Patents by Inventor Atte Lahtiranta

Atte Lahtiranta 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: 7020778
    Abstract: A method for issuing an electronic identity based on previously certified electronic identity. This is accomplished by providing a method to use a previously certified identity to create another representational form for the same identity. This way the holder of a certificate can extend his or her already verified identity for other uses. The previously certified identity can be for instance so called mobile identity which is associated to a person's mobile terminal such as mobile phone. The person can show to certificate be his/her own by using the digital signature feature of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Sonera Smarttrust Oy
    Inventors: Jarmo Miettinen, Atte Lahtiranta, Saku Salo, Jari Otranen, Jukka Liukkonen, Mikko Mättö, Jennifer Saarinen
  • Publication number: 20060015520
    Abstract: A system and method for content management and delivery. Embodiments of the invention may include receiving a plurality of content items from a plurality of content providers, organizing the plurality of content items in a hierarchy, receiving a request for at least one content item among the plurality of content items; and providing the at least one content item subsequent to receiving the request. The content items may be organized on a server. An end user on a client device that communicates, directly or indirectly, with the server, such as a mobile device, for example, may browse the content, preview it, and purchase it, all in a consistent manner from content item to content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Atte Lahtiranta, Jyrki Berg
  • Publication number: 20050275566
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring content. Embodiments of the invention may include receiving a request for a content item; downloading data identifying the content item; and downloading data representing the content item. The content item may be placed after the data identifying the content item. A portion of the data identifying the content item may be rendered at the mobile device before data representing the content item is completely downloaded at the mobile device. Also, a portion of the data representing the content item may be available for use at the mobile device before the data representing the content item is completely downloaded at the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Atte Lahtiranta, Otto Chrons