Patents by Inventor Timo Kinnunen

Timo Kinnunen 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: 20120280915
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating interaction with a multimodal user interface. A method may include displaying at least one display element on a touch display, the display element comprising a voice input capable indicator and being configured to perform an operation. The method may further include receiving a voice input. The method may additionally include causing, based at least in part on the voice input, the performance of the operation associated with the display element of the touch display user-interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Janne Vihtori Kyllönen, Timo Kinnunen, Jonathon Arnowitz
  • Patent number: 7787666
    Abstract: A user input device includes a sensor capable of sensing surface relief of human skin, a movement detector responsive to variation of the output of the sensor for detecting movement of skin across the sensor, and a user interface apparatus responsive to the movement detector to alert its state in correspondence to the detected movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Jari Paloniemi, Timo Kinnunen, Vesa Ulvinen
  • Patent number: 7466987
    Abstract: A user interface for a radiotelephone 1 is described in which the user is able to select components from a variety of sources including multimedia sources and the Internet. The user is then able to combine the components in a message and furthermore edit them to add expression to the message and to set delivery conditions for the message. The message may be archived for later use or immediately sent to a third party either separately or as an attachment to another file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Limited
    Inventors: Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Jani Pirkola, Leena Sippola, Risto Lustila, Sanna Kaartinen
  • Patent number: 6965783
    Abstract: A hand held communication device having a display, the display having a plurality of different regions, at least one function being selectable via at least one region and a touch sensitive region, the touch sensitive area being arranged so that movement with respect to the touch sensitive area region causes an indicator to move across said display wherein the indicator is arranged to move only from one region to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jani Pirkola, Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Leena Sippola, Risto Lustila, Sanna Kaartinen
  • Patent number: 6771938
    Abstract: A communications terminal handset having a translucent outer casing and a light source arranged for illumination of a substantial area of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Risto Lustila, Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Jani Pirkola, Leena Sippola, Sanna Kaartinen
  • Patent number: 6556217
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program for paginating information received from a content provider so that it may be displayed on any type of user terminal having any size screen and having different types of mechanisms for input of information. This system has a pagination and terminal adaptation module which will calculate the space needed by element to be displayed on a user terminal. The pagination and terminal adaptation module will then determine if sufficient space exits on the user terminal screen to display the element. When sufficient space does not exist on the user terminal screen then the pagination and terminal adaptation module will resize the element when possible in order to make it fit. The pagination and terminal adaptation module accesses a database of user terminal profile information to determine the characteristics of the user terminal as well as the screen size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Mikko Mäkip{umlaut over (aa)}, Hemant Madan, Oleg Beletski, Erkki Tanskanen, Caj Södergård, Matti Aaltonen, Timo Järvinen, Timo Kinnunen, Antti Tammela, Antti V{umlaut over (aa)}tänen, Akseli Anttila, Tapio Hämeen-Anttila, Juuso Vuorenoja, Toni Kopra
  • Publication number: 20010041599
    Abstract: A hand held communication device having a display, the display having a plurality of different regions, at least one function being selectable via at least one region and a touch sensitive region, the touch sensitive area being arranged so that movement with respect to the touch sensitive area region causes an indicator to move across said display wherein the indicator is arranged to move only from one region to another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Applicant: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Jani Pirkola, Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Leena Sippola, Risto Lustila, Sanna kaartinen
  • Publication number: 20010021649
    Abstract: A user interface for a radiotelephone 1 is described in which the user is able to select components from a variety of sources including multimedia sources and the Internet. The user is then able to combine the components in a message and furthermore edit them to add expression to the message and to set delivery conditions for the message. The message may be archived for later use or immediately sent to a third party either separately or as an attachment to another file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Jani Pirkola, Leena Sippola, Risto Lustila
  • Publication number: 20010017934
    Abstract: A user input device comprising: a sensor capable of sensing surface relief of human skin; a movement detector responsive to variation of the output of the sensor for detecting movement of skin across the sensor; and user interface apparatus responsive to the movement detector to alter its state in correspondence to the detected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: Nokia Mobile Phones Lt'd.
    Inventors: Jari Paloniemi, Timo Kinnunen, Vesa Ulvinen
  • Publication number: 20010018332
    Abstract: A communications terminal handset having a translucent outer casing and a light source arranged for illumination of a substantial area of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2000
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Risto Lustila, Timo Kinnunen, Lauri Salomaki, Tea Liukkonen-Olmiala, Tiina Hynninen, Jani Pirkola, Leena Sippola, Sanna Kaartinen
  • Patent number: 6151507
    Abstract: A cellular radiotelephone (10) includes a keypad (22), a memory (24), and a display device (20) for displaying information to a user. The radiotelephone is bidirectionally coupled through a wireless interface to a network operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol. A method comprises steps of (a) composing a text message in the radiotelephone for transmission to the network, (b) before transmitting the text message, entering information into the radiotelephone for specifying a state of at least one protocol element of the wireless communication protocol for placing the wireless communication protocol into a selected configuration, and (c) transmitting the previously composed text message from the radiotelephone to the network using the selected configuration. The user may also specify that a SMS message transmitted from the radiotelephone be converted to another message type (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
    Inventors: Tero Laiho, Timo Kinnunen