Patents by Inventor Niilo Torsten Sirola
Niilo Torsten Sirola 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).
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Publication number: 20170026251Abstract: It is disclosed to determine whether information useable for a generating/updating process that comprises generating and/or updating at least one model for a coverage area of a communication node shall be discarded or made available to said generating/updating process.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 9523762Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a position of a terminal. It is checked if an intersection of all areas of a set of areas that are associated with one or more communication nodes and represent and/or limit possible positions of a terminal is potentially non-empty. Each of the areas is associable with a respective bounding box. The intersection is defined to be potentially non-empty if an intersection of all of the bounding boxes would be non-empty. A position of the terminal is determined in dependence on a result of the checking if the intersection of all areas of the set of areas is potentially non-empty.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 9497638Abstract: It is disclosed to determine whether information useable for a generating/updating process that comprises generating and/or updating at least one model for a coverage area of a communication node shall be discarded or made available to said generating/updating process.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Publication number: 20150338502Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a position of a terminal. It is checked if an intersection of all areas of a set of areas that are associated with one or more communication nodes and represent and/or limit possible positions of a terminal is potentially non-empty. Each of the areas is associable with a respective bounding box. The intersection is defined to be potentially non-empty if an intersection of all of the bounding boxes would be non-empty. A position of the terminal is determined in dependence on a result of the checking if the intersection of all areas of the set of areas is potentially non-empty.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 9188661Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a position of a terminal. It is checked if an intersection of all areas of a set of areas that are associated with one or more communication nodes and represent and/or limit possible positions of a terminal is potentially non-empty. Each of the areas is associable with a respective bounding box. The intersection is defined to be potentially non-empty if an intersection of all of the bounding boxes would be non-empty. A position of the terminal is determined in dependence on a result of the checking if the intersection of all areas of the set of areas is potentially non-empty.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2009Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 8929924Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining, at a terminal, whether at least one terminal position associated with a coverage area of a communication node shall be discarded or reported to allow at least one of said coverage area and said communication node to be characterized at least partially based on said at least one reported terminal position.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 8816908Abstract: It is disclosed to determine, as a representation of a set of terminal positions, a polygon that encloses all terminal positions of the set of terminal positions. The terminal positions are positions of one or more terminals within a coverage area of a communication node.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 8498636Abstract: It is disclosed to operate a generating/updating process that comprises generating and/or updating at least one model for a coverage area of a communication node and/or at least one process associated with said generating/updating process in dependence on at least one state of a state machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: July 30, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Patent number: 8213956Abstract: The invention relates to a method of tracking a state of a mobile electronic device and to a mobile electronic device including processing apparatus arranged to perform the method. A method of tracking a state of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising iteratively performing: (i) representing the state of the mobile electronic device using a grid comprising a plurality of cells, each cell representing a region in state space defined by one or more state variables and having a probability value that the state of the mobile electronic device is within that region in state space, the grid being bounded to include only cells having a probability value above a predetermined threshold; (ii) obtaining measurement signalling indicating values of one or more state variables; (iii) updating the probability values of the grid based on the measurement signalling and rebounding the grid.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Niilo Torsten Sirola, Simo Sakari Ali-Löytty
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Publication number: 20120139790Abstract: It is disclosed to determine, as a representation of a set of terminal positions, a polygon that encloses all terminal positions of the set of terminal positions. The terminal positions are positions of one or more terminals within a coverage area of a communication node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Publication number: 20120028652Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining a position of a terminal. It is checked if an intersection of all areas of a set of areas that are associated with one or more communication nodes and represent and/or limit possible positions of a terminal is potentially non-empty. Each of the areas is associable with a respective bounding box. The intersection is defined to be potentially non-empty if an intersection of all of the bounding boxes would be non-empty. A position of the terminal is determined in dependence on a result of the checking if the intersection of all areas of the set of areas is potentially non-empty.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Publication number: 20110307428Abstract: It is disclosed to determine whether information useable for a generating/updating process that comprises generating and/or updating at least one model for a coverage area of a communication node shall be discarded or made available to said generating/updating process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Publication number: 20110306337Abstract: It is disclosed to operate a generating/updating process that comprises generating and/or updating at least one model for a coverage area of a communication node and/or at least one process associated with said generating/updating process in dependence on at least one state of a state machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Publication number: 20110306365Abstract: It is disclosed an apparatus, a method and a computer program for determining, at a terminal, whether at least one terminal position associated with a coverage area of a communication node shall be discarded or reported to allow at least one of said coverage area and said communication node to be characterized at least partially based on said at least one reported terminal position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Tommi Antero Laine, Matti Samuli Raitoharju, Niilo Torsten Sirola
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Publication number: 20090233619Abstract: The invention relates to a method of tracking a state of a mobile electronic device and to a mobile electronic device including processing apparatus arranged to perform the method. A method of tracking a state of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising iteratively performing: (i) representing the state of the mobile electronic device using a grid comprising a plurality of cells, each cell representing a region in state space defined by one or more state variables and having a probability value that the state of the mobile electronic device is within that region in state space, the grid being bounded to include only cells having a probability value above a predetermined threshold; (ii) obtaining measurement signalling indicating values of one or more state variables; (iii) updating the probability values of the grid based on the measurement signalling and rebounding the grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2006Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Niilo Torsten Sirola, Simo Sakari Ali-Loytty