Patents by Inventor Tapio Koivuniemi

Tapio Koivuniemi 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: 7159191
    Abstract: A data input method in user terminals having a limited-size keyboard with two different data input methods linked in such a way that toggling between the modes does not require from the user any special action during text input, since the change of mode is automatically performed as a result of keystrokes which are normal when a text is being edited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Flextronics Sales & Marketing A-P Ltd.
    Inventor: Tapio Koivuniemi
  • Publication number: 20040177179
    Abstract: The invention relates to a data input method in user terminals having a limited-size keyboard. The inventive idea is that two different data input methods are linked in such a way that toggling between the modes does not require from the user any special action during text input, since the change of mode is automatically performed as a result of keystrokes which are normal when a text is being edited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventor: Tapio Koivuniemi