Patents by Inventor Miikka Olavi Tikander

Miikka Olavi Tikander 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).

  • Method and apparatus for location based loudspeaker system configuration
    Patent number: 9877135
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention, a method is disclosed. Near field communication is detected between at least two devices. A location of at least one of the at least two devices is determined based on the detected near field communication. An audio channel of a multi-channel audio file is assigned based on the determined location of the at least one of the at least two devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Juha Reinhold Backman, Miikka Olavi Tikander
  • Method and Apparatus for Location Based Loudspeaker System Configuration
    Publication number: 20140362995
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the invention, a method is disclosed. Near field communication is detected between at least two devices. A location of at least one of the at least two devices is determined based on the detected near field communication. An audio channel of a multi-channel audio file is assigned based on the determined location of the at least one of the at least two devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Juha Reinhold Backman, Miikka Olavi Tikander