Patents by Inventor Mikko Vaananen

Mikko Vaananen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135644
    Abstract: A method including: receiving colour images, depth images, and viewpoint information; dividing 3D space occupied by real-world environment into 3D grid(s) of voxels (204); creating 3D data structure(s) comprising nodes, each node representing corresponding voxel; dividing colour image and depth image into colour tiles and depth tiles, respectively; mapping colour tile to voxel(s) whose colour information is captured in colour tile, based on depth information captured in corresponding depth tile and viewpoint from which colour image and depth image are captured; and storing, in node representing voxel(s), reference information indicative of unique identification of colour tile that captures colour information of voxel(s) and corresponding depth tile that captures depth information, along with viewpoint information indicative of viewpoint from which colour image and depth image are captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Varjo Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Mikko Strandborg, Kimmo Roimela, Pekka Väänänen
  • Publication number: 20240127191
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Patent number: 11923805
    Abstract: An oscillator arrangement is provided, comprising a relaxation oscillator having an active state and an inactive state; a bias current circuit portion arranged to provide a bias current to the relaxation oscillator during said active state; and an electronic switch arranged to isolate said relaxation oscillator from the bias current circuit portion when in said inactive state. The oscillator arrangement is arranged to store an internal voltage value associated with said bias current and the bias current circuit portion is arranged to use the stored internal voltage value to generate the bias current when the oscillator is started up from the inactive state to the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Nordic Semiconductor ASA
    Inventors: Mikko Lintonen, Jarmo Väänänen
  • Patent number: 11915184
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for controlling at least one robot system. This includes offering control of a first robot to a first mobile application, indicating an available service offered by the first robot, and receiving instructions to perform the available service. This further includes delivering: (i) debris, (ii) dust, or (iii) cut grass to a stationary second garbage collection robot. A computing system maintains a device profile for the first robot, indicates the available service and a status of the first robot to the first mobile application, and is configured to update the first mobile application. The first robot is configured to drive while performing the available service and is controlled by at least one of: (i) a camera or (ii) a sensor, to avoid collision. The second robot is a stationary garbage collection robot configured to store the delivered debris, dust, or cut grass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Publication number: 20240048649
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Patent number: 11893545
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Patent number: 11811962
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Patent number: 11763265
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Publication number: 20230245073
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Patent number: 11574288
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Patent number: 11521181
    Abstract: A cloud based intelligent secretary application, a method and a system for scheduling a meeting is disclosed. This includes a cloud based intelligent secretary application, running on a mobile device and a cloud server. The cloud based intelligent secretary application enables multiple users to form a group. The members of the group allow their mobile devices to be accessed by the cloud based intelligent secretary application. The cloud based intelligent secretary application receives a request for arranging a meeting with at least two members of the group. The cloud based intelligent secretary application calculates the meeting means, place and time that allow the minimum total disruption and cost, and/or, maximum efficiency for the meeting. The cloud based intelligent secretary application suggests the meeting means, place and time that allows the minimum total disruption and cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Publication number: 20220318939
    Abstract: The invention relates to field of filing legal documents via the cloud (100, 130). The best mode of this invention is considered to be cloud based internet filing and storage system of legal documents that allows the user to compose and file documents, based on computer generated attorney instructions, forms and letter templates, without actually hiring an attorney. The invention has the advantage of providing legally correct advice at an affordable price to the end customer in multiple jurisdictions and substantive fields at once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Publication number: 20220300890
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for controlling at least one robot system. This includes offering control of a first robot to a first mobile application, indicating an available service offered by the first robot, and receiving instructions to perform the available service. This further includes delivering: (i) debris, (ii) dust, or (iii) cut grass to a stationary second garbage collection robot. A computing system maintains a device profile for the first robot, indicates the available service and a status of the first robot to the first mobile application, and is configured to update the first mobile application. The first robot is configured to drive while performing the available service and is controlled by at least one of: (i) a camera or (ii) a sensor, to avoid collision. The second robot is a stationary garbage collection robot configured to store the delivered debris, dust, or cut grass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Publication number: 20220261768
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Publication number: 20220263935
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Patent number: 11410256
    Abstract: The invention relates to field of filing legal documents via the cloud (100, 130). The best mode of this invention is considered to be cloud based internet filing and storage system of legal documents that allows the user to compose and file documents, based on computer generated attorney instructions, forms and letter templates, without actually hiring an attorney. The invention has the advantage of providing legally correct advice at an affordable price to the end customer in multiple jurisdictions and substantive fields at once.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Patent number: 11386383
    Abstract: The invention discloses a waitressing drone that brings drinks to people at the restaurant, and the orders are identified from the Facebook photo of the user, that the drone displays when making the delivery. The invention facilitates the interaction with humans and drones via the social network. With the invention, the order input time is greatly reduced for the consumer, and the consumer may move about while waiting for the order as the drone finds the consumer. Also importantly, the social nature of the drone allows for the sharing of drones among multiple human users. Further, the interfacing of the social human profile with non-human drone profiles allows for the continuous retraining and reprogramming of drones to meet more specific and individualistic user tasks, thereby liberating people from mundane manual labour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen
  • Publication number: 20220207491
    Abstract: A cloud based intelligent secretary application, a method and a system for scheduling a meeting is disclosed. This includes a cloud based intelligent secretary application, running on a mobile device and a cloud server. The cloud based intelligent secretary application enables multiple users to form a group. The members of the group allow their mobile devices to be accessed by the cloud based intelligent secretary application. The cloud based intelligent secretary application receives a request for arranging a meeting with at least two members of the group. The cloud based intelligent secretary application calculates the meeting means, place and time that allow the minimum total disruption and cost, and/or, maximum efficiency for the meeting. The cloud based intelligent secretary application suggests the meeting means, place and time that allows the minimum total disruption and cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Publication number: 20220198416
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of making online payments by integrating social networks and payment networks to a seamless network. In particular, some embodiments of the invention leverage the information in the social network to conduct financial transactions. A social payment network app can incorporate all or most of the functions of credit cards, internet banking and money order companies by using the data and functions already available in the social network. Some embodiments of the invention provide better counterparty recognition, reduce the chance of fraud, or fraud, and provide a cheaper payment platform to consumers or small businesses while also reducing the administrative burden in making and paying purchases or reporting payments and/or expenses to third parties, such as the employer or tax administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko VAANANEN
  • Patent number: 11349975
    Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and a software program product for assisting a user and/or managing tasks of the user, by a mobile secretary cloud application configured to operate in a mobile client device and cloud server network. The mobile secretary cloud application reads data from another software application and operates at least one of another application and a third application based on the read data. Further, Artificial intelligence is utilized by the mobile secretary cloud application for operating another application and the third application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventor: Mikko Vaananen