Patents by Inventor Kristian Vaajala

Kristian Vaajala 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: 10409311
    Abstract: Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Leinonen, Kai Inha, Pekka Talmola, Timo Toivola, Teemu Helenius, Seppo Jarvensivu, Kristian Vaajala, Tino Hellberg
  • Publication number: 20180173265
    Abstract: Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pekka LEINONEN, Kai INHA, Pekka TALMOLA, Timo TOIVOLA, Teemu HELENIUS, Seppo JARVENSIVU, Kristian VAAJALA, Tino HELLBERG
  • Patent number: 10001799
    Abstract: Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Leinonen, Kai Inha, Pekka Talmola, Timo Toivola, Teemu Helenius, Seppo Jarvensivu, Kristian Vaajala, Tino Hellberg
  • Publication number: 20150268688
    Abstract: Apparatus embodiments of the invention are disclosed for requesting power via a wired interface. In example embodiments, a pull-down circuit in the apparatus acting as a power consumer when there is no energy in the apparatus, is connected via a configuration line over a cable to a power provider device. The apparatus may be in a power down mode, it may have an empty battery, or it may have no battery. The pull-down circuit is configured to use energy from the configuration line to pull down a voltage on the configuration line, to signal the power provider device to provide power over another line of the cable to the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pekka LEINONEN, Kai INHA, Pekka TALMOLA, Timo TOIVOLA, Teemu HELENIUS, Seppo JARVENSIVU, Kristian VAAJALA, Tino HELLBERG
  • Patent number: 8086885
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a hardware unit having an interface to a clock generator, an interface to a power supply and an interface to a software unit. The interface to the software unit is configurable to receive a request from the software unit that identifies at least one operating point for the apparatus. The hardware unit is operable to control at least one of the clock generator and the power supply so as to achieve the requested operating point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Kristian Vaajala
  • Publication number: 20090158060
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a hardware unit having an interface to a clock generator, an interface to a power supply and an interface to a software unit. The interface to the software unit is configurable to receive a request from the software unit that identifies at least one operating point for the apparatus. The hardware unit is operable to control at least one of the clock generator and the power supply so as to achieve the requested operating point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventor: Kristian Vaajala
  • Patent number: 6895256
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a lens/filter combination, a single-chip camera module and an integrated mobile terminal processor. The lens/filter combination responds to an image, for providing an optical image signal. The single-chip camera module responds to the optical image signal, and to an integrated mobile terminal processor control signal, for performing analog image processing functions (such as correlated double sampling (CDS) and automatic gain control (AGC)) before an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), basic sensor driving and adjustment functions (such as pixel access, timing and basic automatic exposure control), and digital input/output (I/O) functions, and providing a sensor data output signal and a single-chip camera module control bus signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Esa Härmä , Kristian Vaajala
  • Publication number: 20020158908
    Abstract: Graphical information having a full extent not displayable at once on a low-resolution display of a hand-held electronic device is displayed over a limited extent thereof at a variable resolution less than or equal to the highest resolution inherently available within the graphical information. The varying portion of the full image to be displayed is selected by a user windowing signal actuated by a user input device such as a button, roller, joystick or by simply moving the hand-held electronic device in space and having that movement sensed by a sensor such as an accelerometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Kristian Vaajala, Jari Suutari, Antti Takaluoma, Jukka-Pekka Inkinen, Sten Carlsen, Ilkka Kuuluvainen
  • Publication number: 20020111188
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a lens/filter combination, a single-chip camera module and an integrated mobile terminal processor. The lens/filter combination responds to an image, for providing an optical image signal. The single-chip camera module responds to the optical image signal, and to an integrated mobile terminal processor control signal, for performing analog image processing functions (such as correlated double sampling (CDS) and automatic gain control (AGC)) before an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC), basic sensor driving and adjustment functions (such as pixel access, timing and basic automatic exposure control), and digital input/output (I/O) functions, and providing a sensor data output signal and a single-chip camera module control bus signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2000
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.
    Inventors: Esa Harma, Kristian Vaajala