Patents by Inventor Friedrich Christian Förstner

Friedrich Christian Förstner 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: 10409394
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch, Nikolaj Hviid
  • Patent number: 10397686
    Abstract: An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the housing and a sensor system associated with the earpiece housing, the sensor system operatively connected to the processor. The sensor system is configured to detect skin touches proximate the earpiece housing. The sensor system may include an emitter and a detector which may be a light emitters/light detectors or other types of emitters and detectors. The skin touches may be skin touches on an ear of the housing while the earpiece is positioned within the ear. The earpiece may further include a speaker and wherein the earpiece provides audio feedback through the speaker in response to the skin touches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Martin Steiner, Engin Ça{hacek over (g)}atay, Nikolaj Hviid, Peter Vincent Boesen
  • Patent number: 10382854
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
  • Patent number: 10212505
    Abstract: A method for enhancing sensor measurements includes performing measurements utilizing sensors of wireless earpieces, analyzing the measurements to determine statistical confidence in the measurements, and determining whether the measurements are accurate utilizing the statistical confidence. The measurements may be biometric measurements of a user utilizing the wireless earpieces. The measurements may be environmental measurements. A wireless earpiece may include a frame for fitting in an ear of a user, a logic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece, and a plurality of sensor performing biometric measurements of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
  • Publication number: 20180220221
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20180146275
    Abstract: A method for enhancing sensor measurements includes performing measurements utilizing sensors of wireless earpieces, analyzing the measurements to determine statistical confidence in the measurements, and determining whether the measurements are accurate utilizing the statistical confidence. The measurements may be biometric measurements of a user utilizing the wireless earpieces. The measurements may be environmental measurements. A wireless earpiece may include a frame for fitting in an ear of a user, a logic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece, and a plurality of sensor performing biometric measurements of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
  • Patent number: 9949013
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20180048954
    Abstract: An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the housing and a sensor system associated with the earpiece housing, the sensor system operatively connected to the processor. The sensor system is configured to detect skin touches proximate the earpiece housing. The sensor system may include an emitter and a detector which may be a light emitters/light detectors or other types of emitters and detectors. The skin touches may be skin touches on an ear of the housing while the earpiece is positioned within the ear. The earpiece may further include a speaker and wherein the earpiece provides audio feedback through the speaker in response to the skin touches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Martin Steiner, Engin Çagatay, Nikolaj Hviid, Peter Vincent Boesen
  • Patent number: 9866941
    Abstract: A method for enhancing sensor measurements includes performing measurements utilizing sensors of wireless earpieces, analyzing the measurements to determine statistical confidence in the measurements, and determining whether the measurements are accurate utilizing the statistical confidence. The measurements may be biometric measurements of a user utilizing the wireless earpieces. The measurements may be environmental measurements. A wireless earpiece may include a frame for fitting in an ear of a user, a tonic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece, and a plurality of sensor performing biometric measurements of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
  • Publication number: 20170325718
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing and monitoring biologic dysfunction may include performing measurements utilizing sensors of wireless earpieces, analyzing the measurements, comparing the measurements to established norms, determining whether the measurements indicate biologic dysfunction. The measurements may include biologic data of a user or environmental data. The sensors may include inertial sensors or optical sensors. The biologic dysfunction may include neurologic dysfunction and the neurologic dysfunction may include intention tremor. The method may include reporting the biologic dysfunction to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Vincent Boesen, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Martin Steiner
  • Patent number: 9813826
    Abstract: An ear piece for use by an individual having an external auditory canal includes an earpiece housing configured for placement at, on or within the external auditory canal of the individual, a processor disposed within the ear piece housing, at least one microphone disposed at the earpiece housing wherein the at least one earpiece is positioned to detect ambient environmental sound, and at least one speaker disposed within the earpiece housing at a position to direct sound towards a tympanic membrane of the individual. The ear piece is configured to detect ambient environmental sound proximate the external auditory canal of the individual using the at least one microphone and reproduce the ambient environmental sound at the at least one speaker within the earpiece housing. The ear piece may include a spectrometer for detecting ambient environmental lighting. The earpiece may include a number of biological sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Föerstner
  • Publication number: 20170111722
    Abstract: A method for enhancing sensor measurements includes performing measurements utilizing sensors of wireless earpieces, analyzing the measurements to determine statistical confidence in the measurements, and determining whether the measurements are accurate utilizing the statistical confidence. The measurements may be biometric measurements of a user utilizing the wireless earpieces. The measurements may be environmental measurements. A wireless earpiece may include a frame for fitting in an ear of a user, a tonic engine controlling functionality of the wireless earpiece, and a plurality of sensor performing biometric measurements of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
  • Publication number: 20170064432
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
  • Publication number: 20170064460
    Abstract: An ear piece for use by an individual having an external auditory canal includes an earpiece housing configured for placement at, on or within the external auditory canal of the individual, a processor disposed within the ear piece housing, at least one microphone disposed at the earpiece housing wherein the at least one earpiece is positioned to detect ambient environmental sound, and at least one speaker disposed within the earpiece housing at a position to direct sound towards a tympanic membrane of the individual. The ear piece is configured to detect ambient environmental sound proximate the external auditory canal of the individual using the at least one microphone and reproduce the ambient environmental sound at the at least one speaker within the earpiece housing. The ear piece may include a spectrometer for detecting ambient environmental lighting. The earpiece may include a number of biological sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Föerstner
  • Publication number: 20170060269
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch, Nikolaj Hviid