Patents by Inventor Timo Erola

Timo Erola 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: 8165523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between two electronic devices. In order to make the initiation particularly user friendly, it is proposed that a concept called “hugging” is employed. A hugging state between two electronic devices is assumed to be given if a first electronic device and a second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other. Only in case such a hugging state is detected at a first device, a data transfer channel is opened for transferring data between the first device and some other device, e.g. the second device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding device and to a software program product with a corresponding software code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jakke Mäkelä, Timo Erola, Mikko Juhola, Jukka Linjama, Pekka Naula
  • Patent number: 7724705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between two electronic devices. In order to make the initiation particularly user friendly, it is proposed that a concept called “hugging” is employed. A hugging state between two electronic devices is assumed to be given if a first electronic device and a second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other. Only in case such a hugging state is detected at a first device, a data transfer channel is opened for transferring data between the first device and some other device, e.g. the second device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding device and to a software program product with a corresponding software code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Erola, Mikko Juhola, Jakke Mäkelä
  • Publication number: 20080205354
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between two electronic devices. In order to make the initiation particularly user friendly, it is proposed that a concept called “hugging” is employed. A hugging state between two electronic devices is assumed to be given if a first electronic device and a second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other. Only in case such a hugging state is detected at a first device, a data transfer channel is opened for transferring data between the first device and some other device, e.g. the second device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding device and to a software program product with a corresponding software code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jakke Makela, Timo Erola, Mikko Juhola, Jukka Linjama, Pekka Naula
  • Publication number: 20070067303
    Abstract: Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in user interaction. A node and/or other computer might, for instance, come to be juxtaposed with an item, and/or might provide an interface to a user. The interface might, for example, allow the user to navigate among various offerings by moving the node and/or other computer in space. As another example, the interface might operate in a time-based manner. The node and/or other computer might, for instance, perform one or more operations in compliance with selection of one or more offerings by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Jukka Linjama, Timo Erola, Jakke Makela, Heikki Huomo
  • Publication number: 20040179545
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of initiating a wireless transfer of data between two electronic devices. In order to make the initiation particularly user friendly, it is proposed that a concept called “hugging” is employed. A hugging state between two electronic devices is assumed to be given if a first electronic device and a second electronic device are determined to undergo a specific motion pattern relative to each other while being at least in close vicinity to each other. Only in case such a hugging state is detected at a first device, a data transfer channel is opened for transferring data between the first device and some other device, e.g. the second device. The invention relates equally to a corresponding device and to a software program product with a corresponding software code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Timo Erola, Mikko Juhola, Jakke Makela