Patents by Inventor Heikki Laine

Heikki Laine 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: 10990386
    Abstract: A device for providing a localized executable functions platform to generate information for control systems. The device may comprise an I/O interface configured to communicate with the control systems, a memory configured to store a set of executable functions, and an executable functions platform configured to receive an initialization, determine an executable function needed to obtain information pertaining to a control system, access the executable function from the memory, run the executable function using input data for the control system, obtain the information pertaining to the control system in response to running the executable function, and provide the information pertaining to the control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Soumitri Kolavennu, Ramdas Pai, Ramchandra D. Joshi, Heikki Laine
  • Publication number: 20200110605
    Abstract: A device for providing a localized executable functions platform to generate information for control systems. The device may comprise an I/O interface configured to communicate with the control systems, a memory configured to store a set of executable functions, and an executable functions platform configured to receive an initialization, determine an executable function needed to obtain information pertaining to a control system, access the executable function from the memory, run the executable function using input data for the control system, obtain the information pertaining to the control system in response to running the executable function, and provide the information pertaining to the control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Soumitri Kolavennu, Ramdas Pai, Ramchandra D. Joshi, Heikki Laine
  • Patent number: 10341339
    Abstract: The various embodiments set forth an apparatus comprising an earpiece, a sensor configured to measure an inherent attribute associated with a user, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless access point of a wireless communication network, and a controller. The controller is configured to establish authenticated access to the wireless communication network based on the inherent attribute associated with the user. An advantage of the disclosed embodiment is that a hearable device can conveniently authenticate user access to a network with enhanced security, based on one or more inherence factors that are measured by the hearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Heikki Laine, Donald Joseph Butts
  • Publication number: 20170118204
    Abstract: The various embodiments set forth an apparatus comprising an earpiece, a sensor configured to measure an inherent attribute associated with a user, a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless access point of a wireless communication network, and a controller. The controller is configured to establish authenticated access to the wireless communication network based on the inherent attribute associated with the user. An advantage of the disclosed embodiment is that a hearable device can conveniently authenticate user access to a network with enhanced security, based on one or more inherence factors that are measured by the hearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Heikki LAINE, Donald Joseph BUTTS
  • Patent number: 9505413
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for generating prioritized alerts for a driver based on a fusion of data from a plurality of sensors. In one example, a method comprises calculating a first route of a vehicle, calculating a second route of an obstacle, calculating a gaze of a driver of the vehicle, generating an alert responsive to the gaze not including the obstacle and the first route intersecting the second route within a threshold duration, and suppressing a generation of the alert otherwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventor: Heikki Laine
  • Publication number: 20160272215
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for generating prioritized alerts for a driver based on a fusion of data from a plurality of sensors. In one example, a method comprises calculating a first route of a vehicle, calculating a second route of an obstacle, calculating a gaze of a driver of the vehicle, generating an alert responsive to the gaze not including the obstacle and the first route intersecting the second route within a threshold duration, and suppressing a generation of the alert otherwise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Heikki Laine
  • Patent number: 6240363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a navigation method, in particular for vehicles, in which a route (R) from a starting point (z1) to a destination (zn) is determined and stored, in which the current position (z(t)) is determined, and in which direction information corresponding to the route (R) is indicated. In order to allow the user to be guided to his destination, if he leaves the route, without using map material, the invention provides for a direction which leads back to the route to be indicated, if the current position is not on the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Limited
    Inventors: Wolfgang Theimer, Heikki Laine, Hannu Hakala, Jari Kaikkonen, Harri Koskinen, Harri Valio