Patents by Inventor Mika Antila

Mika Antila 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).

  • Publication number: 20120212445
    Abstract: An apparatus including an electronic display having an electrical display section located behind a front window. A capacitive touch sensor located behind the electrical display section. The electrical display section is configured to display information to a user at the front window. The capacitive touch sensor is configured to sense presence of a finger of the user at the front window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Marko K. Heikkinen, Mika Antila, Markku Salmela, Klaus Melakari
  • Publication number: 20100220062
    Abstract: A method involving: detecting a type of actuator for actuating an icon displayed on a touch sensitive display; and automatically displaying an arrangement of icons on the touch sensitive display for actuation by the detected actuator, wherein the arrangement of icons is dependent upon the detected actuator type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Mika Antila
  • Publication number: 20080316182
    Abstract: Touch detection within display devices with a first conductive layer with first and second electrodes, a second conductive layer with third electrodes, a spacer spatially spacing the first conductive layer from the second conductive layer, the first electrodes being arranged for capacitive touch detection, and the second and third electrodes being arranged for resistive touch detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Mika Antila, Teemu Ramo, Marko Karhiniemi
  • Patent number: 6816163
    Abstract: A method and a display system for updating image frames on a display screen of the display system. In the system, image frames comprising a frame and line synchronization signal are transferred from a control system to a display unit. The display unit comprises a display screen for displaying image frames, a frame buffer for buffering the image frames before they are transferred via a transfer bus to the screen, and a display interface for receiving image frames from the control system to the frame buffer. A frame and line synchronization signal are coupled to the control system from an image frame to be updated to the screen, and the control system is timed based on pulses comprised by the frame and line synchronization signal to input a new image frame to the frame buffer such that the new image frame is not stored onto the image frame being updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Mika Antila
  • Patent number: 6747609
    Abstract: A display arrangement for displaying in two different directions, comprising a first display (D1) displaying in a first direction and a second display (D2) displaying in a second, essentially opposite direction. The display arrangement comprises a component common to the first (D1) and second (D2) display, which component comprises a display material layer (2′, 2″, 8′, 8″, 14) of a certain size, and a first part (2′, 8′, 14) of the display material layer forms a part of the first display (D1) and a second part (2″, 8″, 14) of the display material layer forms a part of the second display (D2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mika Antila, Risto Rönkkä
  • Patent number: 6674060
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for illuminating an object with white light, in which method the object is illuminated using lights of at least two different colors. The intensities of the lights are measured and then the intensity of illumination provided by means of a light of a single color is adjusted on the basis of the measured intensities of illumination provided by means of at least two different colors to improve the white balance of the object's illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Mika Antila
  • Publication number: 20030189528
    Abstract: The scope of the present invention is a display arrangement displaying in two different directions, comprising a first display (D1) displaying in a first direction and a second display (D2) displaying in a second, essentially opposite direction. The display arrangement comprises a component common to said first (D1) and second (D2) display, which component comprises a display material layer (2′, 2″, 8′, 8″, 14) of a certain size, and a first part (2′, 8′, 14) of said display material layer forms a part of said first display (D1) and a second part (2″, 8″, 14) of said display material layer forms a part of said second display (D2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Mika Antila, Risto Ronkka
  • Patent number: 6583770
    Abstract: A display arrangement displays in two different directions and includes a first display (D1) displaying in a first direction and a second display (D2) displaying in a second, essentially opposite direction. The display arrangement comprises a component common to the first (D1) and second (D2) display, which component comprises a display material layer (2′, 2″, 8′, 8″, 14) of a certain size which determines the type of the display, and a first part (2′, 8′, 14) of the display material layer forms a part of the first display (D1) and a second part (2″, 8″, 14) of the display material layer forms a part of the second display (D2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Mika Antila, Risto Rönkkä
  • Publication number: 20020113192
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for illuminating an object with white light, in which method the object is illuminated using lights of at least two different colours. The intensities of the lights are measured and then the intensity of illumination provided by means of a light of a single colour is adjusted on the basis of the measured intensities of illumination provided by means of at least two different colours to improve the white balance of the object's illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventor: Mika Antila
  • Publication number: 20020080134
    Abstract: A method and a display system for updating image frames on a display screen of the display system. In the system, image frames comprising a frame and line synchronization signal are transferred from a control system to a display unit. The display unit comprises a display screen for displaying image frames, a frame buffer for buffering the image frames before they are transferred via a transfer bus to the screen, and a display interface for receiving image frames from the control system to the frame buffer. A frame and line synchronization signal are coupled to the control system from an image frame to be updated to the screen, and the control system is timed based on pulses comprised by the frame and line synchronization signal to input a new image frame to the frame buffer such that the new image frame is not stored onto the image frame being updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventor: Mika Antila