Patents by Inventor Tommy Ginman
Tommy Ginman 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: 10546164Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20180032772Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 9881190Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20170109556Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Applicant: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 9619682Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 9532391Abstract: A technique for wireless communication is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises carrying out a proximity-based device selection for a second device in response to receiving, from a first device, one or more control messages that indicate presence of said second device and invoking at least one of one or more predefined actions in dependence of identity of said second device in response to said proximity-based device selection having resulted in selecting said second device.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamäki, Juha Salokannel, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 9363840Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for application based connectivity event triggering. The example embodiment comprises determining, at an apparatus, whether an active application satisfies predefined criteria for connectivity event, and triggering a radio module at the apparatus to enter into a device discovery mode for transmitting device discovery messages in response to determining that the apparatus is actively operating an application satisfying the predefined criteria for connectivity event.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2012Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamäki, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20160073439Abstract: A technique for wireless communication is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises carrying out a proximity-based device selection for a second device in response to receiving, from a first device, one or more control messages that indicate presence of said second device and invoking at least one of one or more predefined actions in dependence of identity of said second device in response to said proximity-based device selection having resulted in selecting said second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Arto PALIN, Jukka REUNAMÄKI, Juha SALOKANNEL, Tommy GINMAN
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Publication number: 20150341450Abstract: A technique for wireless communication is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises transmitting, from an apparatus for wireless communication, one or more outbound messages that comprise information regarding the apparatus, receiving, in the apparatus, one or more inbound messages addressing the apparatus, the one or more inbound messages comprising information facilitating connection establishment between the apparatus and a source of said one or more inbound messages, and determining, in the apparatus, whether said one or more inbound messages indicate said source to be in close proximity and accepting a connection request from said source in response to determining the source to be in close proximity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jukka Reunamaki, Arto Palin, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20150310239Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventors: Carmen Kuhl, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 9084116Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Carmen Kuhl, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20140335792Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, a computer program product and a method is provided for application based connectivity event triggering. The example embodiment comprises determining, at an apparatus, whether an active application satisfies predefined criteria for connectivity event, and triggering a radio module at the apparatus to enter into a device discovery mode for transmitting device discovery messages in response to determining that the apparatus is actively operating an application satisfying the predefined criteria for connectivity event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamäki, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 7574174Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for a remote-page devices. Communications are made more efficient with a connectivity tool. Remote-page enabled clients allow a short-range RF device to communicate beyond its coverage area or that of a nearby access point. Such a remote-page enabled client may issue remote-page messages and send them to remote-page enabled access points, which will ultimately route the message to a desired target client beyond the coverage area of the original client. The disclosure further teaches a remote-page enabled access point that may accept remote-page messages from clients and pass them on to remote access points that are communicating with the desired target device. The disclosure also teaches a remote-page server that tracks specified remote-page enabled access points and all clients disposed in communication with the access points.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2002Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tomi Heinonen, Timo M. Laitinen, Tommy Ginman, Timo K. Perälä
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Publication number: 20080238617Abstract: An electronic device operable with a radio frequency identification device operable with a detector logic and a method for operating the electronic device with a radio frequency identification device and a detector logic is provided. Firstly, a detection event is registered by the detector logic. The detected event relates to an operation of the radio frequency identification device, which is applicable to transmit data to a counterpart radio frequency identification device. A detection signal is generated and issued by the detector logic in response to the registering and detection event, respectively, which detection signal is received by the electronic device. Then, the electronic device initiates one or more operations in response to the receiving of the detection signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2004Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventors: Carmen Kuhl, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 7263086Abstract: A resource request that is originated by a short-range wireless communications device originates a request. A location indicator is added to the resource request that identifies a location of the WCD. The location indicator is based on a coverage area within an access point that forwarded the resource request. Then, the resource request is forwarded to a content server.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2002Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jere Viikari, Antti Forstadius, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20070002809Abstract: A device participates in a wireless communications network having a coordinator device that is responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network. Further, the device establishes a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network. This peer-to-peer connection is based on a reservation of resources from the coordinator device, wherein the reservation has one or more timing parameters. Upon detecting a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network, communications with the remote device continues according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2005Publication date: January 4, 2007Inventors: Jukka Reunamaki, Juha Salokannel, Harald Kaaja, Ulrico Celentano, Tommy Ginman
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Patent number: 7123878Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for a database of Bluetooth devices. The Bluetooth directory database accelerates, facilitates, and simplifies communications. Communications are made more efficient with a connectivity tool. Both the Bluetooth directory database and connectivity tool may be integrated into a Bluetooth device. The connectivity tool uses the Bluetooth directory database to correlate Bluetooth addresses of various devices together with other device identifiers, e.g., cleartextual representations. Thus, when other Bluetooth devices are encountered, information obtained from inquiry and/or page responses may be saved into the Bluetooth directory database for future reference. In one non-limiting example embodiment, communications are more efficient because the connectivity tool reduces the amount of subsequent Bluetooth inquiries and responses required to identify and/or engage in communications with Bluetooth devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2002Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Tomi Heinonen, Timo M. Laitinen, Tommy Ginman, Timo K. Perälä
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Publication number: 20040120323Abstract: A resource request that is originated by a short-range wireless communications device originates a request. A location indicator is added to the resource request that identifies a location of the WCD. The location indicator is based on a coverage area within an access point that forwarded the resource request. Then, the resource request is forwarded to a content server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Jere Viikari, Antti Forstadius, Tommy Ginman
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Publication number: 20040009748Abstract: An apparatus, method, and system for a remote-page devices. Communications are made more efficient with a connectivity tool. Remote-page enabled clients allow a short-range RF device to communicate beyond its coverage area or that of a nearby access point. Such a remote-page enabled client may issue remote-page messages and send them to remote-page enabled access points, which will ultimately route the message to a desired target client beyond the coverage area of the original client. The disclosure further teaches a remote-page enabled access point that may accept remote-page messages from clients and pass them on to remote access points that are communicating with the desired target device. The disclosure also teaches a remote-page server that tracks specified remote-page enabled access points and all clients disposed in communication with the access points.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2002Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Tomi Heinonen, Timo M. Laitinen, Tommy Ginman, Timo K. Perala