Patents by Inventor Esko-Juhani Malm

Esko-Juhani Malm 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: 9778740
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for tracking an interest of a first user within a panoramic visual content. The method comprises presenting the panoramic visual content to the first user on a display area of a device and determining a first view point within the panoramic visual content at a first timestamp, and a second view point within the panoramic visual content at a second timestamp. The method also comprises determining at least one orientation parameter for the first view point at the first timestamp and the second view point at the second timestamp relative to each other and computing the interest of the first user within the panoramic visual content using the at least one orientation parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: FINWE OY
    Inventors: Tapani Rantakokko, Juha Kela, Mikko Polojarvi, Lauri Pohjanheimo, Esko-Juhani Malm, Minna Rahkola, Tommi Einola
  • Publication number: 20160301862
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for tracking an interest of a first user within a panoramic visual content. The method comprises presenting the panoramic visual content to the first user on a display area of a device and determining a first view point within the panoramic visual content at a first timestamp, and a second view point within the panoramic visual content at a second timestamp. The method also comprises determining at least one orientation parameter for the first view point at the first timestamp and the second view point at the second timestamp relative to each other and computing the interest of the first user within the panoramic visual content using the at least one orientation parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Tapani Rantakokko, Juha Kela, Mikko Polojarvi, Lauri Pohjanheimo, Esko-Juhani Malm, Minna Rahkola, Tommi Einola
  • Publication number: 20140325459
    Abstract: A control system is provided based on the use of gestures and functioning especially in mobile terminals. The gesture control system is provided with a general purpose interface with its commands for applications to be controlled. The processing software of the gesture signals includes a training program trained free-form gestures made by the user being stored in the gesture library, and a recognizing program, which matches a gesture made by the user to the stored gestures and chooses the most similar gesture thereof. Gestures can hence be used as commands for controlling any application configured or programmed to receive the command. One and the same application functions in different models of mobile terminals without matching, and in a certain mobile terminal all applications can be run, which applications use specified interface commands. The application can be e.g. a game or activity being included in basic implementation of a mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Juha Kela, Panu Korpipaa, Jani Mantyjarvi, Heikki Keranen, Tapani Rantakokko, Esko-Juhani Malm, Sanna Kallio, Jussi Holopainen, Jari Kangas, Samuli Silanto
  • Patent number: 8819596
    Abstract: A control system basing on the use of gestures and functioning especially in mobile terminals. The gesture control system is provided with a general purpose interface (320) with its commands for applications (310) to be controlled. The processing software (330) of the gesture signals includes a training program (331), trained free-form gestures made by the user being stored in the gesture library, and a recognizing program (332), which matches a gesture made by the user to the stored gestures and chooses the most similar gesture thereof. Gestures can hence be used as commands for controlling any application configured or programmed to receive the command. One and the same application functions in different models of mobile terminals without matching, and in a certain mobile terminal all applications can be run, which applications use specified interface commands. The application (310) can be e.g. a game or activity being included in basic implementation of a mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Juha Kela, Panu Korpipää, Jani Mäntyjärvi, Heikki Keränen, Tapani Rantakokko, Esko-Juhani Malm, Sanna Kallio, Jussi Holopainen, Jari Kangas, Samuli Silanto
  • Publication number: 20050210419
    Abstract: A control system basing on the use of gestures and functioning especially in mobile terminals. The gesture control system is provided with a general purpose interface (320) with its commands for applications (310) to be controlled. The processing software (330) of the gesture signals includes a training program (331), trained free-form gestures made by the user being stored in the gesture library, and a recognizing program (332), which matches a gesture made by the user to the stored gestures and chooses the most similar gesture thereof. Gestures can hence be used as commands for controlling any application configured or programmed to receive the command. One and the same application functions in different models of mobile terminals without matching, and in a certain mobile terminal all applications can be run, which applications use specified interface commands. The application (310) can be e.g. a game or activity being included in basic implementation of a mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Juha Kela, Panu Korpipaa, Jani Mantyjarvi, Heikki Keranen, Tapani Rantakokko, Esko-Juhani Malm, Sanna Kallio, Jussi Holopainen, Jari Kangas, Samuli Silanto