Patents by Inventor Anders Angelhag
Anders Angelhag 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: 8738082Abstract: Device (10) comprising a communication network operator subscriber identity module (SIM) card (12) or a software-based network operator SIM (12) or means for receiving a communication network operator subscriber identity module (SIM) card (12). The device (10) also comprises a device vendor-specific subscriber identity module (SIM) card (16) or a software-based device vendor-specific SIM (16) and a control unit (20) arranged to connect said network operator SIM card (12) and/or said device vendor-specific SIM card (16) or said software-based device vendor-specific SIM (16) to a communication network.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignees: Sony Mobile Communications AB, Sony CorporationInventor: Anders Angelhag
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Patent number: 8396457Abstract: A portable communication apparatus and a method of controlling the portable communication apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises, in response to a triggering event, detecting electronic devices within a detection range of the portable communication apparatus and, for each detected electronic device, performing a look-up operation in a database of electronic devices and users thereof for determining a user of the electronic device. A corresponding computer program product and a corresponding computer-readable medium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Bo Anders Angelhag
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Patent number: 8335493Abstract: A portable device for use of a service provided by a remote service system comprises a communication system and a service selection application. The communication system receives a service message from the remote service system. The service message comprises at least one service descriptor. Each of the at least one service descriptors identifies a one of at least one service provided by the remote service system. The service selection application applies at least one context rule to the at least one service descriptor to determine a selected one of the services provided by the remote service system. Applying the at least one context rule may comprise: i) identifying current context factors of the portable device; and ii) identifying a selected one of the services by identifying which of the at least one service descriptors are associated with the current context factors of the portable device.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2006Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Bo Anders Angelhag
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Publication number: 20120157163Abstract: Device (10) comprising a communication network operator subscriber identity module (SIM) card (12) or a software-based network operator SIM (12) or means for receiving a communication network operator subscriber identity module (SIM) card (12). The device (10) also comprises a device vendor-specific subscriber identity module (SIM) card (16) or a software-based device vendor-specific SIM (16)and a control unit (20) arranged to connect said network operator SIM card (12) and/or said device vendor-specific SIM card (16) or said software-based device vendor-specific SIM (16) to a communication network.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventor: Anders Angelhag
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Patent number: 8195145Abstract: A user interface apparatus for remote control of a telephone having an input adapted for inputting telephone control signals; a display for outputting visual information, a communications unit adapted for short distance wireless signal communication; circuitry adapted to convey input telephone control signals and display control signals between the user interface apparatus and the telephone by the short distance wireless signal communication unit; wherein the circuitry is configured to adapt the input and output signals of the user interface apparatus to have the same properties as corresponding signals of the telephone.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2004Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications ABInventor: Anders Angelhag
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Publication number: 20110143727Abstract: A portable communication apparatus and a method of controlling the portable communication apparatus are disclosed. The method comprises, in response to a triggering event, detecting electronic devices within a detection range of the portable communication apparatus and, for each detected electronic device, performing a look-up operation in a database of electronic devices and users thereof for determining a user of the electronic device. A corresponding computer program product and a corresponding computer-readable medium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventor: Bo Anders ANGELHAG
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Patent number: 7864043Abstract: A system, device and method for identifying, within a local area, a location of an electronic device, such as a mobile telephone, includes determining a signal characteristic of a wireless communication from one or more wireless devices in the local area to the electronic device, wherein determining is performed by the electronic device. Then, based on a comparison of the determined signal characteristic from the one or more wireless devices to a plurality of reference signal characteristics the location of the electronic device in the local area is determined.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: William O. Camp, Jr., Bo Anders Angelhag
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Patent number: 7843333Abstract: A system, methods, devices and computer program products for controlling the operation of at least one electronic appliance, e.g. a TV, a music system, a lighting system, a kitchen appliance or an alarm system, located within a local area. The system has a mobile terminal located within the local area, the mobile terminal being configured to transmit a short-range radio signal to one or more short-range devices located within the local area. Each short-range device of the plurality of short-range devices located within the local area is configured to receive a short-range radio signal from the mobile terminal, perform a signal measurement of signal delay, signal strength, or both signal delay and signal strength of said short-range radio signal received from the mobile terminal, and transmit information about said measurement to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus is configured to subsequently receive this information about the signal measurements from the plurality of short-range devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication ABInventors: Anders Angelhag, William O. Camp, Jr.
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Patent number: 7769348Abstract: The invention includes a method for a wireless connection of a wireless portable device 10 to a selected wireless device 10a in a group of nearby wireless devices 10a-10c, which device 10 is provided with a short-range-unit 50 for a wireless communication with said group of nearby devices 10a-10c, a substantially omnidirectional antenna 52 connected to said short-range-unit 50 for a substantially omnidirectional communication, and at least one directional communication device 54, 24 for a directional communication, which method includes the steps of: activating the directional communication device 54, 24; directing the directional communication device 54, 24 towards a nearby device 10a; connecting the portable device 10 to the selected device 10a using the directional communication device 54, 24; communicating with the selected device 10a via said substantially omnidirectional antenna 52 after said connecting.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Anders Angelhag, William Camp
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Patent number: 7649456Abstract: A system, device and method for wirelessly controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area include an electronic device having a location detection circuit, a user interface circuit and a display device. The location detection circuit is operative to determine a general location of the electronic device within the local area, and the user interface circuit is operative to receive the determined general location. Based thereon, the user interface circuit configures at least one user interface for control of at least one electronic appliance located in the same general location as the electronic device. The display device may display the user interface configured by the user interface circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Ivan N. Wakefield, William O. Camp, Jr., Bo Anders Angelhag
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Patent number: 7558595Abstract: Mobile terminals, methods, and program products generate information for communication from a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal can include a camera device and a controller. The camera device is configured to capture image data based on incident light. The controller is configured to recognize characters in the image data, and to generate the information that is to be communicated from the mobile terminal based on the recognized characters. The controller may determine that the recognized characters are indicative of an Internet address, a message address, a telephone number, a street address, and/or contact information.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Anders Angelhag
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Publication number: 20080238661Abstract: A system, device and method for identifying, within a local area, a location of an electronic device, such as a mobile telephone, includes determining a signal characteristic of a wireless communication from one or more wireless devices in the local area to the electronic device, wherein determining is performed by the electronic device. Then, based on a comparison of the determined signal characteristic from the one or more wireless devices to a plurality of reference signal characteristics the location of the electronic device in the local area is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: William O. Camp, Bo Anders Angelhag
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Publication number: 20080194196Abstract: System and method for sharing media, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a connection (106) between a first radio communication terminal (101) 5 and a media presentation device (102); receiving a wireless signal (109), including media data, in the first radio communication terminal from a second radio communication terminal (108); rendering the media data in the first radio communication terminal to obtain a media signal; automatically pushing the media signal from the first radio communication terminal to the media presentation device; 10 and presenting the media represented by the media signal by means of said media presentation device (103, 104).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2005Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Anders Angelhag, Magnus Hultberg
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Publication number: 20080180228Abstract: A system, device and method for wirelessly controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area include an electronic device having a location detection circuit, a user interface circuit and a display device. The location detection circuit is operative to determine a general location of the electronic device within the local area, and the user interface circuit is operative to receive the determined general location. Based thereon, the user interface circuit configures at least one user interface for control of at least one electronic appliance located in the same general location as the electronic device. The display device may display the user interface configured by the user interface circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Ivan N. Wakefield, William O. Camp, Bo Anders Angelhag
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Publication number: 20080181172Abstract: A system, methods, devices and computer program products for controlling the operation of at least one electronic appliance, e.g. a TV, a music system, a lighting system, a kitchen appliance or an alarm system, located within a local area. The system has a mobile terminal located within the local area, the mobile terminal being configured to transmit a short-range radio signal to one or more short-range devices located within the local area. Each short-range device of the plurality of short-range devices located within the local area is configured to receive a short-range radio signal from the mobile terminal, perform a signal measurement of signal delay, signal strength, or both signal delay and signal strength of said short-range radio signal received from the mobile terminal, and transmit information about said measurement to an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus is configured to subsequently receive this information about the signal measurements from the plurality of short-range devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Inventors: Anders Angelhag, William O. Camp
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Publication number: 20080125041Abstract: The invention includes a method for a wireless connection of a wireless portable device 10 to a selected wireless device 10a in a group of nearby wireless devices 10a-10c, which device 10 is provided with a short-range-unit 50 for a wireless communication with said group of nearby devices 10a-10c, a substantially omnidirectional antenna 52 connected to said short-range-unit 50 for a substantially omnidirectional communication, and at least one directional communication device 54, 24 for a directional communication, which method includes the steps of: activating the directional communication device 54, 24; directing the directional communication device 54, 24 towards a nearby device 10a; connecting the portable device 10 to the selected device 10a using the directional communication device 54, 24; communicating with the selected device 10a via said substantially omnidirectional antenna 52 after said connecting.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2007Publication date: May 29, 2008Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Anders Angelhag, William Camp
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Publication number: 20080113655Abstract: A portable device for use of a service provided by a remote service system comprises a communication system and a service selection application. The communication system receives a service message from the remote service system. The service message comprises at least one service descriptor. Each of the at least one service descriptors identifies a one of at least one service provided by the remote service system. The service selection application applies at least one context rule to the at least one service descriptor to determine a selected one of the services provided by the remote service system. Applying the at least one context rule may comprise: i) identifying current context factors of the portable device; and ii) identifying a selected one of the services by identifying which of the at least one service descriptors are associated with the current context factors of the portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventor: Bo Anders ANGELHAG