Patents by Inventor Ahti Muhonen
Ahti Muhonen 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).
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Patent number: 7672327Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing multicast and/or broadcast services to user terminals (8, 9) via a cellular network (2, 5). In order to increase the efficiency of multicast or broadcast transmissions, it is proposed that each of said user terminals (8, 9) willing to receive content data of at least one multicast and/or broadcast service enters at least once for a pre-determined time a state in which it is capable of receiving content data of said multicast and/or broadcast service. The invention equally relates to a corresponding user terminal, to a corresponding cellular network and to a corresponding mobile radio system.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2001Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventors: Jan Kall, Patrik Elykt, Ahti Muhonen
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Patent number: 7640010Abstract: A mobile station, having software radio architecture of the type that provides the capability of global usage, is provided with a system for selecting among the modes, features and services available in the mobile station and supported within a particular cellular communications network.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2001Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Ahti Muhonen
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Patent number: 7606559Abstract: A system is provided for forwarding content. The system includes a terminal capable of sending a request to transfer content, the request being sent from a terminal over a first network such as a wireless or other high latency network, and over a second network such as a wireline or other low latency network. The system also includes a source capable of sending the content, and a destination capable of receiving the content, both over the second network independent of the first network to thereby transfer the content from the source to the destination. By transferring content independent of the first network, the system can transfer content without the latency that follows from transferring content over such a wireless or other high latency network. Digital rights management of content transferred from a source to a destination is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ari Aarnio, Kenneth Paqvalén, Ahti Muhonen, Antti-Pentti Vainio, Ari Hännikäinen
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Publication number: 20090233587Abstract: A method and system for transmitting data to a device is described. The method includes steps of comparing, in a server, a list of capabilities of the server against a list of capabilities of a mobile terminal and creating a list of capabilities in the server and not in the mobile terminal. The method and system wirelessly transmit, to the mobile terminal, a request to confirm the capabilities of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives the request and the list of capabilities and compares the list of capabilities to current capabilities of the mobile terminal and then wirelessly transmits data identifying its capabilities to the server, the data including information of new capabilities of the mobile terminal. The server then updates the list of capabilities of the mobile terminal based on the information of new capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha H. Salo, Janne La Aaltonen, Janne Antola, Ari Pajusalo, Ari Hannikainen
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Patent number: 7532894Abstract: The present invention relates to provision of a location service. The location service is arranged to receive geographical location information associated with a user equipment of the communication system. In the method geographical location information associated with the user equipment is stored at a first location register of the communication system and processed in a predefined manner. A check is made whether geographical location information has or has not been transported from the first location register to a second location register. If the Information has not been transported, the processed geographical location information is transported from the first location register to the second location register.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2000Date of Patent: May 12, 2009Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Jan Kall, Marjatta Vacker, Timo Rantalainen, Johanna Pekonen
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Publication number: 20090111433Abstract: A method and system for transmitting (10) a multimedia message, wherein a multimedia message to be transmitted is processed by dividing the multimedia message into at least a first message portion and a second message portion. The first message portion is transmitted to a multimedia message service control element (70), and the second message portion is transmitted to a media charger server element (50). A receiver terminal (20) is notified about the transmission of the multimedia message. The transmission of the first message portion from the multimedia message service control element (70) to the receiver terminal (20) is requested, and the transmission of the second message portion from the media charger server (50) element to the receiver terminal (20) is requested. At the receiver terminal (20) the first message portion and the second message portion are combined for obtaining the multimedia message transmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2005Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha H. Salo, Janne La. Aaltonen, Janne Antola, Ari Pajusalo, Ari Hannikainen, Tapio Hameen-Anttila
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Publication number: 20090106413Abstract: Detecting click fraud at a user device involves detecting a event targeted to a network service that is rated based on the number of individuals who access the network service. The event is of a type associated with user interface selections. It is determined whether the user device is in a low-power state contemporaneously with the detection of the event. The event is caused to be disregarded for the purposes of rating the network service based on a determination that the user device was in the low power state contemporaneously with the detection of the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2007Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Juha Salo, Ahti Muhonen
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Patent number: 7512401Abstract: A method and system for transmitting data to a device is described. The method includes steps of comparing, in a server, a list of capabilities of the server against a list of capabilities of a mobile terminal and creating a list of capabilities in the server and not in the mobile terminal. The method and system wirelessly transmit, to the mobile terminal, a request to confirm the capabilities of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal receives the request and the list of capabilities and compares the list of capabilities to current capabilities of the mobile terminal and then wirelessly transmits data identifying its capabilities to the server, the data including information of new capabilities of the mobile terminal. The server then updates the list of capabilities of the mobile terminal based on the information of new capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2005Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha H. Salo, Janne La Aaltonen, Janne Antola, Ari Pajusalo, Ari Hännikäinen
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Patent number: 7469147Abstract: A method for providing location service information related to a mobile station in a mobile communications system supporting connections of a first type, for example circuit-switched, and a second type, for example packet-switched. The method comprises receiving a request from a requesting entity; retrieving the location service information related to the mobile station; and providing a response to the request. The method further comprises determining a preferred type of connection for the retrieving based on a first set of predetermined criteria; and performing, in the retrieving, at least a first attempt via a preferred type of connection.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: December 23, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ahti Muhonen, Serge Haumont, Mikko Puuskari
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Publication number: 20080263584Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for initiating a bidirectional communications channel via an advertising interface. The apparatus includes a communications unit configured to send and receive data and a processing unit in communication with the communications unit. The processing unit is configured to cause advertising data to be transmitted to a communications device for output as a selectable advertising interface. The advertising data may include contact data for contacting an entity associated with the advertising data, such as an entity associated with content of the advertising data. The contact data may be configured such that selection of the advertising interface at the communications device automatically prompts initiation of a bidirectional communications channel between the communications device and the entity. Methods and computer program products for initiating a bidirectional communications channel via an advertising interface are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2007Publication date: October 23, 2008Applicant: The Nokia CorporationInventors: Juha Salo, Ahti Muhonen, Matthew Snyder
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Patent number: 7440559Abstract: A system for controlling a flow of content includes a terminal and a network entity. The terminal is capable of sending a content status including terminal status information having a listing of one or more pieces of content stored in a memory of the terminal. The network entity includes a content flow manager that is capable of receiving the terminal status information. Then, based upon the terminal status information, the content flow manager can control the flow of content to the terminal. More particuarly, for example, the content flow manager can be capable of controlling the terminal to delete at least one piece of content from a memory of the terminal, and/or download at least one piece of content from a source of content.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 21, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ahti Muhonen, Antti-Pentti Vainio, Ari Hännikäinen
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Publication number: 20080221909Abstract: A method and device for facilitating interaction with one or more advertisement functionalities is provided. An advertisement middleware component provides advertisement functionalities for interfacing with one or more systems and components of an underlying device. The advertisement middleware component includes a connection page that provides a consistent and trusted user interface for mobile advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ahti Muhonen, Matthew Snyder
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Patent number: 7418256Abstract: The invention relates to a method of invoking privacy related to a user equipment (1) capable of accepting push messages in communications network, which push message is a message a server may send to the user equipment (1) without the user of the user equipment (1) asking for it and the server having the ability to be able to act as a push message initiator.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jan Kåll, Ahti Muhonen, Michael Mulligan
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Publication number: 20080162534Abstract: The invention relates to a solution in which advertisement icons displayed together with map information relate to the displayed map information. In one embodiment of the invention, some or all of the advertisement icons are from service providers situated within the geographical area displayed by the map information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha Salo, Matthew Snyder
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Publication number: 20080151837Abstract: In an access network which supports a mobile IP protocol, a mobile station may perform several handovers between access nodes during a long session which may cause inefficient mobile IP routing. In the present invention, an access node, which is the target of a handover during an IP session, is arranged to check the preferred mobility agent in respect of the optimal routing on the mobile IP level, and if a more preferred mobility agent is available and not the same as a current mobility agent, the connection to the current mobility agent is closed, and a new connection to the preferred mobility agent of the respective access node is opened. In merit of the new connection established by the access node to the preferred mobility agent, the agent advertisement messages sent by the new mobility agent can be received by the mobile node, and thereby the mobile node is able to detect the change of the attachment point (i.e. mobility agent) and to initiate standard mobile IP registration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jonne SOININEN, Jaakko RAJAMIEMI, Ahti MUHONEN
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Patent number: 7392038Abstract: The invention proposes a method for delivering messages in a network comprising at least one terminal device, comprising the steps of generating a message (S1), setting a condition for receiving the message (S2, S3), deciding whether the message is to be received by the terminal device on the basis of the condition (S5, S6), and trans-mitting the message to the terminal device on the basis of the result of the deciding step (S8). By this method, messages are only transmitted to a terminal device if certain condition, e.g., location conditions, are met. The invention also proposes a network system and a message generating device, a message delivering device and a terminal device adapted to the above method.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 1999Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Kalevi Ratschunas, Ahti Muhonen
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Patent number: 7356595Abstract: In an access network which supports a mobile IP protocol, a mobile station may perform several handovers between access nodes during a long session which may cause inefficient mobile IP routing. In the present invention, an access node, which is the target of a handover during an IP session, is arranged to check the preferred mobility agent in respect of the optimal routing on the mobile IP level, and if a more preferred mobility agent is available and not the same as a current mobility agent, the connection to the current mobility agent is closed, and a new connection to the preferred mobility agent of the respective access node is opened. In merit of the new connection established by the access node to the preferred mobility agent, the agent advertisement messages sent by the new mobility agent can be received by the mobile node, and thereby the mobile node is able to detect the change of the attachment point (i.e. mobility agent) and to initiate standard mobile IP registration.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2001Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jonne Soininen, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Ahti Muhonen
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Patent number: 7327724Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, a network device (2), and a terminal device (1) for controlling the activation of packet data protocol context in a network supporting packet switched transmission of data units. A push information element HSS Push IE is added to a data base (4?) containing information to control push services. This push information element Push IE is sent to a network device (2) with a support node functionality. This push information element is evaluated. Thus, network requested context activation procedures is controlled to thereby reduce the number of unnecessary context activations.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2001Date of Patent: February 5, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ahti Muhonen, Jonne Soininen, Jens Staack
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Patent number: 7295854Abstract: A method, a system and a network element for controlling the transmission of a message to be transmitted point-to-multipoint in a mobile communication system. In order to take the topicality of the content of the message to be transmitted point-to-multipoint into account, a life time is determined for the message in the method and the message waiting to be transmitted is deleted from the buffer in response to the expiry of the life time.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2005Date of Patent: November 13, 2007Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Serge Haumont, Ahti Muhonen, Michael Rooke
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Patent number: 7246242Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for checking the integrity of messages between a mobile station and the cellular network. Two time-varying parameters are used in MAC calculation, one of which is generated by the mobile station, and the other by the network. The parameter specified by the network is used in one session only, and is transmitted to the mobile station in the beginning of the connection. The parameter specified by the mobile station is stored in the mobile station between connections in order to allow the mobile station to use a different parameter in the next connection. The parameter specified by the mobile station is transmitted to the network in the beginning of the connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Valtteri Niemi, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Ahti Muhonen