Patents by Inventor Timo Ali Vehmas
Timo Ali Vehmas 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: 9769178Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system and computer programs to provide emergent behavior in a network of connected mobile user devices. The method includes advertising with a mobile wireless communication device to other mobile wireless communication devices a vector list that includes at least mobile wireless communication device specific vectors and mobile wireless communication device user specific vectors. The method further includes determining, in cooperation with a cloud-based data processing environment, whether to connect to a network of other mobile wireless communication devices based at least on at least one element that comprises part of vector lists associated with the other mobile wireless communication devices, the vector lists being stored at the cloud-based data processing environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Publication number: 20160366150Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system and computer programs to provide emergent behavior in a network of connected mobile user devices. The method includes advertising with a mobile wireless communication device to other mobile wireless communication devices a vector list that includes at least mobile wireless communication device specific vectors and mobile wireless communication device user specific vectors. The method further includes determining, in cooperation with a cloud-based data processing environment, whether to connect to a network of other mobile wireless communication devices based at least on at least one element that comprises part of vector lists associated with the other mobile wireless communication devices, the vector lists being stored at the cloud-based data processing environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Patent number: 9433020Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system and computer programs to provide emergent behavior in a network of connected mobile user devices. The method includes advertising with a mobile wireless communication device to other mobile wireless communication devices a vector list that includes at least mobile wireless communication device specific vectors and mobile wireless communication device user specific vectors. The method further includes determining, in cooperation with a cloud-based data processing environment, whether to connect to a network of other mobile wireless communication devices based at least on at least one element that comprises part of vector lists associated with the other mobile wireless communication devices, the vector lists being stored at the cloud-based data processing environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Patent number: 8811586Abstract: The invention relates to a method for arranging a conference call with mobile terminals operating in a cellular network. At first, a group of the participants of the conference call is formed either by selecting the participants from a list saved in the memory of the mobile terminal in by inputting the contract information of the participants manually. In the next step, a summons to the conference call is drawn up in standard form. An application loaded into the memory of the convener's mobile terminal forms the summons, and sends the summons to the particulars via the cellular network. When a participant wants to join a conference call, he/she makes a call with the mobile terminal to the telephone number mentioned in the summons. An application in the mobile terminal of the convener receives the incoming calls and joins them to the conference call automatically.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Publication number: 20130132557Abstract: Disclosed is a method, system and computer programs to provide emergent behavior in a network of connected mobile user devices. The method includes advertising with a mobile wireless communication device to other mobile wireless communication devices a vector list that includes at least mobile wireless communication device specific vectors and mobile wireless communication device user specific vectors. The method further includes determining, in cooperation with a cloud-based data processing environment, whether to connect to a network of other mobile wireless communication devices based at least on at least one element that comprises part of vector lists associated with the other mobile wireless communication devices, the vector lists being stored at the cloud-based data processing environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Patent number: 8351586Abstract: The invention relates to a method for arranging a conference call with mobile terminals operating in a cellular network. At first, a group of the participants of the conference call is formed either by selecting the participants from a list saved in the memory of the mobile terminal in by inputting the contract information of the participants manually. In the next step, a summons to the conference call is drawn up in standard form. An application loaded into the memory of the convener's mobile terminal forms the summons, and sends the summons to the particulars via the cellular network. When a participant wants to join a conference call, he/she makes a call with the mobile terminal to the telephone number mentioned in the summons. An application in the mobile terminal of the convener receives the incoming calls and joins them to the conference call automatically.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Publication number: 20070173238Abstract: The invention relates to a method for arranging a conference call with mobile terminals operating in a cellular network. At first, a group of the participants of the conference call is formed either by selecting the participants from a list saved in the memory of the mobile terminal in by inputting the contract information of the participants manually. In the next step, a summons to the conference call is drawn up in standard form. An application loaded into the memory of the convener's mobile terminal forms the summons, and sends the summons to the particulars via the cellular network. When a participant wants to join a conference call, he/she makes a call with the mobile terminal to the telephone number mentioned in the summons. An application in the mobile terminal of the convener receives the incoming calls and joins them to the conference call automatically.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2005Publication date: July 26, 2007Inventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Patent number: 6725058Abstract: Inter-system handover, for instance from WCDMA to GSM, is facilitated by transmitting a pilot from each neighboring GSM cell on the WCDMA carrier, thereby avoiding any need for a dual-system mobile station.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2001Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Mikko Rinne, Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Publication number: 20030119550Abstract: Inter-system handover, for instance from WCDMA to GSM, is facilitated by transmitting a pilot from each neighboring GSM cell on the WCDMA carrier, thereby avoiding any need for a dual-system mobile station.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2001Publication date: June 26, 2003Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Mikko Rinne, Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Patent number: 6526267Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a home area in a mobile station, and to a mobile station realizing the invention. According to the invention the home area is detected in the mobile station by comparing (8) data received by the mobile station from the base stations of a cellular network with predetermined (1 to 6) home area data stored in the mobile station. The home area data is determined (1 to 6) based on preferably all of the following data: a) a mobile country code (MCC), b) a mobile network code (MNC), c) a location area code (LAC) and a related cell identity (CI) for all broadcasting channels (BCCH) which the base station is able to receive, d) received signal strengths (RSS) for all broadcasting channels BCCH, e) distances from all base stations (BTS) on the broadcasting channels BCCH, and f) timing advances (TA).Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1998Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.Inventors: Matti Jokimies, Timo Ali-Vehmas, Juha Haltia
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Publication number: 20020177466Abstract: The invention relates to user equipment, which is adapted to use more than one access type for communicating with radio systems. After a service requiring a connection between the user equipment and the radio system has been activated, the suitability of the user equipment's current access type for the operation of the activated service is checked and access type re-selection is carried out, in response to the check, to select an access type suitable for the service.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2002Publication date: November 28, 2002Inventors: Pasi Laurila, Jussi Niskanen, Timo Ali-Vehmas, Juha Timonen, Mikko J. Rinne, Juhani Latvakoski
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Patent number: 6359867Abstract: According to the invention, a pilot signal 4 is transmitted from a base station on each available carrier. This is done for each available carrier and in every time slot of the carrier irrespective of whether or not a useful signal is transmitted in the time slot. The pilot signal contains a limited quantity of information concerning the base station, such as information about the radio interface. The information is time slot synchronized so that the same information is transmitted in every time slot. The pilot signal level varies, and in time slots which are in traffic use it is suitably lower than the level of the useful signal 1 proper, but in idle time slots it has a very low static level. It has the same band width Df as the normal useful signal. However, it is coded in a different way than the useful signal and in such a way that although it almost drowns in noise, it can still be extracted from the noise.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 1998Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Nokia Telecommunications OyInventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas
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Patent number: 6356769Abstract: A radio telephone arrangement comprises two or more card readers (10,11,13) for accommodating a corresponding number of memory cards (SIM1, SIM2, SIM3) e.g. in the form of subscriber identity modules (SIMs). The various.card readers may be designed to accept memory cards having different physical formats. The telephone is adapted to use the information from one of the memory cards (to the exclusion of the other memory cards) in accordance with a predetermined priority allocation. The prioritization may be re-set automatically if a card or card reader is removed or inserted. Preferably the user may also modify the priorities, e.g. by menu selection.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2002Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.Inventors: Timo Ali Vehmas, Heikki Huttunen, Timothy John Frain
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Patent number: 6223052Abstract: A radio telephone arrangement comprises two or more card readers (10,11,13) for accommodating a corresponding number of memory cards (SIM1, SIM2, SIM3) e.g. in the form of subscriber identity modules (SIMs). The various card readers may be designed to accept memory cards having different physical formats. The telephone is adapted to use the information from one of the memory cards (to the exclusion of the other memory cards) in accordance with a predetermined priority allocation. The prioritization may be re-set automatically if a card or card reader is removed or inserted. Preferably the user may also modify the priorities, e.g. by menu selection.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1993Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.Inventors: Timo Ali Vehmas, Heikki Huttunen, Timothy John Frain
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Patent number: 6035189Abstract: The invention relates to the use of intelligent network services from a terminal (3) of a telecommunication network and particularly to the introduction of new services and a programmable user interface of a terminal. A service provider (5) programs service functions in a switching centre (1) of a telecommunication network and delivers to a user a program which is loaded in the user's terminal (3). According to the loaded program the terminal, advantageously a telephone apparatus equipped with a display (7), shows to the user the available services and the corresponding commands assigned to the function keys (8a) of the terminal. The user gives the required commands which advantageously are one-push-of-a-button long and the meanings of which at each particular situation are shown on the terminal's display. Advantageously the program is delivered to the user by loading it in an intelligent card (6) controlling the operation of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 1997Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phone, Ltd.Inventors: Timo Ali-Vehmas, Pekka Heinonen, Harri Okkonen, Lioudmila Blants, Petteri Saarinen
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Patent number: 5444745Abstract: In the booster (20) of a cellular radio telephone (20) the diversity reception is arranged so that the quality, e.g. the level, of the received and amplified (Rx1, Rx2) signal is detected (A1, A2), the better signal is selected by a logic (DP), and the selected better signal is connected (SWb) to the connection (C1) of the cellular radio telephone's antenna cable (AC). The arrangement includes a circuit (TF, DP) for receiving timing information from the cellular radio telephone in order to synchronize the operation of the cellular radio telephone and the booster.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1993Date of Patent: August 22, 1995Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.Inventor: Timo Ali-Vehmas