Patents by Inventor Peter Sladen

Peter Sladen 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: 9196238
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform determining a change in position and/or orientation of an apparatus, and processing at least two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation to generate at least one output signal wherein the processing of the two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation produces the output signal comprising a representation of acoustic energy from a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Kai Inha, Peter Sladen
  • Publication number: 20130177168
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform determining a change in position and/or orientation of an apparatus, and processing at least two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation to generate at least one output signal wherein the processing of the two audio signals dependent on the change in position and/or orientation produces the output signal comprising a representation of acoustic energy from a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Inha, Peter Sladen
  • Patent number: 7969503
    Abstract: A portable electronic device having a main body, the device including a camera arrangement for capturing images in a plurality of directions relative to the main body of the device; a lighting element; and a reflector, at least a portion of which is movable about the lighting element to change the direction of light reflected from the lighting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Patent number: 7952639
    Abstract: An actuator element comprises at least two actuator arms. Each of the at least two actuator arms is fixed to a first mount part at a first end of the actuator arm and to a second mount part at a second end of the actuator arm. The at least two actuator arms are configured to cause moving of the first mount part and the second mount part in respect of each other by application of an electric field to the at least two actuator arms. A lens element may comprise the actuator element and a lens mounted on the first mount part. An electronic device may comprise the actuator element or the lens element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Publication number: 20090046194
    Abstract: An actuator element comprises at least two actuator arms. Each of the at least two actuator arms is fixed to a first mount part at a first end of the actuator arm and to a second mount part at a second end of the actuator arm. The at least two actuator arms are configured to cause moving of the first mount part and the second mount part in respect of each other by application of an electric field to the at least two actuator arms. A lens element may comprise the actuator element and a lens mounted on the first mount part. An electronic device may comprise the actuator element or the lens element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Publication number: 20080273112
    Abstract: A portable electronic device having a main body, the device comprising: including a camera arrangement for capturing images in a plurality of directions relative to the main body of the device; a lighting element; and a reflector, at least a portion of which is movable about the lighting element to change the direction of light reflected from the lighting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Patent number: 7113232
    Abstract: A display window for placement in registration with a display is disclosed. The display is viewable through the window. A first surface of the window is for exposure to a user, and a second surface of the window is for placement adjacent the display. The second surface is provided with a grating to distribute light from an associated source of illumination in the direction of the display. Also disclosed is a display assembly and a portable telephone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Patent number: 6885398
    Abstract: This invention discloses a filter structure for a video image sensing device. The filter structure consists of a red colour filter and a blue colour filter and these are combined in a sensing block with non-colour or apertured windowed sensors i.e. grey sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Patent number: 6545638
    Abstract: Dead reckoning is used to solve a location problem when a user is out of range of GPS coverage. A starting position is determined by tracking movements from a first position where GPS coverage is not available to a second position where GPS coverage is available. The starting position is then determined by backtracking from this known position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Publication number: 20020105460
    Abstract: Dead reckoning is used to solve a location problem when a user is out of range of GPS coverage. A starting position is determined by tracking movements from a first position where GPS coverage is not available to a second position where GPS coverage is available. The starting position is then determined by backtracking from this known position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Publication number: 20020085131
    Abstract: A display window for placement in registration with a display is disclosed. The display is viewable through the window. A first surface of the window is for exposure to a user, and a second surface of the window is for placement adjacent the display. The second surface is provided with a grating to distribute light from an associated source of illumination in the direction of the display. Also disclosed is a display assembly and a portable telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Peter Sladen
  • Publication number: 20020061767
    Abstract: This invention provided a mobile phone having a camera module (262) which is provided with a mirror (2020) that is pivotally or slidably mounted in relation to the camera so that flipping or sliding of the mirror relative to the camera (202) provides a range of images to the camera. Movement of the camera to take a plurality of images is thus unnecessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Sladen, Stephen J. Arnold