Patents by Inventor Tero Vallius

Tero Vallius 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).

  • Publication number: 20230352954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device. The system comprises a charging unit and an electronic device. The charging unit comprises charging means, wireless communication means, and indication means. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery, charging means, and wireless communication means. During the wireless charging of the electronic device, the electronic device is configured to detect information representing the battery status of said electronic device and to communicate the detected information representing the battery status to the charging unit, and the charging unit is configured to receive the information from the electronic device and to indicate at least part of the received information representing the battery status of the electronic device. The invention relates also to a method for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Petteri JÄRVELÄ, Tero VALLIUS, Markku KOSKELA, Markku KALLUNKI, Timo VOUTILAINEN, Sami PELKONEN
  • Patent number: 11742678
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device. The system comprises a charging unit and an electronic device. The charging unit comprises charging means, wireless communication means, and indication means. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery, charging means, and wireless communication means. During the wireless charging of the electronic device, the electronic device is configured to detect information representing the battery status of said electronic device and to communicate the detected information representing the battery status to the charging unit, and the charging unit is configured to receive the information from the electronic device and to indicate at least part of the received information representing the battery status of the electronic device. The invention relates also to a method for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Petteri Järvelä, Tero Vallius, Markku Koskela, Markku Kallunki, Timo Voutilainen, Sami Pelkonen
  • Publication number: 20210351622
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device. The system comprises a charging unit and an electronic device. The charging unit comprises charging means, wireless communication means, and indication means. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery, charging means, and wireless communication means. During the wireless charging of the electronic device, the electronic device is configured to detect information representing the battery status of said electronic device and to communicate the detected information representing the battery status to the charging unit, and the charging unit is configured to receive the information from the electronic device and to indicate at least part of the received information representing the battery status of the electronic device. The invention relates also to a method for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Petteri JÄRVELÄ, Tero VALLIUS, Markku KOSKELA, Markku KALLUNKI, Timo VOUTILAINEN, Sami PELKONEN
  • Patent number: 11152930
    Abstract: The present invention introduces an arrangement for enhancing the performance of an electronic circuit comprising a phototransistor (Q). Either a common-collector or a common-emitter connected phototransistor (Q) has a main resistor (RL), and at least one external bias resistors (RL2, RL3, RL4), each in parallel to one another. The microcontroller may directly control the voltage outputs or act via respective switches (S1, S2) regarding each respective resistor. When the electronic circuit with the phototransistor (Q) is switched on, at least one of the external bias resistors (RL2, RL3, RL4) are switched on. The voltage output rise time is short, and when the bias has been set, the external bias resistor(s) are disconnected functionally. This means that during the actual measurement with the electric circuit, only the main resistor (RL) is used in the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Petteri Järvelä, Tero Vallius
  • Patent number: 11075538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device. The system comprises a charging unit and an electronic device. The charging unit comprises: charging means; wireless communication means; and indication means. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery; charging means; and wireless communication means. During the wireless charging of the electronic device the electronic device is configured to detect information representing the battery status of said electronic device and to communicate the detected information representing the battery status to the charging unit, and the charging unit is configured to receive the information from the electronic device and to indicate at least part of the received information representing the battery status of the electronic device. The invention relates also to a method for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Petteri Järvelä, Tero Vallius, Markku Koskela, Markku Kallunki, Timo Voutilainen, Sami Pelkonen
  • Publication number: 20210204815
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical sensor system of a wearable device. The system comprises: at least two photo transmitters, a photoreceiver, receiving electronics, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is configured to: set measurement conditions of the system; control taking at least one main sample from the received signal at one receiver channel; analyze the at least one main sample; control taking at least one test sample with at least one changed measurement condition at the same receiver channel; analyze the at least one test sample separately; compare at least one characteristic of the at least one test sample signal to the corresponding at least one characteristic of the at least one main sample signal; and change the measurement conditions to correspond to the measurement conditions used for the at least one test sample, if at least one characteristic of at least one test sample signal is better than corresponding at least one characteristic of the at least one main sample signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Markku KOSKELA, Tero VALLIUS
  • Publication number: 20190341798
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device. The system comprises a charging unit and an electronic device. The charging unit comprises: charging means; wireless communication means; and indication means. The electronic device comprises a rechargeable battery; charging means; and wireless communication means. During the wireless charging of the electronic device the electronic device is configured to detect information representing the battery status of said electronic device and to communicate the detected information representing the battery status to the charging unit, and the charging unit is configured to receive the information from the electronic device and to indicate at least part of the received information representing the battery status of the electronic device. The invention relates also to a method for indicating information representing battery status of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Petteri JÄRVELÄ, Tero VALLIUS, Markku KOSKELA, Markku KALLUNKI, Timo VOUTILAINEN, Sami PELKONEN
  • Publication number: 20190341918
    Abstract: The present invention introduces an arrangement for enhancing the performance of an electronic circuit comprising a phototransistor (Q). Either a common-collector or a common-emitter connected phototransistor (Q) has a main resistor (RL), and at least one external bias resistors (RL2, RL3, RL4), each in parallel to one another. The microcontroller may directly control the voltage outputs or act via respective switches (S1, S2) regarding each respective resistor. When the electronic circuit with the phototransistor (Q) is switched on, at least one of the external bias resistors (RL2, RL3, RL4) are switched on. The voltage output rise time is short, and when the bias has been set, the external bias resistor(s) are disconnected functionally. This means that during the actual measurement with the electric circuit, only the main resistor (RL) is used in the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Oura Health Oy
    Inventors: Petteri JÄRVELÄ, Tero VALLIUS
  • Patent number: 8190802
    Abstract: An arbitrator circuit for accessing a bus comprises a logic gate arrangement (406), one input of which is coupled to a first bus line. The circuit comprises a switching arrangement (404, 405, 407). As a response to a control signal the switching arrangement disconnects a first half (402) of the first bus line from a second half (403), and couples the second half (403) to a first fixed potential. A second bus line (401) is decoupled from the logic gate arrangement (406), which is coupled to receive a second fixed potential. The second bus line is coupled to the first fixed potential. Two sources are available for providing the control signal to the switching arrangement (404, 405, 407). One of them is the output of the logic gate arrangement (406).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Atomia Oy
    Inventor: Tero Vallius
  • Publication number: 20090319709
    Abstract: An arbitrator circuit for accessing a bus comprises a logic gate arrangement (406), one input of which is coupled to a first bus line. The circuit comprises a switching arrangement (404, 405, 407). As a response to a control signal the switching arrangement disconnects a first half (402) of the first bus line from a second half (403), and couples the second half (403) to a first fixed potential. A second bus line (401) is decoupled from the logic gate arrangement (406), which is coupled to receive a second fixed potential. The second bus line is coupled to the first fixed potential. Two sources are available for providing the control signal to the switching arrangement (404, 405, 407). One of them is the output of the logic gate arrangement (406).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Tero Vallius