Patents by Inventor Theresa Harmanen

Theresa Harmanen 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: 20170068449
    Abstract: A video conferencing endpoint (terminal) is equipped with one or more screens, one or more loudspeakers, a microphone and a codec. The user usually interacts with the endpoint by a remote control 100 or a user panel and a GUI 110 displayed on the screen for controlling the endpoint. The most basic commands are related to making a call and receiving a call. The communication is one-way communication from the remote control the endpoint, that may be provided by Infrared signals. However, according to embodiments herein, a feedback channel from the endpoint back to the remote control is provided. In addition, the different buttons 101-106 on the remote control are provided with illumination means of different colors corresponding to colors highlighting icons in the GUI 110 representing user actions which are being activated when pushing the respective buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Arild STAPNES JOHNSEN, Gunnar CRAWFORD, Dagfinn WÅGE, Theresa HARMANEN, Harald SÆVAREID
  • Publication number: 20150012885
    Abstract: A mobile telecommunication terminal has a screen and a controller which provides a graphical user interface on the screen. The user interface is capable of simultaneous provision of a plurality of selectable icons or buttons representing respective functions of the mobile telecommunication terminal. The icons are presented in at least one list, and the user interface is configured to allow scrolling of the at least one list of selectable icons to allow presentation of different parts of the list on the screen. The graphical user interface is configured to automatically switch focus from one icon which was focused in a presented part of the linearly ordered list immediately prior to application of the scroll, to another icon in the list, wherein the another icon is shown as focused at the top of the now-presented part of the list on the screen after application of the scroll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Bergdahl, Peter Cullin, Yves Cammarata, Maria Benktzon, Theresa Harmanen, Olof Bendt, Fredrik Ericsson