Patents by Inventor Panu Akerman

Panu Akerman 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).

  • Visual data distribution
    Patent number: 9100681
    Abstract: Visual data is presented on a display surface that is visible to users. Visual content presented by a user with a handheld data projector on an image input surface. The detected image is stored and then presented to the user on the display surface. Corresponding apparatus, method and computer programs are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Antti Virolainen, Panu Akerman
  • VISUAL DATA DISTRIBUTION
    Publication number: 20130106815
    Abstract: Visual data is presented on a display surface that is visible to users. Visual content presented by a user with a handheld data projector on an image input surface. The detected image is stored and then presented to the user on the display surface. Corresponding apparatus, method and computer programs are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Antti Virolainen, Panu Akerman
  • Granularity control in publishing information
    Patent number: 7999728
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing user information between online services may determine a degree of relationship between the services to determine how much, and what precision level, of user information should be shared. In one example, the user information may be global positioning system (GPS) location information for the user, and requesting users (or systems) receive different levels of the location information based on their respective relationships to the user and/or the user's online information service. The relationship between services may be user-defined using onscreen graphical tools. The determination may also include determining the levels of activity of users at the services, whereby information regarding less active users is less detailed than information regarding active users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Can Feng Chen, Panu Akerman, Yu You, Wendong Wang, Yali Cai
  • Granularity Control In Publishing Information
    Publication number: 20100127921
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing user information between online services may determine a degree of relationship between the services to determine how much, and what precision level, of user information should be shared. In one example, the user information may be global positioning system (GPS) location information for the user, and requesting users (or systems) receive different levels of the location information based on their respective relationships to the user and/or the user's online information service. The relationship between services may be user-defined using onscreen graphical tools. The determination may also include determining the levels of activity of users at the services, whereby information regarding less active users is less detailed than information regarding active users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Can Feng Chen, Panu Akerman, Yu You, Wendong Wang, Yali Cai