Patents by Inventor Tuomas Laine

Tuomas Laine 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: 20220133149
    Abstract: Systems and methods of wireless sensing of physiological data includes obtaining physiological data from a patient with a wireless sensor. A patient location device determines a location of the patient. A location of the wireless sensor is obtained. The physiological data from the wireless sensor is associated to the patient based upon a determined proximity of the location of the wireless sensor to the location of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Magnus Kall, Tuomas Laine, Mika Tapaninaho, Oliver Mayer, Sakari Lamminmaki
  • Patent number: 11246485
    Abstract: Systems and methods of wireless sensing of physiological data includes obtaining physiological data from a patient with a wireless sensor. A patient location device determines a location of the patient. A location of the wireless sensor is obtained. The physiological data from the wireless sensor is associated to the patient based upon a determined proximity of the location of the wireless sensor to the location of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Magnus Kall, Tuomas Laine, Mika Tapaninaho, Oliver Mayer, Sakari Lamminmaki
  • Patent number: 11076932
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless sensing include a wireless senor which includes a physiological sensor and an identification sensor. The physiological sensor obtains physiological data from a patient and the identification sensor detects a unique characteristic of the patient as identification data. The identification data is used to produce a unique identifier which is transmitted wirelessly from the wireless sensor along with the physiological data to associate the transmitted physiological data to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Magnus Kall, Tuomas Laine, Mika Tapaninaho, Sakari Lamminmaki
  • Patent number: 10674374
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide improved, dynamic wireless spectrum analysis in a healthcare environment are disclosed and described. An example apparatus includes radios to capture wireless signal information in an environment. The example apparatus includes a processor to activate and configure one or more of the radios according to a center frequency and/or a bandwidth to capture wireless signal information associated with the center frequency and/or bandwidth. The example processor is to generate a model of wireless signal activity based on the captured wireless signal information. The example model is to facilitate testing of a device according to the wireless signal activity in the environment. The example apparatus is to be portable to be positioned in the environment to capture the wireless signal information in the environment according to the one or more radios activated and configured by the processor for the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: S M Hasan, Paulo Rodrigues Ferreira, Tuomas Laine, Trang Thai, Kevin Dufel
  • Publication number: 20200053574
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to provide improved, dynamic wireless spectrum analysis in a healthcare environment are disclosed and described. An example apparatus includes radios to capture wireless signal information in an environment. The example apparatus includes a processor to activate and configure one or more of the radios according to a center frequency and/or a bandwidth to capture wireless signal information associated with the center frequency and/or bandwidth. The example processor is to generate a model of wireless signal activity based on the captured wireless signal information. The example model is to facilitate testing of a device according to the wireless signal activity in the environment. The example apparatus is to be portable to be positioned in the environment to capture the wireless signal information in the environment according to the one or more radios activated and configured by the processor for the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: SM Hasan, Paulo Rodrigues Ferreira, Tuomas Laine, Trang Thai, Kevin Dufel
  • Publication number: 20200015300
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable simplified configuring of a wireless docking group for wireless devices by allowing a wireless device to communicate its capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group, using a new Wireless Docking Protocol, to a wireless docking station that will use that information and the Wireless Docking Protocol to define an optimal set of connections for wireless devices in the wireless docking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jan Suumäki, Mika Saaranen, Tuomas Laine
  • Publication number: 20180177397
    Abstract: Systems and methods of wireless sensing of physiological data includes obtaining physiological data from a patient with a wireless sensor. A patient location device determines a location of the patient. A location of the wireless sensor is obtained. The physiological data from the wireless sensor is associated to the patient based upon a determined proximity of the location of the wireless sensor to the location of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Magnus Kall, Tuomas Laine, Mika Tapaninaho, Oliver Mayer, Sakari Lamminmaki
  • Publication number: 20180147024
    Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless sensing include a wireless senor which includes a physiological sensor and an identification sensor. The physiological sensor obtains physiological data from a patient and the identification sensor detects a unique characteristic of the patient as identification data. The identification data is used to produce a unique identifier which is transmitted wirelessly from the wireless sensor along with the physiological data to associate the transmitted physiological data to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Magnus Kall, Tuomas Laine, Mika Tapaninaho, Sakari Lamminmaki
  • Patent number: 9042828
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable optimized discovery between mobile devices. In example embodiments, a method comprises transmitting, by a wireless device, a periodic beacon message, the beacon message including an indication that the wireless device is currently unconnectable and indicating a next awake period and response opportunity for connecting the wireless device; entering, by the wireless device, a sleep state until the next awake period; awaking from the sleep state for transmitting the periodic beacon message and determining whether the awake period contains a response opportunity; and when determining that the awake period contains a response opportunity, remaining in an awake state for listening for responses to the periodic beacon message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jukka Reunamaki, Tuomas Laine
  • Publication number: 20140148099
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable optimized discovery between mobile devices. In example embodiments, a method comprises transmitting, by a wireless device, a periodic beacon message, the beacon message including an indication that the wireless device is currently unconnectable and indicating a next awake period and response opportunity for connecting the wireless device; entering, by the wireless device, a sleep state until the next awake period; awaking from the sleep state for transmitting the periodic beacon message and determining whether the awake period contains a response opportunity; and when determining that the awake period contains a response opportunity, remaining in an awake state for listening for responses to the periodic beacon message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jukka REUNAMAKI, Tuomas LAINE
  • Patent number: 8554970
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable simplified configuring of a wireless docking group for wireless devices by allowing a wireless device to communicate its capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group, using a new Wireless Docking Protocol, to a wireless docking station that will use that information and the Wireless Docking Protocol to define an optimal set of connections for wireless devices in the wireless docking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Suumäki, Mika Saaranen, Tuomas Laine
  • Patent number: 8462734
    Abstract: Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable out-of-band communications to be used in out-of-band initialization methods for simplified configuring of an in-band wireless docking environment for wireless devices. An example embodiment of the invention includes composing a wireless configuration for a plurality of devices in an in-band short-range wireless docking environment, by using out-of-band connections from a mobile device to the plurality of devices to send in-band short-range communication connection parameters including a timer value related to an expected completion time of a connection handover to in-band short-range communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tuomas Laine, Andrea Bacioccola, Jan Suumäki
  • Publication number: 20120265913
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable simplified configuring of a wireless docking group for wireless devices by allowing a wireless device to communicate its capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group, using a new Wireless Docking Protocol, to a wireless docking station that will use that information and the Wireless Docking Protocol to define an optimal set of connections for wireless devices in the wireless docking group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Suumäki, Mika Saaranen, Tuomas Laine
  • Publication number: 20120100803
    Abstract: Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable out-of-band short-range communication carrier transport switching for connection setup in device-to-device communication. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of initiating, by a first device, an out-of-band short-range carrier transport switch with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals for providing the out-of-band carrier communication connection, and sending, by the first device, in-band short-range carrier communication connection parameters including one or more parameters indicating a timer value of an interval related to an expected completion time of a transport switch procedure, to the second device via the out-of-band short-range carrier communication connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Jan SUUMÄKI, Andrea Bacioccola, Tuomas Laine
  • Publication number: 20120099566
    Abstract: Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable out-of-band communications to be used in out-of-band initialization methods for simplified configuring of an in-band wireless docking environment for wireless devices. An example embodiment of the invention includes composing a wireless configuration for a plurality of devices in an in-band short-range wireless docking environment, by using out-of-band connections from a mobile device to the plurality of devices to send in-band short-range communication connection parameters including a timer value related to an expected completion time of a connection handover to in-band short-range communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Tuomas Laine, Andrea Bacioccola, Jan Suumäki
  • Patent number: 8116694
    Abstract: A system for configuring antenna systems for selecting directional communication signals corresponding to other apparatuses. Apparatuses having activities that require directional wireless communication may search for other apparatuses that can fulfill these requirements. This search may include, for example, the transmission of wireless messages requesting a set of communication beams usable for beam training (for example, one or more beam training sequences). Other apparatuses that are able to satisfy the requirements of the searching apparatus may respond to the request message by transmitting a message that comprises at least information usable for configuring beam training configuration in the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Harald Kaaja, Mika Kasslin, Tuomas Laine
  • Publication number: 20100159845
    Abstract: A system for configuring antenna systems for selecting directional communication signals corresponding to other apparatuses. Apparatuses having activities that require directional wireless communication may search for other apparatuses that can fulfill these requirements. This search may include, for example, the transmission of wireless messages requesting a set of communication beams usable for beam training (for example, one or more beam training sequences). Other apparatuses that are able to satisfy the requirements of the searching apparatus may respond to the request message by transmitting a message that comprises at least information usable for configuring beam training configuration in the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Harald KAAJA, Mika KASSLIN, Tuomas LAINE
  • Patent number: RE47643
    Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable simplified configuring of a wireless docking group for wireless devices by allowing a wireless device to communicate its capabilities and characteristics of one or more wireless devices within a wireless docking group, using a new Wireless Docking Protocol, to a wireless docking station that will use that information and the Wireless Docking Protocol to define an optimal set of connections for wireless devices in the wireless docking group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: III HOLDINGS 3, LLC.
    Inventors: Jan Suumäki, Mika Saaranen, Tuomas Laine