Patents by Inventor Toni P. Nieminen

Toni P. Nieminen 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: 7495585
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an enhanced audible feedback solution has been invented for electronic devices using an input device facilitating navigation though a plurality of available user interface input options and confirmation of a selected input option. The electronic device is arranged to define, as a response to detecting a selection of a character on the basis of a detection of a first input to an input device of the electronic device, an audio segment specific to the character. The electronic device is arranged to output the defined audio segment via the audio output means prior to a confirmation by a second input to the input device, the second input being associated with a function adding the character as part of a character sequence entered by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Janne Vainio, Hannu J. Mikkola, Hannu Korhonen, Sakari Himanen, Toni P. Nieminen, Tuomas Vaittinen, Juha Marila