Patents by Inventor Tapio Turunen
Tapio Turunen 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).
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Patent number: 9485673Abstract: An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Markku Tapio Turunen, Kari Juhani Leppanen, Francis Pak Kwan Tam, Kimmo Tapani Ramo
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Patent number: 9411474Abstract: An apparatus including: an array of capacitive sensor electrodes including a plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes distributed over a sensing area; conductive traces connected to respective ones of the plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes; and a shield electrode overlying, in the sensing area, conductive traces.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Jyri Kalervo Rauhala, Seppo Tapio Turunen
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Patent number: 9350809Abstract: An approach is provided for methods and apparatus for efficiently and effectively determining communities of interest for a user, for use over an ad-hoc mesh network, based on context information associated with user devices. Context information of a device is accessed. The context information is processed to determine one or more themes associated with the context information. One or more communities of interest relating to the one or more themes are determined, the one or more communities of interest having respective community identifiers corresponding therewith. The device is associated with at least one of the communities of interest relating to the one or more themes, based at least in part on the corresponding community identifiers, for accessing awareness information related to one or more of the communities of interest associated with the device.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2011Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Kari Juhani Leppänen, Markku Tapio Turunen, Niko Tapani Kiukkonen, Eero Jari Juhani Sillasto
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Patent number: 9288305Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform, actuating within an apparatus a motion in at least one actuation direction, monitoring the motion in the apparatus in at least one monitoring direction, and determining from the monitoring an characteristic of an object in contact with the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Seppo Tapio Turunen
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Publication number: 20140362847Abstract: An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Markku Tapio TURUNEN, Kari Juhani LEPPANEN, Francis Pak Kwan TAM, Kimmo Tapani RAMO
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Patent number: 8848721Abstract: An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tapio Turunen, Kari Juhani Leppanen, Francis Pak Kwan Tam, Kimmo Tapani Ramo
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Patent number: 8804589Abstract: A system for facilitating communal apparatus interaction. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus configured to communicate on a wireless channel may receive first information pertaining to wireless traffic expected from other networks also utilizing the wireless channel. The apparatus may then determine whether the received information satisfies a first criterion, and if it is determined that the first information satisfies the first criterion, the apparatus may shorten an awake window duration for communicating on the wireless channel. Alternatively, if it is determined that the information does not satisfy the first criterion, the apparatus may proceed to further determine whether second information pertaining to wireless traffic on the wireless channel that is expected from a network satisfies a second criterion. If it is determined that the second information satisfies the second criterion, the apparatus may proceed to lengthen the awake window duration.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tapio Turunen, Kari J. Leppänen, Philip Ginzboorg, Enrico-Henrik Rantala
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Publication number: 20140132335Abstract: An apparatus including: an array of capacitive sensor electrodes including a plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes distributed over a sensing area; conductive traces connected to respective ones of the plurality of distinct capacitive sensor electrodes; and a shield electrode overlying, in the sensing area, conductive traces.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jyri Kalervo RAUHALA, Seppo Tapio Turunen
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Patent number: 8515409Abstract: An approach is provided for a publish/subscribe mechanism over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives a request to either publish or subscribe to information provided over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module then determines at least one data schema associated with the information, wherein an identification of the information for publication or subscription is based, at least in part, on the at least one data schema.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Kimmo Tapani Rämö, Francis Pak Kwan Tam, Jaakko Kyrö, Esko Kokkonen, Janne Nöyränen, Markku Tapio Turunen, Kari Juhani Leppänen, James Francis Reilly
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Publication number: 20130094413Abstract: A system for facilitating communal apparatus interaction. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus configured to communicate on a wireless channel may receive first information pertaining to wireless traffic expected from other networks also utilizing the wireless channel. The apparatus may then determine whether the received information satisfies a first criterion, and if it is determined that the first information satisfies the first criterion, the apparatus may shorten an awake window duration for communicating on the wireless channel. Alternatively, if it is determined that the information does not satisfy the first criterion, the apparatus may proceed to further determine whether second information pertaining to wireless traffic on the wireless channel that is expected from a network satisfies a second criterion. If it is determined that the second information satisfies the second criterion, the apparatus may proceed to lengthen the awake window duration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: NoKia CorporationInventors: Markku Tapio TURUNEN, Kari J. LEPPÄNEN, Philip GINZBOORG, Enrico-Henrik RANTALA
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Patent number: 8402536Abstract: A configurable logic component is shown with a signature generator, responsive to a commanded configuration information signal from a processor, for providing a signed commanded configuration information signal, and with a memory device, responsive to the signed commanded configuration information signal from the signature generator, for storing the signed commanded configuration information signal in the configurable logic component for use by the processor in checking a current configuration of the configurable logic component against a trusted signed configuration file to ensure the current configuration matches the commanded configuration and allowing use of the configurable logic component in case of a match.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2008Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Terro Pekka Rissa, Seppo Tapio Turunen
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Publication number: 20120323522Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform, actuating within an apparatus a motion in at least one actuation direction, monitoring the motion in the apparatus in at least one monitoring direction, and determining from the monitoring an characteristic of an object in contact with the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2010Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventor: Seppo Tapio Turunen
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Publication number: 20120300758Abstract: An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Markku Tapio Turunen, Kari Juhani Leppanen, Francis Pak Kwan Tam, Kimmo Tapani Ramo
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Publication number: 20120197988Abstract: An approach is provided for methods and apparatus for efficiently and effectively determining communities of interest for a user, for use over an ad-hoc mesh network, based on context information associated with user devices. Context information of a device is accessed. The context information is processed to determine one or more themes associated with the context information. One or more communities of interest relating to the one or more themes are determined, the one or more communities of interest having respective community identifiers corresponding therewith. The device is associated with at least one of the communities of interest relating to the one or more themes, based at least in part on the corresponding community identifiers, for accessing awareness information related to one or more of the communities of interest associated with the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2011Publication date: August 2, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Kari Juhani Leppänen, Markku Tapio Turunen, Niko Tapani Kiukkonen, Eero Jari Juhani Sillasto
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Publication number: 20120134282Abstract: An approach is provided for selecting devices to form a community. A network manager determines one or more candidate devices within proximity of at least one device. Next, the network manager determines to initiate at least one synchronized capture of sensor data by the at least one device and at least one of the one or more candidate devices. Then, the network manager determines to form the community based, at least in part, on the at least one synchronized capture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Mikko Tirronen, Philip Ginzboorg, Sami Virtanen, Kari Leppänen, Markku Tapio Turunen
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Publication number: 20120134287Abstract: An approach is provided for coordinating information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives at least one request to transmit one or more information request messages over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module determines context information associated with at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, one or more nodes within the at least a portion of the ad-hoc mesh network, or a combination thereof. The module then determines to transmit the one or more information request messages over the ad-hoc mesh network based, at least in part, on the context information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Markku Tapio TURUNEN, Kari Juhani LEPPÄNEN, Francis Pak Kwan TAM, Kimmo Tapani RÄMÖ
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Publication number: 20120135723Abstract: An approach is provided for a publish/subscribe mechanism over an ad-hoc mesh network. A module receives a request to either publish or subscribe to information provided over an ad-hoc mesh network. The module then determines at least one data schema associated with the information, wherein an identification of the information for publication or subscription is based, at least in part, on the at least one data schema.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2010Publication date: May 31, 2012Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tapani Rämö, Francis Pak Kwan Tam, Jaakko Kyrö, Esko Kokkonen, Janne Nöyränen, Markku Tapio Turunen, Kari Leppänen, James Francis Reilly
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Publication number: 20110223937Abstract: An approach is provided for local distribution of targeted commercial messaging, over an ad-hoc mesh network, based on known user interests, derived from on-line research and shopping activities of the user, and from other user communications and associations. Content information of interest to the user is determined. One or more community identifiers are determined, where the one or more community identifiers are associated with respective communities relating to the content information. A device of the user is associated with at least one of the communities relating to the content information, based at least in part on the associated community identifiers. Availability, over the ad-hoc mesh network, of at least one of the communities associated with the device is identified, based at least in part on the associated community identifiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Kari Juhani Leppänen, Markku Tapio Turunen, Niko Tapani Kiukkonen, Eero Jari Juhani Sillasto
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Publication number: 20090260082Abstract: A configurable logic component is shown with a signature generator, responsive to a commanded configuration information signal from a processor, for providing a signed commanded configuration information signal, and with a memory device, responsive to the signed commanded configuration information signal from the signature generator, for storing the signed commanded configuration information signal in the configurable logic component for use by the processor in checking a current configuration of the configurable logic component against a trusted signed configuration file to ensure the current configuration matches the commanded configuration and allowing use of the configurable logic component in case of a match.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2008Publication date: October 15, 2009Inventors: Terro Pekka Rissa, Seppo Tapio Turunen
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Publication number: 20060059199Abstract: A cellular radio telecommunications terminal including a cellular radio transceiver for receiving, as a plurality of data packets, a data sequence for output; processing means for processing the data sequence to produce an audio output to a user; a user interface for providing after the receipt of the data sequence, a user selectable option to process the data sequence; and means, responsive to the user selectable option of the user interface, for retrieving the data sequence; wherein the processing means is operable to process the retrieved data sequence to reproduce the audio output to the user. Also a system, a method, a user interface and a computer program on a record medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2005Publication date: March 16, 2006Inventors: Kristian Lappalainen, Markku Heiskala, Tapio Turunen, Antti Sinnemaa, Katja Konkka, Heli Jarventie, Christian Kraft, Albert Bitzer, Roope Jarvinen, Kalervo Kontola, Mauri Vaananen