Patents by Inventor Martti Tuulos
Martti Tuulos 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: 7933211Abstract: An approach is provided for announcing a fault condition or failure in a network system. Announcement notifications are prioritized based on a priority information derived from at least two local parameters determined at a respective network element (NE1 to NEn). Thereby, fault correction activities can be optimized.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Martti Tuulos, Jani-Pekka Virtanen, Lauri Kahari, Pirkko Laaksonen, Colum Gaynor, Eero Wallenius
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Patent number: 7860512Abstract: The invention relates to a radio system and a method for managing radio resources in a radio system. The method comprises receiving radio capacity information of the radio cell, receiving transport capacity information on transport network, the transport network being used for connecting the base stations of the radio network to a core network. The method further comprises determining a transport capacity limit for the radio cell based on the transport capacity information; signalling the transport capacity limit of the radio cell to the base station; adjusting in the base station the radio capacity information based on the transport capacity limit; signalling from the base station the adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell; and managing radio resources of the radio network by using the signalled adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Tuulos
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Patent number: 7835721Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing at least first and second security levels in a mobile telecommunications device for use within a telecommunications network. The location of the mobile device is determined, and one of the first and second security levels is selected on the basis of that location. A security procedure is implemented within the mobile device on the basis of the selected security level.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2002Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Martti Tuulos, Kari-Matti Varanki
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Patent number: 7626932Abstract: According to the present invention, traffic control in an IP based network is provided. For this purpose, traffic situation in the network is measured, and the traffic flow is controlled on the basis of the measured traffic situation. Moreover, an operator may define rules for different measured situations, and the traffic flow is controlled on the basis of these rules.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Martti Tuulos, Kari-Matti Varanki, Ove Strandberg, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo, Erik Salo, Jussi Ruutu, Pertti Paski, Vilho Räisänen, Kari Niemelä, Ari Kynäslahti
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Publication number: 20080144488Abstract: An approach is provided for announcing a fault condition or failure in a network system. Announcement notifications are prioritized based on a priority information derived from at least two local parameters determined at a respective network element (NE1 to NEn). Thereby, fault correction activities can be optimized.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2007Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Martti Tuulos, Jani-Pekka Virtanen, Lauri Kahari, Pirkko Laaksonen, Colum Gaynor, Eero Wallenius
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Publication number: 20080070587Abstract: The invention relates to a radio system and a method for managing radio resources in a radio system. The method comprises receiving radio capacity information of the radio cell, receiving transport capacity information on transport network, the transport network being used for connecting the base stations of the radio network to a core network. The method further comprises determining a transport capacity limit for the radio cell based on the transport capacity information; signalling the transport capacity limit of the radio cell to the base station; adjusting in the base station the radio capacity information based on the transport capacity limit; signalling from the base station the adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell; and managing radio resources of the radio network by using the signalled adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2007Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Tuulos
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Patent number: 7305241Abstract: The invention relates to a radio system and a method for managing radio resources in a radio system. The method comprises receiving radio capacity information of the radio cell, receiving transport capacity information on transport network, the transport network being used for connecting the base stations of the radio network to a core network. The method further comprises determining a transport capacity limit for the radio cell based on the transport capacity information; signalling the transport capacity limit of the radio cell to the base station; adjusting in the base station the radio capacity information based on the transport capacity limit; signalling from the base station the adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell; and managing radio resources of the radio network by using the signaled adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Tuulos
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Patent number: 7209458Abstract: The invention is a method and a system for the providing of service to user equipment (UE). A method of providing services to user equipment in accordance with the invention includes providing from a database (420) to a policy decision entity (405) subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for the users to obtain the services; providing service information from at least one network or server (100), regarding service offered by the at least one network or server to the user equipment, forming policy rules at the policy decision entity based upon the subscriber information and the service information.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Kati Ahvonen, Ralitsa Gateva, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo, Tuija Hurtta, Mika Kiikkilä, Aki T. Korhonen, Zheng Li, Markku T. Mäkinen, Antti Pikkusaari, Martti Tuulos
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Publication number: 20060111118Abstract: The invention relates to a radio system and a method for managing radio resources in a radio system. The method comprises receiving radio capacity information of the radio cell, receiving transport capacity information on transport network, the transport network being used for connecting the base stations of the radio network to a core network. The method further comprises determining a transport capacity limit for the radio cell based on the transport capacity information; signalling the transport capacity limit of the radio cell to the base station; adjusting in the base station the radio capacity information based on the transport capacity limit; signalling from the base station the adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell; and managing radio resources of the radio network by using the signalled adjusted radio capacity information on the radio cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2002Publication date: May 25, 2006Inventors: Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Tuulos
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Patent number: 6980797Abstract: The present invention relates to a system including a mobile switching center, a base station communicating with the mobile switching center, a mobile station including a radio transmitter and a radio receiver for setting up a connection to the base station via the base station, an object including an identification mechanism, and a data processing device in which data relating to said object is maintained. For identifying the object, the mobile station reads the object's identification data from the identification mechanism, and mechanism for transmitting the read identification data by the mobile station's radio transmitter over the radio path via the base station further to the data processing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Martti Tuulos
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Publication number: 20050164675Abstract: A method and apparatus for implementing at least first and second security levels in a mobile telecommunications device for use within a telecommunications network. The location of the mobile device is determined, and one of the first and second security levels is selected on the basis of that location. A security procedure is implemented within the mobile device on the basis of the selected security level.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2002Publication date: July 28, 2005Inventors: Martti Tuulos, Karl-Matti Varanki
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Publication number: 20050122900Abstract: According to the present invention, traffic control in an IP based network is provided. For this purpose, traffic situation in the network is measured, and the traffic flow is controlled on the basis of the measured traffic situation. Moreover, an operator may define rules for different measured situations, and the traffic flow is controlled on the basis of these rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2001Publication date: June 9, 2005Inventors: Martti Tuulos, Kari-Matti Varanki, Ove Strandberg, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo, Erik Salo, Jussi Ruutu, Pertti Paski, Vilho Raisanen, Kari Niemela, Ari Kynaslahti
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Publication number: 20040116117Abstract: The invention is a method and a system for the providing of service to user equipment (UE). A method of providing services to user equipment in accordance with the invention includes providing from a database (420) to a policy decision entity (405) subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for the users to obtain the services; providing service information from at least one network or server (100), regarding service offered by the at least one network or server to the user equipment, forming policy rules at the policy decision entity based upon the subscriber information and the service information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Kati Ahvonen, Ralitsa Gateva, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo, Tuija Hurtta, Mika Kiikkila, Aki T. Korhonen, Zheng Li, Markku T. Makinen, Antti Pikkusaari, Martti Tuulos
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Patent number: 5842136Abstract: A method and telecommunication system for controlling a call in a telecommunication system, which comprises a telecommunication network and a first subscriber station and one or more other subscriber stations, in which method is maintained a call in which the subscriber stations participate. In the method of the invention, to remove the desired subscriber stations from the call, the first subscriber station instructs the telecommunication network to remove one or more other subscriber stations from the call, and the telecommunication network removes one or more other subscriber stations from the call without the call being interrupted. In particular, upon issuance of an addition message containing subscriber IDs, the system adds any identified subscriber not yet participating in the call and removes any identified subscriber already participating in the call.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 1995Date of Patent: November 24, 1998Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications OyInventor: Martti Tuulos
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Patent number: 5625879Abstract: A channel waiting method in a radio system, in which a plurality of base stations, mobile radio stations and a mobile services switching center which allocates radio channels to all calls in which one or more mobile stations participate and places the call in wait mode if radio channel capacity required by the call is not available. In order to avoid unnecessary reservation of radio channels and to ensure allocation of channels to all calls, the radio channel capacity available at a time is, at most, partly dependent on the waiting order of the calls, allocated to the waiting call for which the available channel capacity is the most suitable in view of the suitability value calculated for the call and when all the radio capacity required by the call is available.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1996Date of Patent: April 29, 1997Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications OYInventor: Martti Tuulos