Patents by Inventor Kalervo Mikael Kontola

Kalervo Mikael Kontola 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).

  • Using scalable codecs for providing channel zapping information to broadcast receivers
    Patent number: 9661378
    Abstract: Scalable codecs are used for transmitting channel zapping data for one or more programs using timeslicing. The main codec layer may be utilized also for the zapping data, and the higher layers may be used in the primary channels. Zapping data may be provided to mobile terminals via a wireless multicast network, such as a DVB-H network, using timeslicing and providing the scalably encoded zapping data as part of the source stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Kalervo Mikael Kontola, Roope Olavi Jarvinen
  • USING SCALABLE CODECS FOR PROVIDING CHANNEL ZAPPING INFORMATION TO BROADCAST RECEIVERS
    Publication number: 20150163541
    Abstract: Scalable codecs are used for transmitting channel zapping data for one or more programs using timeslicing. The main codec layer may be utilized also for the zapping data, and the higher layers may be used in the primary channels. Zapping data may be provided to mobile terminals via a wireless multicast network, such as a DVB-H network, using timeslicing and providing the scalably encoded zapping data as part of the source stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Kalervo Mikael Kontola, Roope Olavi Jarvinen
  • Using scalable codecs for providing channel zapping information to broadcast receivers
    Patent number: 8989260
    Abstract: Scalable codecs are used for transmitting channel zapping data for one or more programs using timeslicing. The main codec layer may be utilized also for the zapping data, and the higher layers may be used in the primary channels. Zapping data may be provided to mobile terminals via a wireless multicast network, such as a DVB-H network, using timeslicing and providing the scalably encoded zapping data as part of the source stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Kalervo Mikael Kontola, Roope Olavi Jarvinen
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING A PROBABLE THROUGHPUT FOR A LOCATION BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A RECEIVED THROUGHPUT
    Publication number: 20120011265
    Abstract: An apparatus for calculating a probable throughput for a location may include a compiler for organizing a received throughput corresponding to a recorded throughput and a location indicator stored in a memory device. The calculation of the probable throughput may be conducted by a probable throughput calculator. The stream rate may thus be adapted by a stream rate adaptor in response to the probable throughput at the location to thereby create a buffer of sufficient size to continue rendering the content at the location. For example, the stream rate may be adapted to a maximum throughput value which is determined by a maximum throughput determiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Danilo Diego Curcio, Kalervo Mikael Kontola, Miska Matias Hannuksela, Vinod Malamal-Vadakital
  • USING SCALABLE CODECS FOR PROVIDING CHANNEL ZAPPING INFORMATION TO BROADCAST RECEIVERS
    Publication number: 20100329328
    Abstract: Scalable codecs are used for transmitting channel zapping data for one or more programs using timeslicing. The main codec layer may be utilized also for the zapping data, and the higher layers may be used in the primary channels. Zapping data may be provided to mobile terminals via a wireless multicast network, such as a DVB-H network, using timeslicing and providing the scalably encoded zapping data as part of the source stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA, INC.
    Inventors: Kalervo Mikael Kontola, Roope Olavi Jarvinen