Patents by Inventor Eeva Ilama-Vaquero

Eeva Ilama-Vaquero 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).

  • Method and apparatus for interacting with a plurality of media files
    Patent number: 9053103
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating interaction with a plurality of media files. In this regard, a method may be provided that includes causing the display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files. The display of the images may be such that at least one image is displayed in the foreground and at least one image is displayed in the background. The method may also receive a selection of the image of the respective function. In response to the selection of the image of the respective function, the respective function is performed with respect to at least one of the media files. For example, the respective function may include a shuffle function such that the plurality of media files are caused to be played in a random order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Eeva Ilama-Vaquero, Tomi Petri Tarvainen, Jussi Valtteri Lampainen, Terho Niemi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH A PLURALITY OF MEDIA FILES
    Publication number: 20120131459
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating interaction with a plurality of media files. In this regard, a method may be provided that includes causing the display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files. The display of the images may be such that at least one image is displayed in the foreground and at least one image is displayed in the background. The method may also receive a selection of the image of the respective function. In response to the selection of the image of the respective function, the respective function is performed with respect to at least one of the media files. For example, the respective function may include a shuffle function such that the plurality of media files are caused to be played in a random order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Eeva Ilama-Vaquero, Tomi Petri Tarvainen, Jussi Valtteri Lampainen, Terho Niemi