Patents by Inventor Timo Ala-Lehtimaki

Timo Ala-Lehtimaki 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: 20050136893
    Abstract: A terminal of a radio communication system for transmitting an electronic message with user-defined contents, and a method for transmitting an electronic message with user-defined contents utilizing a terminal of a radio communication system. The terminal includes a wireless transceiver, a user interface element, and a processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the wireless transceiver and the user interface element. The processing unit is configured to receive an input defining the contents of the electronic message from the user interface element, to receive a shorthand for a destination of the electronic message from the user interface element, to associate the shorthand for the destination with a full destination, and to transmit the message with user-defined contents to the full destination utilizing the wireless transceiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Timo Ala-Lehtimaki, Andreas Bork
  • Patent number: 5877709
    Abstract: In a keyboard arrangement and method for identifying a pressed key according to the present invention, conductor lines (4', 6') at each key (B), which may be connected together, are connected to a ground plane (24, 23, 27) as a response to a pressing (P) of a key. The pressed key (B) is identified by detecting the conductor lines that are connected to the ground plane. All the conductor lines may be connected as pulled-up inputs of a detector circuit, and any conductor line or combination of conductor lines may be used to identify a key. A noticeably greater number of keys may be simply identified with the same number of conductor lines than is possible in a solution according to the prior art. In an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the means for connecting the conductor lines (4', 5', 6', 7') to the ground plane (27) is a conductive plate (23), which essentially covers the whole keyboard. This also provides a good shield against electrostatic discharges and other interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo Ala-Lehtimaki, Paavo Niemitalo