Patents by Inventor Mikko Saarisalo

Mikko Saarisalo 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: 20070008140
    Abstract: An intelligent antenna system for extending the effective communication range of a machine-readable passive tag. The system includes intelligence that allows one of a plurality of extension antennas to be active at any given time in order to both facilitate communications and safeguard the system. The machine-readable tag and antenna system may be embedded in a structure. In a further embodiment, the system may include multiple passive tags that are active in correspondence to a display or advertisement currently being exhibited. The system includes means for operatively coupling a designated machine-readable tag to the embedded antenna network previously described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Mikko Saarisalo, Pekka Vittaniemi
  • Publication number: 20070008139
    Abstract: An intelligent antenna system for extending the effective communication range of a machine-readable passive tag. The system includes intelligence that allows one of a plurality of extension antennas to be active at any given time in order to both facilitate communications and safeguard the system. The machine-readable tag and antenna system may be embedded in a structure. In a further embodiment, the system may include multiple passive tags that are active in correspondence to a display or advertisement currently being exhibited. The system includes means for operatively coupling a designated machine-readable tag to the embedded antenna network previously described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Mikko Saarisalo, Pekka Viitaniemi
  • Patent number: 7126481
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for providing dynamic tailored product information to mobile terminals as a result of reading short-range wireless communication tags, such as RFID tags. The invention is able to provide consumer related product information to consumer operated terminals and retailer related product information to retailer or employee operated terminals, without requiring separate transponders or unique reading devices. In addition, the invention is able to accomplish providing dynamic information in a highly efficient and user-friendly manner and without requiring additional memory at the tag level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Petri Vesikivi, Sebastian Nyström, Mikko Saarisalo
  • Publication number: 20060071778
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for providing dynamic tailored product information to mobile terminals as a result of reading short-range wireless communication tags, such as RFID tags. The invention is able to provide consumer related product information to consumer operated terminals and retailer related product information to retailer or employee operated terminals, without requiring separate transponders or unique reading devices. In addition, the invention is able to accomplish providing dynamic information in a highly efficient and user-friendly manner and without requiring additional memory at the tag level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Petri Vesikivi, Sebastian Nystrom, Mikko Saarisalo