Patents Assigned to FM Marketing GmbH
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Patent number: 11812089Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: 11635891Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignees: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Publication number: 20220392718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: fm marketing gmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: 11383601Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: 11139128Abstract: 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 circuiType: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Publication number: 20210166893Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: fm marketing gmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: 10965286Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: fm marketing gmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: 10764625Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: fm marketing gmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Publication number: 20200064949Abstract: 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 hapType: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Applicant: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand MAIER
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Publication number: 20200026424Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: FM MARKETING GMBHInventor: Ferdinand MAIER
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Publication number: 20200023491Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reconditioning a remote control (1) with a housing consisting of an upper shell (2) and a lower shell (3), and a printed circuit board (21) carrying raised keys (5) for triggering control signals by pressure, the raised keys (5) penetrating the upper shell (2), said method comprising: removing (52) the upper shell (2) and the lower shell (3); blasting (55) at least one of the raised keys (5) on the printed circuit board (21) with an antibacterial abrasive; and inserting (58) the printed circuit board (21) with the raised keys (5) supported thereon between a new upper shell (2) and a new lower shell (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: fm marketing gmbhInventor: Ferdinand MAIER
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Patent number: 10528141Abstract: A remote control having a circuit board to which a guide disc with protruding locking pins is are attached. The locking pins protrude through openings of the circuit board to an opposite side and have radial locking protrusions. A locking ring with recesses on the second side of the circuit board engages the locking pins, and thus fixes the locking ring, causing the discs lying on both sides of the circuit board to be fixed on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: fm marketing gmbhInventors: Christian Weissl, Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: D864128Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: fm marketing gmbhInventors: Maier Ferdinand, Erwin Weitgasser
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Patent number: D866527Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: FM MARKETING GMBHInventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
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Patent number: D887393Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: FM Marketing GmbHInventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
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Patent number: D905015Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: fm marketing gmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: D915353Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Fm marketing gmbhInventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
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Patent number: D942958Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: fm marketing gmbhInventors: Ferdinand Maier, Erwin Weitgasser
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Patent number: D942968Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Fm marketing GmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier
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Patent number: D943550Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Fm marketing GmbhInventor: Ferdinand Maier