Patents by Inventor Christian A Kraft

Christian A Kraft 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: 7286821
    Abstract: In the development of mobile communication there is a trend towards more personalized ways of communication and forms of expression. By using a User-to-User Signalling (UUS) supplementary service that allows a served subscriber to send/receive a limited amount of subscriber generated information to/from another user in association with a call and working parallel to the normal communication channel, personalized items can be transferred during call set-up and during call. Examples of what kind of personalization items are text messages, picture messages, animations or ringing tones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Keijo Virtanen, Toraj Khadjenoori
  • Publication number: 20070239654
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a user communication interface, a memory for storing music tracks, a music player capable of playing back the music tracks, and a processor provided for measuring, for each of the music tracks, how many times the music track is played back and how long time the music track is played back each time; calculating a parameter value for each of the music tracks based on how many times the music track is played back and how long time the music track is played back each time; and creating a play list of music tracks based on the parameter values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen, Romel Amineh, Johanna Bryman
  • Publication number: 20070240073
    Abstract: A method for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal including a currently active display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin McCarthy, Ian Rattigan, Christian Kraft, Peter Ib, Romel Amineh, Per Jessen
  • Publication number: 20070238427
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a radio tuner capable of receiving broadcast media contents and information about each of the broadcast media contents from a plurality of radio stations; a user communication interface configured for receiving from a user a list of desired broadcast media contents; a memory; and a processor. According to the invention the processor is responsible for accessing the list of desired broadcast media contents stored in the memory; the radio tuner is controlled to detect the radio stations to retrieve information of the broadcast media contents that are currently being, or are in the near future to be, broadcast from the radio stations; the retrieved information is compared with the list of desired broadcast media contents; and the user is alerted via the user communication interface if the comparison reveals that a broadcast media content that is currently being, or are in the near future to be, broadcast is comprised in the list of desired broadcast media contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen, Michael Kristiansen
  • Publication number: 20070239781
    Abstract: An electronic device including a user communication interface; a memory for storing music tracks and information about each of the stored music tracks, a music player capable of playing back the music tracks, and a processor. The information includes titles of the music tracks and names of artists or music groups on the music tracks, and the processor is provided for creating a list of favorite artists or music groups and playing back music tracks stored in the memory, one after the other, in response to a request from a user of the device via the user communication interface, wherein the played back music tracks are performed by one, several or all of the favorite artists or music groups in the list of favorite artists or music groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20070240077
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal. The method includes displaying, on an active display, a first view having an application zone and a control zone, the control zone having a plurality of control items, one control item of the plurality of control items being in focus, and the application zone being a display area for a first application, as a response to a first input, shifting focus along a first direction from a focused control item being in focus prior to the first input being effected, to a control item being displayed along the first direction from the focused control item, and as a response to a second input, running software code associated with a control item being in focus when the second input is effected. A corresponding mobile communication terminal and computer program product are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin McCarthy, Ian Rattigan, Christian Kraft, Peter Ib, Romel Amineh, Per Jessen
  • Publication number: 20070184859
    Abstract: The Figures illustrate a method of managing messages which have been sent by an electronic device including sending a message from the device; determining, within the device, whether the message has been delivered within a predetermined time; and if the message has not been delivered within the predetermined time controlling the device to present a notification to a user of the device that the message has not been delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20070161400
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprising a user input device, a device for presenting information to a user, and a processor for receiving inputs from the user input device and altering the operating state of the portable electronic device accordingly, the processor being operable to present a menu of items to a user, from which an item may be selected by a user by means of the user input device, wherein the menu of items includes both operands and text entry characters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Jonathan Sharp, Christian Kraft
  • Publication number: 20070161366
    Abstract: A mobile terminal for dynamically controlling delivery of active media during a call includes an output device and a processing element. The output device is capable of providing an audible output. The processing element is capable of delivering the active media to the output device of the mobile terminal while the call is on-going.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20070140439
    Abstract: The invention relates to handling messages containing landmarks, or landmark related services on a mobile communication terminal. The landmarks are handled by using a message for transmission through a wireless cellular communication network, with a syntax that includes a header part for defining sender/receiver message nature, an identification part for identifying the service, a landmark part for containing location information of one or more objects and a provisioning part for indicating a desired service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Jakob Olrik, Christian Kraft
  • Patent number: 7233803
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for providing a best guess for a recipient of a message. The method includes identifying a pattern in the message; searching for the pattern in a pattern list comprising one or more patterns for each addressee in an address list; registering an addressee in a hit list when the pattern is in the pattern list; and determining a first addressee from the hit list and providing the first addressee as a best guess as a recipient of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Dam Nielsen, Christian Kraft
  • Publication number: 20070130610
    Abstract: Provided are apparatuses and methods in a digital broadcast transmission system for receiving, processing and rendering transmitted content. A digital receiver capable of receiving and rendering both DVB-H and DVB-T signals may include a coupling means for connecting to another terminal for receiving program data or parameters. The digital receiver may reconfigure one or more components in order to handle the differing signal types. Such a receiver system allows a user to move seamlessly from a mobile device to a stationary device without significant effort and time. The receiver may further use transmission streams of varying priority to enhance and otherwise modify the displayed content according to a user's selection. Users with small display screens or poor eyesight may benefit from such enhancements features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ari Aarnio, Peter Nielsen, Ari Ikonen, Kyosti Koivisto, Christian Kraft, Pekka Talmola
  • Patent number: 7224989
    Abstract: A communication terminal has a predictive text editor for use in a dialogue application. The communication terminal comprises a transceiver unit through which said communication terminal is connected with a network and being able to receive a dialogue input. Language information is identified in said dialogue input. A directory language is automatically selected for said predictive text editor according to the identified language. The predictive text editor uses the selected directory language for transforming a string of ambiguous keystrokes entered by the user into text for said dialogue application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Christian Kraft
  • Patent number: 7224959
    Abstract: A mobile telephone is configured to handle business relations and business activities. The telephone comprises means for receiving a command from a user via a user interface, means for acting on said command resulting in an activation of a functional unit comprising means for receiving user commands and data, means for manipulating said data, means for storing said data in any of a customer database, a resource booking database and a cash register database and means for presenting output data to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Mikko Viitanen, Juha Pinomaa, Lone Tram Soerensen, Henning Lunøe, Povl Koch, Claus Aagaard Pedersen, Jens Benner, Anand Narang, Mikko E. Makinen
  • Publication number: 20070090923
    Abstract: Controlling message handling in a mobile communication terminal. A message creation procedure is initiated followed by assigning a destination address to a message. Message content for the message is recorded and subsequent to the assignment of the destination address, a message received from an originating address is recognized. The originating address of the received message is compared with the destination address of the message being recorded. In a case where the comparison results in that the originating address is equal to the destination address the received message is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20070094612
    Abstract: A method, a device and a computer program product are shown for positioning of a pop-up window in a display of a mobile terminal device. In particular, the present invention relates to method, device and computer program product for dynamically positioning of the pop-up window in the display of the mobile terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen, Tomi Heinonen
  • Publication number: 20070060206
    Abstract: A communication apparatus has a controller (800); an interface (806; 850) adapted to receive an electronic message (852); a display (836); and a memory (802; 804). The memory is adapted to store image data representing at least one predefined icon to be presented on the display so as to indicate receipt of the electronic message. The memory (802, 804) is adapted to store an association (844, 846) between the or each predefined icon (846) and a sender (844) of electronic messages. The controller (800) is adapted to determine a sender (857) of the received electronic message (852), to match the sender thus determined with the or each predefined icon by way of the association, and to present a matching icon, if any, on the display to indicate receipt of said received electronic message as well as the sender thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Dam Nielsen, Christian Kraft, Gregers Juul-Pedersen
  • Publication number: 20070050466
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for sharing multimedia files from a terminal. The method comprises: setting a starting point for a capturing session of multimedia files; capturing at least one multimedia file with an appropriate capturing application; setting an end point for the capturing session; and creating automatically at least one message including the at least one captured multimedia file for further transmission to another terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20070039025
    Abstract: Provided are apparatuses and methods in a mobile transmission system for sharing data between mobile terminals. Application data such as a video image including, for example, a television program, a computer application, or a gaming application may be transmitted from one mobile terminal to another mobile terminal in real-time so that multiple users may view the data or video images simultaneously and in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen, Jyri Salomaa
  • Publication number: 20070004390
    Abstract: A mobile communication apparatus, and a computer program product, comprising a memory arranged to hold contact information, wherein items of said contact information are arranged in a tree structure comprising a plurality of logical levels is disclosed. Methods for storing and accessing contact information arranged in this way are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Christian Kraft, Peter Nielsen