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).

  • Patent number: 7672327
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventors: Jan Kall, Patrik Elykt, Ahti Muhonen
  • Patent number: 7640010
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Ahti Muhonen
  • Patent number: 7606559
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ari Aarnio, Kenneth Paqvalén, Ahti Muhonen, Antti-Pentti Vainio, Ari Hännikäinen
  • Publication number: 20090233587
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha H. Salo, Janne La Aaltonen, Janne Antola, Ari Pajusalo, Ari Hannikainen
  • Patent number: 7532894
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Jan Kall, Marjatta Vacker, Timo Rantalainen, Johanna Pekonen
  • Publication number: 20090111433
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha H. Salo, Janne La. Aaltonen, Janne Antola, Ari Pajusalo, Ari Hannikainen, Tapio Hameen-Anttila
  • Publication number: 20090106413
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Juha Salo, Ahti Muhonen
  • Patent number: 7512401
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha H. Salo, Janne La Aaltonen, Janne Antola, Ari Pajusalo, Ari Hännikäinen
  • Patent number: 7469147
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Serge Haumont, Mikko Puuskari
  • Publication number: 20080263584
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: The Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Juha Salo, Ahti Muhonen, Matthew Snyder
  • Patent number: 7440559
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Antti-Pentti Vainio, Ari Hännikäinen
  • Publication number: 20080221909
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Matthew Snyder
  • Patent number: 7418256
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Kåll, Ahti Muhonen, Michael Mulligan
  • Publication number: 20080162534
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Juha Salo, Matthew Snyder
  • Publication number: 20080151837
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonne SOININEN, Jaakko RAJAMIEMI, Ahti MUHONEN
  • Patent number: 7392038
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Kalevi Ratschunas, Ahti Muhonen
  • Patent number: 7356595
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jonne Soininen, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Ahti Muhonen
  • Patent number: 7327724
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ahti Muhonen, Jonne Soininen, Jens Staack
  • Patent number: 7295854
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Serge Haumont, Ahti Muhonen, Michael Rooke
  • Patent number: 7246242
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Valtteri Niemi, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Ahti Muhonen