Patents by Inventor Petri Piippo
Petri Piippo 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: 20190266802Abstract: This specification describes a method including determining a resolution of visual source content, determining a resolution and a field of view of a display of a virtual reality headset, determining, based at least in part on the resolution of the visual source content; the resolution of the display; and the field of view of the display: a field of view for display of visual data corresponding to the visual source content in the virtual reality space, and a projection shape for display of the visual data corresponding to the visual source content in the virtual reality space, the projection shape including one of a flat projection, a horizontally curved projection, a vertically curved projection, a spherical projection, and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Toni JARVENPAA, Peter ESKOLIN, Marja SALMIMAA, Petri PIIPPO
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Publication number: 20190187539Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for photographic image capture illuminating of a range surrounding a panorama camera that has plural objectives. The illumination is performed from plural positions of the panorama camera from between views of the plural objectives. The illumination is directionally adapted for intensity and/or spectrum for even illumination of entire panorama imaging area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Marja SALMIMAA, Toni JARVENPAA, Petri PIIPPO, Tero JOKELA
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Patent number: 10209611Abstract: An apparatus including a light source; a pixel control element; and an input transmission polarizer configured to: polarize incident light from the light source into transmitted first and second light portions, wherein the first light portion has a first polarization and the second light portion has a second polarization and wherein the first and second polarizations are orthogonal; to provide the first light portion as input to the pixel control element; and to output the second light portion to provide the second light portion for illumination.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jan Eskolin, Petri Piippo, Toni Jarvenpaa, Marja Salmimaa
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Publication number: 20180046070Abstract: An apparatus comprising: including a light source; a pixel control element; and an input transmission polarizer configured to: polarize incident light from the light source into transmitted first and second light portions, wherein the first light portion has a first polarization and the second light portion has a second polarization and wherein the first and second polarizations are orthogonal; to provide the first light portion as input to the pixel control element; and to output the second light portion to provide the second light portion for illumination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jan ESKOLIN, Petri PIIPPO, Toni JARVENPAA, Marja SALMIMAA
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Publication number: 20180024799Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program wherein the apparatus includes: processing circuitry; and memory circuitry including computer program code, the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, enable the apparatus to perform; detecting whether or not a user is viewing an external display area or an internal display area; controlling an image source to provide images for the internal display area in response to detecting that a user is viewing the internal display area: and controlling an image source to provide images for the external display area in response to detecting that a user is viewing the external display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Toni JARVENPAA, Petri PIIPPO, Jan ESKOLIN, Marja SALMIMAA
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Patent number: 9525964Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and computer-readable storage media for displaying at a first user equipment a first marker a location wherein the location is defined remotely at a second user equipment; displaying at the second user equipment a current geographic location and a current vantage point for the first user equipment; displaying at the second user equipment a second marker; accepting at the second user equipment an input for adjusting the second marker from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is indicative of a target geographic location in a first virtual view of the current geographic location of the first user equipment as displayed on the second user equipment; and in response to the adjusting, displaying at the first user equipment the first marker at the target geographic location in a second virtual view of the current geographic location.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Petri Piippo, Sampo T. Vaittinen, Juha H. Arrasvuori
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Patent number: 9489403Abstract: An approach is provided for modifying the image content of returned images resulting from a search query. The portions of each image that is unrelated to the search query is omitted or other wise obscured so as to reduce the amount of image data in the search results. Additionally, related advertising, hyperlinks, or other object can be combined with the image data to enhance the information returned to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Peter Eskolin, Juha Arrasvuori, Petri Piippo, Jussi Severi Uusitalo
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Patent number: 9477690Abstract: An approach is provided for presenting a measure of relevant information stored on or associated with a nearby device using one or more lighting parameters and/or one or more short-range communication technologies. An information platform determines one or more queries from at least one device. The information platform causes, at least in part, a measurement of an amount of information associated with one or more other devices that is responsive to the one or more queries. The information platform further causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the amount.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Andres Lucero, Petri Piippo, Juha Arrasvuori, Marion Boberg
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Patent number: 9314696Abstract: An approach is provided for determining a group of users based on the overlapping area of two or more existing groups and providing services and/or content to the group based on the services and content of the existing groups. An interaction platform determines shapes of groups based, at least in part, on location information associated with one or more member devices of the groups. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the shapes in a location-based user interface. The interaction platform determines one or more applications, one or more content items, or a combination thereof being used at the one or more member devices. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more other representations of the one or more applications, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Andrés Lucero, Petri Piippo, Juha Arrasvuori, Marion Boberg
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Publication number: 20160063671Abstract: There is inter alia a method comprising: determining an image of at least one object in a perspective view of a user interface which corresponds to at least one object in a field of view, wherein the at least one object obscures at least part of an area of the field of view; rendering a graphical representation of the field of view in the user interface to represent the at least part of the area of the field of view which is at least in part obscured by the at least one object; and overlaying the rendered graphical representation of the field of view on a plan view of the user interface, wherein the plan view corresponds to a map of the perspective view of the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: March 3, 2016Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Petri PIIPPO, Sampo VAITTINEN, Juha ARRASVUORI
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Patent number: 9204131Abstract: A method comprising: capturing, by a device equipped with a camera, at least one image about a physical object; recognizing the physical object on the basis of the at least one captured image; retrieving a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the physical object from a memory; and showing the 3D model of the physical object on a display of the device.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Juha Arrasvuori, Tuomas Vaittinen, Petri Piippo
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Patent number: 9146973Abstract: The invention provides a presentation of contextual information to a digital device in relation to a period of time. As such the invention provides for efficient user access to historical, as well as, current and future or forecasted contextual information. In addition, the present invention provides for current contextual information to be presented in an idle mode view, a scrolling bar mode view or another inconspicuous view. Additionally the present invention provides a novel means of using context information to create multimedia file presentations, image or video file presentations that can be associated with previous periods of time, locations or other context data.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Younghee Jung, Per Persson, Petri Piippo, Petri H. Maenpaa
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Publication number: 20150181200Abstract: A method comprising: capturing, by a device equipped with a camera, at least one image about a physical object; recognizing the physical object on the basis of the at least one captured image; retrieving a 3-dimensional (3D) model of the physical object from a memory; and showing the 3D model of the physical object on a display of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: June 25, 2015Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Juha Arrasvuori, Toumas Vaittinen, Petri Piippo
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Patent number: 9058501Abstract: An apparatus for determining media item privacy settings may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive media item capture data associated with a media item. The media item capture data may include at least a capture location. The processor may also be configured to identify a privacy context that corresponds to the media item capture data. In this regard, the capture location of the media item capture data may be within a geographic zone of the privacy context. The processor may be further configured to determine a privacy setting for the media item based on the corresponding privacy context, and, in some embodiments, control access to the media item in accordance with the determined privacy setting. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2012Date of Patent: June 16, 2015Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing S.A.R.L.Inventors: Jaakko Lehikoinen, Petri Piippo, Juha Arrasvuori, Severi Uusitalo
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Publication number: 20150081205Abstract: An apparatus, method, computer program and user interface where the apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to: display a perspective view of a geographical location at a first scale in a first region of a display; identify a point of interest associated with the geographical location; and display the identified point of interest at a second scale in a second region of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Jason Robert Wither, Ray William Rischpater, Carmen Esther Au, Petri Piippo, Tuomas Vaittinen, David Racz
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Patent number: 8930141Abstract: An apparatus, method, computer program and user interface where the apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, enable the apparatus to: display a perspective view of a geographical location at a first scale in a first region of a display; identify a point of interest associated with the geographical location; and display the identified point of interest at a second scale in a second region of the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jason Robert Wither, Ray William Rischpater, Carmen Esther Au, Petri Piippo, Tuomas Vaittinen, David Racz
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Publication number: 20140258394Abstract: An approach is provided for determining a group of users based on the overlapping area of two or more existing groups and providing services and/or content to the group based on the services and content of the existing groups. An interaction platform determines shapes of groups based, at least in part, on location information associated with one or more member devices of the groups. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the shapes in a location-based user interface. The interaction platform determines one or more applications, one or more content items, or a combination thereof being used at the one or more member devices. The interaction platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more other representations of the one or more applications, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof in the location-based user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Andrés Lucero, Petri Piippo, Juha Arrasvuori, Marion Boberg
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Publication number: 20140222855Abstract: An approach is provided for presenting a measure of relevant information stored on or associated with a nearby device using one or more lighting parameters and/or one or more short-range communication technologies. An information platform determines one or more queries from at least one device. The information platform causes, at least in part, a measurement of an amount of information associated with one or more other devices that is responsive to the one or more queries. The information platform further causes, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Andres LUCERO, Petri PIIPPO, Juha ARRASVUORI, Marion BOBERG
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Publication number: 20140181712Abstract: An apparatus receives information about at least one item displayed on a display and singled out by a user via a user interface, wherein the at least one singled out item is a part of a group of items displayed on the display on a par with each other. The apparatus determines items, which are displayable on a display and which are related according to a given criterion to the at least one singled out item. The same or another apparatus causes a replacement of displayed items of the group of items that are not related according to the given criterion to the at least one singled out item by items determined to be related to the at least one singled out item such that the at least one singled out item is displayed as a part of a group of items displayed on the display on a par with each other and comprising the determined items.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Andres Lucero, Petri Piippo, Juha Arrasvuori, Marion Boberg
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Publication number: 20140168098Abstract: An apparatus, the 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, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: when the determined relative position of a first portable electronic device with respect to a second electronic device is within a predetermined overlying proximity position in which at least a portion of the first portable electronic device overlies the second electronic device, consider at least one of input from or for the first portable electronic device as input for the second electronic device, and output from or for the second electronic device as output from the first portable electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Andres Lucero, Petri Piippo, Juha Arrasvuori, Marion Boberg