Patents by Inventor Timo Pakkala
Timo Pakkala 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: 9781071Abstract: An apparatus for providing automatic delivery of information to a terminal includes a communication element, a registry element and a proxy element. The communication element is configured to receive information corresponding to new content associated with a particular service. The registry element is configured to retrieve an identifier of an publisher associated with the particular service in response to receipt of the information. The proxy element is configured to push an indication of the new content to a receiving terminal having the identifier in a contact list of the receiving terminal in response to receipt of the information.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2006Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ilya Baraev, Hannu Sakari Mettälä, Timo Pakkala, Timo K. Miettinen
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Patent number: 9736914Abstract: Method for controlling a plurality of luminaire units with at least one dedicated light source, and at least functionally connected control entity incorporating a wireless transceiver, the luminaire units configured to communicate via a mesh network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof, wherein at least one of the luminaires is electrically connected to a user-operable switch device for controlling the luminaire, the method including detecting, at the at least one luminaire, signal triggered by switching action, determining, in response to the detection, at the at least one luminaire unit a control action of the at least one light source and a message to be wirelessly transmitted in the mesh network to enable other luminaire units in the network to execute a responsive luminaire control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof based on the captured message, and executing the control action and transmission of the message.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: CASAMBI TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Timo Pakkala, Elena Lehtimaki
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Publication number: 20160242264Abstract: Method for controlling a plurality of luminaire units with at least one dedicated light source, and at least functionally connected control entity incorporating a wireless transceiver, the luminaire units configured to communicate via a mesh network established utilizing the wireless transceivers thereof, wherein at least one of the luminaires is electrically connected to a user-operable switch device for controlling the luminaire, the method including detecting, at the at least one luminaire, signal triggered by switching action, determining, in response to the detection, at the at least one luminaire unit a control action of the at least one light source and a message to be wirelessly transmitted in the mesh network to enable other luminaire units in the network to execute a responsive luminaire control action as configured in the control logic entities thereof based on the captured message, and executing the control action and transmission of the message.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Timo PAKKALA, Jani LEHTIMAKI
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Publication number: 20160085947Abstract: A computing device may provide a credential related to a service. Responsive to a validation of the credential, an identification of the service may be added to a contact listing associated with the computing device. Thereafter, a user of the computing device may select the service from the contact listing in order to upload a content object to the service. Similarly, the user of the computing device may select one or more peer devices from the contact listing. Responsive to the peer device selections, the content object may be transmitted to the one or more peer devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Toni STRANDELL, Oleksandr KONONENKO, Janne KAASALAINEN, Carlos QUIROZ CASTRO, Timo PAKKALA
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Patent number: 9210232Abstract: An approach is provided for optimizing data (e.g., media) transfer. Retrieval is initiated for information relating to transfer of media to one or more devices. It is determined whether a particular media that is to be transferred to the one or more devices is new to the one or more devices using the retrieved information. Transfer of the particular media to the devices is initiated in which the particular media is determined to be new.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Toni Strandell, Elina Vartiainen, Janne P. Kaasalainen, Timo Pakkala, Antti M. Helander, Kristian A. Luoma
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Patent number: 8266307Abstract: Associating user identities with a network service involves detecting, at a first device, a subscriber identity previously associated with a second device. The second device was used to register a user identity with a network service, and the user identity includes a phone number of the second device and an account identifier generated by the network service for use with the second device. The network service is accessed from the first device and the first device receives a new identifier from the service. The first device registers with the service via a communication channel that utilizes a phone number of the first device to establish communication. In response to the phone number of the first device matching the phone number of the second device, the first device accesses the service using the user identity associated with the second device.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Toni Strandell, Elina Vartiainen, Janne Kaasalainen, Timo Pakkala
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Publication number: 20100217794Abstract: An approach is provided for optimizing data (e.g., media) transfer. Retrieval is initiated for information relating to transfer of media to one or more devices. It is determined whether a particular media that is to be transferred to the one or more devices is new to the one or more devices using the retrieved information. Transfer of the particular media to the devices is initiated in which the particular media is determined to be new.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Toni STRANDELL, Elina Vartiainen, Janne P. Kaasalainen, Timo Pakkala, Antti M. Helander, Kristian A. Luoma
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Patent number: 7739407Abstract: A system for personalizing and customizing user behaviors and interfaces includes a plurality of terminals for transmitting, processing and receiving information wherein the terminals are configured to each transmit a transmission signal including an identifier (ID) for identifying each of the terminals. The system also includes a network having a plurality of access points operable to communicate with the network, and a Service Enabling server connected to the network wherein each of the plurality of terminals are configured to independently access the Service Enabling server and upon accessing the Service Enabling server, a necessary service requested by the user of the terminal requesting the service is selected. Information related to the service is then placed in an understandable form for the terminal and the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1999Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventor: Timo Pakkala
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Publication number: 20100100596Abstract: A computing device may provide a credential related to a service. Responsive to a validation of the credential, an identification of the service may be added to a contact listing associated with the computing device. Thereafter, a user of the computing device may select the service from the contact listing in order to upload a content object to the service. Similarly, the user of the computing device may select one or more peer devices from the contact listing. Responsive to the peer device selections, the content object may be transmitted to the one or more peer devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Toni Strandell, Oleksandr Kononenko, Janne Kaasalainen, Carlos Quiroz Castro, Timo Pakkala
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Publication number: 20090279682Abstract: Associating user identities with a network service involves detecting, at a first device, a subscriber identity previously associated with a second device. The second device was used to register a user identity with a network service, and the user identity includes a phone number of the second device and an account identifier generated by the network service for use with the second device. The network service is accessed from the first device and the first device receives a new identifier from the service. The first device registers with the service via a communication channel that utilizes a phone number of the first device to establish communication. In response to the phone number of the first device matching the phone number of the second device, the first device accesses the service using the user identity associated with the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Toni Strandell, Elina Vartiainen, Janne Kaasalainen, Timo Pakkala
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Publication number: 20080005263Abstract: An apparatus for providing automatic delivery of information to a terminal includes a communication element, a registry element and a proxy element. The communication element is configured to receive information corresponding to new content associated with a particular service. The registry element is configured to retrieve an identifier of an publisher associated with the particular service in response to receipt of the information. The proxy element is configured to push an indication of the new content to a receiving terminal having the identifier in a contact list of the receiving terminal in response to receipt of the information.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2006Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: llya Baraev, Hannu Sakari Mettala, Timo Pakkala, Timo K. Miettinen
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Patent number: 7136634Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a wireless telecommunications system including a wireless telecommunications network which communicates with a plurality of mobile terminals using radio signals, wherein each mobile terminal includes a display for displaying information. In the invention each mobile terminal is configured to receive a message containing information. Each message is inspected to determine whether the information contained in the message is of a predetermined type. If the message contains information of a predetermined type, the information is automatically displayed on the mobile terminal. If the message does not contain information of the predetermined type, the message is processed in a normal manner.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1999Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jussi Rissanen, Erkki Tanskanene, Mikko Makipaa, Timo Pakkala, Esko Hannula
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Publication number: 20060068756Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for enabling a server (120) on a packet switched network (130) to authenticate a user of a wireless terminal (100) prior to granting the terminal access to a service administrated by the server. According to the invention, the wireless terminal (100) initiates transmission of a first set of user identification parameters to a server (120) over a first communication path (140), after which the terminal (100) transmits a second set of user identification parameters to the server (120) over a second communication path (150). The server (120) then bases authentication of the wireless terminal (100) on a match between the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: March 30, 2006Inventors: Stefan Aberg, Timo Pakkala
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Publication number: 20060064307Abstract: An application server (113) receives, from a client mobile terminal (101), a request to initiate a first client application session, as well as first client specific data, where the data comprises a first mobile terminal identifier, e.g. a mobile station integrated services digital network number and a hash code. An association is made in the server (113) of a first client session identifier with the first mobile terminal identifier. The first client session identifier is then stored in a session management database (115). Maintenance of communication between the client terminal (101) and the application session is then enabled, including receiving a communication request and verifying that the communication request originate from the first client terminal (101).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2002Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventor: Timo Pakkala