Patents by Inventor Seppo Ilmari HELLE

Seppo Ilmari HELLE 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).

  • Electronic devices, associated apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 10078420
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: in response to detecting a progressive dragging input gesture provided by a user via a graphical user interface, enable: revealing one or more menu items, such that the one or more revealed menu items are visible; highlighting at least one said visible menu item in correspondence with the progressive dragging input gesture; and selecting the highlighted menu item in response to detecting the completion of the progressive dragging input gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Seppo Ilmari Helle
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20130246970
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: in response to detecting a progressive dragging input gesture provided by a user via a graphical user interface, enable: revealing one or more menu items, such that the one or more revealed menu items are visible; highlighting at least one said visible menu item in correspondence with the progressive dragging input gesture; and selecting the highlighted menu item in response to detecting the completion of the progressive dragging input gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seppo Ilmari Helle
  • INITIATING FORCED SHUTDOWN OF A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120044011
    Abstract: A method comprises initiating generation of a feedback signal in response to determining that an input has been selected throughout a first predetermined period of time and initiating a forced shutdown of a device in response to determining that the input has been deselected within a second predetermined period of time after the initiating of the generation of the feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Seppo Ilmari HELLE