Patents by Inventor Tapani MIKOLA

Tapani MIKOLA 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: 11200307
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a memory configured to store an encryption key and a list of access tokens and at least one processing core configured to select a first access token from the list of access tokens based, at least partly, on at least one of a current time and a sequence number, decide, based at least partly on the first access token, whether to grant a user device access to the apparatus, and cause the apparatus to receive a second list of access tokens from at least one of the user device and a second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Olli Oskari Koskimies, Timo Tapani Mikola, Lioudmila Lucy Blants
  • Publication number: 20180375849
    Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a memory configured to store an encryption key and a list of access tokens and at least one processing core configured to select a first access token from the list of access tokens based, at least partly, on at least one of a current time and a sequence number, decide, based at least partly on the first access token, whether to grant a user device access to the apparatus, and cause the apparatus to receive a second list of access tokens from at least one of the user device and a second user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Olli Oskari KOSKIMIES, Timo Tapani MIKOLA, Lioudmila Lucy BLANTS
  • Patent number: 9544755
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method includes determining, by an apparatus, whether the apparatus provides data for other wireless devices to request from the apparatus in response to wireless device discovery messages transmitted by the apparatus; and transmitting, by the apparatus, wireless device discovery messages including an indication that additional information should not be requested from the apparatus in response to the wireless device discovery messages, without establishing a connection with the apparatus, the indication being in response to the determination that the apparatus does not provide data for other wireless devices to request from the apparatus in response to the wireless device discovery messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamaki, Tapani Mikola, Juha Salokannel
  • Publication number: 20160246837
    Abstract: An apparatus for intelligently merging conflicting data includes a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including detecting a change(s) to a property of an item of data. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to determine a version of the item of data and a version of the property or versions of unchanged properties responsive to detecting the property changed. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to update the item of data to indicate the version of the item of data, the version of the changed property and versions of unchanged properties. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to store updated item of data without storing prior versions of the data. The updated item of data is utilized in resolving conflicts with other data. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Johan Wikman, Oskari Koskimies, Tapani Mikola
  • Publication number: 20160227392
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a method includes determining, by an apparatus, whether the apparatus provides data for other wireless devices to request from the apparatus in response to wireless device discovery messages transmitted by the apparatus; and transmitting, by the apparatus, wireless device discovery messages including an indication that additional information should not be requested from the apparatus in response to the wireless device discovery messages, without establishing a connection with the apparatus, the indication being in response to the determination that the apparatus does not provide data for other wireless devices to request from the apparatus in response to the wireless device discovery messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Arto PALIN, Jukka REUNAMAKI, Tapani MIKOLA, Juha SALOKANNEL