Patents by Inventor Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi

Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi 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).

  • Narrowing audio filter transition band
    Patent number: 9906198
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first audio filter; a first transducer connected to the first audio filter; and a first sound attenuator located relative to the first transducer to attenuate sound from the first transducer. The first audio filter includes a first transition frequency band. The first sound attenuator is configured to attenuate sound generated by the first transducer from audio signals through the first audio filter in a target frequency band, where a majority of the target frequency band is in the first transition frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Miikka Tapani Vilermo, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Kimmo Tapio Roimela, Ranjeeth Ravindra Shetty
  • Audio information processing
    Patent number: 9892758
    Abstract: A method comprising: storing a continuous audio composition having plural tracks at least partially overlapping with one another in the temporal domain and having a specific alignment in the temporal domain; obtaining time-varying audio characteristics of an audio recording; identifying at least part of one of the plural tracks that corresponds to the audio recording; using the time-varying audio characteristics of the audio recording to align the audio recording with said at least part of the identified track; and substituting said at least part of the identified track with the audio recording with substantially the same alignment in the temporal domain as said at least part of the identified track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Leppänen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Antti Johannes Eronen
  • Method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing access to a media item based at least in part on a route
    Patent number: 9885583
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing access to a media item based at least in part on a route may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a start location of a mobile device. The processor may be further configured to receive a route. In this regard, the route may have been determined based at least in part on points of interest and the start location. The processor may be further configured to provide for access to a media item if a current location of the mobile device remains on the route. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Antero Holm, Antti Eronen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi
  • Method, apparatus and computer program for automatically capturing an image
    Patent number: 9888169
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: means for processing, at a first time, a user-input to determine a position condition defined in respect of an object that is yet to be included in a sensed image; and means for automatically capturing, after the first time, a sensed image including a first object not included in the sensed image at the first time, in response to determination that the user-input position condition is satisfied in respect of the first object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Lasse Juhani Laaksonen, Miikka Tapani Vilermo, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Mikko Tapio Tammi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING ASSOCIATION OF USERS WITH PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20180033060
    Abstract: An approach is provided for substantially automatically determining that a user is associated with at least one product. A processing platform determines one or more media files, one or more content files, or a combination thereof, which are associated with the at least one product. Further, the processing platform associates the one or media files, one or more content files, or a combination thereof with descriptive information associated with the at least one product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Antti Johannes ERONEN, Juha Henrik ARRASVUORI, Arto Juhani LEHTINIEMI
  • Method and apparatus for an interactive user interface
    Patent number: 9875080
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate user interaction with, such as modification of, respective audio objects. An example method may include causing a multimedia file to be presented that includes at least two images. The images are configured to provide animation associated with respective audio objects and representative of a direction of the respective audio objects. The method may also include receiving user input in relation to an animation associated with an audio object or the direction of the audio object represented by an animation. The method may further include causing replay of the audio object for which the user input was received to be modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Miikka Tapani Vilermo, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Koray Ozcan
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A VISUAL INDICATION OF A POINT OF INTEREST OUTSIDE OF A USER'S VIEW
    Publication number: 20180007262
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to generate a visual indication to a user of a point of interest outside of the user's view. In the context of a method, identifying a point of interest outside of a user's view is identified during display of an image in a first orientation. The method also includes causing at least a portion of the image to be repositioned, such as by being tilted, to provide a visual indication to the user of a point of interest outside of the user's view. After repositioning at least the portion of the image, the method further includes causing at least the portion of the image to return to the first orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Enrico Henrik RANTALA, Arto Juhani LEHTINIEMI, Durgaprasad SHAMAIN
  • Intelligent Crossfade With Separated Instrument Tracks
    Publication number: 20180005614
    Abstract: A method is provided including separating a first file into a first plurality of instrument tracks and a second file into a second plurality of instrument tracks, wherein each instrument track of each of the first plurality and second plurality corresponds to a type of instrument; selecting a first instrument track from the first plurality of instrument tracks and a second instrument track from the second plurality of instrument tracks based at least on the type of instrument corresponding to the first instrument track and the second instrument track; fading out other instrument tracks from the first plurality of instrument tracks; performing a crossfade between the first instrument track and the second instrument track; and fading in other instrument tracks from the second plurality of instrument tracks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Miikka Tapani Vilermo, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Lasse Juhani Laaksonen, Mikko Tapio Tammi
  • Spatial audio processing
    Publication number: 20180007490
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the memory comprising machine-readable instructions, that when executed cause the apparatus to: store in a non-volatile memory multiple sets of predetermined spatial audio processing parameters for differently moving sound sources; provide in a man machine interface an option for a user to select one of the stored multiple sets of predetermined spatial audio processing parameters for differently moving sound sources; and in response to the user selecting one of the stored multiple sets of predetermined spatial audio processing parameters for differently moving sound sources, the apparatus is further caused to use the selected one of the stored multiple sets of predetermined spatial audio processing parameters to spatially process audio from one or more sound sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Antti Johannes Eronen, Jussi Artturi Leppänen, Juha Henrik Arrasvuori
  • Augmented reality
    Publication number: 20170352193
    Abstract: In accordance with an example aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to obtain a movement context of a user, rank, based at least in part on the movement contest, at least two objects based on their visibility to the user, and determine, based at least in part on the ranking, at least one of the at least two objects as a placement object for an augmented reality information element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Jussi Artturi Leppänen, Antti Johannes Eronen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi
  • Relevance Based Visual Media Item Modification
    Publication number: 20170323466
    Abstract: A method that receives a visual media item and determines an identity of at least one intended viewer of the visual media item is disclosed. The method may further identify a visual representation of an object that is comprised by the visual media item and determine a relevance of the object based, at least in part, on the identity. The method may further generate a modified visual media item such that the modified visual media item differs from the visual media item, at least, by visual emphasis of the visual representation of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Antti ERONEN, Jussi Artturi Leppanen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Ville-Veikko Mattila
  • Determination of a charge surface position
    Patent number: 9791297
    Abstract: A method comprising determining that the apparatus is placed at a charge surface position on a charger apparatus, the charge surface position being a position of the apparatus on the charge surface of the charger apparatus, and the apparatus being configured to receive a charge signal from the charger apparatus based, at least in part, on placement of the apparatus at the charge surface position, determining that the charge surface position is associated with control of at least one separate apparatus, determining at least one operational directive associated with control of the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the charge surface position is associated with control of the separate apparatus, and causing sending of the operational directive to the separate apparatus is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Antti Johannes Eronen, Jussi Artturi Leppanen
  • Relevance based visual media item modification
    Patent number: 9792711
    Abstract: A method that receives a visual media item and determines an identity of at least one intended viewer of the visual media item is disclosed. The method may further identify a visual representation of an object that is comprised by the visual media item and determine a relevance of the object based, at least in part, on the identity. The method may further generate a modified visual media item such that the modified visual media item differs from the visual media item, at least, by visual emphasis of the visual representation of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Antti Eronen, Jussi Artturi Leppanen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Ville-Veikko Mattila
  • Augmented reality
    Patent number: 9767614
    Abstract: In accordance with an example aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processing core, cause the apparatus at least to obtain a movement context of a user, rank, based at least in part on the movement contest, at least two objects based on their visibility to the user, and determine, based at least in part on the ranking, at least one of the at least two objects as a placement object for an augmented reality information element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Artturi Leppänen, Antti Johannes Eronen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi
  • CONTROLLING AUDIO RENDERING
    Publication number: 20170245092
    Abstract: A method comprising: displaying a spatio-temporal graph that visually indicates the positions of a sound object at each time in a range of times and, in addition, simultaneously indicates a state of the sound object over the range of times; enabling user adaptation of the spatio-temporal graph to change a position of the sound object during at least a portion of the range of times and/or a state of the sound object over at least a portion of the range of times; and enabling rendering of spatial audio output using the position and state of the sound object indicated by the adapted spatio-temporal graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Antti Johannes Eronen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Jussi Artturi Leppanen
  • Method and apparatus for providing content lists using connecting user interface elements
    Patent number: 9721612
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing content lists using connecting user interface elements. The content-based patching platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting at least one location-based content list and at least one other location-based content list. Next, the content-based patching platform determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to cause, at least in part, an association of the at least one location-based content list with the at least one other location-based content list. Then, the content-based patching platform determines to create at least one mixed content list from the at least one location-based content list, the at least one other location-based content list, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Juha Henrik Arrasvuori, Antti Johannes Eronen
  • CAUSING PROVISION OF VIRTUAL REALITY CONTENT
    Publication number: 20170193704
    Abstract: This specification describes a method comprising causing provision of a first version of virtual reality content to a first user via first portable user equipment located at a first location and having a first orientation, the virtual reality content being associated with a second location and a second orientation, the first version of the virtual reality content being rendered for provision via the first user equipment in dependence on the first location relative to the second location and the first orientation relative to the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Jussi Artturi Leppänen, Antti Johannes Eronen, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Francesco Cricri, Miikka Tapani Vilermo
  • Method and apparatus for generating personalized media streams
    Patent number: 9696884
    Abstract: An approach is provided for mixing at least one additional element on top of a media stream. A mix media platform determines at least a first media item for rendering in a first application. The mix media platform next determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to associate a first representation of the first media item with a second representation of one or more media sources of a second application. The mix media platform then causes, at least in part, a mixing of the first media item and at least a portion of one or more second media items associated with the one or more media sources to cause, at least in part, a generation of a mix item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Juha Henrik Arrasvuori, Antti Johannes Eronen
  • Method, apparatus and computer program product for gathering and presenting emotional response to an event
    Patent number: 9681186
    Abstract: Provided herein is a method, apparatus and computer program product for gathering and presenting emotional response to an event in the form of an emotional response timeline. In particular, the method may include generating a timeline of a collected emotional response of a user relative to an event, selecting, by a processor, a portion of the timeline of the emotional response that meets at least one predefined criterion, and generating an edited event based on the portion of the timeline of the emotional response that meets the at least one predetermined criterion. The emotional response may include one or more of a heart rate, a facial expression, a vocalization, or a facial flush. The at least one predetermined criterion may include an emotional response above a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Antti Johannes Eronen, Juha Henrik Arrasvuori, Jukka Antero Holm
  • Method and apparatus for providing an interface for triggering device action
    Patent number: 9661451
    Abstract: An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, an identification of one or more triggering devices. A processor may then cause, at least in part, an association of the one or more actions with the one or more triggering devices based, at least in part, on the identification wherein the one or more actions are initiated based, at least in part, on a detection of the one or more triggering devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Juha Henrik Arrasvuori, Arto Juhani Lehtiniemi, Antti Johannes Eronen