Patents by Inventor Antti P. Kainulainen

Antti P. Kainulainen 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).

  • Distance estimation
    Patent number: 8111193
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for estimating the distance between a transmitter and a receiver. A method comprising obtaining a signal from a receiver; determining whether the signal more likely propagated through a line-of-sight (LOS) radio channel or a non lme-of-sight (NLOS) radio channel; using a model including parameters selected according to the radio channel to estimate the distance between the receiver and a transmitter which sent the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Vuokko Nurmela, Kimmo Kalliola, Antti P. Kainulainen, Joni Jantunen
  • DISTANCE ESTIMATION
    Publication number: 20100315289
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for estimating the distance between a transmitter and a receiver. A method comprising obtaining a signal from a receiver; determining whether the signal more likely propagated through a line-of-sight (LOS) radio channel or a non lme-of-sight (NLOS) radio channel; using a model including parameters selected according to the radio channel to estimate the distance between the receiver and a transmitter which sent the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Vuokko Nurmela, Kimmo Kalliola, Antti P. Kainulainen, Joni Jantunen
  • Distance estimation
    Patent number: RE45656
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for estimating the distance between a transmitter and a receiver. A method comprising obtaining a signal from a receiver; determining whether the signal more likely propagated through a line-of-sight (LOS) radio channel or a non lme-of-sight (NLOS) radio channel; using a model including parameters selected according to the radio channel to estimate the distance between the receiver and a transmitter which sent the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Vuokko Nurmela, Kimmo Kalliola, Antti P Kainulainen, Joni Jantunen