Patents by Inventor Erkki Kurkinen

Erkki Kurkinen 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).

  • Mobile communication terminal and method
    Patent number: 9578154
    Abstract: It is presented a method for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal including a motion sensitive sensor, a keypad and a display, the mobile communication terminal being capable of being in at least an active mode and a key-lock mode, the method including: detecting, using the motion sensitive sensor, a first user input indicating a desire to switch modes; when the mobile communication terminal is in the active mode, as a response to the first user input, switching the mobile communication terminal to the key-lock mode; and when the mobile communication terminal is in the key-lock mode, as a response to the first user input, switching the mobile communication terminal to the active mode. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Petri A. Ahonen, Erkki Kurkinen, Pasi A. Kaipainen
  • MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080171539
    Abstract: It is presented a method for providing a user interface of a mobile communication terminal including a motion sensitive sensor, a keypad and a display, the mobile communication terminal being capable of being in at least an active mode and a key-lock mode, the method including: detecting, using the motion sensitive sensor, a first user input indicating a desire to switch modes; when the mobile communication terminal is in the active mode, as a response to the first user input, switching the mobile communication terminal to the key-lock mode; and when the mobile communication terminal is in the key-lock mode, as a response to the first user input, switching the mobile communication terminal to the active mode. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Petri A. AHONEN, Erkki KURKINEN, Pasi A. KAIPAINEN
  • Apparatus and method for disabling a user interface
    Publication number: 20070290986
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first user interface and a second user interface and a processor connected to the first and second user interface. The processor being configured to disable at least one feature of the second user interface when a user interface deactivation input is received from the first user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Erkki Kurkinen