Patents by Inventor Tobias Ritzau
Tobias Ritzau 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).
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Patent number: 9270751Abstract: A method in a first device for setting up a peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and a second device may include sending a request to a second device for setting up the peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device. The request may include an IP address of the first device. Alternatively, an IP address of the second device may be received in a message from the second device. The peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device is then set up. The setting up may be initiated by one of the parties associated with the first device or the second device by connecting to the other party using the IP address of the other party.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Brett A. Pantalone, Anders Angelhag, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, William O. Camp, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140344466Abstract: A method in a first device for setting up a peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and a second device may include sending a request to a second device for setting up the peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device. The request may include an IP address of the first device. Alternatively, an IP address of the second device may be received in a message from the second device. The peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device is then set up. The setting up may be initiated by one of the parties associated with the first device or the second device by connecting to the other party using the IP address of the other party.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Brett A. PANTALONE, Anders ANGELHAG, Jan Robert Tobias RITZAU, William O. CAMP, JR.
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Patent number: 8798075Abstract: A method in a first device for setting up a peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and a second device may include sending a request to a second device for setting up the peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device. The request may include an IP address of the first device. Alternatively, an IP address of the second device may be received in a message from the second device. The peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device is then set up. The setting up may be initiated by one of the parties associated with the first device or the second device by connecting to the other party using the IP address of the other party.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Brett A. Pantalone, Anders Angelhag, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, William O. Camp, Jr.
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Patent number: 8421756Abstract: A method performed by a device having a touch panel includes detecting a location of a primary touch on the device and detecting on the touch panel a set of near-touch coordinates associated with the primary touch. The method also includes identifying the approach orientation of the primary touch as one of a left-side touch or a right-side touch based on the location of the primary touch and the near-touch coordinates. The method further includes generating a command signal based on the location of the primary touch and the approach orientation of the primary touch and performing an action based on the command signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2008Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Per David Burstrom
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Patent number: 8353052Abstract: A method may include sending personal network connection information from a mobile device to a guest device; sending authentication credentials from the mobile device to the guest device; receiving the authentication credentials in the personal network from the guest device; authenticating the guest device based on the authentication credentials; and granting access to the guest device to content stored in the personal network for a guest session.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Bo Håkan Larsson, Bengt Gunnar Stavenow, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Henrik Sven Bengtsson, Anders Wilhelm Östsjö, Sten Håkan Minör
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Patent number: 8191055Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and a software program for optimizing the positioning of software functions in a memory of a computing device. The present invention hereby comprises the steps of identifying each of a number of software functions and the respective number of calls between the identified software functions; positioning the two software functions sharing the highest number of calls next to each other to form a group of software functions and updating the number of calls between the newly formed group and the other software functions, and repeating the positioning step and the updating step for the software functions and/or groups of software functions sharing the respective highest number of calls in the next calculation step and so forth until all software functions are positioned in a sequential order.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Tobias Ritzau, Rickard Moller
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Publication number: 20110213881Abstract: Digital living network alliance (DLNA) enabled portable electronic devices are provided that include a DLNA device circuit and a DLNA management console circuit. The DLNA device circuit is configured to attach the portable electronic device to an existing DLNA network having at least one existing DLNA management console so as to allow the portable electronic device to be a source for data on the existing DLNA network. The DLNA management console circuit is configured to enable the portable electronic device to operate as a portable management console for the existing and/or a new DLNA network. Related management consoles and methods of operating DLNA enabled portable electronic devices are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2011Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Bengt Gunnar Stavenow, Bo Hakan Larsson, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Henrik Sven Bengtsson, Anders Wilhelm Ostsjo, Sten Hakan Minor
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Patent number: 7954133Abstract: Digital living network alliance (DLNA) enabled portable electronic devices are provided that include a DLNA device circuit and a DLNA management console circuit. The DLNA device circuit is configured to attach the portable electronic device to an existing DLNA network having at least one existing DLNA management console so as to allow the portable electronic device to be a source for data on the existing DLNA network. The DLNA management console circuit is configured to enable the portable electronic device to operate as a portable management console for the existing and/or a new DLNA network. Related management consoles and methods of operating DLNA enabled portable electronic devices are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Bengt Gunnar Stavenow, Bo Hakan Larsson, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Henrik Sven Bengtsson, Anders Wilhelm Ostsjo, Sten Hakan Minor
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Patent number: 7893845Abstract: The present invention relates to a socket for connecting a plug to an electronic device, comprising a sensor device, wherein the socket is adapted to be arranged in an electronic device and to be connected to a plug, the sensor device is adapted to detect a plug when it is arranged at the socket and adapted to emit a signal when it detects a plug. The present invention further relates to a plug for connecting a socket to an electronic device and to a system comprising a plug and a socket.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2008Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Tobias Ritzau
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Publication number: 20100073302Abstract: A method performed by a device having a touch panel includes detecting a location of a primary touch on the device and detecting on the touch panel a set of near-touch coordinates associated with the primary touch. The method also includes identifying the approach orientation of the primary touch as one of a left-side touch or a right-side touch based on the location of the primary touch and the near-touch coordinates. The method further includes generating a command signal based on the location of the primary touch and the approach orientation of the primary touch and performing an action based on the command signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Per David Burstrom
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Publication number: 20090295712Abstract: A portable projector comprising a projection unit for projecting an image onto a projection surface. The portable projector comprises a stabilization unit for stabilizing the projecting of the image. The portable projector further comprises a light sensing unit for scanning a region surrounding the portable projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventor: Jan Robert Tobias RITZAU
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Publication number: 20090267785Abstract: The present invention relates to a socket for connecting a plug to an electronic device, comprising a sensor device, wherein the socket is adapted to be arranged in an electronic device and to be connected to a plug, the sensor device is adapted to detect a plug when it is arranged at the socket and adapted to emit a signal when it detects a plug. The present invention further relates to a plug for connecting a socket to an electronic device and to a system comprising a plug and a socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventor: Tobias RITZAU
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Publication number: 20090106414Abstract: Digital living network alliance (DLNA) enabled portable electronic devices are provided that include a DLNA device circuit and a DLNA management console circuit. The DLNA device circuit is configured to attach the portable electronic device to an existing DLNA network having at least one existing DLNA management console so as to allow the portable electronic device to be a source for data on the existing DLNA network. The DLNA management console circuit is configured to enable the portable electronic device to operate as a portable management console for the existing and/or a new DLNA network. Related management consoles and methods of operating DLNA enabled portable electronic devices are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: April 23, 2009Inventors: Bengt Gunnar Stavenow, Bo Hakan Larsson, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, Henrik Sven Bengtsson, Anders Wilhelm Ostsjo, Sten Hakan Minor
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Publication number: 20090100417Abstract: An electronic communication and/or multimedia device comprises a central processing unit controlling the operation of said device, wherein in a standard mode the operation of the device is carried out on the basis of data stored in the first memory said device. In a reduced mode of said device, a part of the data stored in said first memory is copied into second memory wherein the operation of said device in said reduced mode is carried out only on the basis of the data contained in said second memory. Said reduced mode might be used for updating the software of the device while still providing a basis functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2006Publication date: April 16, 2009Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Wladyslaw Bolanowski, Tobias Ritzau
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Patent number: 7512767Abstract: A virtual memory management unit (306) includes a redundancy insertion module (307) which is used for inserting redundancy into an encoded data stream to be compressed, such that after being compressed each logical data block fits into a different one from a set of equal-sized physical data blocks of a given size. For example, said redundancy may be given by no-operation (NOP) instructions represented by a number of dummy sequences of a given length (L) into an encoded data stream to be compressed, each dummy sequence being composed of a number of identical binary or hexadecimal fill-in values.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2006Date of Patent: March 31, 2009Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Tobias Ritzau
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Publication number: 20090064346Abstract: A method may include sending personal network connection information from a mobile device to a guest device; sending authentication credentials from the mobile device to the guest device; receiving the authentication credentials in the personal network from the guest device; authenticating the guest device based on the authentication credentials; and granting access to the guest device to content stored in the personal network for a guest session.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicant: SONY ERICSSON COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Bo Hakan LARSSON, Bengt Gunnar STAVENOW, Jan Robert Tobias RITZAU, Henrik Sven BENGTSSON, Anders Wilhelm Ostsjo, Sten Hakan MINOR
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Publication number: 20090027222Abstract: A method may include receiving a request from a device for a service; determining a location of the device; determining, based on the location of the device, one or more devices that may provide the requested service; providing information to the device regarding the one or more devices that may provide the requested service; receiving a selection from the device for one of the one or more devices for providing the requested service; and providing the service by the selected device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Bo Hakan LARSSON, Bengt Gunnar STAVENOW, Jan Robert Tobias RITZAU, Henrik Sven BENGTSSON, Anders Wilhelm Ostsjo, Sten Hakan Minor
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Publication number: 20080196017Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and a software program for optimising the positioning of software functions in a memory of a computing device. The present invention hereby comprises the steps of identifying each of a number of software functions and the respective number of calls between the identified software functions; positioning the two software functions sharing the highest number of calls next to each other to form a group of software functions and updating the number of calls between the newly formed group and the other software functions, and repeating the positioning step and the updating step for the software functions and/or groups of software functions sharing the respective highest number of calls in the next calculation step and so forth until all software functions are positioned in a sequential order, whereby said positioning step and said updating step are performed on the basis of the size of the software functions and the number of calls between the software functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Tobias Ritzau, Rickard Moller
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Publication number: 20080002698Abstract: A method in a first device for setting up a peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and a second device may include sending a request to a second device for setting up the peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device. The request may include an IP address of the first device. Alternatively, an IP address of the second device may be received in a message from the second device. The peer-to-peer IP connection between the first device and the second device is then set up. The setting up may be initiated by one of the parties associated with the first device or the second device by connecting to the other party using the IP address of the other party.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Brett A. Pantalone, Anders Angelhag, Jan Robert Tobias Ritzau, William O. Camp
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Publication number: 20070157001Abstract: A virtual memory management unit (306) includes a redundancy insertion module (307) which is used for inserting redundancy into an encoded data stream to be compressed, such that after being compressed each logical data block fits into a different one from a set of equal-sized physical data blocks of a given size. For example, said redundancy may be given by no-operation (NOP) instructions represented by a number of dummy sequences of a given length (L) into an encoded data stream to be compressed, each dummy sequence being composed of a number of identical binary or hexadecimal fill-in values.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Inventor: Tobias Ritzau