Patents by Inventor Mika VIITALA
Mika VIITALA 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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Publication number: 20240196201Abstract: Inter-alia, methods are disclosed for decoding an optimized message format utilizable for positioning. The methods may include obtaining at least one encoded sample measurement comprising: at a maximum two full identifier information of respective radio nodes; at a maximum three partial identifier information of respective radio nodes, wherein a part of a respective full identifier information of the respective radio nodes is comprised; and at least one signal strength information of the respective radio nodes; and resolving a respective partial identifier information of the maximum of three partial identifier information of respective radio nodes to determine their respective full identifier information. Corresponding apparatus(es), computer program(s) and system(s) are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes WIROLA, Mika VIITALA
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Publication number: 20240192303Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: gathering at least one sample measurement comprising at least one of an identifier information or signal strength information of a plurality of radio nodes, wherein one or more signals sent by the respective radio nodes are observable at a location where the apparatus performs the gather of the at least one sample measurement; encoding the at least one sample measurement based on the following conditions: allowing the encoded at least one sample measurement to comprise at a maximum two full identifier information of the respective radio nodes; allowing the encoded at least one sample measurement to comprise at a maximum three partial identifier information, wherein a part of a respective full identifier information of the respective radio nodes is allowed to be comprised; and allowing the encoded at least one sample measurement to comprise at least one signal strength information of the respective radio nodes; and providing the encoded at least one sample measuremType: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Lauri Aarne Johannes WIROLA, Mika VIITALA
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Patent number: 11714160Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes associating an identifying information indicative of an item to be tracked from a first device to a second device. The method also includes assigning a master/slave information indicative of a responsibility that the first device and/or the second device is in charge of tracking the item from the first device to the second device. The method further includes determining a position estimate indicative of a position of the item to be tracked based at least partially on the identifying information and the master/slave information. The first device is directly related to the item to be tracked, and the second device is not directly to the item to be tracked. An apparatus, a tangible computer-readable medium and a system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.Inventors: Marko Luomi, Mika Viitala
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Patent number: 11662420Abstract: A method includes obtaining or holding available first radio map information representing a first radio map for a first environment. The method also includes determining, at least partially based on said first radio map information, second radio map information representing a second radio map for a second environment. The second radio map contains or represents a respective radio coverage model for each radio device of a group of radio devices. A portion of the second environment at least partially covers the first environment. A density of radio coverage models contained in or represented by said second radio map in the portion of said second environment and at least partially covering the first environment is higher than a density of radio coverage models contained in or represented by the second radio map in a remaining portion of the second environment. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.Inventors: Mika Viitala, Marko Luomi
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Patent number: 11653172Abstract: It is inter-alia disclosed a method comprises: obtaining or holding available at least one training set of radio signal observation results, wherein a respective training set of radio signal observation results is held available in association with identification information of a corresponding area of interest on a site, wherein a respective training set of radio signal observation results is captured at a corresponding observation position within a corresponding area of interest on said site; obtaining or holding available area of interest information indicating whether at least one tracking device has been determined to have entered and/or to have been located within a corresponding area of interest on the site; obtaining or holding available current radio signal observation data of a current tracking device representing one or more current sets of radio signal observation results captured by a radio interface of the current tracking device when present on said site, wherein a respective current set of rType: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Minja Volotinen, Mika Viitala, Simon Madine
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Publication number: 20220312147Abstract: Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: generating a proximity geofence at least partially based on at least one stored radio map, wherein the proximity geofence is indicative of an area, wherein a limited memory capacity device is enabled to determine whether or not it is located within the area, wherein a geofence borders the area, wherein the proximity geofence is limited to comprising identifying information of one or more radio nodes which one or more respective coverage areas, in which radio signals sent by a respective radio node of the one or more radio nodes are observable, at least partially overlap with the coverage of the area of the proximity geofence, and wherein the at least one stored radio map is indicative of information identifying one or more radio nodes located in a geographical area that comprises the area of the proximity geofence; and providing the proximity geofence. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Marko LUOMI, Mika VIITALA
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Patent number: 11399256Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for deciding, for at least one set of geofence related data related to a respective geofence, based at least in part on a storage size of the at least one set of geofence related data, whether or not the at least one set of geofence related data shall be provided to a mobile device to which the respective geofence shall apply. The method and apparatus also provide or cause provision of the at least one set of geofence related data to the mobile device, if it is decided that the at least one set of geofence related data shall be provided to the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Marko Luomi, Lauri Aarne Johannes Wirola, Petri Rauhala, Mika Viitala
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Patent number: 11385319Abstract: Disclosed is an approach for improving positioning quality via a feedback loop between a radio-based positioning system and a client device, such as a tracking system. In particular, the tracking system or other client device may request and then receive a position estimate from the positioning system. The tracking system could then make a determination that the position estimate is incorrect, such as by determining that it is an outlier relative to a location trace, for instance. Responsive to this determination, the tracking system may transmit, to the position system, an indication of radio node(s) associated with the incorrect position estimate. Based on this indication, the positioning system could then exclude one or more of those radio node(s) from a radio map, thereby improving quality of the radio map and in turn quality of future position estimates, among other advantages.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.Inventors: Mika Viitala, Marko Luomi
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Publication number: 20220167116Abstract: It is inter-alia disclosed a method comprises: obtaining or holding available at least one training set of radio signal observation results, wherein a respective training set of radio signal observation results is held available in association with identification information of a corresponding area of interest on a site, wherein a respective training set of radio signal observation results is captured at a corresponding observation position within a corresponding area of interest on said site; obtaining or holding available area of interest information indicating whether at least one tracking device has been determined to have entered and/or to have been located within a corresponding area of interest on the site; obtaining or holding available current radio signal observation data of a current tracking device representing one or more current sets of radio signal observation results captured by a radio interface of the current tracking device when present on said site, wherein a respective current set of rType: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Minja VOLOTINEN, Mika VIITALA, Simon MADINE
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Publication number: 20220167115Abstract: It is inter-alia disclosed a method comprises: obtaining or holding available radio signal observation data of a tracking device representing one or more sets of radio signal observation results captured by a radio interface of the tracking device when present on a site, wherein a respective set of radio signal observation results is captured at a corresponding observation position on said site; obtaining or holding available setting information; associating at least one training set of radio signal observation results with identification information of an area of interest on said site, if at least one of the one or more sets of radio signal observation results is indicated as the at least one training set of radio signal observation results by the setting information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Minja VOLOTINEN, Mika VIITALA, Simon MADINE
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Publication number: 20210263130Abstract: Disclosed is an approach for improving positioning quality via a feedback loop between a radio-based positioning system and a client device, such as a tracking system. In particular, the tracking system or other client device may request and then receive a position estimate from the positioning system. The tracking system could then make a determination that the position estimate is incorrect, such as by determining that it is an outlier relative to a location trace, for instance. Responsive to this determination, the tracking system may transmit, to the position system, an indication of radio node(s) associated with the incorrect position estimate. Based on this indication, the positioning system could then exclude one or more of those radio node(s) from a radio map, thereby improving quality of the radio map and in turn quality of future position estimates, among other advantages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: MIKA VIITALA, MARKO LUOMI
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Publication number: 20210150470Abstract: Inter alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining one or more position estimates each indicative of a position of a physical tracking device, wherein the one or more position estimates are obtained based, at least in part, on an identification information of a transportable asset; and generating an aggregate trace information based, at least in part, on the obtained one or more position estimates, or updating the aggregate trace information based, at least in part, on the obtained one or more position estimates and one or more further position estimates of one or more further physical tracking devices provided that aggregate trace information is available prior to the obtaining of the one or more position estimates, wherein the aggregate trace information is associated with the transportable asset and indicates at least one position of the transportable asset. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Mika VIITALA, Simon MADINE
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Publication number: 20210127225Abstract: It is inter-alia disclosed a method performed by an apparatus, said method comprising receiving a representation of a geofence for each geofence of one or more geofences from a server via a network, wherein the representation of a geofence comprises a set of sub-geofences, and wherein the sub-geofences of a set of sub-geofences represent splitted components of the geofence associated with the set of sub-geofences.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2018Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Mika VIITALA, Marko LUOMI
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Publication number: 20210041526Abstract: A method is disclosed that includes associating an identifying information indicative of an item to be tracked from a first device to a second device. The method also includes assigning a master/slave information indicative of a responsibility that the first device and/or the second device is in charge of tracking the item from the first device to the second device. The method further includes determining a position estimate indicative of a position of the item to be tracked based at least partially on the identifying information and the master/slave information. The first device is directly related to the item to be tracked, and the second device is not directly to the item to be tracked. An apparatus, a tangible computer-readable medium and a system are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Marko LUOMI, Mika VIITALA
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Publication number: 20210011113Abstract: A method includes obtaining or holding available first radio map information representing a first radio map for a first environment. The method also includes determining, at least partially based on said first radio map information, second radio map information representing a second radio map for a second environment. The second radio map contains or represents a respective radio coverage model for each radio device of a group of radio devices. A portion of the second environment at least partially covers the first environment. A density of radio coverage models contained in or represented by said second radio map in the portion of said second environment and at least partially covering the first environment is higher than a density of radio coverage models contained in or represented by the second radio map in a remaining portion of the second environment. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Mika Viitala, Marko Luomi
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Publication number: 20200359162Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for deciding, for at least one set of geofence related data related to a respective geofence, based at least in part on a storage size of the at least one set of geofence related data, whether or not the at least one set of geofence related data shall be provided to a mobile device to which the respective geofence shall apply. The method and apparatus also provide or cause provision of the at least one set of geofence related data to the mobile device, if it is decided that the at least one set of geofence related data shall be provided to the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: HERE Global B.V.Inventors: Marko LUOMI, Lauri Aarne Johannes WIROLA, Petri RAUHALA, Mika VIITALA