Patents by Inventor Johanna Heinonen

Johanna Heinonen 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 of operating a network entity
    Patent number: 10601734
    Abstract: Method of operating a network entity A method of operating a network entity of a network comprising a gateway (200) is provided, wherein the method comprises dynamically changing a packet processing resource (204, 227) in the gateway (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Johanna Heinonen, Hannu Flinck, Tapio Sakari Partti, Jarmo Tapio Hillo
  • Method of operating a network entity
    Patent number: 10484307
    Abstract: A method of operating a network entity of a network comprising a gateway (200) is provided, wherein the method comprises dynamically changing a GTP termination point (204, 227) in the gateway (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Johanna Heinonen, Hannu Flinck, Tapio Sakari Partti, Jarmo Tapio Hillo
  • Data forwarding in a mobile communications network system with centralized gateway apparatus controlling distributed gateway elements
    Patent number: 10390259
    Abstract: A gateway apparatus (3) of a mobile communications network system, which is a termination point of signaling messages of a first protocol generates a packet data unit including information relevant for communicating user data of a second protocol between an entity (1) of the first protocol and a network (5) of the second protocol, and transmits the packet data unit to a distributed gateway element (201) of plural distributed gateway elements for communicating user data in the mobile communications network system, according to a third protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Pekka Juhani Korja, Johanna Heinonen, Wolfgang Hahn
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A NETWORK ENTITY
    Publication number: 20170142032
    Abstract: Method of operating a network entity A method of operating a network entity of a network comprising a gateway (200) is provided, wherein the method comprises dynamically changing a packet processing resource (204, 227) in the gateway (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Johanna HEINONEN, Hannu FLINCK, Tapio Sakari PARTTI, Jarmo Tapio HILLO
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A NETWORK ENTITY
    Publication number: 20160337270
    Abstract: A method of operating a network entity of a network comprising a gateway (200) is provided, wherein the method comprises dynamically changing a GTP termination point (204, 227) in the gateway (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Johanna HEINONEN, Hannu FLINCK, Tapio Sakari PARTTI, Jarmo Tapio HILLO
  • DATA FORWARDING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SYSTEM WITH CENTRALIZED GATEWAY APPARATUS CONTROLLING DISTRIBUTED GATEWAY ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20150023176
    Abstract: A gateway apparatus (3) of a mobile communications network system, which is a termination point of signaling messages of a first protocol generates a packet data unit including information relevant for communicating user data of a second protocol between an entity (1) of the first protocol and a network (5) of the second protocol, and transmits the packet data unit to a distributed gateway element (201) of plural distributed gateway elements for communicating user data in the mobile communications network work system, according to a third protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Pekka Juhani Korja, Johanna Heinonen, Wolfgang Hahn