Patents by Inventor Otto Pulkkinen

Otto Pulkkinen 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: 20090216634
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided and includes a processor that is configured to display an advertisement for an advertised widget on a standby screen presented by a display when the apparatus is in a standby state. The processor is configured to receive selection of the presented advertisement and, in response thereto, receive and install the advertised widget in response to receiving the selection. The processor is then configured to display an item of content provided by the installed, advertised widget on the standby screen when the apparatus is in the standby state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Taneli Peltonen, Antti Heinonen, Otto Pulkkinen, Seppo Pyhalammi, Antti Inkeroinen, Jani Flink, Samuli Sillanpaa, Simo Tuokko, Pasi Hamalainen
  • Publication number: 20050282570
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to increase the potential hop density of single frequency TDD radio links by allowing a set of closely located terminals to use a single channel. This is possible when transmission and reception periods of the terminals are synchronized so that the transmit period of any of the terminals in a terminal group does not overlap with the receive period of any of the terminals in the group. Synchronization is achieved by selecting at least one terminal in a hub site as a super master terminal. This terminal gives timing through a common bus to the rest of the terminals in the group These terminals use the received timing for adjusting their own timing i.e. for adjusting the starting moment and ending moment of the transmission and reception periods in such a manner that none of terminals is sending a burst while another terminal is receiving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Jarmo Makinen, Lauri Kuru
  • Patent number: 6954148
    Abstract: A system for selectively collecting location information in a tracking environment includes a first energy signal identification badge for detecting trigger signals and transmitting identification data signals indicating existence of a proximity condition between the first badge and a source of the trigger signals. The trigger source transmits trigger signals of a predetermined power level, wherein the first badge can detect the trigger signals only if the first badge is within a predetermined radius of the trigger source when the trigger source transmits the trigger signals. The first badge transmits the identification data signals when the first badge detects the trigger signals transmitted by the trigger source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Instrumentarium Corporation
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Matti Häkkinen, Jukka-Pekka Särkkä
  • Patent number: 6954439
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to increase the potential hop density of single frequency TDD radio links by allowing a set of closely located terminals to use a single channel. This is possible when transmission and reception periods of the terminals are synchronized so that the transmit period of any of the terminals in a terminal group does not overlap with the receive period of any of the terminals in the group. Synchronization is achieved by selecting at least one terminal in a hub site as a super master terminal. This terminal gives timing through a common bus to the rest of the terminals in the group. These terminals use the received timing for adjusting their own timing i.e. for adjusting the starting moment and ending moment of the transmission and reception periods in such a manner that none of terminals is sending a burst while another terminal is receiving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Jarmo Mäkinen, Lauri Kuru
  • Publication number: 20040143458
    Abstract: A mediator method and system provides an interface between automatic real time input interaction data collection systems and software applications independent of output data format requirements of the applications and the data formats of input interaction data streams generated at the respective collection systems. The collected input interaction data is arranged in a standardized format to provide for integrated processing and interaction events are identified based on the integrated processing. Interaction event data is provided in real time to the respective applications in accordance with their data format requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Instrumentarium Corporation
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Matti Hakkinen, Jukka-Pekka Sarkka
  • Patent number: 6694141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of channel allocation in a fixed radio link network. For each radio link to be commissioned channels, interference level measurement on each available channel of the frequency band is carried out. Based on the interference measurements, best transmission and reception channel for the link are selected. Thereafter, the radio link can be commissioned and measurements in the next radio link to be commissioned can be started. Instead of using a fixed and pre-set channel for the fixed radio link, a channel is assigned autonomously and automatically when commissioning the link, depending on interference measurement results and/or distance measurement results. The possibility for automatic channel selection decreases the amount of commissioning work by removing the need for detailed frequency planning and fixed channel setting at the factory for each radio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Marko Lamminaho, Imre Kekesi, Juha Korhonen, Eija Saario, Pekka Soininen, Marko Heinila
  • Publication number: 20030227386
    Abstract: A system for selectively collecting location information in a tracking environment includes a first energy signal identification badge for detecting trigger signals and transmitting identification data signals indicating existence of a proximity condition between the first badge and a source of the trigger signals. The trigger source transmits trigger signals of a predetermined power level, wherein the first badge can detect the trigger signals only if the first badge is within a predetermined radius of the trigger source when the trigger source transmits the trigger signals. The first badge transmits the identification data signals when the first badge detects the trigger signals transmitted by the trigger source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Applicant: Instrumentarium Corporation
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Matti Hakkinen, Jukka-Pekka Sarkka
  • Publication number: 20010014083
    Abstract: The objective of the invention is to increase the potential hop density of single frequency TDD radio links by allowing a set of closely located terminals to use a single channel. This is possible when transmission and reception periods of the terminals are synchronized so that the transmit period of any of the terminals in a terminal group does not overlap with the receive period of any of the terminals in the group. Synchronization is achieved by selecting at least one terminal in a hub site as a super master terminal. This terminal gives timing through a common bus to the rest of the terminals in the group. These terminals use the received timing for adjusting their own timing i.e. for adjusting the starting moment and ending moment of the transmission and reception periods in such a manner that none of terminals is sending a burst while another terminal is receiving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Applicant: Nokia Networks Oy
    Inventors: Otto Pulkkinen, Jarmo Makinen, Lauri Kuru