Patents by Inventor Markku Tuohino
Markku Tuohino 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).
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Patent number: 9538360Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a processor configured to maintain a first implicit registration set for a first apparatus, where the first implicit registration set includes a first identity unique to the first apparatus and a shared identity. The processor is also configured to maintain a second implicit registration set for a second apparatus, where the second implicit registration set includes a second identity unique to the second apparatus and the shared identity. In this regard, the first and second implicit registration sets may be maintained to enable registration of the first and second apparatuses with a network such that each of the first and second apparatuses are configured to receive communication requests to the respective first and second identities, and such that both of the first and second apparatuses are configured to receive communication requests to the shared identity.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jari Mutikainen, Miikka Poikselka, Markku Tuohino
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Patent number: 9451422Abstract: A method, system and network device routes a message to a temporarily unavailable network user, wherein a subscription to a registration state of the network user is initiated if the network user is indicated as being unavailable. Then, a notification is generated, when the registration state of the network user is changed to indicate a state when the network user is available again or when the network user is registered again, and the message is routed to the network user in response to receiving the notification. Thereby, network elements or servers generating messages can be informed about the connection state of the network user.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2003Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Seppo Huotari, Markku Tuohino, Krisztian Kiss
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Patent number: 9325720Abstract: The invention is a system and method of controlling an access of a subscriber to a network. The method includes sending an identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network of a plurality of networks (12, 14, 16) connected to a home network (10); in response to the identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber, storing a subscriber profile of the authorized of access to be provided to the subscriber; and controlling access of the subscriber to any network dependent upon a comparison of access to be provided to the subscriber and the stored subscriber profile.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Stefano Faccin, Rene Purnadi, Tony Hulkkonen, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Markku Tuohino, Mohan Sivanandan
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Patent number: 9210224Abstract: The invention relates to a service provisioning method in a communication system. In the method information regarding a communication control entity capable of servicing a user of the communication system is received at a first entity associated with the communication system from a storage entity. Based on said information, an originating request is then signalled from the first entity to the communication control entity.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ilkka Westman, Gabor Bajko, Seppo Huotari, Kirsztian Kiss, Olli M. Pulkkinen, Kalle Tammi, Markku Tuohino
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Patent number: 9210120Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and method wherein a user equipment contains, or is provided with, a list of items of service-related information. The list of service-related information represents a list of service provider names, services and/or service types or the like. When intending to establish or modify a session or connection or use a service, the user equipment selects, in one of the embodiments, an item from the list and performs a DNS query to resolve the name of the selected item to an IP address which then is used for set-up. The list may be provided by an DHCP server or in a PDP context message. The list may comprise one or more service provider default names, in particular for visited and home networks.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ilkka Westman, Markku Tuohino
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Patent number: 8862751Abstract: The invention is a system and method of controlling an access of a subscriber to a network. The method includes sending an identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network of a plurality of networks (12, 14, 16) connected to a home network (10); in response to the identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber, storing a subscriber profile of the authorized of access to be provided to the subscriber; and controlling access of the subscriber to any network dependent upon a comparison of access to be provided to the subscriber and the stored subscriber profile.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2000Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Stefano Faccin, Rene Purnadi, Tony Hulkkonen, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Markku Tuohino, Mohan Sivanandan
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Patent number: 8635343Abstract: A service control element stores a user filter criterion. When it receives a session request identifying the user, it checks whether the session request matches the user filter criterion, and outputs the session request to a defined service platform when the session request matches the user filter criterion. The element is arranged to retrieve, before forwarding the request to the service platform, a capability information element that indicates the dynamic capability of a user to utilize the service provided by the service platform. If the information element indicates that the user is not capable to utilize the service provided by the service platform, the session is terminated. Incoming messages can be appropriately managed already in the network element responsible for service control, and thus additional load and unnecessary charging considerations can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tuohino, Ilkka Westman
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Publication number: 20120184271Abstract: The invention is a system and method of controlling an access of a subscriber to a network. The method includes sending an identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network of a plurality of networks (12, 14, 16) connected to a home network (10); in response to the identification of the subscriber and a level of access to be provided to the subscriber, storing a subscriber profile of the authorized of access to be provided to the subscriber; and controlling access of the subscriber to any network dependent upon a comparison of access to be provided to the subscriber and the stored subscriber profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2012Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Stefano Faccin, Rene Purnadi, Tony Hulkkonen, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Markku Tuohino, Mohan Sivanandan
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Patent number: 7974295Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for routing a message or a set of messages or a session from a first equipment connected or registered to a first network, to a second equipment connected or registered to a second network. The first network includes a network entity which checks requirements of the message or set of messages or session, and decides on the routing depending on the check result. The checked requirements may include media requirements of the message or set of messages or requested session. The checked requirements can also include QoS requirements of the message or set of messages or requested session.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2002Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tuohino, Ilkka Westman
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Publication number: 20110078316Abstract: A service control element stores a user filter criterion. When it receives a session request identifying the user, it checks whether the session request matches the user filter criterion, and outputs the session request to a defined service platform when the session request matches the user filter criterion. The element is arranged to retrieve, before forwarding the request to the service platform, a capability information element that indicates the dynamic capability of a user to utilize the service provided by the service platform. If the information element indicates that the user is not capable to utilize the service provided by the service platform, the session is terminated. Incoming messages can be appropriately managed already in the network element responsible for service control, and thus additional load and unnecessary charging considerations can be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Markku Tuohino, IIkka Westman
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Patent number: 7870262Abstract: A service control element stores a user filter criterion. When it receives a session request identifying the user, it checks whether the session request matches the user filter criterion, and outputs the session request to a defined service platform when the session request matches the user filter criterion. The element is arranged to retrieve, before forwarding the request to the service platform, a capability information element that indicates the dynamic capability of a user to utilize the service provided by the service platform. If the information element indicates that the user is not capable to utilize the service provided by the service platform, the session is terminated. Incoming messages can be appropriately managed already in the network element responsible for service control, and thus additional load and unnecessary charging considerations can be avoided.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tuohino, Ilkka Westman
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Publication number: 20100290456Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a processor configured to maintain a first implicit registration set for a first apparatus, where the first implicit registration set includes a first identity unique to the first apparatus and a shared identity. The processor is also configured to maintain a second implicit registration set for a second apparatus, where the second implicit registration set includes a second identity unique to the second apparatus and the shared identity. In this regard, the first and second implicit registration sets may be maintained to enable registration of the first and second apparatuses with a network such that each of the first and second apparatuses are configured to receive communication requests to the respective first and second identities, and such that both of the first and second apparatuses are configured to receive communication requests to the shared identity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jari Mutikainen, Miikka Poikselka, Markku Tuohino
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Patent number: 7627894Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and system for authorizing access to information of a user. The system includes a first network entity and a second network entity. The first network entity sends a request for information of a user to the second network entity. The second network entity receives the request for information of the user, verifies that the first network entity is authorized to receive the requested information, and generates a response authorizing the request if the first network entity is authorized to receive the information. The verifying may include comparing the first network entity against all non-barred public user identities of the user, comparing the first network entity against all network entities identified in a previous request, and comparing the first network entity against all application servers not belonging to third-party providers outside a network to which the user is connected.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Krisztian Kiss, Markku Tuohino, Ilkka Westman
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Patent number: 7623529Abstract: According to one aspect, a communication network system comprising at least one first network and at least one second network providing application services over the first network is described. The system comprises first network means (GGSN) for receiving a message associated with an IP address allocated by the first network from the second network, for detecting that there is no active communication channel for this IP address which is allocated to a user equipment, and for sending an indication that the user equipment is not reachable through this IP address to the second network. The system further comprises second network means (P-CSCF/PCF) for receiving this indication.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2001Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tuija Hurtta, Tony Hulkkonen, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Mohan Sivanandan, Markku Tuohino
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Publication number: 20090144397Abstract: The invention relates to a service provisioning method in a communication system. In the method information regarding a communication control entity capable of servicing a user of the communication system is received at a first entity associated with the communication system from a storage entity. Based on said information, an originating request is then signalled from the first entity to the communication control entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2009Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Ilkka WESTMAN, Gabor BAJKO, Seppo HUOTARI, Kirsztian KISS, Olli M. PULKKINEN, Kalle TAMMI, Markku TUOHINO
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Patent number: 7502837Abstract: The invention relates to a service provisioning method in a communication system. In the method information regarding a communication control entity capable of servicing a user of the communication system is received at a first entity associated with the communication system from a storage entity. Based on said information, an originating request is then signalled from the first entity to the communication control entity.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2003Date of Patent: March 10, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ilkka Westman, Gabor Bajko, Seppo Huotari, Kirsztian Kiss, Olli M. Pulkkinen, Kalle Tammi, Markku Tuohino
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Publication number: 20080159194Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and method wherein a user equipment contains, or is provided with, a list of items of service-related information. The list of service-related information represents a list of service provider names, services and/or service types or the like. When intending to establish or modify a session or connection or use a service, the user equipment selects, in one of the embodiments, an item from the list and performs a DNS query to resolve the name of the selected item to an IP address which then is used for set-up. The list may be provided by an DHCP server or in a PDP context message. The list may comprise one or more service provider default names, in particular for visited and home networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2008Publication date: July 3, 2008Inventors: Ilkka Westman, Markku Tuohino
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Patent number: 7392034Abstract: The invention relates to a communication system and method wherein a user equipment contains, or is provided with, a list of items of service-related information. The list of service-related information represents a list of service provider names, services and/or service types or the like. When intending to establish or modify a session or connection or use a service, the user equipment selects, in one of the embodiments, an item from the list and performs a DNS query to resolve the name of the selected item to an IP address which then is used for set-up. The list may be provided by an DHCP server or in a PDP context message. The list may comprise one or more service provider default names, in particular for visited and home networks.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2000Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Iikka Westman, Markku Tuohino
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Publication number: 20060270404Abstract: A service control element stores a user filter criterion. When it receives a session request identifying the user, it checks whether the session request matches the user filter criterion, and outputs the session request to a defined service platform when the session request matches the user filter criterion. The element is arranged to retrieve, before forwarding the request to the service platform, a capability information element that indicates the dynamic capability of a user to utilize the service provided by the service platform. If the information element indicates that the user is not capable to utilize the service provided by the service platform, the session is terminated. Incoming messages can be appropriately managed already in the network element responsible for service control, and thus additional load and unnecessary charging considerations can be avoided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2005Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Markku Tuohino, Ilkka Westman
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Patent number: 7027433Abstract: The basic idea is to enhance functionality of the Signaling Relay Function for support of MNP (MNP-SRF) so that the normal HLR query in the circuit switched domain is bypassed and the call is routed to an IMS domain. The SLRF, upon receipt from a GMSC a SRI message containing the real MSISDN number of the called party, translates the MSISDN number to a new MSISDN number and responds to the query by sending a message containing routing information to the IMS domain and the new MSISDN number. Alternatively, the original MSISDN number is used in the response message but a certain identifier is then added into the message. Then the called subscriber is first tried to reach in the IMS domain where the subscriber is likely residing. In case the subscriber yet resides in the circuit switched domain the call is routed from the IMS domain back to the circuit switched domain and not until then the normal HRL query is performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2001Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tuohino, Jukka P. Hänninen