Patents by Inventor Atte Kinnula

Atte Kinnula 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).

  • Patent number: 6956506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for creating a virtual keyboard for a terminal (800) used in a cellular network. The virtual keyboard is generated using an IR transceiver arrangement (12) in which a reflection from an obstacle (15) placed in the field of IR transmitters is registered by discrete IR receivers. The received reflection data are processed in a neural network arrangement (33). The purpose of the data processing is to find out the virtual key position/function that the received reflection data corresponds to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Jani Mäntyjärvi, Jussi Koivumäki, Atte Kinnula
  • Publication number: 20040177072
    Abstract: A method and system for providing selective access to appliances by terminals in a smart environment is provided. Each terminal and appliance is assigned a unique identification code (UID). Appliances and terminals wireless transmit their UID and receive UIDs transmitted by other appliances and terminals. Upon receiving a terminal's UID, an appliance queries a database to determine whether the terminal is authorized to control that appliance based on authorization information stored in the database. An owner may be notified id a terminal without authorization attempts to control an appliance or enters the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Ilkka Salminen, Hannu Nieminen, Timo Tuomisto, Atte Kinnula
  • Publication number: 20030139199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a cellular phone (200), and to a cellular phone manufactured using said method. In the manufacturing method according to the invention, the platform, which comprises the essential electronic components of the cellular phone, is manufactured using mass production technology. A working cellular phone (200) also includes electronic custom parts which are integrated in a structural element in the phone. A customer can modify the properties of his phone by replacing the structural element with another one which comprises different components. A custom part may also be changed by the customer himself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Atte Kinnula, Jari Paloniemi, Tapani Ryhanen, Jarmo Hietanen
  • Publication number: 20020006807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for creating a virtual keyboard for a terminal (800) used in a cellular network. The virtual keyboard is generated using an IR transceiver arrangement (12) in which a reflection from an obstacle (15) placed in the field of IR transmitters is registered by discrete IR receivers. The received reflection data are processed in a neural network arrangement (33). The purpose of the data processing is to find out the virtual key position/function that the received reflection data corresponds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jani Mantyjarvi, Jussi Koivumaki, Atte Kinnula