Patents by Inventor Riku M. Mettala

Riku M. Mettala 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: 20040142711
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for automated synchronization between a first and a second mobile terminal. A plurality of individual modes are provided to be operable with an operation mode of the first device. According to an embodiment of the invention, the individual modes corresponds to profile settings which are responsible for defining the operational state of for example a mobile phone at receiving a call or a message, i.e. to ring and to vibrate in case of receiving a call or to vibrate only. The user is allowed to extend the individual modes such that at asserting an extended individual mode a synchronization process to automatically activated. According to another embodiment of the invention, the synchronization process is performed directly between these two terminal devices in a device-to-device manner via a local communication connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Hannu Mahonen, Riku M. Mettala