Patents by Inventor Bjorn Bunte

Bjorn Bunte 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: 8014528
    Abstract: A method is provided for accessing a user operable device having limited access ability. The method comprises transmitting an inquiry from a mobile device of a user via a wide area transmission network to a key authority for obtaining an access key for accessing functions of the user operable device, receiving a request for information from the key authority, transmitting the requested information to the key authority, wherein the information is used by the key authority for co-coding the access key with one or more conditions for operating the user operable device, receiving the access key assigned by the key authority via the wide area transmission network, and transmitting the access key to a controller unit of the user operable device via a short range communication network for accessing the functions of the user operable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Björn Bunte, Holger Krummel, Tilman Bollmann
  • Patent number: 7860492
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a methodology implementable in form of a hardware or software module for inhibiting interruption of a running application by an event according to a selected non-disturbance profile, said event occurring on a mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Bjorn Bunte, Karsten Lehn, Peter Buth
  • Publication number: 20090074193
    Abstract: A method is provided for accessing a user operable device having limited access ability. The method comprises transmitting an inquiry from a mobile device of a user via a wide area transmission network to a key authority for obtaining an access key for accessing functions of the user operable device, receiving a request for information from the key authority, transmitting the requested information to the key authority, wherein the information is used by the key authority for co-coding the access key with one or more conditions for operating the user operable device, receiving the access key assigned by the key authority via the wide area transmission network, and transmitting the access key to a controller unit of the user operable device via a short range communication network for accessing the functions of the user operable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Bjorn Bunte, Holger Krummel, Tilman Bollmann
  • Patent number: 7457418
    Abstract: Method for accessing a user operable device having a limited access ability by a user. Therefore a user transmits an inquiry using a mobile device via a wide area transmission network to a key authority. The key authority retransmits an electronic access key. This access key is stored in the mobile device and later transmitted to a controller unit controlling the access the user operable device allowing the user to operate on it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Björn Bunte, Holger Krummel, Tilman Bollmann
  • Publication number: 20080139190
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a methodology implementable in form of a hardware or software module for inhibiting interruption of a running application by an event according to a selected non-disturbance profile, said event occurring on a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Bjorn Bunte, Karsten Lehn, Peter Buth
  • Publication number: 20070289023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to game applications on cellular phone devices. It also relates to a new possibility to reduce the communication load of mobile communication networks for downloading high quality game software to game-enabled cellular phone devices. The present invention further relates to a method and a download device and a game enabled cellular telephone device for downloading game software for a game-enabled cellular phone from a server to said game-enabled cellular phone via a download module and an internet connection. The method of the invention is based on establishing a local connection between said game-enabled cellular phone and said download module, establishing an internet connection between said server and said download module, and starting a game download from said server, via said internet connection and said local connection through said download module to said game-enabled cellular phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Bjorn Bunte, Janne Salminen, Peter Decker, Harry Santamaki, Jukka Kansanaho, Nouri Allahwerdi, Pirkko Taskinen, Frank Zillikens
  • Publication number: 20030016828
    Abstract: Method for accessing a user operable device having a limited access ability by a user. Therefore a user transmits an inquiry using a mobile device via a wide area transmission network to a key authority. The key authority retransmits an electronic access key. This access key is stored in the mobile device and later transmitted to a controller unit controlling the access the user operable device allowing the user to operate on it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Bjorn Bunte, Holger Krummel, Tilman Bollmann