Patents by Inventor Petri Maenpaa

Petri Maenpaa 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).

  • Patent number: 7313766
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for enabling users to create customized user interfaces in accordance with their preferences. The user interface is structured as a node map, wherein nodes may be added to the node map in accordance with the user's needs. The nodes may be connected there-between to define relationships between the different nodes. The nodes may have an attachment, an action, an application and/or the like associated therewith. The user may perform a variety of other functions to customize, alter or expand the information depicted on their user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: NOKIA Corporation
    Inventors: Kaisa Kautto Kiovula, Marita Huhtaniemi, Petri Lähdesmäki, Petri Mäenpää
  • Publication number: 20060148528
    Abstract: The invention provides a presentation of contextual information to a digital device in relation to a period of time. As such the invention provides for efficient user access to historical, as well as, current and future or forecasted contextual information. In addition, the present invention provides for current contextual information to be presented in an idle mode view, a scrolling bar mode view or another inconspicuous view. Additionally the present invention provides a novel means of using context information to create multimedia file presentations; image or video file presentations that can be associated with previous periods of time, locations or other context data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2004
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Younghee Jung, Per Persson, Petri Piippo, Petri Maenpaa
  • Publication number: 20030117436
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for creating personalized and contextualized interaction environment for terminals in mobile use. The method comprises receiving user instruction regarding information displayed on the interface, wherein the interface is represented in the contextualized interaction environment by a node map, updating the internal node map in accordance with the user instruction and displaying the interface in accordance with the updated internal node map. The node map is arranged to represent the user information in a particular context on the interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Kaisa Kautto-Koivula, Marita Huhtaniemi, Petri Lahdesmaki, Petri Maenpaa
  • Publication number: 20030117432
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for enabling users to create customized user interfaces in accordance with their preferences. The user interface is structured as a node map, wherein nodes may be added to the node map in accordance with the user's needs. The nodes may be connected there-between to define relationships between the different nodes. The nodes may have an attachment, an action, an application and/or the like associated therewith. The user may perform a variety of other functions to customize, alter or expand the information depicted on their user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Kaisa Kautto-Kiovula, Marita Huhtaniemi, Petri Lahdesmaki, Petri Maenpaa