Patents by Inventor Timo Ellila

Timo Ellila 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).

  • Network with mobile terminals as browsers having wireless access to the internet and method for using same
    Patent number: 7526762
    Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow a user to perform information management tasks and access the Internet. The system includes a terminal that is part of a family and capable of wireless communication, a gateway, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), a server for authenticating the terminal, a global unit for providing the internet address of the server to the terminal, and browser logic stored in the terminal or the server. The method includes the steps of powering on the terminal, establishing a communication link with the gateway to obtain an internet address for the terminal relative to the internet address of the gateway, obtaining an internet address for the server, and establishing a family communication session between the terminal and the server to allow access to information management services, and launching a browser to provide an interface to the internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Arto Astala, Timo Ellila, Petri Asunmaa, Kimmo Djupsjobacka, John Grundy, Ilari Saarikivi, Sampo Savolainen, Patrik Lindblom, Anders Frisk, Martha Zimet, Otso Ylonen, Thomas Abrahamson
  • System and method for the efficient use of network resources and the provision of television broadcast information
    Publication number: 20030149734
    Abstract: A system and method for the efficient use of network resources, the provision of a webpage containing television broadcast information, and for the efficient use of network resources when that webpage is accessed by users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Janne Aaltonen, Juha Salo, Timo Ellila
  • System having mobile terminals with wireless access to the internet and method for doing same
    Publication number: 20020013831
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for allowing a user to perform information management tasks and access the Internet (26). The system includes at least one terminal (20, 21)that is part of a group and capable of wireless communication, an Access Provider (AP) unit (22), an Internet Service Provider (ISP) (24), a server (28) for authenticating the terminal (20, 21), and a global unit (34)for providing the internet address of the server (28) to the terminal (20, 21). The method includes the steps of powering on the terminal (20, 21), establishing a communication link with a gateway to obtain an internet address for the terminal (20, 21) relative to an internet address of the gateway, obtaining an internet address for the server (28), and establishing a shared communication session between the terminal (20, 21) and the server (28) to allow access to information management services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Arto Astala, Timo Ellila, Petri Asunmaa, Kimmo Djupsjobacka, Anders Frisk, John Grundy, Ilari Saarikivi, Otso Ylonen, Martha Zimet, Sampo Savolainen, Patrik Lindblom, Tapio Mansikkaniemi, Thomas Abrahamsson