Patents by Inventor Sami Paihonen

Sami Paihonen 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: 9176612
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a touch sensitive display for displaying a master application frame; a detector configured to detect a touch point of a user on display; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code. The apparatus is configured to display the master application frame including a plurality of slave application frames; determine at least two slave application frames based on a first touch point; define a sweep function configured to detect a sweep gesture on the touch sensitive display between the first and a second touch point, and adjust sizes of the determined slave application frames, in a non-overlapped manner, based on the detected sweep gesture. Furthermore, the apparatus is configured to detect a third touch point on a border line for at least two slave application frames; and trigger an overlapping slave application frame in response to the detected third touch point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ixonos Oyj
    Inventors: Sami Paihonen, Esa Nettamo, Korhan Buyukdemirci, Jani Järvinen, Jarkko Lunnas, Chris Rawlings, Marco Zamarato
  • Publication number: 20140078134
    Abstract: An apparatus including a touch sensitive display for displaying an information element; a detector configured to detect touches of a user on the touch sensitive display; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: display the information element; detect a predefined gesture on the touch sensitive display based on the touches of the user; and determine a three-dimensional visual effect, on information element, associated with the predefined gesture. Furthermore, the apparatus is caused to display information element utilizing the three-dimensional visual effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Ixonos Oyj
    Inventors: Pasi Kainiemi, Petri Kainiemi, Sami Paihonen
  • Patent number: 8229478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for updating session initiation information saved in a terminal device (14, 15) of a data communications network (12), and a data communications network arrangement utilizing the method and a mobile terminal device (14, 15, 40) belonging to the data communications network arrangement, in which method either the SIP protocol or a conventional telephone number is used for session initiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Esa Nettamo, Mikko Nirhamo, Sami Paihonen
  • Publication number: 20080102891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for updating session initiation information saved in a terminal device (14, 15) of a data communications network (12), and a data communications network arrangement utilizing the method and a mobile terminal device (14, 15, 40) belonging to the data communications network arrangement, in which method either the SIP protocol or a conventional telephone number is used for session initiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Esa Nettamo, Mikko Nirhamo, Sami Paihonen
  • Publication number: 20070291025
    Abstract: An apparatus including a processor connected to a user interface and a text conversion device connected to the processor, the text conversion device being configured to convert text input through the user interface into a musical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventor: Sami Paihonen
  • Publication number: 20060246955
    Abstract: Methods, systems and mobile communication devices for the operation of mobile communication devices; such a method including: providing an operable display area on a mobile communication device; displaying an array of one or more selectable items in said operable display area; displaying an array of features for said selected one item; and providing for highlighting a selected one item of the said one or more selectable items and/or features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mikko Nirhamo, Sami Paihonen, Heikki Haveri, Juha Pusa, Katja Konkka, Katja Leinonen, Romel Aminch, Nina Maki
  • Patent number: 7103841
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for expanding a desktop. Especially the invention relates to a method and arrangement for expanding a desktop virtually. The objects of the invention are fulfilled by relating an audible sound to the application, window or other user interface element as it is shifted out of the display. The sound related to the user interface element may also be characteristic for the element it is related to. In addition, the element can be located by only listening to the sound related to the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Sami Ronkainen, Sami Paihonen
  • Publication number: 20020175933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement (300) for expanding a desktop. Especially the invention relates to a method and arrangement (300) for expanding a desktop virtually. The objects of the invention are fulfilled by relating an audible sound (220, 222) to the application, window or other user interface element (208, 210) as it is shifted (208, 210) out of the display (202). The sound (220, 222) related to the user interface element (208, 210) may also be characteristic for the element (208, 210) it is related to. In addition according to the invention the element (208, 210) can be located by only listening the sound (220, 222) related to the element (208, 210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Sami Ronkainen, Sami Paihonen
  • Patent number: D749053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventors: Sami Paihonen, Aleksi Sievänen, John Linden, Korhan Buyukdemirci, Osmo Schroderus