Patents by Inventor Esa Eteläperä

Esa Eteläperä 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: 8078719
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are shown for changing a first device into a second device during a session. In the method according to the embodiments, information on the session is transmitted from the first device to the second device (102, 203, 206). Based on the received information, the second device is connected to the session (103, 208) and the first device is disconnected from the session (104, 204) such that the session is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Esa Eteläperä
  • Publication number: 20110025706
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for adjusting a graphical user interface for at least two displays, wherein due to an activation of at least one of at least two displays the graphical user interface is informed about the characteristics of said at least one activated display whereby the graphical user interface is refreshed according to said characteristics. This invention also relates to a display system, to a device, to a graphical user interface and to a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Esa Eteläperä
  • Patent number: 7812786
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for adjusting a graphical user interface for at least two displays, wherein due to an activation of at least one of at least two displays the graphical user interface is informed about the characteristics of said at least one activated display whereby the graphical user interface is refreshed according to said characteristics. This invention also relates to a display system, to a device, to a graphical user interface and to a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Esa Eteläperä
  • Patent number: 6366785
    Abstract: A method of recording and delivering a voice message from a calling telephone (1) to a called telephone (2) in the event that the called telephone (2) cannot be reached. A voice message (12) is recorded at the calling telephone (1) and is stored there until the calling telephone (1) receives a message (10) from the telephone network (3) that the called telephone (2) can now be reached. Upon receipt of this message (10), the calling telephone (1) initiates a call to the called telephone (2) and replays the recorded message (14) over the open voice channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Juha Saarela, Esa Eteläperä, Maini Williams
  • Patent number: 6262735
    Abstract: The scope of the present invention is a device and a method for the utilizing of information contained in a character-based message in a device having several different applications. In the method a character-based message is received, and the message is displayed to the user. The user is allowed to point out a position in the message, whereby a certain character combination is searched for in the message in the proximity of the position pointed out by the user. Upon finding the character combination, the usability, in one of the applications of said applications, of the character combination found in the message is recognized, and based upon the recognition a command is generated for activating said application and for using the information contained in said character combination found in the message in said application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventor: Esa Eteläperä