Patents by Inventor Terho Niemi

Terho Niemi 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: 9053103
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating interaction with a plurality of media files. In this regard, a method may be provided that includes causing the display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files. The display of the images may be such that at least one image is displayed in the foreground and at least one image is displayed in the background. The method may also receive a selection of the image of the respective function. In response to the selection of the image of the respective function, the respective function is performed with respect to at least one of the media files. For example, the respective function may include a shuffle function such that the plurality of media files are caused to be played in a random order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Eeva Ilama-Vaquero, Tomi Petri Tarvainen, Jussi Valtteri Lampainen, Terho Niemi
  • Publication number: 20150121313
    Abstract: The present invention relates to navigation methods and computer programs for wearable devices and a wearable device, for enabling a user to navigate among a multitude of data entities to be displayed on a relatively small viewing area of a touch-sensitive display screen. The inventive concept includes: defining a viewing area visible to the user on the touch-sensitive display means for displaying information on at least one first level of the hierarchy; sensing the position of the device with regard to the user to keep the viewing area on the touch-sensitive display means visible to the user; defining at least one area of the touch-sensitive display means that is outside said viewing area as at least one command entry area; upon sensing at least one press by the user on the command entry area, a predetermined command is issued that changes the displayed information in the viewing area by navigating to a second level in the hierarchy of data entities that is different from the first level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Korulab Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Lindholm, Terho Niemi, Sebastien Gianelli
  • Publication number: 20120131459
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for facilitating interaction with a plurality of media files. In this regard, a method may be provided that includes causing the display of an image of a respective function and a plurality of images of respective media files. The display of the images may be such that at least one image is displayed in the foreground and at least one image is displayed in the background. The method may also receive a selection of the image of the respective function. In response to the selection of the image of the respective function, the respective function is performed with respect to at least one of the media files. For example, the respective function may include a shuffle function such that the plurality of media files are caused to be played in a random order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Eeva Ilama-Vaquero, Tomi Petri Tarvainen, Jussi Valtteri Lampainen, Terho Niemi