Patents by Inventor Eric Christian Hirsch
Eric Christian Hirsch 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).
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Publication number: 20230153056Abstract: A method for audio modification for a wearable device in operative Bluetooth communication with a device includes receiving a sound signal at a microphone of the wearable device, encoding the sound signal at a digital signal processor of the wearable device using a codec to provide an encoded audio stream, routing the encoded audio stream from the digital signal processor over a Bluetooth parallel simultaneous transport channel to the device, modifying the encoded audio stream using an audio modification software application executing at a processor external to the wearable device to provide an encoded modified audio stream, communicating the encoded modified audio stream from the audio modification software application executing on the processor over the Bluetooth parallel simultaneous transport channel back to the wearable device, and communicating the encoded modified audio stream from the wearable device over a Bluetooth hands free profile (HFP) channel to the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Luigi Alessandro Belverato, Martin Guski
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Patent number: 10587943Abstract: A wearable device includes a housing, a rechargeable battery disposed within the housing and a short range transceiver for near field communication disposed within the housing. The short range transceiver for near field communications comprises a core and a plurality of coil turns wrapped around the core to thereby form a coil. A charging circuit may electrically connected between the coil and the rechargeable battery and configured to charge the rechargeable battery using electromagnetic waves received by the coil.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Peter Vincent Boesen, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Patent number: 10516930Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for managing power settings. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a first sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a second sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. The sensor measurements are analyzed from the first sensor array and the second sensor array. A determination is made whether a change event is detected in response to the sensor measurements. The change event is confirmed as detected. The wireless earpieces enter a full power mode in response to the change event being confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Toby Martin, Eric Christian Hirsch, Volker Klein, Christian Begusch, Matthias Lackus, Arne D. Loermann, Nikolaj Hviid
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Patent number: 10506322Abstract: An earpiece wearable includes an earpiece wearable housing, an intelligent control system disposed within the ear piece wearable housing, and an operating system associated with the intelligent control system for the earpiece wearable wherein the operating system provides for a user of the earpiece to choose between a plurality of software applications to execute on the intelligent control system. A method includes installing on the earpiece wearable a plurality of different software applications and selecting one of the plurality of software applications to execute on the intelligent control system of the earpiece wearable using the operating system of the earpiece wearable.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Toby Martin, Eric Christian Hirsch, Veniamin Milevski
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Patent number: 10469931Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for managing power settings. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a first sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a second sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. The sensor measurements are analyzed from the first sensor array and the second sensor array. A determination is made whether a change event is detected in response to the sensor measurements. The change event is confirmed as detected. The wireless earpieces enter a full power mode in response to the change event being confirmed.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Toby Martin, Eric Christian Hirsch, Volker Klein, Christian Begusch, Matthias Lackus, Arne D. Loermann, Nikolaj Hviid
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Patent number: 10439679Abstract: A system of wearable or personal area devices includes a first earpiece and a second ear piece each of the first ear piece and the second ear piece comprising an ear piece housing, an induction circuit disposed within the ear piece housing for short range communications, and a radio transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing for radio communications. The induction circuit of the first ear piece and the induction circuit of the second ear piece are adapted for communication there between using high bandwidth audio.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Patent number: 10409394Abstract: An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, a gesture based interface operatively connected to the processor and configured to detect changes in an energy field associated with user gestures, and at least one sensor operatively connected to the processor for determining positioning of the ear piece. The processor is configured to interpret the changes in the energy field to determine the user gestures. The processor is configured to activate the ear piece based on the positioning of the ear piece.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch, Nikolaj Hviid
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Patent number: 10397688Abstract: A system and method for managing wireless earpieces. Circuitry of the wireless earpieces are powered utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces. The power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces is altered to a low power mode in response to detecting the magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Peter Vincent Boesen
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Patent number: 10382854Abstract: An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece housing, and a gesture based interface operatively connected to the processor and configured to detect changes in an energy field associated with user gestures. The processor is configured to interpret the changes in the energy field to determine the user gestures.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Patent number: 10297911Abstract: An earpiece includes a housing, a first short-range transceiver for far field communication disposed within the housing, and a second short range transceiver for near field communication disposed within the housing. The second short range transceiver for near field communications comprises an antenna formed from a plurality of coil turns. There is a battery disposed within the housing. The earpiece further includes a first generally planar printed circuit board disposed within the housing and a second generally planar printed circuit board disposed within the housing. There is a flexible connector between circuit boards. The battery is positioned between the first generally planar printed circuit board and the second generally planar printed circuit board. The antenna is mounted perpendicularly to the plurality of components mounted on the first generally planar printed circuit board to thereby reduce electromagnetic interference.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Nikolaj Hviid
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Publication number: 20190090812Abstract: A smart sock system in embodiments of the present invention may have one or more of the following features: (a) a smart sock, comprising, (i) one or more materials fitted to at least a foot of a user, (ii) one or more integrated sensors for measuring information associated with a user located within the one or more materials, and (iii) a transceiver wirelessly communicating the information, (b) one or more wireless earpiece worn in ears of the user in operative communication with the smart sock transceiver, (c) a battery powering the sensors and transceiver, and (d) a processor for processing the information for communication through the transceiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Toby Martin, Eric Christian Hirsch, Peter Vincent Boesen
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Patent number: 10234133Abstract: A method for designing an electronic device including at least one LED light source to reduce spillage of light from the at least one LED light source includes designing a housing, designing a printed circuit board for placement within the housing, positioning the at least one LED light source on the printed circuit board, and positioning a plurality of electronic components around the at least one LED light source on the printed circuit board to reduce spillage of the light from the at least one LED light source. The electronic device may be an in-ear device and the housing may be an ear piece housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Karin Schlierenkämper
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Publication number: 20190069067Abstract: A system, method, and wireless earpieces for managing power settings. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a first sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. Sensor measurements are performed utilizing a second sensor array of the wireless earpieces to detect light and motion. The sensor measurements are analyzed from the first sensor array and the second sensor array. A determination is made whether a change event is detected in response to the sensor measurements. The change event is confirmed as detected. The wireless earpieces enter a full power mode in response to the change event being confirmed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Toby Martin, Eric Christian Hirsch, Volker Klein, Christian Begusch, Matthias Lackus, Arne D. Loermann, Nikolaj Hviid
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Publication number: 20190068249Abstract: A system of wearable or personal area devices includes a first earpiece and a second ear piece each of the first ear piece and the second ear piece comprising an ear piece housing, an induction circuit disposed within the ear piece housing for short range communications, and a radio transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing for radio communications. The induction circuit of the first ear piece and the induction circuit of the second ear piece are adapted for communication there between using high bandwidth audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Patent number: 10194228Abstract: A system includes a first device comprising a housing, a battery disposed within the housing, an intelligent control disposed within the housing, a transceiver disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a plurality of sensors operatively connected to the intelligent control. The system further includes a second device comprising a housing, a battery disposed within the housing, an intelligent control disposed within the housing, a transceiver disposed within the housing and operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a plurality of sensors operatively connected to the intelligent control. The first device and the second device provide for balancing load by powering one or more of the biosensors in one of the first device or the second device and shifting functions to the other of the first device and the second device.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Inventor: Eric Christian Hirsch
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Publication number: 20190028795Abstract: A system and method for managing wireless earpieces. Circuitry of the wireless earpieces are powered utilizing a high-power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces. The power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces is altered to a low power mode in response to detecting the magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Peter Vincent Boesen
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Patent number: 10154332Abstract: A system, method and wireless earpieces for managing power utilized by a pair of wireless earpieces. Ambient light conditions and noise levels in an environment of the pair of wireless earpieces are determined. The low power settings are activated for the pair of wireless earpieces in response to determining the ambient light conditions are below a light threshold or the noise levels are below a noise threshold; signal activity is below an activity threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Peter Vincent Boesen, Matthias Lackus, Martin Steiner
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Patent number: 10122421Abstract: A system of wearable or personal area devices includes a first earpiece and a second ear piece each of the first ear piece and the second ear piece comprising an ear piece housing, an induction circuit disposed within the ear piece housing for short range communications, and a radio transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing for radio communications. The induction circuit of the first ear piece and the induction circuit of the second ear piece are adapted for communication there between using high bandwidth audio.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Patent number: 10117014Abstract: A system and method for managing wireless earpieces. Circuitry of the wireless earpieces are powered utilizing a high power mode in response to detecting a magnetic field is not applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces. The power sent to the circuitry of the wireless earpieces is altered to a low power mode in response to detecting the magnetic field is applied to one or more of the wireless earpieces.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Peter Vincent Boesen
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Publication number: 20180241117Abstract: An earpiece includes a housing, a first short-range transceiver for far field communication disposed within the housing, and a second short range transceiver for near field communication disposed within the housing. The second short range transceiver for near field communications comprises an antenna formed from a plurality of coil turns. There is a battery disposed within the housing. The earpiece further includes a first generally planar printed circuit board disposed within the housing and a second generally planar printed circuit board disposed within the housing. There is a flexible connector between circuit boards. The battery is positioned between the first generally planar printed circuit board and the second generally planar printed circuit board. The antenna is mounted perpendicularly to the plurality of components mounted on the first generally planar printed circuit board to thereby reduce electromagnetic interference.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Nikolaj Hviid