Patents by Inventor Ferdinand Maier

Ferdinand Maier 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: 11812089
    Abstract: The invention relates to a remote control for activating a predetermined function of a multimedia converter, in particular a set-top box, by means of a predetermined command, including: a keypad for entering the predetermined command by a user, a signal processing unit for converting the entered predetermined command into control data suitable to activate the predetermined function of the multimedia converter, and a transmission interface for transmitting the control data to the multimedia converter, characterized by a further data receiving interface different from the keypad for receiving setup data of a further device different from the multimedia converter, wherein the data receiving interface is arranged to configure the signal processing device and/or the multimedia converter in dependence on the setup data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Publication number: 20230127700
    Abstract: A remote control for operating an electronic device comprising a plastic housing with a plastic plate segment with a control panel which has at least one control element, preferably button elements and/or at least one directional pad for operating an electronic device, wherein the plastic plate segment is formed from a plastic material which has an Charpy impact strength of more than 6 kJ/m2, in particular of 9.0 kJ/m2+/?0.3 kJ/m2, wherein the plastic material is an isosorbide-based polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: 11635891
    Abstract: The invention relates to an input device (6) for operating a multimedia device (4) depending on the position of a user's finger on a pressure plate (24) comprising: the pressure plate (24) which comprises a bottom side (50) and a top side (48) opposite the bottom side (50), on which the user can move their finger, a regular grid (15) made of tactile elements (26) which can be haptically sensed by the finger of the user and which are formed on the top side (48) of the pressure plate (24), and a sensor (62) arranged on the bottom side (50) of the pressure plate (24) which is set up to transmit a button selection signal (42) to the multimedia device (4) depending on the position of the finger on the top side (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: FM MARKETING GMBH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Publication number: 20220392718
    Abstract: A plastic housing for remote controls, the housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the first housing part has a joining surface facing the second housing part, and the second housing part has a joining surface facing the first housing part, wherein the two housing parts are assembled such that the joining surfaces rest against each other, and wherein the joining surfaces are in the form of mitred surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: 11383601
    Abstract: A vehicle including a chassis which is supported on wheels such that it can be driven in a direction of travel for carrying a driver, a steering element for the driver to specify the direction of travel, a reproduction element which is arranged in the field of view of the driver in front of the driver when viewed in the direction of travel, and which is designed to display a menu containing a number of menu elements which are arranged to form a grid, and an input interface including a pressure plate which is arranged on the steering element including a top side and a bottom side which is situated opposite the top side, wherein a number of segments which are arranged to form the grid and can be detected in a haptic manner are formed on the top side of the pressure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Publication number: 20220201353
    Abstract: The invention relates to a remote control for activating a predetermined function of a multimedia converter, in particular a set-top box, by means of a predetermined command, including: a keypad for entering the predetermined command by a user, a signal processing unit for converting the entered predetermined command into control data suitable to activate the predetermined function of the multimedia converter, and a transmission interface for transmitting the control data to the multimedia converter, characterized by a further data receiving interface different from the keypad for receiving setup data of a further device different from the multimedia converter, wherein the data receiving interface is arranged to configure the signal processing device and/or the multimedia converter in dependence on the setup data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventor: Ferdinand MAIER
  • Patent number: 11204654
    Abstract: A method for navigating a focus element for highlighting menu items of a menu bar on a screen by a deflection of an actuation device on a remote control, comprising detecting a first control signal dependent on a degree of deflection of the actuation device and a second control signal dependent on an actuation force with which the actuation device is deflected; and shifting the focus element and menu items relative to each other depending on a comparison of the second control signal and a predetermined condition, if the first control signal is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Fischer, Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: 11139128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a remote control (1, 48) comprising: a first data read-in device (24, 78) and a second data read-in device (24, 78) which are each designed to read in data in a pressure direction (20, 61) on the basis of a pressure exerted by a user, a first pressure take-up element (30) assigned to the first data read-in device (24, 78) and a second pressure take-up element (30, 85) assigned to the second data read-in device (24, 78), which elements each have a pressure take-up side (35, 89) for taking up the pressure applied by the user, and a pressure output side for outputting the pressure, which was taken up, to the respective data read-in device (24, 78); and a flexible printed circuit board (31, 86, 97) which connects the pressure take-up sides (35, 89) of the pressure take-up elements (30, 85) to each other and on which at least one capacitive measurement transducer (38, 39, 93, 94) is formed whose capacitance is dependent on the position of a finger of the user on the flexible printed circui
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBH
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Publication number: 20210166893
    Abstract: A plastic housing for remote controls, the housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part, wherein the first housing part has a joining surface facing the second housing part, and the second housing part has a joining surface facing the first housing part, wherein the two housing parts are assembled such that the joining surfaces rest against each other, and wherein the joining surfaces are in the form of mitred surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: 10965286
    Abstract: The invention relates to a remote-control system (1) comprising: a pushbutton (8) that can be pressed by a user for inputting information in that the user applies a pressure in a direction (18); a sensor magnet (23) arranged on the underside of the pushbutton (8), when viewed in the pressure application direction (18); and an armature magnet (27) arranged below the pushbutton (8), when viewed in the pressure application direction (18), and fixed relative to the pushbutton (8), wherein the magnetic poles (39, 41) of the sensor magnet (23) and of the armature magnet (27) are arranged in such a way that the pushbutton (8) is pressed by the sensor magnet (23) away from the armature magnet (27), against the pressure application direction (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: 10764625
    Abstract: A method for controlling a menu displayed on a screen from a number of menu elements arranged in a grid with an input interface containing a pushbutton with a number of haptically detectable segments arranged in the grid, wherein the number of menu elements corresponds to the number of haptically detectable segments so that a haptically detectable segment on the pushbutton is assigned to each menu element of the menu, comprising receiving a position signal that depends on the position of a user's finger on the pushbutton; highlighting the menu element assigned to the haptically detectable menu element located at the finger's position; and activating a function assigned to the highlighted menu element if the pushbutton is pressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Publication number: 20200064949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle (2) comprising: a chassis (4) which is supported on wheels (6, 8) such that it can be driven in a direction of travel (5) for carrying a driver, a steering element (16) for the driver to specify the direction of travel (6), a reproduction element (48) which is arranged in the field of view of the driver in front of said driver when viewed in the direction of travel, and which is designed to display a menu (50) containing a number of menu elements (52) which are arranged to form a grid, and an input interface (36) comprising a pressure plate (40) which is arranged on the steering element (16) comprising a top side (42) and a bottom side which is situated opposite the top side (42), wherein a number of segments (44) which are arranged to form the grid (46) and can be detected in a haptic manner are formed on the top side (42) of the pressure plate (40), and wherein the number of the menu elements (52) corresponds to the number of segments (44) which can be detected in a hap
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: FM MARKETING GMBH
    Inventor: Ferdinand MAIER
  • Patent number: D887393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: FM Marketing GmbH
    Inventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
  • Patent number: D901452
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: D905015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: D915353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Fm marketing gmbh
    Inventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
  • Patent number: D924845
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: D942958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: fm marketing gmbh
    Inventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
  • Patent number: D942968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Fm marketing Gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier
  • Patent number: D943550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Fm marketing Gmbh
    Inventor: Ferdinand Maier