This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Pravin Vithalrao Bhandakkar: Indoor Navigation Assistance
Introduction
Pravin Vithalrao Bhandakkar is an inventor based in Hyderabad, India. His patent work includes an indoor navigation system designed to help people identify locations and find their way through unfamiliar environments.
Latest Patents
Bhandakkar is associated with 1 patent, titled “Location and Navigation Assistant.” The invention describes automated navigation assistance for indoor settings, including corporate offices, university campuses, shopping centers, and hospitals.
The system uses a reference database containing images, descriptions, and floorplans of an indoor environment. A multimodal language model draws on this information to identify locations and provide intuitive navigation instructions. The approach uses retrieval-augmented generation to ground responses in environment-specific information and make them relevant to the user’s context.
Career Highlights
Bhandakkar is associated with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. His patent reflects work on applying multimodal language models and environment-specific data to practical indoor navigation challenges.
Collaborations
Bhandakkar’s coworker is Tezan Sahu. Their professional association connects their work with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
Conclusion
Pravin Vithalrao Bhandakkar’s “Location and Navigation Assistant” combines indoor reference data with a multimodal language model to support location identification and navigation in complex buildings.
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