Patents by Inventor Pekka Ala-Pietila

Pekka Ala-Pietila 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: 8903855
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for profiling recipients into recipient categories on the basis of responses to content items provided to users. The profiling is based on rankings that are assigned to the content items, recipient categories, links between the content items and links between the content items and recipient categories. In one embodiment the ranking of a given content item is calculated on the basis of rankings of other content items having a link to the given content item, together with the ranking of the link between the content items, while the ranking of a given respondent in respect of a given recipient category is calculated on the basis of rankings of content items and/or categories that have a link to that recipient category. The links between content items and to the recipient categories indicate a particular response, by the respondent, in respect of content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sami Saru, Janne Aaltonen, Timo Ahopelto, Pekka Ala-Pietila
  • Publication number: 20130268371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for profiling recipients into recipient categories on the basis of responses to content items provided to users. The profiling is based on rankings that are assigned to the content items, recipient categories, links between the content items and links between the content items and recipient categories. In one embodiment the ranking of a given content item is calculated on the basis of rankings of other content items having a link to the given content item, together with the ranking of the link between the content items, while the ranking of a given respondent in respect of a given recipient category is calculated on the basis of rankings of content items and/or categories that have a link to that recipient category. The links between content items and to the recipient categories indicate a particular response, by the respondent, in respect of content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sami Saru, Janne Aaltonen, Timo Ahopelto, Pekka Ala-Pietila
  • Patent number: 8417722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for profiling recipients into recipient categories on the basis of responses to content items provided to users. The profiling is based on rankings that are assigned to the content items, recipient categories, links between the content items and links between the content items and recipient categories. In one embodiment the ranking of a given content item is calculated on the basis of rankings of other content items having a link to the given content item, together with the ranking of the link between the content items, while the ranking of a given respondent in respect of a given recipient category is calculated on the basis of rankings of content items and/or categories that have a link to that recipient category. The links between content items and to the recipient categories indicate a particular response, by the respondent, in respect of content items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sami Saru, Janne Aaltonen, Timo Ahopelto, Pekka Ala-Pietila
  • Publication number: 20120066225
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for profiling recipients into recipient categories on the basis of responses to content items provided to users. The profiling is based on rankings that are assigned to the content items, recipient categories, links between the content items and links between the content items and recipient categories. In one embodiment the ranking of a given content item is calculated on the basis of rankings of other content items having a link to the given content item, together with the ranking of the link between the content items, while the ranking of a given respondent in respect of a given recipient category is calculated on the basis of rankings of content items and/or categories that have a link to that recipient category. The links between content items and to the recipient categories indicate a particular response, by the respondent, in respect of content items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: CVON INNOVATIONS LTD
    Inventors: Sami Saru, Janne Aaltonen, Timo Ahopelto, Pekka Ala-Pietila
  • Publication number: 20120036216
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for characterizing recipients into recipient categories on the basis of responses to questions provided to users. The characterization is based on rankings that are assigned to the questions, recipient categories, links between the questions and links between the questions and recipient categories. In one embodiment the ranking of a given recipient category is calculated on the basis of rankings of another recipient category having a link to the given recipient category, together with the ranking of the link between the recipient categories. The links between questions and recipient categories indicate a particular response, by the respondent, in respect of questions. The recipients are characterized with respect to the recipient categories on the basis of the rankings assigned to the recipient categories.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: CVON INNOVATIONS LTD
    Inventors: Janne Aaltonen, Timo Ahopelto, Sami Saru, Pekka Ala-Pietila
  • Publication number: 20100312619
    Abstract: An advertisement system of a mobile services operator manages advertising campaigns and comprises a database that contains all relevant information for advertisement campaigns to be run. Marketing messages are delivered to mobile users via a communication network. The mobile services operator provides mobile communications services for the mobile users in return of receiving the marketing messages. The communications services and the marketing messages are billed from advertisers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Pekka Ala-Pietila, Antti Ohrling
  • Publication number: 20100274661
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for optimizing advertising campaigns on mobile networks using feedback from the advertisement audience community.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Cvon Innovations LTD
    Inventors: Janne Aaltonen, Timo Ahopelto, Pekka Ala-Pietilä
  • Publication number: 20080288589
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a scheduling process and apparatus which may include constraints which determine the amount of messaging events available in a particular category (e.g. sports, music, food content) in a particular time period, for example on a particular day (or perhaps even within smaller time periods, such as afternoon/morning slots or even hourly slots.) The amount allocated per category may vary according to the time period—so that, for example, Monday may be “Music Day”, during which the content will be predominantly music-related. By having a variation period-by-period, e.g. day-by-day (or according to other slots) over a weekly (or other) period then the recipient becomes more familiar with, and involved in, receiving the message content. Since the recipient gets to understand the periodic formatting, they will come to expect a particular type of message content at a particular time, or at least during a particular period or timing characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: CVON Innovations Ltd.
    Inventor: Pekka Ala-Pietila