Patents by Inventor Mika Kiikkila

Mika Kiikkila 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).

  • Enhanced QoS control
    Patent number: 7209458
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Kati Ahvonen, Ralitsa Gateva, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo, Tuija Hurtta, Mika Kiikkilä, Aki T. Korhonen, Zheng Li, Markku T. Mäkinen, Antti Pikkusaari, Martti Tuulos
  • Method for service management in communications system
    Publication number: 20050107087
    Abstract: A method for service management in a telecommunications network is disclosed, wherein at least one service is accessible via said network, and the network is managed by management systems. The method includes the step of providing common traffic categories. The method also includes the step of providing for said common traffic categories information as to how the respective common traffic categories are to be treated in the network. The method also includes the step of allocating one of the common traffic categories to at least one service. The method also includes the step of treating the service in the network in accordance with the information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Markku Makinen, Mika Kiikkila, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo
  • Enhanced QoS control
    Publication number: 20040116117
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Kati Ahvonen, Ralitsa Gateva, Zhi-Chun Honkasalo, Tuija Hurtta, Mika Kiikkila, Aki T. Korhonen, Zheng Li, Markku T. Makinen, Antti Pikkusaari, Martti Tuulos