Patents by Inventor Seppo Karjalainen

Seppo Karjalainen 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).

  • Mobile phone featuring audio-modulated vibrotactile module
    Patent number: 6885876
    Abstract: A telecommunications network includes a mobile phone with an audio-modulated vibrotactile module that responds to a telecommunications signal containing information about incoming speech from a called/calling party, for providing an audio-modulated vibrotactile module force containing information about the incoming speech from the called/calling party to vibrate a user's fingers, facial skin, wrist, cheek or other suitable location. The audio-modulated vibrotactile module has an audio-to-vibrotactile converter that responds to the telecommunications signal, for providing an audio-to-vibrotactile converter signal containing information about a vibration modulation of the incoming speech from the called/calling party. The audio-modulated vibrotactile module also has a vibrotactile actuator that responds to the audio-to-vibrotactile converter signal, for providing the audio-modulated vibrotactile module force in the form of a vibrotactile actuator force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Olli Aaltonen, Satu Jääskeläinen, Seppo Karjalainen, Heikki Lang, Heikki Hämäläinen, Stina Ojala, Terho Kaikuranta
  • Mobile phone featuring audio-modulated vibrotactile module
    Publication number: 20020128048
    Abstract: A telecommunications network includes a mobile phone with an audio-modulated vibrotactile module that responds to a telecommunications signal containing information about incoming speech from a called/calling party, for providing an audio-modulated vibrotactile module force containing information about the incoming speech from the called/calling party to vibrate a user's fingers, facial skin, wrist, cheek or other suitable location. The audio-modulated vibrotactile module has an audio-to-vibrotactile converter that responds to the telecommunications signal, for providing an audio-to-vibrotactile converter signal containing information about a vibration modulation of the incoming speech from the called/calling party. The audio-modulated vibrotactile module also has a vibrotactile actuator that responds to the audio-to-vibrotactile converter signal, for providing the audio-modulated vibrotactile module force in the form of a vibrotactile actuator force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Olli Aaltonen, Satu Jaaskelainen, Seppo Karjalainen, Heikki Lang, Heikki Hamalainen, Stina Ojala, Terho Kaikuranta