Patents by Inventor Risto Kauppinen

Risto Kauppinen 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: 20240101390
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elevator drive unit for managing a regenerative power of an elevator system. The elevator drive unit comprises: first terminals for connecting the elevator drive unit to the mains; second terminals for connecting the elevator drive unit to an elevator hoisting motor; a frequency converter for enabling a bidirectional transfer of power between the mains and the elevator hoisting motor; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: obtain an indication representing a detection of a special operational situation of the elevator system, introduce a non-zero power limit specific to the detected special operational situation of the elevator system, and control the frequency converter to limit supply of the regenerative power from the elevator hoisting motor to the mains to the power limit. The invention relates also to an elevator system and a method for managing a regenerative power of an elevator system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: KONE Corporation
    Inventors: Tuukka KAUPPINEN, Mikko PAAKKINEN, Risto JOKINEN, Perttu KAIPIA
  • Publication number: 20200242630
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing advertising content to terminals communicating over a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a processing element that communicates with network elements residing on the network or other networks to receive information regarding the terminals and their users. At least one of the terminals may be a mobile terminal. The processing element communicates an instruction to an advertising platform based on this information, and the advertising platform in turn selects and transmits advertising content to the respective terminals according to the instruction. Such content may include text messages, voice messages, picture messages, video clips, and more. In some cases, the processing element may determine a common characteristic of two or more terminals and their users based on the information received, and advertising content based on that common characteristic may be sent to the terminals. A method, system, and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Provenance Asset Group LLC
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Alex Esser
  • Patent number: 10664850
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing advertising content to terminals communicating over a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a processing element that communicates with network elements residing on the network or other networks to receive information regarding the terminals and their users. At least one of the terminals may be a mobile terminal. The processing element communicates an instruction to an advertising platform based on this information, and the advertising platform in turn selects and transmits advertising content to the respective terminals according to the instruction. Such content may include text messages, voice messages, picture messages, video clips, and more. In some cases, the processing element may determine a common characteristic of two or more terminals and their users based on the information received, and advertising content based on that common characteristic may be sent to the terminals. A method, system, and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Provenance Asset Group LLC
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Alex Esser
  • Patent number: 8160540
    Abstract: An emergency telephone call is supported and routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in an IP based packet switched wireless communications network. An activate PDP context request is sent from a user equipment to the network. A parameter in said activate PDP context request indicates that the PDP context will be used to transfer an emergency call. An activate PDP context accept message is returned from said support node to said user equipment. Said activate PDP context accept message acknowledges said activate PDP context request message and provides the address of a call state control function. A call setup request transferred to the call state control function includes the Service Area Identity (SAI). The call state control function selects a PSAP based, at least in part, on the SAI included in the call setup request and forwards the emergency call to the selected PSAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Stefano Faccin, Tuija Hurtta, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Huai Herman Huang, Risto Kauppinen, Janne Muhonen, Veijo Vanttinen, Jan Kall, Serge Haumont, Jari Syrjala
  • Patent number: 8127016
    Abstract: A technique for hiding network element names and addresses in communications between first and second networks includes providing a message generated by a network entity in the first network to be delivered to a target network entity in the second network, the messaging including first and second parts. The message generated by the network entity in the first network is routed to a contact point disposed between the first and second networks in accordance with the first part of the message and the message generated by the network entity in the first network is routed from the contact point to the target network entity in the second network in accordance with the second part of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Ilkka Westman, Stefano Faccin, Risto Kauppinen
  • Patent number: 7925762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a communication method and system wherein a network element of a roaming user is attachable to a visited first network and be served by a serving means of the home network. When the network element of the roaming user is registering or initiating a connection to a called network element of the visited network, a network element of the visited network, such as proxy means, either adds information on the called network element or on a service element of the visited network when sending a message to the home network. The message is preferably sent as a protocol message, in particular a message of the Session Initiation Protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Risto Kauppinen, Heikki Tuunanen
  • Publication number: 20100067444
    Abstract: An emergency telephone call is supported and routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in an IP based packet switched wireless communications network. An activate PDP context request is sent from a user equipment to the network. A parameter in said activate PDP context request indicates that the PDP context will be used to transfer an emergency call. An activate PDP context accept message is returned from said support node to said user equipment. Said activate PDP context accept message acknowledges said activate PDP context request message and provides the address of a call state control function. A call setup request transferred to the call state control function includes the Service Area Identity (SAI). The call state control function selects a PSAP based, at least in part, on the SAI included in the call setup request and forwards the emergency call to the selected PSAP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Stefano Faccin, Tuija Hurtta, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Huai Herman Huang, Risto Kauppinen, Janne Muhonen, Veijo Vanttinen, Jan Kall, Serge Haumont, Jari Syrjala
  • Patent number: 7657223
    Abstract: The present invention relates to presentation of content to mobile users. In the method, data associated with presentation of content is transmitted from a communication system, the data including information regarding an event. The data is received at mobile user equipment and stored in a memory of the mobile user equipment. In response to the event, presentation of the content is triggered. The presentation is based on the data stored in the memory of the mobile user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks Oy
    Inventor: Risto Kauppinen
  • Patent number: 7623447
    Abstract: An emergency telephone call is supported and routed to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in an IP based packet switched wireless communications network. An activate PDP context request is sent from a user equipment to the network. A parameter in the activate PDP context request indicates that the PDP context will be used to transfer an emergency call. An activate PDP context accept message is returned from the support node to the user equipment. The activate PDP context accept message acknowledges the activate PDP context request message and provides the address of a call state control function. A call setup request transferred to the call state control function includes the Service Area Identity (SAI). The call state control function selects a PSAP based, at least in part, on the SAI included in the call setup request and forwards the emergency call to the selected PSAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Stefano Faccin, Tuija Hurtta, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Herman Huang, Risto Kauppinen, Janne Muhonen, Veijo Vanttinen, Jan Kall, Serge Haumont, Jari Syrjala
  • Patent number: 7623840
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for establishing an emergency session in a communication system which includes at least one user equipment and one or more network entities involved in establishing an emergency session. When the user equipment initiates a session by sending a message to a network entity indicating an identifier, e.g. the call number or logical name of a called entity, one of said network entities analyses the received identifier. When detecting that the session to be initiated is an emergency session, an information is returned to the user equipment for informing the latter that the initiated session is an emergency session. The user equipment thereupon initiates the execution of an emergency session. Thus, even when the user equipment is unable to detect, by itself, that the intended session is an emergency session, the network will inform the user equipment on the emergency session for ensuring appropriate handling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Risto Kauppinen, Miikka Poikselkä
  • Patent number: 7602762
    Abstract: The invention proposes a network system comprising a first network element (2) and at least a second network element (3), the second network element being adapted to operate in at least two different modes, wherein the first network element (2) is adapted to send a message to the second network element, and the second network element (3) is adapted to set the mode in response to information included in the message and indicating whether a particular procedure is to be performed and/or has been performed. Thus, the second network element sets its mode dependent on whether a procedure like processing of a location request has to be performed or has not to be performed, or, whether a procedure has been performed or not. The network elements can be Call State Control Functions (CSCF).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Risto Kauppinen, Ilkka Westman, Petteri Ylä-Outinen, Markus Martin
  • Publication number: 20080162731
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing advertising content to terminals communicating over a communications network is provided. The apparatus includes a processing element that communicates with network elements residing on the network or other networks to receive information regarding the terminals and their users. At least one of the terminals may be a mobile terminal. The processing element communicates an instruction to an advertising platform based on this information, and the advertising platform in turn selects and transmits advertising content to the respective terminals according to the instruction. Such content may include text messages, voice messages, picture messages, video clips, and more. In some cases, the processing element may determine a common characteristic of two or more terminals and their users based on the information received, and advertising content based on that common characteristic may be sent to the terminals. A method, system, and computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Alex Esser
  • Publication number: 20080159263
    Abstract: A switching center of a wireless communications network, the switching center comprising an internet gateway node integrated therein for accessing user information internally within the switching center and arranged to use the user information for at least one of: provision of services to an internet service provider from the wireless communications network; provision of services from an internet service provider to the wireless communications network; and provision of services by the internet service provider within the internet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Risto Kauppinen, Juha Kallio
  • Patent number: 7366127
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a connection to a user terminal in a telecommunications system and a telecommunications system comprising an element (CSCF) controlling a connection to a user terminal (UE) and a system part (SGSN, GGSN) providing transport of user data, which system part is separate from said controlling element, wherein a system element which knows the state of the connection to the user terminal (UE) is arranged to send an indication message to the controlling element (CSCF) indicating the state of the connection, and the controlling element (CSCF) is arranged to decide the state of the connection to the user terminal (UE) based on the indication message received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Heikki Einola, Lauri Lahtinen, Risto Kauppinen, Seppo Huotari
  • Patent number: 7328046
    Abstract: A communication system and a method and a server for a communication system is disclosed. The communication system comprises communication means for providing communication media for a plurality of user equipment, a storage entity (21) adapted to store information that associates with at least one of said user equipment, and at least one service provision entity (28) adapted to serve a client based on information stored in said storage entity. The storage entity (21) is arranged to receive information associated with the user equipment from other entities (22, 23) and to associate said received information with a respective user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Petri Koskelainen, Risto Kauppinen, Jaakko Rajaniemi
  • Publication number: 20070286370
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for providing the identity of communication device users who initiate communications from data networks such as the Internet and that are targeted for users in circuit-switched domains. A calling party identifier is received from a calling terminal initiating a voice call. A circuit-switched (CS) domain identifier is associated with the calling party identifier. The association of CS domain identifier and calling party identifier is provided to a targeted terminal, which may store the associated information. The voice call and the CS domain identifier associated with the calling party identifier are thereafter directed from the calling terminal to the targeted terminal. The targeted terminal may then identify the calling party using the CS domain identifier to identify the associated calling party identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Risto A. Kauppinen, Jarno Pelkonen
  • Publication number: 20070097967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for establishing an emergency session in a communication system which includes at least one user equipment and one or more network entities involved in establishing an emergency session. When the user equipment initiates a session by sending a message to a network entity indicating an identifier, e.g. the call number or logical name of a called entity, one of said network entities analyses the received identifier. When detecting that the session to be initiated is an emergency session, an information is returned to the user equipment for informing the latter that the initiated session is an emergency session. The user equipment thereupon initiates the execution of an emergency session. Thus, even when the user equipment is unable to detect, by itself, that the intended session is an emergency session, the network will inform the user equipment on the emergency session for ensuring appropriate handling thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Risto Kauppinen, Miikka Poikselka
  • Patent number: 7200396
    Abstract: The present solution relates to a telecommunications system where information is maintained of communication groups available to a user terminal (UE). A communication server (PoC server) of the system is able to receive a request message (3-1) sent by the user terminal (UE), the request message (3-1) comprising an indication of the communication group the user wishes to speak to. If the request can be accepted, the communication server (PoC server) transmits a floor granted message (3-2) to the user terminal (UE). According to the present solution the communication group requested by the user is set (3-3) as the priority communication group for said user at least for a predetermined time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Risto Kauppinen
  • Patent number: 7116967
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and system for establishing an emergency session in a communication system which includes at least one user equipment and one or more network entities involved in establishing an emergency session. When the user equipment initiates a session by sending a message to a network entity indicating an identifier, e.g. the call number or logical name of a called entity, one of said network entities analyses the received identifier. When detecting that the session to be initiated is an emergency session, an information is returned to the user equipment for informing the latter that the initiated session is an emergency session. The user equipment thereupon initiates the execution of an emergency session. Thus, even when the user equipment is unable to detect, by itself, that the intended session is an emergency session, the network will inform the user equipment on the emergency session for ensuring appropriate handling thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Risto Kauppinen, Miikka Poikselkä
  • Patent number: 7085365
    Abstract: A communication system including a first administrative subsystem and a second administrative subsystem providing group communication service. The system includes a first server for storing group and list management information of subscribers of the first administrative subsystem. The system also includes a second server for storing group and list management information of subscribers of the second administrative subsystem. Further, the system includes an interface for exchanging group and list management information between the first server and the second server. In addition, the system reduces ambiguity in group information management of integrated systems that include two or more administrative domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Risto Kauppinen