Patents by Inventor Sami Herrala

Sami Herrala 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: 20180005511
    Abstract: There is provided a device and a method for detecting exit of a person from a room, the device comprising: means for detecting door opening and closing; movement detection means for detecting movement in the room; and a processing circuitry configured to initiate processing of measurement data from the movement detection means as a response to detecting the door closing, and to cause an output of a message concerning the processing of said measurement data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: 9SOLUTIONS OY
    Inventor: Sami HERRALA
  • Patent number: 9648662
    Abstract: An apparatus enabling establishment of a Bluetooth mesh network comprises at least two Bluetooth transceiver circuitries and an internal connection between the at least two Bluetooth transceiver circuitries. The Bluetooth transceiver circuitries are simultaneously connected to different Bluetooth piconets, and the apparatus operates as a bridge between the piconets. Concatenation of such apparatuses enables construction of a Bluetooth mesh network where the bridge devices may be simultaneously connected to multiple Bluetooth piconets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: 9Solutions Oy
    Inventors: Sami Herrala, Jari Kylmänen, Jaakko Niemi
  • Patent number: 9430888
    Abstract: A method for controlling access in a location tracking system is provided. In response to detection of the presence of a mobile tag of the location tracking system in an area having at least one access control device, a location tracking device of the location tracking system activates the access control device to initiate establishment of a communication connection with the mobile tag so as to negotiate access rights of the mobile tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: 9Solutions Oy
    Inventor: Sami Herrala
  • Publication number: 20150294517
    Abstract: This document discloses a mobile key for a locking system, the mobile key comprising: a wireless communication circuitry configured to communicate wirelessly with a locking device of the locking system; a memory storing authentication information associated with access rights of the mobile key in the locking system. The mobile key further comprises a radio frequency trigger circuitry sensitized to detect a radio signal received in the mobile key and, upon detecting the reception of the radio signal, to wake up the wireless communication circuitry to communicate with the locking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: 9SOLUTIONS OY
    Inventor: Sami HERRALA
  • Patent number: 8710980
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for changing a usability status of an asset in a location tracking system. Establishment of a direct device-to-device wireless communication connection between a user tag and an asset tag of the location tracking system triggers a process to change a usability status of the asset associated with the asset tag. In the process, identifiers of the asset tag and the user tag obtained when pairing the asset tag and the user tag are used in order to link the user tag with the asset tag in the process for changing the usability status of the asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: 9Solutions Oy
    Inventor: Sami Herrala
  • Patent number: 8611321
    Abstract: This document presents a location tracking system. Transmitter tags are disposed throughout the area where the location tracking is carried out. The transmitter tags are configured to transmit their unique identifiers. A personal radio communication device being tracked detects a unique identifier received from a transmitter tag and transmits the detected unique identifier to a server. The server links a known physical location associated with the unique identifier to an identifier of the personal radio communication device so as to carry out location tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: 9Solutions Oy
    Inventors: Sami Herrala, Jari Kylmänen, Teemu Sivonen
  • Publication number: 20120161963
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for changing a usability status of an asset in a location tracking system. Establishment of a direct device-to-device wireless communication connection between a user tag and an asset tag of the location tracking system triggers a process to change a usability status of the asset associated with the asset tag. In the process, identifiers of the asset tag and the user tag obtained when pairing the asset tag and the user tag are used in order to link the user tag with the asset tag in the process for changing the usability status of the asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: 9SOLUTIONS OY
    Inventor: Sami HERRALA
  • Publication number: 20120154115
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling access in a location tracking system. In response to detection of the presence of a mobile tag of the location tracking system in an area comprising at least one access-control apparatus, a location tracking apparatus of the location tracking system activates the access control apparatus to initiate establishment of a communication connection with the mobile tag so as to negotiate about access rights of the mobile tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: 9Solutions Oy
    Inventor: Sami HERRALA
  • Publication number: 20120057518
    Abstract: An apparatus enabling establishment of a Bluetooth mesh network comprises at least two Bluetooth transceiver circuitries and an internal connection between the at least two Bluetooth transceiver circuitries. The Bluetooth transceiver circuitries are simultaneously connected to different Bluetooth piconets, and the apparatus operates as a bridge between the piconets. Concatenation of such apparatuses enables construction of a Bluetooth mesh network where the bridge devices may be simultaneously connected to multiple Bluetooth piconets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: 9SOLUTIONS OY
    Inventors: Sami HERRALA, Jari KYLMÄNEN, Jaakko NIEMI
  • Publication number: 20110211563
    Abstract: This document presents a location tracking system. Transmitter tags are disposed throughout the area where the location tracking is carried out. The transmitter tags are configured to transmit their unique identifiers. A personal radio communication device being tracked detects a unique identifier received from a transmitter tag and transmits the detected unique identifier to a server. The server links a known physical location associated with the unique identifier to an identifier of the personal radio communication device so as to carry out location tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: 9SOLUTIONS OY
    Inventors: Sami Herrala, Jari Kylmänen, Teemu Sivonen