Nokia

About: Nokia is a company organization based out in Espoo, Finland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Signal & Mobile station. The organization has 16625 authors who have published 28347 publications receiving 695725 citations. The organization is also known as: Nokia Oyj & Oy Nokia Ab.

Electronic near field communication enabled multifunctional device and method of its operation

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the operation of a near field communication multifunction device in environments where interaction is desired between near field communication capable devices using multiple data formats, compromising the operations of performing a first initiation procedure for a first data format according to a protocol of a certain standard; performing a second initiation procedure for a second data format according to a protocol of a certain standard; performing a delay, and repeating these operations in a repetitive process.

An opinion poll utilizing a wireless data transmission connection

Abstract: The scope of the present invention is a method and a system for sending messages and for the processing of the received answers to the messages sent. In order to that it would be possible to make for example a quick and local opinion poll, a message (A) is fed from a communicator's (1) data processing system (2) over a service center (3) utilizing a wireless telecommunication connection essentially simultaneously to at least two recipients in the telecommunication devices (7) of the recipients, the recipients enter the answer to the message (A) with their telecommunication devices (7) over the service center (3) utilizing a wireless telecommunication connection back to the communicator's (1) data processing system (2) which waits for the answers for a certain, predetermined time, and the information contained in the answers is processed in a predetermined way in the communicator's (1) data processing system (2).

Mobile Wireless Sensor Network: Architecture and Enabling Technologies for Ubiquitous Computing

Abstract: A mobile wireless sensor network owes its name to the presence of mobile sink or sensor nodes within the network. The advantages of mobile WSN over static WSN are better energy efficiency, improved coverage, enhanced target tracking and superior channel capacity. In this paper we present and discuss hierarchical multi-tiered architecture for mobile wireless sensor network. This architecture is proposed for the future pervasive computing age. We also elaborate on the impact of mobility on different performance metrics in mobile WSN. A study of some of the possible application scenarios for pervasive computing involving mobile WSN is also presented. These application scenarios will be discussed in their implementation context. While discussing the possible applications, we also study related technologies that appear promising to be integrated with mobile WSN in the ubiquitous computing. With an enormous growth in number of cellular subscribers, we therefore place the mobile phone as the key element in future ubiquitous wireless networks. With the powerful computing, communicating and storage capacities of these mobile devices, the network performance can benefit from the architecture in terms of scalability, energy efficiency and packet delay, etc.

Mobile terminal having improved user interface

Abstract: A cellular telephone ( 10 ) has a user interface ( 5 ) that includes an actuator ( 23 ) for inputting information to the telephone. The actuator extends from a surface of the telephone and has multiple degrees of freedom for selecting at least individual ones of numeric digits 0 through 9. Indicia representing individual ones of the numeric digits 0 through 9 in addition to the characters * and # may be arrayed about the actuator, and may correspond to a clock face, wherein the indicia “1” corresponds to the 1:00 position, and wherein one of the indicia “*” and “#” corresponds to the 12:00 position. Alternatively, digits may be displayed to the user in an n by m matrix format. Further in accordance with this invention the user interface also includes a display ( 20 ) disposed on the surface. The display is capable of displaying characters with a non-perpendicular orientation (e.g., a diagonal orientation) relative to a longitudinal axis of the telephone, and enables the display size to be increased relative to a conventional LCD character display orientation. The display may also be windowed.

Wireless energy transfer

Abstract: An apparatus (200) comprising monitoring circuitry (230) configured to monitor a resonant frequency of a supply source (100), a receiving component (211a), and a control unit (220) configured to vary a resonant frequency of said receiving component (211a), wherein the apparatus (200) is configured to vary the resonant frequency of said receiving component (211a) in dependence upon the resonant frequency of said supply source (100).