Patents by Inventor Miika Vahtola

Miika Vahtola 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: 7539795
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein concerns methods and apparatus for implementing dynamic shortcuts for use in navigating web content and application program windows. In particular, the methods and apparatus of the invention allow a user to associate one or more items selected from web content or application program windows with a dynamic shortcut. In one aspect of the invention, a user assigns a keyboard shortcut to one or more web pages viewed during the browsing session. Once assigned a keyboard shortcut, the one or more web pages can be rapidly accessed using the keyboard shortcut. In variations of the invention, the one or more web pages may be assigned an icon accessible from, for example, the desktop. In other aspects of the invention the keyboard shortcut or icon is associated with content or resources derived from multiple sources; such as, for example, web pages located using a browser and application program windows spawned using an application program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Miika Vahtola
  • Publication number: 20080141160
    Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are provided for creating chapters in recorded continuous media data at the time that the continuous media data is being recorded. More particularly, while recording continuous media data, a user may instruct the processor of a recording device to create a chapter at a particular location in the continuous media data by actuating a user input device during the recording of the continuous media data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Miika Vahtola
  • Publication number: 20070180407
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein concerns methods and apparatus for implementing dynamic shortcuts for use in navigating web content and application program windows. In particular, the methods and apparatus of the invention allow a user to associate one or more items selected from web content or application program windows with a dynamic shortcut. In one aspect of the invention, a user assigns a keyboard shortcut to one or more web pages viewed during the browsing session. Once assigned a keyboard shortcut, the one or more web pages can be rapidly accessed using the keyboard shortcut. In variations of the invention, the one or more web pages may be assigned an icon accessible from, for example, the desktop. In other aspects of the invention the keyboard shortcut or icon is associated with content or resources derived from multiple sources; such as, for example, web pages located using a browser and application program windows spawned using an application program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Miika Vahtola