Patents by Inventor Lasse Laaksonen

Lasse Laaksonen 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).

  • Publication number: 20190086227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method that comprises creating a navigation point of interest, determining duration and a navigation area for the point of interest, transmitting a point of interest invitation to contacts within the navigation area, creating at least one linked point of interest comprising a linked navigation area determined on the basis of information relating to transportation method to the point of interest, and transmitting a linked point of interest invitation to contacts within the linked navigation area. The invention further relates to an apparatus and a computer program product for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Miikka Vilermo, Arto Lehtiniemi, Mikko Tammi
  • Patent number: 10219092
    Abstract: A method comprising: causing targeting of a message to a first sub-set of users that receive messages, wherein the message is not targeted to a second sub-set of users that receive messages; and causing different spatial rendering of the message to the first sub-set of users compared to the second sub-set of users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Miikka Vilermo, Mikko Tammi, Arto Lehtiniemi
  • Patent number: 10213155
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving, from a wearable sensor, current lactate level information of a user; setting, by the user, a target fatigue value; determining target lactate level information based on the target fatigue value; receiving characteristics of a physical exercise including information of an end of the physical exercise; determining adjusted characteristics of the physical exercise in order to match the current user lactate level information in the end of the physical exercise with the target lactate level information, based on the current lactate level information of the user, the target lactate level information and the characteristics for the physical exercise; and providing feedback to the user based on the adjusted characteristics of the physical exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Miikka Vilermo, Jussi Leppänen, Lasse Laaksonen, Pasi Saari
  • Publication number: 20190026944
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program for displaying at least a part (101a) of first visual information (101) that is a view (102a?), from a first geographical location (103); generating a visualisation (400) configured to visually link the display of at least a part (101a) of the first visual information (101) with a display of at least a part (201a) of second visual information (201) that is a view (202a?) from a second geographical location (203), wherein generating the visualisation comprises: determining a direction (112) of the second geographical location (203) with respect to the first geographical location (103); defining a virtual object (401) having: a virtual primary axis (402) aligned with the direction (112), a virtual distal end surface (403), at least a part of which defmes a first virtual display surface (403a), and at least one virtual inner surface (404), at least a part of which defmes at least a second virtual display surface (404a); displaying on the first virtual display surface (403
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Arto Lehtiniemi, Mikko Tammi, Miikka Vilermo
  • Patent number: 10152967
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving audio information by way of a plurality of microphones comprised by an apparatus, determining at least one spatial audio property of the audio information in relation to the apparatus, determining an operational directive based, at least in part, on the spatial audio property, and performing one or more operations in conformance with the operational directive is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Miikka Vilermo, Arto Lehtiniemi, Lasse Laaksonen, Mikko Tammi
  • Patent number: 10026413
    Abstract: It is disclosed inter alia a method for forming an audio payload frame, wherein the audio payload frame comprises: an encoded audio data frame with a first marker bit at the front of the encoded audio data frame, wherein the first marker is set to a first value, and wherein the first value denotes a type of encoded audio data in the encoded audio data frame; an extension encoded audio data frame; and a second marker bit in front of the first marker bit, wherein the second marker bit is set to a second value; and wherein the second value denotes a type of encoded audio data other than the type of encoded audio data in the encoded audio data frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Anssi Rämö, Adriana Vasilache
  • Publication number: 20180192249
    Abstract: A method comprising determining an interaction navigational location, causing display of a perspective image that depicts a view of a portion of map information from the interaction navigational location, causing display of a video region indicator that indicates that video content is available at a video navigational location, the video content depicting a view of a portion of the map information from the video navigational location, determining that the interaction navigational location has changed such the interaction navigational location corresponds with the video navigational location, and causing rendering of the video content based, at least in part, on the interaction navigational location corresponding with the video navigational location is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Arto LEHTINIEMI, Lasse LAAKSONEN, Miikka VILERMO, Mikko TAMMI
  • Publication number: 20180182146
    Abstract: A method including causing display of a first visual information that is a view from a first geographical location, receiving, by the apparatus, an indication of availability of a second visual information that is a view from a second geographical location, the second geographical location being in a first direction from the first geographical location, determining a position in the first visual information that corresponds with the first direction, and causing display of at least a portion of the second visual information such that the portion of the second visual information overlays the first visual information at the position in the first visual information is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Lasse LAAKSONEN, Arto LEHTINIEMI, Mikko TAMMI, Miikka VILERMO
  • Publication number: 20180164588
    Abstract: A method including determining occurrence of a virtual information region event, the virtual information region event indicating a change of information that is allocated to a virtual information region that is at least partially beyond a field of view of a head mounted display, the virtual information region having a virtual information region location that is in a direction from the field of view, causing rendering of a non-visual notification that is indicative of the direction from the field of view in response to the virtual information region event, receiving information indicative of a visual notification invocation input, determining a visual notification that is visually descriptive of at least one aspect of the virtual information region event in response to the visual notification invocation input, and causing display of the visual notification on the head mounted display is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Jussi LEPPANEN, Antti ERONEN, Arto LEHTINIEMI, Lasse LAAKSONEN
  • Publication number: 20180146316
    Abstract: A method comprising: causing targeting of a message to a first sub-set of users that receive messages, wherein the message is not targeted to a second sub-set of users that receive messages; and causing different spatial rendering of the message to the first sub-set of users compared to the second sub-set of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Miikka Vilermo, Mikko Tammi, Arto Lehtiniemi
  • Publication number: 20180095286
    Abstract: An apparatus and method wherein the apparatus: includes a first optical arrangement configured to provide a first image to an electronic viewfinder wherein the first optical arrangement includes a display component; a second optical arrangement configured to provide a second image to an optical viewfinder; a beam splitter configured to split a beam from the second optical arrangement; and an auxiliary image sensor configured to detect a beam from the beam splitter and obtain an image corresponding to the second image so that at least a portion of the second image can be compared to the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Lasse Laaksonen
  • Publication number: 20170153788
    Abstract: A method comprising causing display of a representation of a three dimensional model, receiving information indicative of a first multiple implement input that is associated with a first number of implements, determining that the first multiple implement input is a non-depth multiple implement input based on the first number of implements, determining a first width and a first height in the three dimensional model based on the non-depth multiple implement input, receiving information indicative of a second multiple implement input that is associated with a second number of implements, the second number being different from the first number, determining that the second multiple implement input is a depth multiple implement input based on the second number of implements, and determining a second width, a second height, and a second depth in the three dimensional model based on the depth multiple implement input is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Miikka VILERMO, Arto LEHTINIEMI, Mikko TAMMI, Lasse LAAKSONEN
  • Publication number: 20170103769
    Abstract: It is disclosed inter alia a method for forming an audio payload frame, wherein the audio payload frame comprises: an encoded audio data frame with a first marker bit at the front of the encoded audio data frame, wherein the first marker is set to a first value, and wherein the first value denotes a type of encoded audio data in the encoded audio data frame; an extension encoded audio data frame; and a second marker bit in front of the first marker bit, wherein the second marker bit is set to a second value; and wherein the second value denotes a type of encoded audio data other than the type of encoded audio data in the encoded audio data frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Lasse LAAKSONEN, Anssi RÄMÖ, Adriana VASILACHE
  • Publication number: 20160351191
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving audio information by way of a plurality of microphones comprised by an apparatus, determining at least one spatial audio property of the audio information in relation to the apparatus, determining an operational directive based, at least in part, on the spatial audio property, and performing one or more operations in conformance with the operational directive is apparatus
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Miikka VILERMO, Arto LEHTINIEMI, Lasse LAAKSONEN, Mikko TAMMI
  • Publication number: 20160266654
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product for: associating an item in media content with a spatial location, receiving a user input corresponding to the spatial location and in response to receiving the user input, providing contextual information relating to the item, wherein the contextual information is dependent upon a previous occurrence of the item within the media content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Arto Lehtiniemi, Lasse Laaksonen, Miikka Vilermo, Mikko Tammi
  • Publication number: 20160179926
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method, comprising defining a subset of users for a user from a group of users who play music items which are related to a same music item, receiving playing of the music items from users of the subset; and providing the playing of the music items to the user. The invention further relates to an apparatus and a computer program product that perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jussi LEPPÄNEN, Lasse LAAKSONEN, Miikka VILERMO, Pasi SAARI
  • Publication number: 20160174891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for receiving, from a wearable sensor, current lactate level information of a user; setting, by the user, a target fatigue value; determining target lactate level information based on the target fatigue value; receiving characteristics of a physical exercise including information of an end of the physical exercise; determining adjusted characteristics of the physical exercise in order to match the current user lactate level information in the end of the physical exercise with the target lactate level information, based on the current lactate level information of the user, the target lactate level information and the characteristics for the physical exercise; and providing feedback to the user based on the adjusted characteristics of the physical exercise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Miikka Vilermo, Jussi Leppänen, Lasse Laaksonen, Pasi Saari
  • Publication number: 20160041806
    Abstract: Apparatus, a method and a computer program are provided. The method comprises: running, on a computing device having a multitasking environment with a foreground and a background, a first application in the foreground; running a second application on the computing device, in the background, concurrently with the first application; and responding to user input by enabling audio from the second application to be output by one or more loudspeakers while the second application remains in the background of the multitasking environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Lasse Laaksonen, Arto Lehtiniemi, Mikko Tammi, Miikka Vilermo
  • Publication number: 20150371643
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a channel analyser configured to analyse an audio signal comprising at least two audio channels to determine at least one parameter associated with a difference between the at least two audio channels; an encoding mode determiner configured to select a multichannel audio signal encoding dependent on the at least one parameter; and a channel encoder configured to encode the audio signal with the multichannel audio signal encoding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Anssi Ramo, Adriana Vasilache, Lasse Laaksonen, Miikka Vilermo, Mikko Tammi
  • Publication number: 20150347852
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus comprises: processing circuitry; and memory circuitry including computer program code; the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least to perform; detecting user selection of a part of an image wherein the image is displayed on a display; obtaining context information; and determining information to be provided to the user based on the user selection, the displayed image and the obtained context information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Lasse Laaksonen