Patents by Inventor Vesa Simila

Vesa Simila 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: 20070192730
    Abstract: A method of managing application windows in an electronic device, an electronic device, and a computer program product. The electronic device comprises a processing unit for controlling functions of the device, a display connected to the processing unit for showing application windows, and an input device for issuing control commands, the processing means being configured to open the application windows of at least two different application programs onto the display. The processing unit is configured to indicate activation of a grip area for managing application windows on the display, detect a change in the location of the activated grip area on the display, indicated by an input device, and change the size of at least two application windows on the basis of the change in the location of the grip area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Vesa Simila, Heikki Ojaniemi
  • Publication number: 20030001899
    Abstract: A user interface of a handwriting recognition system intended for use in small electronic devices, such as PDAs, mobile Telephones and laptop computers. The user interface is a semi-transparent window that opens in response to a user-initiated manuscript input to any point on a touch-activated screen of a display of the electronic device. The semi-transparent window may be resized or moved, as desired by the user, and may be automatically sizable in response to the placement of the user's manuscript input on the touch-activated screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Minna Partanen, Vesa Simila