Patents by Inventor Olli Alanen
Olli Alanen 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: 20220095305Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a frequency channel for a service. According to an aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first access node of a first wireless network, a scanning message comprising at least one information element indicating a channel access limit for a frequency channel operated by a second access node of a second wireless network; selecting, by the first access node on the basis of the at least one information element, the frequency channel or another frequency channel for an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC) service provided by the apparatus; and upon selecting the frequency channel for the URLLC service, causing by the first access node transmission of frames of the service within channel access limits indicated by the at least one information element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Hans Thomas HÖHNE, Mika KASSLIN, Janne Petteri TERVONEN, Jari Pekka MUSTAJÄRVI, Olli ALANEN, Esa Mikael MALKAMÄKI
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Publication number: 20220015028Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: transmitting an association request from a wireless device to a first access node of a wireless network for associating the wireless device to the wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises a centralized unit and a plurality of access nodes, including the first access node, receiving an association response from the first access node for associating the wireless device to the wireless network, performing carrier sensing on a plurality of channels; selecting a second access node among the plurality of access nodes in response to obtaining a transmission opportunity for a channel of the plurality of channels, wherein the selecting is based at least partly on a record of ongoing transmission opportunities, and transmitting data from the wireless device to the second access node during the transmission opportunity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Olli ALANEN, Mika KASSLIN, Veli-Matti KOLMONEN, Janne MARIN
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Patent number: 11218961Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: establishing, via a main radio, a data link schedule comprising a plurality of communication resource periods for a data link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein at least a sub-set of the plurality of communication resource periods are scheduled to start periodically, pausing data transmission by transferring, via the main radio, a control message during a communication resource period of the data link schedule, entering the power save mode in response to transferring the control message, maintaining the power save mode over at least one further communication resource period of the data link schedule, and transmitting a wake-up frame, via a wake-up radio different from the main radio, in response to detecting need for further data transmission during the data link schedule.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Enrico Rantala, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin, Olli Alanen
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Publication number: 20210385001Abstract: A method comprising determining that interference may occur in a wireless network an apparatus is connected to, obtaining a first link that is of a first type, obtaining a second link that is of a second type, determining data to be transmitted from the apparatus to another apparatus connected to the wireless network, determining that a transmission occurs in the first link and transmitting the data in the second link, wherein the transmission in the first link has a longer duration than transmitting the data in the second link and the transmission in the first link and transmitting the data in the second link overlap in time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Lorenzo GALATI GIORDANO, Mika KASSLIN, Nuno Manuel KIILERICH PRATAS, Adrian GARCIA RODRIGUEZ, Claudio ROSA, Olli ALANEN
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Patent number: 11184070Abstract: This document describes a solution for sensing a location by using a wireless network. According to an aspect, a method for an access node of the wireless network comprises: receiving, by the access node from a wireless device at a location, a channel measurement signal; determining, by the access node, precoding coefficients for the location based on the channel measurement signal; storing, by the access node, the precoding coefficients as linked to the location; and utilizing, by the access node, the preceding coefficients to acquire information on the location.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Olli Alanen, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin, Veli-Matti Kolmonen, Enrico Henrik Rantala
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Publication number: 20210359912Abstract: This document discloses a solution for addressing network slices in a radio interface between a station and an access node. According to an aspect, the station is granted access to a network slice and, when transmitting a data frame of the network slice, the network slice is identified in the data frame by a medium access control address of the data frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Janne TERVONEN, Mika KASSLIN, Olli ALANEN, Jari MUSTAJÄRVI, Thomas HÖHNE, Cinzia SARTORI
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Publication number: 20210218448Abstract: This document describes a solution for sensing a location by using a wireless network. According to an aspect, a method for an access node of the wireless network comprises: receiving, by the access node from a wireless device at a location, a channel measurement signal; determining, by the access node, precoding coefficients for the location based on the channel measurement signal; storing, by the access node, the precoding coefficients as linked to the location; and utilizing, by the access node, the precoding coefficients to acquire information on the location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Olli Alanen, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin, Veli-Matti Kolmonen, Enrico Henrik Rantala
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Patent number: 10965650Abstract: This document discloses a solution for providing channel usage information. In an embodiment, an apparatus managing a wireless network and being in an unassociated state towards an access node managing another wireless network is provided with the channel usage information. The channel usage information is provided together with a further information element enabling the apparatus to verify that the channel usage information originates from a trusted source.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Olli Alanen, Jarkko Kneckt, Janne Marin, Mika Kasslin
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Patent number: 10966155Abstract: In a method for low-power wireless communication, a primary connectivity radio transmits a wake-up radio configuration request to a wireless device and receives a wireless wake-up configuration response comprising a wake-up identifier for distance aware wake-up notification mode. A companion low-power wake-up radio receives from the wireless device, a wireless wake-up radio measurement reference for which it measures a receive signal strength, determines it as a reference level, and associates the reference level with the wake-up identifier. The wake-up radio then receives from the wireless device, a wake-up frame that includes a received wake-up identifier. The wake-up radio determines that the received wake-up identifier compares with the wake-up identifier associated with the reference level.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Mika Kasslin, Enrico Henrik Rantala, Janne Marin, Olli Alanen
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Publication number: 20210076329Abstract: In a method for low-power wireless communication, a primary connectivity radio transmits a wake-up radio configuration request to a wireless device and receives a wireless wake-up configuration response comprising a wake-up identifier for distance aware wake-up notification mode. A companion low-power wake-up radio receives from the wireless device, a wireless wake-up radio measurement reference for which it measures a receive signal strength, determines it as a reference level, and associates the reference level with the wake-up identifier. The wake-up radio then receives from the wireless device, a wake-up frame that includes a received wake-up identifier. The wake-up radio determines that the received wake-up identifier compares with the wake-up identifier associated with the reference level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Mika Kasslin, Enrico Henrik Rantala, Janne Marin, Olli Alanen
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Publication number: 20210045087Abstract: There is provided a method in an access point, the method comprising: grouping a plurality of terminal devices that are within certain radio distance from each other into same group; selecting a single terminal device of the group to reply to a transmission request message on behalf of the group; transmitting the transmission request message, wherein the transmission request message indicates the single selected terminal device of the group that should reply to the transmission request message on behalf of the group; and in response to the transmitting the transmission request message, initiating receiving a transmission response message from the single selected terminal device on behalf of the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Olli Alanen, Jari Pekka Mustajarvi, Hans Thomas Hohne, Janne Petteri Tervonen, Mika Kasslin
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Publication number: 20200374729Abstract: Communications apparatuses and methods are provided. The solution comprises receiving (200) from a server a request to perform sensing measurements; allocating (202) transmission resources to one or more wireless terminal devices, where the allocated resources are larger than needed for data transmission of the one or more wireless terminal; transmitting (204) information on resource to the one or more wireless terminal devices; receiving (206) transmission from one or more wireless terminal devices, the transmission comprising an amount of known symbols in addition to data; estimating (208) channel state information utilizing the known symbols; and transmitting (210) channel state information to the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Olli Alanen, Enrico Henrik Rantala, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin, Veli-Matti Kolmonen
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Patent number: 10823829Abstract: This document discloses a solution for determining distances. In the solution, a first frame is transmitted (200) to a second apparatus; a second frame is received (202) from the second apparatus, as response to the first frame; an indication of the duration between the reception time of the first frame and transmission of the second frame is received (204); an indication whether the duration is constant or variable is received (206); and in case the duration is constant, the distance between the first apparatus and the second apparatus is determined (208) based at least partly on the indication of the duration.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jarkko Kneckt, Olli Alanen, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin
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Publication number: 20200344684Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: establishing, via a main radio, a data link schedule comprising a plurality of communication resource periods for a data link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, wherein at least a sub-set of the plurality of communication resource periods are scheduled to start periodically, pausing data transmission by transferring, via the main radio, a control message during a communication resource period of the data link schedule, entering the power save mode in response to transferring the control message, maintaining the power save mode over at least one further communication resource period of the data link schedule, and transmitting a wake-up frame, via a wake-up radio different from the main radio, in response to detecting need for further data transmission during the data link schedule.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Enrico RANTALA, Mika KASSLIN, Janne MARIN, Olli ALANEN
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Patent number: 10817071Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for displaying messages by reducing a reflectivity of a display. A display, such as a smart mirror, provides reflective properties and digital information. The reflectivity of some portions of the display may be altered such that the display provides the visual effect of steam. By varying the reflectivity in different portions of the display, messages may be provided via the display so as to appear written in the steam. Trigger actions, such as a user entering the vicinity, the detected sound of miming water, and/or the like, may cause the visual effect of steam or display of the message. A user may provide a message by a hand gesture, or writing the message in the air and see the message at is provided via a display. Users may transmit messages to other users, and may view received messages in the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Enrico Rantala, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin, Olli Alanen
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Patent number: 10809873Abstract: A method comprising: determining, relative to a display, a point of view of a user of the display; controlling content displayed in the display in dependence upon the determination of the point of view of the user of the display.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Istvan Beszteri, Mika Kasslin, Janne Marin, Lauri Laitinen, Olli Alanen, Oleg Chistyakov
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Publication number: 20200296592Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: transmitting, by a first transceiver of a first radio technology, wherein a first device comprises the first transceiver, a calibration start message to a second device, transmitting a calibration message by a second transceiver of a second radio technology, wherein the first device comprises the second transceiver, receiving channel state information, by the first transceiver from the second device, wherein the channel state information is based on reception of the calibration message, determining at least one coefficient for null steering towards the second device based on the channel state information, and transmitting a directional message to a third device, using the at least one coefficient.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Thomas HÖHNE, Olli ALANEN, Mika KASSLIN, Jari MUSTAJÄRVI, Janne TERVONEN
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Patent number: 10693618Abstract: This document discloses a solution for carrying out narrowband communications in a wireless network. According to an aspect, a method comprises in an apparatus: detecting at least one content notification message indicating contents of each of a plurality of messages frequency-multiplexed with a discovery message to parallel sub-channels of a channel in a bi-directional wireless network; selecting autonomously a sub-channel on the basis of the detected content notification message; and acquiring a message through the selected sub-channel.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Enrico-Henrik Rantala, Wessam Afifi Ahmed, Jarkko Kneckt, Janne Marin, Mika Kasslin, Esa Tuomaala, Olli Alanen, Sayantan Choudhury
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Publication number: 20200187120Abstract: This document discloses a solution for controlling connectivity of a dormant station. According to an aspect, a method comprises: entering, by a station of a wireless network, a dormant mode in which a main radio interface of the station is disabled and a wake-up radio interface of the station is enabled; scanning, by the station, for a beacon signal by using the wake-up radio interface in the dormant mode and determining, as a result of said scanning that no beacon signal is detected; as a response to said determining, switching by the station from the dormant mode, enabling the main radio interface, and transmitting to a wireless device a frame comprising an information element indicating incapability of detecting said beacon signal; and receiving, by the station from the wireless device, a frame indicating improved conditions for detecting a further beacon signal and, upon reception of the message, returning by the station to the dormant mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Olli ALANEN, Enrico RANTALA, Mika KASSLIN, Janne MARIN
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Patent number: 10671940Abstract: A method comprising: identifying characteristic changes in radio environment arising from a person; and using the identified characteristic changes in radio environment arising from a person to predict when a person approaches a display apparatus and to pre-fetch data for the person.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Janne Marin, Mika Kasslin, Lauri Laitinen, Istvan Beszteri, Olli Alanen, Oleg Chistyakov