Patents by Inventor Niclas Granqvist

Niclas Granqvist 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).

  • Patent number: 11557395
    Abstract: A portable apparatus includes an exercise-measurement circuitry that measures exercise-related measurement data related to a user carrying out an exercise, a communication circuitry configured to provide the portable apparatus with wireless communication capability, and a processing circuitry configured to a perform operations. The operations include receiving the exercise-related measurement data from the exercise-measurement circuitry, receiving configuration data from an external user interface apparatus over a bidirectional wireless communication connection established through the communication circuitry and capable of transferring payload data to both directions, processing the exercise-related measurement data according to the received exercise-related parameters in order to obtain advanced exercise-related data, and communicating the advanced exercise-related measurement data to the user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Tapio Kanniainen, Sami Karvonen, Matti Korpela
  • Patent number: 11553881
    Abstract: A cardiac activity measurement assembly for a sports equipment handle and the handle is disclosed, wherein the assembly includes an optical cardiac activity sensor configured to measure cardiac activity of a user, and an attachment element for floatingly attaching the optical cardiac activity sensor to a handle of sports equipment in order to reduce pressure on a measuring head of the sensor caused by a skin contact between the measuring head and at least one finger or a palm of the user when gripping the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Andrea Raso, Niclas Granqvist, Patrick Celka, Sami Karvonen, Stephane Berginz
  • Patent number: 11160453
    Abstract: The present document discloses a solution for estimating blood pulse wave characteristics by using multiple measurement locations of a human body. According to an aspect, a method includes detecting, in a first measurement signal measured by a first heart activity sensor associated with a first location of a human body, a first occurrence of a blood pulse wave; detecting, in a second measurement signal measured by a second heart activity sensor from a second location of the human body different from the first location, a second occurrence of the blood pulse wave; estimating, on the basis of said detections synchronized to a common clock, time characteristics of the blood pulse wave; and computing, on the basis of said time characteristics, a metric representing a physiological condition of the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Patrick Celka
  • Publication number: 20200205676
    Abstract: A portable apparatus includes an exercise-measurement circuitry that measures exercise-related measurement data related to a user carrying out an exercise, a communication circuitry configured to provide the portable apparatus with wireless communication capability, and a processing circuitry configured to a perform operations. The operations include receiving the exercise-related measurement data from the exercise-measurement circuitry, receiving configuration data from an external user interface apparatus over a bidirectional wireless communication connection established through the communication circuitry and capable of transferring payload data to both directions, processing the exercise-related measurement data according to the received exercise-related parameters in order to obtain advanced exercise-related data, and communicating the advanced exercise-related measurement data to the user interface apparatus over the bidirectional wireless communication connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Tapio Kanniainen, Sami Karvonen, Matti Korpela
  • Publication number: 20190350530
    Abstract: A cardiac activity measurement assembly for a sports equipment handle and the handle is disclosed, wherein the assembly includes an optical cardiac activity sensor configured to measure cardiac activity of a user, and an attachment element for floatingly attaching the optical cardiac activity sensor to a handle of sports equipment in order to reduce pressure on a measuring head of the sensor caused by a skin contact between the measuring head and at least one finger or a palm of the user when gripping the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Andrea RASO, Niclas GRANQVIST, Patrick CELKA, Sami KARVONEN, Stephane BERGINZ
  • Patent number: 10469241
    Abstract: A method of performing clock synchronization between two apparatuses includes storing, in a first apparatus, information representing synchronization accuracy required by at least one function of the apparatus; carrying out, by the first apparatus, a service discovery procedure with a second apparatus, and receiving clock information from the second apparatus during the service discovery procedure; determining, by the first apparatus on the basis of the received clock information and said stored information, whether or not synchronization accuracy is sufficient for the at least one function; and upon determining that the synchronization accuracy is sufficient for the at least one function, synchronizing a clock of the first apparatus with a clock of the second apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Patrick Celka
  • Publication number: 20190254524
    Abstract: The present document discloses a solution for estimating blood pulse wave characteristics by using multiple measurement locations of a human body. According to an aspect, a method includes detecting, in a first measurement signal measured by a first heart activity sensor associated with a first location of a human body, a first occurrence of a blood pulse wave; detecting, in a second measurement signal measured by a second heart activity sensor from a second location of the human body different from the first location, a second occurrence of the blood pulse wave; estimating, on the basis of said detections synchronized to a common clock, time characteristics of the blood pulse wave; and computing, on the basis of said time characteristics, a metric representing a physiological condition of the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Patrick Celka
  • Patent number: 10313420
    Abstract: A system includes a portable device and an external device connected wirelessly. Graphical user interface data determines a user interface functionality to be executed in a user interface of the external device in the portable apparatus, and is transmitted to the external device. The user interface functionality includes presenting at least one graphical interaction element on the user interface and receiving user input as a response to the user interacting with the graphical interaction element. The input data received from the user interface is used in the portable device to control a computer process relating to physiological data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Polar Electro OY
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Mika Erkkila, Olli Komulainen
  • Patent number: 9936084
    Abstract: A system includes a wrist computer and a portable video camera. The wrist computer acquires physical activity data measured by a sensor device, generates a time marker on the basis of the physical activity data, and transmits the time marker to the portable video camera according to a predefined wireless communication protocol. The portable video camera is configured to record video data, encode the video data into a video data file, and store the received time marker as meta data in the video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Mika Erkkila, Niclas Granqvist
  • Patent number: 9923973
    Abstract: A method provides a service in a Bluetooth device. The method includes initiating, in a first Bluetooth device connection establishment with a second Bluetooth device; carrying out a service discovery procedure with the second Bluetooth device, during which at least one unique service identifier associated with a personal training data service is exchanged between the first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device, wherein the personal training data service comprises at least one personal training data item processed by the first Bluetooth device and/or the second Bluetooth device during a physical exercise; and after the service discovery procedure, transferring at least one frame with the second Bluetooth device, wherein the frame comprises an information element specifying personal training data and a command information element specifying how to process the personal training data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Hannu Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20170359162
    Abstract: A method of performing clock synchronization between two apparatuses includes storing, in a first apparatus, information representing synchronization accuracy required by at least one function of the apparatus; carrying out, by the first apparatus, a service discovery procedure with a second apparatus, and receiving clock information from the second apparatus during the service discovery procedure; determining, by the first apparatus on the basis of the received clock information and said stored information, whether or not synchronization accuracy is sufficient for the at least one function; and upon determining that the synchronization accuracy is sufficient for the at least one function, synchronizing a clock of the first apparatus with a clock of the second apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Patrick Celka
  • Patent number: 9763056
    Abstract: There is provided a radio device, comprising: a Bluetooth circuitry configured to generate and advertise a Blue-tooth beacon signal having frame format according to the Bluetooth standard; a proximity communication circuitry configured to receive configuration commands wirelessly from a physically separate user device over a magnetic induction-based proximity communication; and at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer pro-gram code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the radio device to perform operations comprising: reconfiguring at least part of data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal on the basis of the received configuration commands, wherein the data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal is set to comprise at least physical activity related information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OY
    Inventors: Raphael Ansermet, Niclas Granqvist, Markku Karjalainen
  • Publication number: 20170214748
    Abstract: A method provides a service in a Bluetooth device. The method includes initiating, in a first Bluetooth device connection establishment with a second Bluetooth device; carrying out a service discovery procedure with the second Bluetooth device, during which at least one unique service identifier associated with a personal training data service is exchanged between the first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device, wherein the personal training data service comprises at least one personal training data item processed by the first Bluetooth device and/or the second Bluetooth device during a physical exercise; and after the service discovery procedure, transferring at least one frame with the second Bluetooth device, wherein the frame comprises an information element specifying personal training data and a command information element specifying how to process the personal training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Hannu Kinnunen
  • Patent number: 9648108
    Abstract: A method provides a service in a Bluetooth device. The method includes initiating, in a first Bluetooth device connection establishment with a second Bluetooth device; carrying out a service discovery procedure with the second Bluetooth device, during which at least one unique service identifier associated with a personal training data service is exchanged between the first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device, wherein the personal training data service comprises at least one personal training data item processed by the first Bluetooth device and/or the second Bluetooth device during a physical exercise; and after the service discovery procedure, transferring at least one frame with the second Bluetooth device, wherein the frame comprises an information element specifying personal training data and a command information element specifying how to process the personal training data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OY
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Hannu Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20160269572
    Abstract: A system includes a wrist computer and a portable video camera. The wrist computer acquires physical activity data measured by a sensor device, generates a time marker on the basis of the physical activity data, and transmits the time marker to the portable video camera according to a predefined wireless communication protocol. The portable video camera is configured to record video data, encode the video data into a video data file, and store the received time marker as meta data in the video file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Mika Erkkila, Niclas Granqvist
  • Publication number: 20160226945
    Abstract: A system includes a portable device and an external device connected wirelessly. Graphical user interface data determines a user interface functionality to be executed in a user interface of the external device in the portable apparatus, and is transmitted to the external device. The user interface functionality includes presenting at least one graphical interaction element on the user interface and receiving user input as a response to the user interacting with the graphical interaction element. The input data received from the user interface is used in the portable device to control a computer process relating to physiological data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Polar Electro OY
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Mika Erkkila, Olli Komulainen
  • Patent number: 9374477
    Abstract: A system includes a wrist computer and a portable video camera. The wrist computer acquires physical activity data measured by a sensor device, generates a time marker on the basis of the physical activity data, and transmits the time marker to the portable video camera according to a predefined wireless communication protocol. The portable video camera is configured to record video data, encode the video data into a video data file, and store the received time marker as meta data in the video file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: POLAR ELECTRO OY
    Inventors: Mika Erkkila, Niclas Granqvist
  • Publication number: 20150382150
    Abstract: There is provided a radio device, comprising: a Bluetooth circuitry configured to generate and advertise a Blue-tooth beacon signal having frame format according to the Bluetooth standard; a proximity communication circuitry configured to receive configuration commands wirelessly from a physically separate user device over a magnetic induction-based proximity communication; and at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer pro-gram code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the radio device to perform operations comprising: reconfiguring at least part of data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal on the basis of the received configuration commands, wherein the data content of the Bluetooth beacon signal is set to comprise at least physical activity related information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Raphael Ansermet, Niclas Granqvist, Markku Karjalainen
  • Publication number: 20150296020
    Abstract: A method provides a service in a Bluetooth device. The method includes initiating, in a first Bluetooth device connection establishment with a second Bluetooth device; carrying out a service discovery procedure with the second Bluetooth device, during which at least one unique service identifier associated with a personal training data service is exchanged between the first Bluetooth device and the second Bluetooth device, wherein the personal training data service comprises at least one personal training data item processed by the first Bluetooth device and/or the second Bluetooth device during a physical exercise; and after the service discovery procedure, transferring at least one frame with the second Bluetooth device, wherein the frame comprises an information element specifying personal training data and a command information element specifying how to process the personal training data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Niclas Granqvist, Hannu Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20150256689
    Abstract: A system includes a wrist computer and a portable video camera. The wrist computer acquires physical activity data measured by a sensor device, generates a time marker on the basis of the physical activity data, and transmits the time marker to the portable video camera according to a predefined wireless communication protocol. The portable video camera is configured to record video data, encode the video data into a video data file, and store the received time marker as meta data in the video file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: Polar Electro Oy
    Inventors: Mika Erkkila, Niclas Granqvist