Patents by Inventor Kai Sjöblom

Kai Sjöblom 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).

  • Controlled data network error recovery
    Patent number: 9178661
    Abstract: A method, a system and network nodes use an indication of possible duplicates of units, so that these units can be handled differently than other units. The unit is indicated to be a possible duplicate to the entity to which it is resent because no response was received from the entity it was sent to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Kai Sjöblom
  • CONTROLLED DATA NETWORK ERROR RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20120020301
    Abstract: A method, a system and network nodes use an indication of possible duplicates of units, so that these units can be handled differently than other units. The unit is indicated to be a possible duplicate to the entity to which it is resent because no response was received from the entity it was sent to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventor: Kai Sjöblom
  • Charging efficiency
    Patent number: 7970376
    Abstract: A method for performing charging in a telecommunications system, comprising: storing at a subscriber information store subscription information including charging arrangement information indicative of the charging arrangement for a first communication terminal operating in the telecommunications system; providing by means of packet data interface apparatus packet data communication services to the first terminal, the packet data interface apparatus being capable of interfacing between the first communication terminal and a packet-switched data link to another communications terminal; generating by means of packet data interface apparatus charging messages indicative of the usage of the packet data communication services by the first terminal; transferring the charging messages to charging apparatus; and performing by means of the charging apparatus a charging operation to attribute to a subscriber for the first communications terminal a charge for use of the communication services by the first terminal; the m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tuija Hurtta, Tero Mäkelä, Kai Sjöblom
  • Charging efficiency
    Patent number: 7565134
    Abstract: A method for performing charging in a telecommunications system, comprising: storing at a subscriber information store subscription information including charging arrangement information indicative of the charging arrangement for a first communication terminal operating in the telecommunications system: providing by means of packet data interface apparatus packet data communication services to the first terminal, the packet data interface apparatus being capable of interfacing between the first communication terminal and a packet-switched data link to another communications terminal: generating by means of the packet data interface apparatus charging messages indicative of the usage of the packet data communication services by the first terminal; transferring the charging messages to charging apparatus; and performing by means of the charging apparatus a charging operation to attribute to a subscriber for the first communications terminal a charge for use of the communication services by the first terminal: t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tuija Hurtta, Tero Mäkelä, Kai Sjöblom
  • Controlled data network error recovery
    Patent number: 7417948
    Abstract: A method, a system and network nodes using indication of possible duplicates (IPD) of units, so that these units can be handled differently than other units. The unit is indicated to be a possible duplicate to the entity to which it is resent because no response was received from the entity it was sent to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Kai Sjöblom
  • Charging efficiency
    Patent number: 6975850
    Abstract: A method for performing charging in a telecommunications system, comprising: storing at a subscriber information store subscription information including charging arrangement information indicative of the charging arrangement for a first communication terminal operating in the telecommunications system; providing by means of packet data interface apparatus packet data communication services to the first terminal, the packet data interface apparatus being capable of interfacing between the first communication terminal and a packet-switched data link to another communications terminal; generating by means of the packet data interface apparatus charging messages indicative of the usage of the packet data communication services by the first terminal; transferring the charging messages to charging apparatus; and performing by means of the charging apparatus a charging operation to attribute to a subscriber for the first communications terminal a charge for use of the communication services by the first terminal; t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tuija Hurtta, Tero Mäkelä, Kai Sjöblom