Patents by Inventor Rob van der Haar

Rob van der Haar 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: 8116740
    Abstract: A method in electronic messaging in a mobile telecommunications network for mobile communication terminals is disclosed. The method involves, in a sender terminal, the steps of generating an electronic message, associating the electronic message with a message notification, and representing the electronic message and the message notification in a signal which is transmittable over the mobile telecommunications network to a receiver terminal. The signal is adapted, when received in the receiver terminal, for performance of the message notification in a user interface of the receiver terminal as a notification of the reception of the electronic message. Further disclosed are an associated method in a receiver terminal, and a sender terminal and a receiver terminal capable of performing the respective method, as well as a system including such sender and receiver terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Rob van der Haar, Juha Hemanus, Akseli Anttila, Valerie Pegon, Harri Wikberg
  • Publication number: 20100205036
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a controller configured to provide a first advertisement statement; receive a motion signal; and provide a second advertisement statement in response to receipt of said motion signal is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Rob Van Der Haar, Laura Majava, Anna Nilsson
  • Publication number: 20060141926
    Abstract: A mobile station rejects an incoming call. A call initiation signal associated with the incoming call is received from the second mobile station. It is determined whether the mobile station is in a given one of two or more predetermined communication states with a media player, wherein the given predetermined communication state defines that automatic communication of the rejection is to be performed. A rejection is communicated to a communication device associated with the incoming call in response to the mobile station being in the given predetermined communication state. A communication device reacts to a rejection from a mobile station. The rejection is received from the mobile station. A reminder comprising information is created about the mobile station. A time is associated with the reminder, where the associated time used to alert the communication device that the reminder should be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Akseli Anttilla, Rob van der Haar, Younghee Jung