Patents by Inventor Ollila Elina

Ollila Elina 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).

  • Apparatus and method for proximity based input
    Patent number: 8890818
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for controlling display operations is provided, comprising: detecting presence of an object in close proximity to an input surface, detecting at least one information item associated with the object, detecting distance information on the distance of the object to the input surface, and controlling selection of additional information associated with the at least one information item for display on the basis of the distance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Juha Arrasvuori, Ollila Elina
  • Apparatus And Method For Proximity Based Input
    Publication number: 20120068941
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for controlling display operations is provided, comprising: detecting presence of an object in close proximity to an input surface, detecting at least one information item associated with the object, detecting distance information on the distance of the object to the input surface, and controlling selection of additional information associated with the at least one information item for display on the basis of the distance information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Juha Arrasvuori, Ollila Elina