Patents by Inventor Mikko Repka
Mikko Repka 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: 10448897Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, by an apparatus, instantaneous images from an optical heart activity sensor, wherein the instantaneous images characterize a heart activity data of a user; obtaining information about spatial shifts of a measuring area of the optical heart activity sensor in relation to a body tissue of the user; determining effect of the spatial shifts in the instantaneous images based on the information about the spatial shifts; enhancing the instantaneous images by decreasing the effect of the spatial shifts in the instantaneous images; and processing the enhanced instantaneous images into the heart activity data of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Mikko Repka, Jukka-Tapani Makinen, Juha Sumen, Seppo Korkala
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Patent number: 10335636Abstract: A system that monitors user activity includes a wrist device including a curved body and an electronic circuitry supported by the body. The electronic circuitry includes a first set of light emitting diodes arranged in a matrix form and forming a display unit, at least one motion sensor configured to measure physical motion caused by a user to the wrist device, and at least one processor configured to acquire motion measurement data from the at least one motion sensor, to process the motion measurement data into a motion activity metric, and to cause the display unit to display the motion activity metric. The at least one processor is further configured to acquire heart activity measurement data from a heart activity sensor, to process the heart activity measurement data into a heart activity metric, and to cause the display unit to display the heart activity metric.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Veli-Matti Holma, Taina Koistinen, Petri Jaaskelainen, Olli Komulainen, Ville Kampman, Lotta Ronnberg, Mikko Repka, Hannu Kinnunen, Petteri Siekkinen, Tarja Maatta, Arto Niva
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Patent number: 10154129Abstract: A wearable electronic apparatus, a computer program and a method are disclosed. Physical activity data measured relating to a user of a wearable electronic apparatus is obtained. An exercise mode of the wearable electronic apparatus is switched on such that information related to the physical activity data is outputted to the user. While the exercise mode is on, wireless application data is received, and, only if the application data fulfills a predetermined relevance condition, the application data is outputted to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Mikko Repka, Mika Erkkila
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Patent number: 10016160Abstract: A wristband, an electronics module, and a wrist device are disclosed. The wristband and the electronics module form the modular wrist device. The electronics module, when mounted to the wristband, stiffens a structure of at least a portion of the wrist device in order to enable the wrist device to firmly attach against a wrist of a user and to enable optical heart activity measurement by the electronics module.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Polar Electro OyInventors: Juho Rahko, Erkki Hinkola, Lauri Lumme, Mikko Repka
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Patent number: 9907998Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a wrist device, a notification of an event, wherein the notification is indicated to a user of the wrist device; in response to receiving the notification, initiating at least one measurement; determining, based on the at least one measurement, that a predetermined condition is met; and in response to the determining that the predetermined condition is met, performing an action having an effect on the indication of the notification.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20170065224Abstract: A wristband, an electronics module, and a wrist device are disclosed. The wristband and the electronics module form the modular wrist device. The electronics module, when mounted to the wristband, stiffens a structure of at least a portion of the wrist device in order to enable the wrist device to firmly attach against a wrist of a user and to enable optical heart activity measurement by the electronics module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Juho Rahko, Erkki Hinkola, Olli Komulainen, Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20160337843Abstract: A wearable electronic apparatus, a computer program and a method are disclosed. Physical activity data measured relating to a user of a wearable electronic apparatus is obtained. An exercise mode of the wearable electronic apparatus is switched on such that information related to the physical activity data is outputted to the user. While the exercise mode is on, wireless application data is received, and, only if the application data fulfills a predetermined relevance condition, the application data is outputted to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Mikko Repka, Mika Erkkila
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Publication number: 20160332025Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a wrist device, a notification of an event, wherein the notification is indicated to a user of the wrist device; in response to receiving the notification, initiating at least one measurement; determining, based on the at least one measurement, that a predetermined condition is met; and in response to the determining that the predetermined condition is met, performing an action having an effect on the indication of the notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventor: Mikko Repka
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Patent number: 9448722Abstract: A method of entering text into an electronic device 1 comprising a display 7, the method comprising: controlling 21 the display 7 to display one or more demarcated areas 51 having a transparent background 55; detecting 23 an input in one of the one or more demarcated areas 51; and in response to the detecting step controlling 25 the display 7 to display an opaque background 57 instead of a transparent background 55 for at least one of the one or more demarcated areas 51 for text entry.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Shijun Yuan, Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20160256741Abstract: A system that monitors user activity includes a wrist device including a curved body and an electronic circuitry supported by the body. The electronic circuitry includes a first set of light emitting diodes arranged in a matrix form and forming a display unit, at least one motion sensor configured to measure physical motion caused by a user to the wrist device, and at least one processor configured to acquire motion measurement data from the at least one motion sensor, to process the motion measurement data into a motion activity metric, and to cause the display unit to display the motion activity metric. The at least one processor is further configured to acquire heart activity measurement data from a heart activity sensor, to process the heart activity measurement data into a heart activity metric, and to cause the display unit to display the heart activity metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Veli-Matti Holma, Taina Koistinen, Petri Jaaskelainen, Olli Komulainen, Ville Kampman, Lotta Ronnberg, Mikko Repka, Hannu Kinnunen, Petteri Siekkinen, Tarja Maatta, Arto Niva
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Publication number: 20160242698Abstract: A method includes: obtaining, by an apparatus, instantaneous images from an optical heart activity sensor, wherein the instantaneous images characterize a heart activity data of a user; obtaining information about spatial shifts of a measuring area of the optical heart activity sensor in relation to a body tissue of the user; determining effect of the spatial shifts in the instantaneous images based on the information about the spatial shifts; enhancing the instantaneous images by decreasing the effect of the spatial shifts in the instantaneous images; and processing the enhanced instantaneous images into the heart activity data of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Mikko Repka, Jukka-Tapani Makinen, Juha Sumen, Seppo Korkala
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Patent number: 8897823Abstract: Improved contact information is provided to users of mobile stations such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants with wireless telephony capability. In particular, the present invention displays the types of messages that a contact listed on a contact list of the mobile station can receive. In addition, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for updating this information. In one method for updating contact information, the mobile station contacts a database which stores information concerning what types of electronic messages that users of the wireless telecommunications network can receive; requests up-to-date information concerning at least one contact listed on the contact list; receives the up-to-date information, and then updates the information stored in the memory of the mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20140113599Abstract: Improved contact information is provided to users of mobile stations such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants with wireless telephony capability. In particular, the present invention displays the types of messages that a contact listed on a contact list of the mobile station can receive. In addition, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for updating this information. In one method for updating contact information, the mobile station contacts a database which stores information concerning what types of electronic messages that users of the wireless telecommunications network can receive; requests up-to-date information concerning at least one contact listed on the contact list; receives the up-to-date information, and then updates the information stored in the memory of the mobile station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventor: Mikko Repka
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Patent number: 8634861Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for providing improved contact information to users of mobile stations such as, for example, cellular telephones and personal digital assistants with wireless telephony capability. In particular, the present invention displays the types of messages that a contact listed on a contact list of the mobile station can receive. In addition, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for updating this information. In one method for updating contact information, the mobile station contacts a database which stores information concerning what types of electronic messages that users of the wireless telecommunications network can receive; requests up-to-date information concerning at least one contact listed on the contact list; receives the up-to-date information, and then updates the information stored in the memory of the mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20100146459Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for presenting an application window on a touch sensitive screen of a mobile device, the application window configured to facilitate user interaction with an application and with a plurality of touch activatable items displayable in a predetermined manner within the application window. A first long tap is detected having a first predetermined duration within the application window and invoking, in response to detecting the first long tap, a first mode of the application window that enables a first type of behavior of one or more of the touch activatable items. At a touch sensitive screen location other than a location within the application window, a second long tap having a second predetermined duration is detected and, in response to the second long tap, a second mode is invoked that influences behavior of one or more of the touch activatable items within the application window.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Inventor: MIKKO REPKA
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Publication number: 20090207143Abstract: A method of entering text into an electronic device 1 comprising a display 7, the method comprising: controlling 21 the display 7 to display one or more demarcated areas 51 having a transparent background 55; detecting 23 an input in one of the one or more demarcated areas 51; and in response to the detecting step controlling 25 the display 7 to display an opaque background 57 instead of a transparent background 55 for at least one of the one or more demarcated areas 51 for text entry.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2005Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Shijun Yuan, Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20080113661Abstract: A method is provided that provides a user with additional options for managing service providers for mobile devices that wirelessly connect to service providers. The method includes: in response to detecting a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of service providers to which a mobile electronic device may wirelessly connect, providing a user with at least one option to assist in selecting a service provider of the plurality of service providers; and in response to a user input, selecting a service provider of the plurality of service providers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventor: Mikko Repka
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Patent number: 7197184Abstract: A method for entering ZhuYin symbols and tone marks into electronic text is provided. The method comprises receiving an input symbol and providing a candidate list comprising the input symbol and the Chinese characters associated with the input symbol. After the selection of the input symbol from the candidate list, the selected input symbol is entered to the electronic text, and the tone marks of the ZhuYin symbol set are provided. After the selection of a tone mark, the selected tone mark is entered to the electronic text.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2004Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Mikko Repka
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Publication number: 20060135142Abstract: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for providing improved contact information to users of mobile stations such as, for example, cellular telephones and personal digital assistants with wireless telephony capability. In particular, the present invention displays the types of messages that a contact listed on a contact list of the mobile station can receive. In addition, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for updating this information. In one method for updating contact information, the mobile station contacts a database which stores information concerning what types of electronic messages that users of the wireless telecommunications network can receive; requests up-to-date information concerning at least one contact listed on the contact list; receives the up-to-date information, and then updates the information stored in the memory of the mobile station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: June 22, 2006Inventor: Mikko Repka
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Patent number: D760766Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OYInventor: Mikko Repka