Patents by Inventor Erling Skjoldborg

Erling Skjoldborg 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: 11832063
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured for facilitating call communication with at least one hearing device is provided, Additionally, a method for call communication with at least one hearing device, and a hearing device is provided. The electronic device comprises a first interface for interconnecting with a call communication software, e.g. via a call protocol, and an interacting unit configured for interacting with the hearing device. The interacting unit is configured for obtaining an audio encryption key and transmitting/presenting the audio encryption key to the hearing device. The electronic device further comprises a transmission unit configured for broadcasting encrypted audio during a call facilitated by the call communication software, the audio being encrypted using the audio encryption key. The audio encryption key may be configured to be valid for a duration of the call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventors: Erling Skjoldborg, Brian Dam Pedersen, Leo Larsen, Bo Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20220201408
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured for facilitating call communication with at least one hearing device is provided, Additionally, a method for call communication with at least one hearing device, and a hearing device is provided. The electronic device comprises a first interface for interconnecting with a call communication software, e.g. via a call protocol, and an interacting unit configured for interacting with the hearing device. The interacting unit is configured for obtaining an audio encryption key and transmitting/presenting the audio encryption key to the hearing device. The electronic device further comprises a transmission unit configured for broadcasting encrypted audio during a call facilitated by the call communication software, the audio being encrypted using the audio encryption key. The audio encryption key may be configured to be valid for a duration of the call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Erling SKJOLDBORG, Brian Dam PEDERSEN, Leo Larsen, Bo SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11290817
    Abstract: A headset system comprising a headset, which headset comprises at least a first earphone, a D/A converter, a first cable and a first connector. The headset system further comprises a control box, which control box comprises a second connecter, which is adapted to be connected to the first connector, and a third connector which is adapted to be connected to a fourth connector of a computing device. The control box comprises a user interface. The D/A converter is arranged at the headset and the control box is adapted to send control signals via the first cable to the headset, when the user interface is activated by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: GN Audio A/S
    Inventor: Erling Skjoldborg
  • Publication number: 20210084413
    Abstract: A headset system comprising a headset, which headset comprises at least a first earphone, a D/A converter, a first cable and a first connector. The headset system further comprises a control box, which control box comprises a second connecter, which is adapted to be connected to the first connector, and a third connector which is adapted to be connected to a fourth connector of a computing device. The control box comprises a user interface. The D/A converter is arranged at the headset and the control box is adapted to send control signals via the first cable to the headset, when the user interface is activated by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Erling SKJOLDBORG
  • Patent number: 10481632
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns an apparatus of multiple processors, such as microprocessors and communications therebetween and enables efficient half-duplex two-way communication between two processors, each having two logic output pins and two logic input pins, e.g. GPIO pins, available for the communication. For each of the first and the second processor (101, 102), the first logic output pin (11, 21) is connected to the second logic input pin (14, 24) of the respective other processor (101, 102), and for each of the first and the second processor (101, 102), the second logic output pin (12, 22) is connected to the first logic input pin (13, 23) of the respective other processor (101, 102).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Erling Skjoldborg
  • Publication number: 20180188768
    Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus comprising multiple processors, such as microprocessors, that communicate with each other. The claimed apparatus provides communication between two or more processors, such as microprocessors, and enables efficient half-duplex two-way communication between two processors, each having only two logic output pins and two logic input pins, e.g. GPIO pins, available for the communication. The apparatus (109) comprises a first processor (101) and a second processor (102), each having a first logic output pin (11, 21), a second logic output pin (12, 22), a first logic input pin (13, 23) and a second logic input pin (14, 24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Erling SKJOLDBORG
  • Patent number: 9973607
    Abstract: A headset adapter and a headset system for voice communication comprising a headset and a headset adapter as well as a method of enabling microphone transmission to a host device are provided. The headset comprises at least one earphone having a headset speaker, a headset microphone and a headset transceiver, the headset adapter being configured to interconnect the headset and a host device, the headset adapter comprising an adapter processor, a host interface, such as a host interface interconnecting the adapter processor and the host device, an adapter transceiver configured to establish a wireless communication link with the headset. The adapter furthermore comprises a controller configured to enable and disable the headset microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: GN AUDIO A/S
    Inventor: Erling Skjoldborg
  • Publication number: 20170318142
    Abstract: A headset adapter and a headset system for voice communication comprising a headset and a headset adapter as well as a method of enabling microphone transmission to a host device are provided. The headset comprises at least one earphone having a headset speaker, a headset microphone and a headset transceiver, the headset adapter being configured to interconnect the headset and a host device, the headset adapter comprising an adapter processor, a host interface, such as a host interface interconnecting the adapter processor and the host device, an adapter transceiver configured to establish a wireless communication link with the headset. The adapter furthermore comprises a controller configured to enable and disable the headset microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Erling SKJOLDBORG
  • Patent number: 8843146
    Abstract: A method of controlling a communications channel, comprising: receiving a real time digital signal; processing the real time digital signal to provide a control signal; and controlling the base station in response to the control signal. Where the processing comprises in succeeding time slots determining whether predefined signal content is present in the real time digital signal, increasing or decreasing a first value when predefined signal content is present and, respectively, decreasing or increasing the first value when predefined signal content is not present, and changing the control signal when the first value reaches a first target value. The method also relates to controlling a base station for a headset, where the base station and headset communicates via a wireless connection and where the base station communicates with a PC via a wired interface e.g. a USB interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: GN Netcom A/S
    Inventors: Christian Paulsen, Erling Skjoldborg
  • Publication number: 20120329469
    Abstract: A method of controlling a communications channel, comprising: receiving a real time digital signal; processing the real time digital signal to provide a control signal; and controlling the base station in response to the control signal. Where the processing comprises in succeeding time slots determining whether predefined signal content is present in the real time digital signal, increasing or decreasing a first value when predefined signal content is present and, respectively, decreasing or increasing the first value when predefined signal content is not present, and changing the control signal when the first value reaches a first target value. The method also relates to controlling a base station for a headset, where the base station and headset communicates via a wireless connection and where the base station communicates with a PC via a wired interface e.g. a USB interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: GN Netcom A/S
    Inventors: Christian Paulsen, Erling Skjoldborg
  • Patent number: 6041063
    Abstract: An interface through which a host may conduct LAN-emulated communications over an ATM network. In a preferred embodiment, the interface provides communication through multiple ATM ports, each of which is represented by a network interface card (NIC) and an associated emulated MAC entity which includes a LAN emulation client (LEC). Even though multiple LECs may be associated with a host, only a single, common MAC address is used to identify the host. The invention provides several additional advantages including the ability to distribute traffic or share loads across multiple LECs, the ability to scale the bandwidth provided to a particular host, and the ability to provide one or more levels of redundancy with respect to host-ATM network communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Olicom A/S
    Inventors: Lars Povlsen, Erling Skjoldborg, Tomasz Jerzy Goldman