Patents by Inventor Ville Valtteri Ranki
Ville Valtteri Ranki 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: 9918237Abstract: Apparatus comprises means for monitoring at least one criterion for an adjustment of a transmit power of a positioning packet by a mobile apparatus, the positioning packet enabling a determination of a position of the mobile apparatus to be made; and means for, when it is detected that the at least one criterion is met, causing an adjustment of the transmit power of positioning packets at the mobile apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Provenance Asset Group LLCInventors: Jussi Ruutu, Markku Anttoni Oksanen, Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9674652Abstract: An apparatus configured at least to perform: receiving a signal constituting a positioning packet at a positioning device; processing the signal by: demodulating a header of the positioning packet from the signal; extracting an identifier from the header of the positioning packet; part processing samples of the signals; and forming a message from the part-processed samples; in response to receiving the signal, deactivating a receiver circuit of the positioning device for a period of time, the period of time constituting a sum of a time taken by the positioning device to process the signal and a preconfigured or random delay time; and activating the receiver circuit of the positioning device immediately subsequent the period of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Kimmo Heikki Juhana Kalliola, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9609470Abstract: A system for implementing a positioning functionality. An apparatus (e.g. a directional transceiver) (706) may receive a signal (704) for positioning and measure characteristics associated with the received signal (704). If the directional transceiver (706) then determines that the received signal (704) comprises calculator identifier information, the apparatus may forward the measured characteristics based on the calculator identifier information. Otherwise, the directional transceiver (706) may forward the measured characteristics to a buffer (712). From the perspective of the apparatus (700) transmitting the signal (704) for positioning, a determination may be made as to whether calculator identifier information is known. If determined to be known, the transmitting apparatus (700) may include the calculator identifier information in the signal (704) for positioning. Otherwise, the other apparatus may transmit the signal (704) for positioning without any calculator identifier information.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni, Kimmo Juhana Kalliola
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Patent number: 9521020Abstract: It is disclosed to insert an anti-whitened data block, which is obtainable from a specific data block by anti-whitening, into a data block that is to be whitened by a whitening to yield a whitened data block, wherein the anti-whitening compensates the whitening so that the whitened data block will comprise the specific data block in non-whitened form. It is further disclosed to output, in a first operating mode, an output data block generated by one of whitening and de-whitening an input data block in its entirety, and outputting, in a second operating mode, one of: an output data block generated by one of whitening and de-whitening all parts of an input data block under exclusion of a specific data block contained in the input data block.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Ilari Aleksi Teikari, Ville Valtteri Ranki
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Patent number: 9432966Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide secure distance estimation based on direction measurement. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises receiving, by an apparatus (102) from a remote device (100), one or more wireless packets including information packets containing angle of departure information (160) of the remote device (100); determining in the apparatus (102), a first angle of departure and a second angle of departure from the received angle of departure information; and generating distance estimation data in the apparatus relative to the remote device (100), based on the determined first angle of departure and second angle of departure.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Kimmo Juhana Kalliola, Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Bellon
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Patent number: 9426619Abstract: An exemplary method includes: receiving messages from plural positioning devices; decoding from a message received from a first positioning device information identifying a mobile device and a signal strength measure relating to a strength of a signal received from the mobile device at the first positioning device; using the signal strength measure to calculate a threshold signal strength; and distributing the threshold signal strength to the plural positioning devices. An exemplary apparatus and computer readable medium configured to perform the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9383431Abstract: A system for estimating apparatus position based on different types of positioning information. In at least one example implementation, an apparatus may sense wireless signals (802), and if the wireless signals are determined to comprise angular data meeting a certain criteria (804), the position of the apparatus may be estimated based on the angular data (806). Otherwise, if the apparatus determines that the wireless signals comprise at least one of angular data not meeting the certain criteria (814) or proximity data (816), the position of the apparatus may be estimated based on proximity data derived from the sensed wireless signals (822).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni, Kimmo Juhana Kalliola
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Publication number: 20160174029Abstract: An exemplary method includes: receiving messages from plural positioning devices; decoding from a message received from a first positioning device information identifying a mobile device and a signal strength measure relating to a strength of a signal received from the mobile device at the first positioning device; using the signal strength measure to calculate a threshold signal strength; and distributing the threshold signal strength to the plural positioning devices. An exemplary apparatus and computer readable medium configured to perform the method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9357353Abstract: An exemplary method includes: obtaining I and Q complex signal parameters of signals received from a mobile tag at each of at least three antenna elements forming part of a positioning device; extracting an identifier modulated onto the signals received from the mobile tag; and transmitting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier to allow a position calculating device to calculate a bearing of the mobile tag from the positioning device, wherein transmitting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier comprises the positioning device wirelessly broadcasting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier. An exemplary apparatus and computer readable medium configured to perform the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9301089Abstract: An exemplary method includes: receiving at each of at least three antenna elements of a positioning device a wireless signal having modulated thereon an identifier relating to a transmitting device; obtaining complex signal parameters of a signal received at each of the at least three antenna elements; determining a measure of a strength of the received wireless signal; comparing the measure to a threshold associated with the identifier; if the measure exceeds the threshold, processing the complex signal parameters to determine a bearing of the transmitting device from the positioning device; and if the measure does not exceed the threshold, discarding the complex signal parameters without processing them to determine a bearing. An exemplary apparatus and computer readable medium configured to perform the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Publication number: 20150338496Abstract: An exemplary method includes: obtaining I and Q complex signal parameters of signals received from a mobile tag at each of at least three antenna elements forming part of a positioning device; extracting an identifier modulated onto the signals received from the mobile tag; and transmitting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier to allow a position calculating device to calculate a bearing of the mobile tag from the positioning device, wherein transmitting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier comprises the positioning device wirelessly broadcasting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier. An exemplary apparatus and computer readable medium configured to perform the method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9157981Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided. The apparatus comprises: determination circuitry configured to determine a first bearing from a first location to a radio transmitter at a second location, using at least one radio signal received from the radio transmitter; and orientation circuitry configured to control orientation of an electronic map, to align the first bearing with a second bearing of the electronic map, from the first location to the radio transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Patent number: 9148761Abstract: An exemplary method includes: obtaining I and Q complex signal parameters of signals received from a mobile tag at each of at least three antenna elements forming part of a positioning device; extracting an identifier modulated onto the signals received from the mobile tag; and transmitting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier-to allow a position calculating device to calculate a bearing of the mobile tag from the positioning device, wherein transmitting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier comprises the positioning device wirelessly broadcasting the I and Q complex signal parameters and the identifier. An exemplary apparatus and computer readable medium configured to perform the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Publication number: 20150215732Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: receiving a signal constituting a positioning packet at a positioning device; processing the signal by: demodulating a header of the positioning packet from the signal; extracting an identifier from the header of the positioning packet; part processing samples of the signals; and forming a message from the part-processed samples; in response to receiving the signal, deactivating a receiver circuit of the positioning device for a period of time, the period of time constituting a sum of a time taken by the positioning device to process the signal and a preconfigured or random delay time; and activating the receiver circuit of the positioning device immediately subsequent the period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Kimmo Heikki Juhana Kalliola, Fabio Belloni
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Publication number: 20150189619Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments provide secure distance estimation based on direction measurement. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method comprises receiving, by an apparatus (102) from a remote device (100), one or more wireless packets including information packets containing angle of departure information (160) of the remote device (100); determining in the apparatus (102), a first angle of departure and a second angle of departure from the received angle of departure information; and generating distance estimation data in the apparatus relative to the remote device (100), based on the determined first angle of departure and second angle of departure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Kimmo Juhana Kalliola, Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Publication number: 20150163622Abstract: It is disclosed to insert an anti-whitened data block, which is obtainable from a specific data block by anti-whitening, into a data block that is to be whitened by a whitening to yield a whitened data block, wherein the anti-whitening compensates the whitening so that the whitened data block will comprise the specific data block in non-whitened form. It is further disclosed to output, in a first operating mode, an output data block generated by one of whitening and de-whitening an input data block in its entirety, and outputting, in a second operating mode, one of: an output data block generated by one of whitening and de-whitening all parts of an input data block under exclusion of a specific data block contained in the input data block.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Ilari Aleksi Teikari, Ville Valtteri Ranki
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Patent number: 9052376Abstract: A method, including: receiving, at an apparatus, first and second radio signals from a first location; discriminating the first and second radio signals, in order to estimate a bearing from the first location; and estimating, using the bearing and constraint information which is independent of the radio signals, a position of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Kimmo Heikki Juhana Kalliola, Ville Valtteri Ranki, Hannu Pekka Kauppinen
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Patent number: 8948238Abstract: Apparatus, the apparatus having at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored thereon which when executed controls the at least one processor to perform a method comprising: obtaining in-phase and quadrature samples of a received radio signal at least first and second discrete instances in time; processing the samples to provide information relating to the amplitude and/or phase of the received radio signal at the first and second instances in time; using the amplitude and/or phase information of the received radio signal at the first and second instances in time to determine whether interference is present on the received radio signal; forwarding the complex signal parameters for processing if interference is determined not to be present; and discarding the complex signal parameters without forwarding them for processing if interference is determined to be present.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo TapaniKainulainen, Fabio Belloni
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Publication number: 20140295880Abstract: A system for implementing a positioning functionality. An apparatus (e.g. a directional transceiver) (706) may receive a signal (704) for positioning and measure characteristics associated with the received signal (704). If the directional transceiver (706) then determines that the received signal (704) comprises calculator identifier information, the apparatus may forward the measured characteristics based on the calculator identifier information. Otherwise, the directional transceiver (706) may forward the measured characteristics to a buffer (712). From the perspective of the apparatus (700) transmitting the signal (704) for positioning, a determination may be made as to whether calculator identifier information is known. If determined to be known, the transmitting apparatus (700) may include the calculator identifier information in the signal (704) for positioning. Otherwise, the other apparatus may transmit the signal (704) for positioning without any calculator identifier information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2012Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni, Kimmo Juhana Kalliola
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Publication number: 20140206411Abstract: Apparatus comprises means for monitoring at least one criterion for an adjustment of a transmit power of a positioning packet by a mobile apparatus, the positioning packet enabling a determination of a position of the mobile apparatus to be made; and means for, when it is detected that the at least one criterion is met, causing an adjustment of the transmit power of positioning packets at the mobile apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2011Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jussi Ruutu, Markku Anttoni Oksanen, Ville Valtteri Ranki, Antti Paavo Tapani Kainulainen, Fabio Belloni