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).
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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: 10397686Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Martin Steiner, Engin Ça{hacek over (g)}atay, Nikolaj Hviid, 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: 10212505Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
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Publication number: 20180220221Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Publication number: 20180146275Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
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Patent number: 9949013Abstract: 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: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Publication number: 20180048954Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Martin Steiner, Engin Çagatay, Nikolaj Hviid, Peter Vincent Boesen
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Patent number: 9866941Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
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Publication number: 20170325718Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Peter Vincent Boesen, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Martin Steiner
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Patent number: 9813826Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BRAGI GmbHInventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Föerstner
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Publication number: 20170111722Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Friedrich Christian Förstner
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Publication number: 20170064432Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch
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Publication number: 20170064460Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Nikolaj Hviid, Friedrich Christian Föerstner
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Publication number: 20170060269Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Friedrich Christian Förstner, Eric Christian Hirsch, Nikolaj Hviid