Patents by Inventor Mari K. Nieminen

Mari K. Nieminen 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 multicast
    Patent number: 8037134
    Abstract: According to the present invention a method and an apparatus in a packet-switched network for supplying data packets to receivers (4a-c) belonging to a multicast group are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a routing means (2) for receiving data packets from a sender (1) and for buffering data packets the destination address of which is a multicast address of a multicast group. The apparatus further comprises a control means (3) communicating with the routing means (2) for determining the addresses of the receivers (4a-c) of the multicast group indicated by the multicast address and receiver-specific parameters, for designating filters for each receiver (4a-c) and/or each determined receiver address in accordance with the receiver-specific parameters and for supplying the determined addresses and designated filters to the routing means (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Eight Esemay DE L.L.C.
    Inventors: Sami Uskela, Aapo Rautiainen, Eva-Maria Leppänen, Lucia Tudose, Mari K. Nieminen
  • Sponsored network games
    Patent number: 8002617
    Abstract: A system and method for supplying selected advertising to gamers accessing games suppliers over communications networks including mobile networks. Data on the user's geographic location and personal profile are used to select the advertising. The selected advertising is displayed in the game either on screen borders or at selected intervals in the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Sami Uskela, Aapo Rautianen, Eva-Maria Leppanen, Mari K. Nieminen, Lucia Tudose
  • Advanced service architecture for next generation network services and intelligent data network router
    Patent number: 7924838
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a plurality of data packets are received and routed by a router (1) in a data network. The router (1) comprises storing means (11) for storing a pre-defined list of rules for detecting special data packets, detecting means (12) for detecting special data packets in the received plurality of data packets on the basis of the pre-defined list of rules stored in said storing means (11), and routing means (13) for requesting instructions for the special data packets detected by said detecting means (12) and for routing the special data packets in accordance with instructions received on request. According to the present invention, an advanced service architecture for next generation network services is provided. In this service architecture, the functions of the detecting means (12) and the routing means (13) can be achieved by a service trigger and a service logic, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Bergenwall, Kengatharan Sivalingam, Sami Uskela, Hakan Mitts, Petteri Pöyhönen, Aapo Rautiainen, Mari K. Nieminen, Eva-Maria Leppänen, Lucia Tudose, Andrei Krüger