compression'2016 9,426,837'Systems, apparatus and methods for association in multi-hop networks'2016 9,426,648'Systems and methods of performing link setup and authentication'2016 9,408,171'Systems and methods for synchronization of wireless devices in a peer-to-peer network'2016 9,408,170'Systems and methods for synchronization of wireless devices in a peer-to-peer network'2016 9,408,230'Transmit opportunity (TXOP) based channel reuse'2016 9,402,226'Station, method, and apparatus for network detection in a wireless communications system'2016 9,402,243'Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup'2016 9,392,458'Authentication for relay deployment'2016 9,392,525'Establishing reliable routes without expensive mesh peering'2016 9,386,551'Systems and methods for synchronization of wireless devices in an ad-hoc network'2016 9,385,911'Systems and methods for wireless communication of packets having a plurality of formats'2016 9,380,513'Reducing broadcast duplication in hybrid wireless mesh protocol routing'2016 9,374,193'Systems and methods for communication of channel state information'2016 9,369,951'Methods, access point and wireless device for reducing overhead when transmitting signaling messages relating to link establishment between an access point and a wireless device'2016 9,363,707'Systems and methods for generating and decoding short control frames in wireless communications'2016 9,363,671'Authentication for relay deployment'2016 9,357,565'Multi-user uplink communication using EDCA with polling'2016 9,350,495'Method and apparatus for multicast block acknowledgment'2016 9,350,483'Mitigate adjacent channel interference and non-Wi-Fi interference'2016 9,345,026'Methods and apparatus for requested reverse direction protocol'2016 9,337,954'Protocol for channel state information feedback'2016 9,338,798'Systems and methods for collision management in a neighborhood aware network'2016 9,338,732'Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup'2016 9,326,158'Method and apparatus for communicating with extended range in a wireless network'2016 9,326,153'Network setup in wide channel wireless local area networks (WLANs)'2016 9,319,191'System and method for selecting medium access parameters for each communication session'2016 9,313,103'Systems and methods for discovering devices in a neighborhood aware network'2016 9,313,641'System and method for advertising and communicating within a neighborhood aware network'2016 9,307,507'Systems and methods of selective scanning for ad-hoc networks'2016 9,307,487'Methods and systems for improved utilization of a wireless medium'2016 9,307,483'Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving discovery and paging messages'2016 9,300,511'Method and apparatus for improving throughput of 5 MHZ WLAN transmissions'2016 9,301,276'Systems, apparatus, and methods for association in multi-hop networks'2016 9,301,266'Beacons for wireless communication'2016 9,301,196'Apparatus and methods for block acknowledgment compression'2016 9,301,319'Systems and methods for modifying carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) for dense networks'2016 9,301,158'Systems and methods for optimization of branch synchronization node determination in a peer-to-peer network'2016 9,295,033'Systems and methods for narrowband channel selection'2016 9,288,754'Apparatus and methods of power save for wireless access points and multi-hop relays'2016 9,288,139'Methods for selection of link aggregation capable access points'2016 9,281,924'Method and apparatus for generating various transmission modes for WLAN systems'2016 9,277,567'Systems and methods for improved communication efficiency in high efficiency wireless networks'2016 9,276,795'Data transmission coexistence within television white space channels'2016 9,277,399'Systems and methods for reduced latency when establishing communication with a wireless communication system'2016 9,271,317'Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup'2016 9,253,808'Systems and methods for low-overhead wireless beacons having next full beacon indications'2016 9,253,290'Apparatus and methods for block acknowledgment compression'2016 9,253,712'Automatic configuration of a wireless device'2016 9,247,567'Methods and apparatus for providing silence periods in directional communications networks'2016 9,247,526'Systems and methods for paging message enhancement'2016 9,237,585'Access point scheduled peer-to-peer communication'2016 9,232,473'Systems and methods for low-overhead wireless beacon timing'2016 9,226,231'Systems and methods for monitoring the size of a wireless network'2015 9,226,241'Systems and methods for low power medium access'2015 9,226,144'Systems and methods of performing link setup and authentication'2015 9,226,251'Systems and methods for optimization of synchronization message transmission intervals in a peer-to-peer network'2015 9,215,732'Systems and methods for collision management in a neighborhood aware network'2015 9,210,611'Dual interpretation of a length field of a signal unit'2015 9,210,720'Systems and methods for access point triggered transmissions after traffic indication map paging'2015 9,191,977'Systems and methods for fast initial network link setup'2015 9,191,970'System and method of communication using distributed channel access parameters'2015 9,184,810'Scheduling algorithms for multi-user (MU) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems'2015 9,185,726'System and method of communication using distributed channel access parameters'2015 9,179,300'Station-centric multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO)'2015 9,179,449'Apparatus and methods for control frame and management frame compression'2015 9,173,234'Protection mechanisms for multi-user MIMO transmissions'2015 9,173,218'Protocols for enabling mode 1 and mode 2 devices in TV white space networks'2015 9,167,609'Systems and methods for low-overhead wireless beacon timing'2015 9,160,431'Efficient group definition and overloading for multiuser MIMO transmissions'2015 9,154,363'Systems and methods for wireless communication of packets having a plurality of formats'2015 9,154,983'Systems and methods for detecting or signaling the presence of bursty interference on wireless networks'2015 9,155,101'Systems and methods for dynamic association ordering based on service differentiation in wireless local area networks'2015 9,144,096'Systems, apparatus, and methods for association in multi-hop networks'2015 9,143,937'Wireless communication using concurrent re-authentication and connection setup'2015 9,137,766'Systems and methods for synchronization of wireless devices in a peer-to-peer network'2015 9,137,815'Multi-user multiple input multiple output wireless communications'2015 9,130,754'Systems and methods for securely transmitting and receiving discovery and paging messages'2015 9,125,181'Systems and methods for compressing headers'2015 9,125,087'Systems and methods for header compression'2015 9,124,347'Systems and methods for communication in a white space'2015 9,124,460'Rules for multiplexing data of different access categories in multi user MIMO wireless systems'2015 9,119,110'Request to send (RTS) and clear to send (CTS) for multichannel operations'2015 9,119,121'Systems and methods for WLAN roaming'2015 9,112,741'Protocol to support adaptive station-dependent channel state information feedback rate in multi-user communication systems'2015 9,113,500'Device and method for communication of management information in ad-hoc wireless networks'2015 9,107,078'Methods and apparatuses for low-rate television white space (TVWS) enablement'2015 9,100,275'Signal unit including a field indicative of a zero-length payload'2015 9,100,177'Systems and methods for acknowledging communications from a plurality of devices'2015 9,094,778'Autonomous adaptation of discovery packet transmission frequency'2015 9,094,175'Method and apparatus for saving power by using signal field of preamble'2015 9,094,820'Systems and methods for securely transmitting and receiving discovery and paging messages'2015 9,089,002'Efficient group ID management for wireless local area networks (WLANs)'2015 9,084,180'Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving discovery and paging messages'2015 9,084,141'Systems and methods for grouping nodes to reduce collisions'2015 9,084,221'Protocol for communication'2015 9,077,498'Systems and methods for communication of channel state information'2015 9,071,992'Signaling for extended MPDU, A-MPDU and A-MSDU frame formats'2015 9,071,990'Dual interpretation of a length field of a signal unit'2015 9,066,287'Systems and methods of relay selection and setup'2015 9,065,688'Generating a search set of television white space channels based on location information'2015 9,059,923'Devices and methods for beacon communication in ad-hoc networks'2015 9,060,344'Systems, apparatus, and methods for association in multi-hop networks'2015 9,049,578'Profile based discovery engine configurations for neighborhood aware wi-fi networks'2015 9,049,155'Dual interpretation of a length field of a signal unit'2015 9,031,050'Using a mobile device to enable another device to connect to a wireless network'2015 9,031,044'Power control for wireless LAN stations'2015 9,019,822'Apparatus and methods for block acknowledgment compression'2015 9,001,693'Enhanced discovery procedures in peer-to-peer wireless local area networks (WLANs)'2015 9,002,352'System and method of service discovery'2015 8,995,407'Neighbor discovery in a wireless system'2015 8,995,406'Systems and methods for reducing collisions after traffic indication map paging'2015 8,989,106'Methods and apparatuses for scheduling uplink request spatial division multiple access (RSDMA) messages in an SDMA capable wireless LAN'2015 8,989,066'Protection mechanisms for multi-user MIMO transmissions'2015 8,984,590'Enabling access to key lifetimes for wireless link setup'2015 8,982,812'Group ID allocation for direct link service (DLS)'2015 8,977,282'Multi-channel management and load balancing'2015 8,971,247'Methods, devices, and systems for efficient retransmission communications'2015 8,965,293'Interference management'2015

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2003Based in Bangalore, IN· patent location history

2005–2008Based in Keasbey, NJ, US· patent location history

2009–2021Patents assigned to QUALCOMM INC (366)· patent assignee history

2009–2021Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to SAMPATH HEMANTH (75)· patent assignee history

2012–2018Patents assigned to VERMANI SAMEER (48)· patent assignee history

2013–2018Patents assigned to ABRAHAM SANTOSH PAUL (73)· patent assignee history

2013–2018Patents assigned to MERLIN SIMONE (48)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
QUALCOMM INC	366	2009–2021
SAMPATH HEMANTH	75	2012–2018
ABRAHAM SANTOSH PAULself	73	2013–2018
MERLIN SIMONE	48	2013–2018
VERMANI SAMEER	48	2012–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Diego, California, US	370	2009–2021
Keasbey, New Jersey, US	7	2005–2008
Bangalore, IN	1	2003