Patents by Inventor Tommi Antero Perala

Tommi Antero Perala 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).

  • Generation and use of coverage area models
    Patent number: 8983477
    Abstract: For enhancing the positioning of a mobile device, a server may generate parameters for each of a plurality of models of a coverage area of a transmission node on the assumption of a different spatial constraint for a location of a receiving device. The parameters of each of the models may be provided along with the associated indication of the spatial constraint for transmission. The position of a mobile device may be determined by evaluating the parameters of each of the models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Lauri Wirola, Laura Maria Wirola, Tommi Antero Perala
  • GENERATION AND USE OF COVERAGE AREA MODELS
    Publication number: 20130260771
    Abstract: For enhancing the positioning of a mobile device, a server may generate parameters for each of a plurality of models of a coverage area of a transmission node on the assumption of a different spatial constraint for a location of a receiving device. The parameters of each of the models may be provided along with the associated indication of the spatial constraint for transmission. The position of a mobile device may be determined by evaluating the parameters of each of the models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lauri Wirola, Laura Maria Wirola, Tommi Antero Perala