Patents by Inventor Sami Ilmari Saila

Sami Ilmari Saila 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).

  • Accessory for an electronic device
    Patent number: 9766729
    Abstract: An accessory comprising an interface configured to control an electronic device into which the input device is configure to be connected, the electronic device comprising a display, wherein the interface is configured to control the electronic device in response to movement of the input element across a surface of the electronic device for controlling the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Sami Ilmari Saila
  • ACCESSORY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140176461
    Abstract: An accessory comprising an interface configured to control an electronic device into which the input device is configure to be connected, the electronic device comprising a display, wherein the interface is configured to control the electronic device in response to movement of the input element across a surface of the electronic device for controlling the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Sami Ilmari Saila
  • Apparatus for a portable electronic device
    Patent number: 8725223
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first and second housing is described. The apparatus is configured to enable the sliding motion of a first housing with respect to a second housing from a first configuration to a second configuration via complementary sliding connectors on each of the first and second housings. In the second configuration the complementary sliding connectors are not connected allowing rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing to a third configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Sami Ilmari Säilä
  • Method and apparatus for activating one or more remote features
    Patent number: 8248372
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a pointing module configured to determine a location. Further, the apparatus comprise a camera module configured to track movement of the pointing module. The apparatus also comprises a communicator module configured to activate a feature based at least in part on the tracked movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Sami Ilmari Saila
  • APPARATUS FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110194232
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a first and second housing is described. The apparatus is configured to enable the sliding motion of a first housing with respect to a second housing from a first configuration to a second configuration via complementary sliding connectors on each of the first and second housings. In the second configuration the complementary sliding connectors are not connected allowing rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing to a third configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Sami Ilmari Säilä
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING ONE OR MORE REMOTE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20100330912
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a pointing module configured to determine a location. Further, the apparatus comprise a camera module configured to track movement of the pointing module. The apparatus also comprises a communicator module configured to activate a feature based at least in part on the tracked movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Sami Ilmari Saila
  • Apparatus For Audio Communication
    Publication number: 20100310107
    Abstract: A headset (10) for audio communications comprising a speaker housing (11) and a boom (12) for a microphone (41, 51), the headset arranged to provide a retracted state and an extended state, wherein the boom is arranged to be wrapped around the speaker housing in the retracted state and be unwrapped from the speaker housing in the extended state. The headset may be used as a hands-free unit for a telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sami Ilmari Saila, Juhana Mikael Jaakkola