Patents by Inventor Markku Verkama

Markku Verkama 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: 9918222
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Publication number: 20170078871
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 9432842
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Publication number: 20150079973
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 8923846
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Publication number: 20140045490
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 8600372
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 8351924
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Publication number: 20120238277
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 8265696
    Abstract: A digital telecommunications system wherein the telecommunications centers of the calling and called terminal are arranged to perform handshaking concerning the speech codec used by the terminals. Depending on the link between the telecommunications centers, the telecommunications centers are arranged to connect call connections past a transcoder unit or to control the transcoder units to let encoded speech through without speech encoding operations in such a way that speech encoding and decoding are carried out only in the terminals. Handshaking between the telecommunications centers is carried out as outband signalling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventor: Markku Verkama
  • Patent number: 8200211
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Publication number: 20110199978
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed. A User Mobility Server (UMS) receives a first query from a first call state control function (CSCF). The UMS transmits a call setup and a subscriber identity to a servicing-call state control function (S-CSCF). The S-CSCF may have no record of the subscriber identity due to a restart are some other event. The UMS receives a second query from the S-CSCF based in part of the subscriber identity. The UMS transmits a home address of a mobile station to the S-CSCF. The UMS may also transmit a profile download to the S-CSCF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 7937081
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed which forwards a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS including the subscriber's TA. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the HSS. The HSS may store data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive. The technique may also include forwarding a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS and storing data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive in the S-CSCF so as to be protected against loss. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data including the subscriber's TA may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Spyder Navigations L.L.C.
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 7769374
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed which forwards a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS including the subscriber's TA. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the HSS. The HSS may store data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive. The technique may also include forwarding a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS and storing data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive in the S-CSCF so as to be protected against loss. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data including the subscriber's TA may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the S-CSCF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 7751379
    Abstract: An arrangement for providing IP mobility for a mobile station (MS) provides a care-of-address (COA) for routing data packets when the MS is away from home. In one embodiment, the arrangement includes support nodes, called gateway GPRS support nodes (GGSN) or serving GPRS gateway support nodes (SGSN), and a foreign agent (FA) having an IP address. In order to save IP addresses and radio resources, the FA is integrated into one of the support nodes (e.g., the SGSN), and the IP address of, or an IP address provided by the FA is also used as the MS COA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Markku Verkama, Patrik Flykt, Serge Haumont
  • Publication number: 20100167735
    Abstract: A technique for protecting location information of a subscriber in a mobile network is disclosed which forwards a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS including the subscriber's TA. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the HSS. The HSS may store data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive. The technique may also include forwarding a registration request from the subscriber to an S-CSCF including the subscriber's TA and then forwarding a location update from the S-CSCF to an HSS and storing data in a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive in the S-CSCF so as to be protected against loss. Upon the S-CSCF losing data, lost data including the subscriber's TA may be restored to the S-CSCF from the data stored in the S-CSCF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Son Phan-Anh, Balint Benko, Auvo Hartikainen, Markku Verkama, Heikki Juhani Einola, Stefano Faccin
  • Patent number: 7660772
    Abstract: The invention relates to an authentication method intended for a telecommunications network, especially for an IP network. From a terminal (TE1) in the network a first message (RR) containing an authenticator and a data unit is transmitted to the network, the data unit containing information relating to the manner in which the authenticator is formed. For carrying out authentication in the network, the data unit contained in the first message is used for determining a check value, which is compared with the said authenticator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Markku Verkama
  • Publication number: 20080101348
    Abstract: An arrangement for providing IP mobility for a mobile station (MS) provides a care-of-address (COA) for routing data packets when the MS is away from home. In one embodiment, the arrangement includes support nodes, called gateway GPRS support nodes (GGSN) or serving GPRS gateway support nodes (SGSN), and a foreign agent (FA) having an IP address. In order to save IP addresses and radio resources, the FA is integrated into one of the support nodes (e.g., the SGSN), and the IP address of, or an IP address provided by the FA is also used as the MS COA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Markku VERKAMA, Patrik FLYKT, Serge HAUMONT
  • Patent number: 7200385
    Abstract: The invention relates to selection of the implementation of a service, and particularly to selection of the implementation of a supplementary service in a mobile communication system, in a situation where a user can use different terminals the properties of which vary. In the solution of the invention, at least two different implementations are defined for a service, the terminal requirements of which differ from each other. The implementation of the service is selected (307, 308, 309, 317, and 318) on the basis of the properties of the terminal used. Thus the implementation of the services is made as optimal and flexible as possible by implementing each service function at the most useful location considering the properties of the terminal and network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Jukka Wallenius, Markku Verkama, Sami Uskela, Kimmo Laakkonen, Sivalingam Kengatharan
  • Patent number: RE43180
    Abstract: In connection-oriented switching of packet data in known mobile communications systems, resources of the transmission path between the serving node (SGSN) and the radio network subsystem (RNS) and memory resources of the radio network subsystem are reserved unnecessarily due to the burst-like nature of packet data. Thus the transmission network's limited address space and the radio network subsystem's management resources are consumed. The invention concerns such connection management in a mobile communications system, which is suitable for packet-switched data transmission. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the logical connection between the serving node (SGSN) and the radio network subsystem (RNS) is released, so that the logical connection between the serving node (SGSN) and the mobile station (MS) remains, and the released logical connection is reconnected, when relaying of user data starts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Markku Verkama, Kalle Ahmavaara, Timo Perala, Jari Hartikainen