Patents by Inventor Alex Esser

Alex Esser 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).

  • Publication number: 20200242630
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing advertising content to terminals communicating over a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a processing element that communicates with network elements residing on the network or other networks to receive information regarding the terminals and their users. At least one of the terminals may be a mobile terminal. The processing element communicates an instruction to an advertising platform based on this information, and the advertising platform in turn selects and transmits advertising content to the respective terminals according to the instruction. Such content may include text messages, voice messages, picture messages, video clips, and more. In some cases, the processing element may determine a common characteristic of two or more terminals and their users based on the information received, and advertising content based on that common characteristic may be sent to the terminals. A method, system, and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Provenance Asset Group LLC
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Alex Esser
  • Patent number: 10664850
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing advertising content to terminals communicating over a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a processing element that communicates with network elements residing on the network or other networks to receive information regarding the terminals and their users. At least one of the terminals may be a mobile terminal. The processing element communicates an instruction to an advertising platform based on this information, and the advertising platform in turn selects and transmits advertising content to the respective terminals according to the instruction. Such content may include text messages, voice messages, picture messages, video clips, and more. In some cases, the processing element may determine a common characteristic of two or more terminals and their users based on the information received, and advertising content based on that common characteristic may be sent to the terminals. A method, system, and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Provenance Asset Group LLC
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Alex Esser
  • Publication number: 20080162731
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing advertising content to terminals communicating over a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a processing element that communicates with network elements residing on the network or other networks to receive information regarding the terminals and their users. At least one of the terminals may be a mobile terminal. The processing element communicates an instruction to an advertising platform based on this information, and the advertising platform in turn selects and transmits advertising content to the respective terminals according to the instruction. Such content may include text messages, voice messages, picture messages, video clips, and more. In some cases, the processing element may determine a common characteristic of two or more terminals and their users based on the information received, and advertising content based on that common characteristic may be sent to the terminals. A method, system, and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Alex Esser
  • Patent number: 6944426
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for configuring an indoor base station for a cellular mobile telecommunications network. According to an advantageous embodiment of the inventive method, a mobile communications means is used to scan possible transmission frequencies on-site to find out free frequencies to operate on, and to transmit the results of scanning of the frequencies to the indoor base station and to choose proper parameters for the indoor base station. An arrangement according to an advantageous embodiment of the invention comprises an indoor Base Transceiver Station, mobile communications means for scanning frequencies and to find free frequencies and a Base Station Controller for controlling the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Alex Esser, Philip Wesby, Teppo Tossavainen, Hasse Sinivaara, Heikki Hirvonen, Jukka Suonvieri, Matti Juuti