Patents by Inventor Maiana Savu

Maiana Savu 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).

  • Method for locating mobile station in distributed manner
    Patent number: 6327474
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for locating a mobile station (1) by means of the mobile station (1) and a location service center (LSC) (5) in the mobile network by dynamically distributing the computing between these two. Preferably the mobile station (1) measures impulse responses of received bursts to determine time differences, and preprocesses measurement results. The location service center (5) performs the final processing. According to the invention, dummy bursts are also used in the locating process. The method also includes an automatic locating procedure activated in conjunction with an emergency call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Ville Ruutu, Timo Rantalainen, Marko Alanen, Olli Hyvärinen, Gudni Gunnarsson, Matti Vilppula, Maiana Savu