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).

  • Patent number: 10546164
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20180032772
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 9881190
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20170109556
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 9619682
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Carmen Kuehl, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 9532391
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamäki, Juha Salokannel, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 9363840
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamäki, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20160073439
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Arto PALIN, Jukka REUNAMÄKI, Juha SALOKANNEL, Tommy GINMAN
  • Publication number: 20150341450
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Reunamaki, Arto Palin, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20150310239
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Carmen Kuhl, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 9084116
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Carmen Kuhl, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20140335792
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Arto Palin, Jukka Reunamäki, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 7574174
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tomi Heinonen, Timo M. Laitinen, Tommy Ginman, Timo K. Perälä
  • Publication number: 20080238617
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Carmen Kuhl, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 7263086
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jere Viikari, Antti Forstadius, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20070002809
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Jukka Reunamaki, Juha Salokannel, Harald Kaaja, Ulrico Celentano, Tommy Ginman
  • Patent number: 7123878
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tomi Heinonen, Timo M. Laitinen, Tommy Ginman, Timo K. Perälä
  • Publication number: 20040120323
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jere Viikari, Antti Forstadius, Tommy Ginman
  • Publication number: 20040009748
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Tomi Heinonen, Timo M. Laitinen, Tommy Ginman, Timo K. Perala