Patents Assigned to Nokia Corporation
  • PROCESSING STEREO IMAGES
    Publication number: 20150248745
    Abstract: A method comprises estimating disparity values for pixels located in an occluded region of a first one of a defocused pair of stereo images using: a first set of blur map data corresponding to the first one of the defocused pair of stereo images; a first set of disparity map data corresponding to the first one of the defocused pair of stereo images; and a first set of occlusion map data corresponding to the first one of the defocused pair of stereo images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Hui Chen, Hui Zhou, Timo Ahonen
  • Unlocking a touchscreen device
    Patent number: 9122370
    Abstract: A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip John Lindberg, Sami Johannes Niemela
  • Method and Apparatus for Portable Device Accessories
    Publication number: 20150237994
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in which two user separable clips are maintained joined. A user is allowed to separate and engage the clips against different sides of the portable device. Tension is maintained between the clips so as to maintain the clips engaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Marko EROMAKI
  • Methods and apparatuses for access credential provisioning
    Patent number: 9118658
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for access credential provisioning. A method may include causing a trusted device identity for a mobile apparatus to be provided to an intermediary apparatus. The intermediary apparatus may serve as an intermediary between the mobile apparatus and a provisioning apparatus for a network. The method may further include receiving, from the intermediary apparatus, network access credential information for the network. The network access credential information may be provisioned to the mobile apparatus by the provisioning apparatus based at least in part on the trusted device identity. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Silke Holtmanns, André Dolenc
  • Method for sending a data message during a telephone call
    Patent number: 9119044
    Abstract: A method of sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party, storing, as a consequence of the telephone call, identifier data that identifies the second party; using the stored identifier data to determine automatically a destination address for a data message; and sending, during the telephone call, the data message with the automatically determined destination address. A method for sending data from a first party participating in a telephone call to a second party participating in the telephone call, comprising, in the terminal of the first party: providing, while the telephone call is on-going, a user selectable option to transfer data to another party participating in the telephone call without user specification of a destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Ford, Ian Nash, Ron Bird, Alan Wilkinson, Lee Cooper, Minna Asikainen, Inmaculada Espigares, Ari O. Tourunen, Vesa-Matti Hakkarainen
  • Content sharing systems and methods
    Patent number: 9118462
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for peer-to-peer sharing of electronic content. In one embodiment, if a license associated with a content item permits a sharing peer to share the content item with a receiving peer, the sharing peer rebinds a cryptographic key associated with the content item to the receiving peer and generates a sharing license for the content item. The sharing peer sends the sharing license and the content item to the receiving peer for consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Prasad Khambete
  • Transport independent architecture
    Patent number: 9119180
    Abstract: A system for automating connection management in a manner that may be transparent to any actively communicating applications operating in a Network on Terminal Architecture (NoTA). An application level entity, such as an application node, may access another node by making a request to a high level communication structure via a high level interface. The high level structure may then interact with a lower level structure in order to facilitate a connection to a programmatic element on another device, for example, via a wireless communication transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Arto Palin, Juha-Matti Tuupola, Timo Eriksson
  • PORTABLE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED BASS RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20150237440
    Abstract: Apparatus comprising: at least one transducer configured to generate at least one lower frequency acoustic signal for output by a surface when in contact with the apparatus and at least one higher frequency acoustic signal for output by air conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Fromel, Josef Stohr
  • Timer handling
    Patent number: 9112729
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, computer program products and a system for enabling timer value handling are provided. Handling of timer values is enabled by creating a connection initiation message, placing into the connection initiation message a state keeping timer value, and sending the connection initiation message. Timer value handling is further enabled by receiving a connection initiation message, determining availability of state keeping timer adjustment on the basis of the connection initiation message, acquiring, in case state keeping timer adjustment is available, a state keeping timer value from the connection initiation message, creating a connection initiation response message, placing the state keeping timer value into the connection initiation response message, and sending the connection initiation response message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Remi Denis-Courmont, Aki Petteri Niemi
  • Service discovery
    Patent number: 9112903
    Abstract: The invention can be used for enabling service discovery. Service discovery can be enabled by requesting, by a first apparatus from a gateway entity, information on apparatuses capable of providing a predetermined service and being located in proximity of the first apparatus, receiving, by the first apparatus from the gateway entity, a predetermined resource identifier associated with a second apparatus capable of providing the predetermined service and being located in proximity of the first apparatus, the predetermined resource identifier being received as a response to the request, and sending, by the first apparatus, a resource request to the second apparatus using the predetermined resource identifier associated with the second apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Johan Wilhelm Wikman, Mikko Tapani Tarkiainen
  • AUDIO COMMAND-BASED TRIGGERING
    Publication number: 20150230075
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for connectivity. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include detecting, at a first device including an audio detector and a transceiver, an audio command; recording, at the first device, a first timestamp representative of when the audio command was detected; sending, by the first device via the transceiver, one or more packets to discover one or more other devices; detecting, by the first device, at least one response to the sent one or more packets, the at least one response including a second timestamp representative of when the audio command was detected by a second device and a second transceiver; and triggering, by the first device, an action based on a comparison of the first time stamp and the second time stamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Pekka Reunamaki, Arto Tapio Palin
  • TRANSDUCER APPARATUS COMPRISING TWO MEMBRANES
    Publication number: 20150230010
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer comprising: at least two membranes; and at least one adjustable coupling configured to adjustably couple oscillations between a first membrane and a second membrane of the at least two membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2011
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko Veli Aimo Suvanto, Risto Antero Kaivola
  • LOCAL CELL DISCOVERY IN MACRO-ASSISTED ENHANCED LOCAL AREA
    Publication number: 20150230153
    Abstract: A macro eNB (MeNB) triggers a small cell (eLA eNB) to transmit a sequence on a second frequency band using a triggering command that indicates a time to transmit the sequence. On a first frequency band the MeNB triggers at least one user equipment UE to detect the sequence on the second band, and this trigger also has a first indication of when the sequence will be transmitted. From a second indication the MeNB receives on the first band from the at least one UE in response to the triggering of the UE the MeNB can determine whether the UE is located proximate to the small cell. The indication may be as little as a single bit indicating whether the UE detected or not the sequence. The first and second bands may be on first and second component carriers that may not be synchronized to one another, and the aperiodic nature of the triggered sequences and detection reports saves UE power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuantao Zhang, Zhi Zhang, Jianchi Zhu, Haipeng Lei, Kodo Shu
  • CHARGING AND AUDIO USAGE
    Publication number: 20150229161
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for charging and audio usage. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include detecting, by an accessory including a first connector and a second connector configured to enable coupling to a user equipment, a charger being coupled to the first connector; sending, based on at least the detected charger, an indication to the user equipment to change to a power receive mode; detecting, by the accessory, the change to the power receive mode; and allowing, based on at least the detected change, power to flow from the first connector to the second connector. Related systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pekka Heikki Kalervo Talmola, Juha Reinhold Backman, Pekka Eerikki Leinonen, Kai Allan Inha, Timo Tapani Toivola, Timo Juhani Toivanen
  • Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for providing coordination of device to device communication
    Patent number: 9107202
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing coordination of device to device communication may include a processor. The processor is configured to communicate a request for a resource allocation to a network communication node (300). The resource allocation is related to resources usable for device to device communication between a first terminal communicating the request and a second terminal. The processor is further configured to receive a resource allocation including an amount and duration of resources to be used for the device to device communication in response to the request (310), and utilize the resource allocation for device to device communication with the second terminal (320).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Klaus Doppler, Carl Wijting, Cassio Ribeiro, Mika Rinne
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING VIDEO SEQUENCES
    Publication number: 20150222845
    Abstract: A method for recording a video sequence comprises:—receiving a first instruction, which defines the position of a first boundary with respect to a preview image,—receiving a second instruction, which defines the position of a second boundary,—determining the position of a first sensor portion according the position of the first boundary,—determining the position of a second sensor portion according the second instruction,—providing first sensor data by forming a first optical image on an image sensor,—providing second sensor data by forming a second optical image on the image sensor,—determining a first image frame from the first sensor data obtained from the first sensor portion,—determining a second image frame from the second sensor data obtained from the second sensor portion, and—storing the first image frame and the second image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jari Nikara, Mika Pesonen, Eero Aho
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SIGNALING RADIO BEARER TRANSMISSION IN A HETEROGENOUS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20150223221
    Abstract: Methods, corresponding apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling radio bearer transmission in a heterogeneous network are provided. The method comprises performing, by a user equipment, as least one of the following: a local area radio resource control connection procedure with a local area base station over a local area specific signaling radio bearer; and a wide area radio resource control connection procedure with a wide area base station over a wide area specific signaling radio bearer via the local area base station. With the claimed inventions, the transmission of the specific signaling radio bearer (e.g., SRBO) in the heterogeneous network can be efficiently managed and implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Haitao Li, Yang Liu
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN INCREMENTAL UPDATE OF A RECOMMENDATION MODEL
    Publication number: 20150220555
    Abstract: An approach is provided for determining one or more recommendations based on an incremental update of a recommendation model. An incremental platform causes, at least in part, a categorization of activity information into a plurality of subsets based, at least in part, on one or more user groups, one or more item groups, at least one update time for at least one recommendation model associated with the activity information, or a combination thereof. The incremental platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of the activity information based, at least in part, on the categorization to determine whether to perform an incremental update of the at least one recommendation model. The incremental platform also determines one or more recommendations based, at least in part, on the at least one recommendation model, the incremental update, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Alvin Chin, Hao Wang, Hrishikesh Brahmakal, Ari Aarnio
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150220116
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a suspension unit comprising: a first part coupled to a display assembly; a second part coupled to an apparatus body; and a suspension part coupled at one end to the first part and at another end to the second part, configured to suspend the first part relative to the second part by the bending force of the suspension part, such that the display assembly is movable relative to the apparatus body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pasi Kemppinen, Mikko Jyrkinen
  • Using Inertial Sensors To Provide Smoothed Exposure And White Balance Adjustments For Video And Photographic Applications
    Publication number: 20150222799
    Abstract: A first image frame is gathered. The first image frame, a first white balance value, and a first exposure value are stored. Information is sensed from an inertial sensor. A second image frame and intermediate image frames are gathered. A distance traversed by a camera is determined. In response to one or more of: the distance exceeding a predetermined threshold, or a new white balance value significantly differing from a previous white balance value, or a new exposure value significantly differing from a previous exposure value, a second white balance value and a second exposure value are determined for the second image frame. A smoothed white balance value and a smoothed exposure value are determined for the intermediate image frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Maneli Noorkami, Daniel A. Vaquero