Patents by Inventor Martin Steiner

Martin Steiner 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).

  • Publication number: 20180124225
    Abstract: A method of audio messaging between users of earpiece wearables includes connecting an earpiece wearable associated with a first user with an earpiece wearable associated with a second user and sending and receiving audio messages between the earpiece wearable associated with the first user and the earpiece wearable associated with the second user, wherein the sending of the audio messages is activated by head movement sensed with an inertial sensor of the earpiece wearable performing the sending. The method further includes maintaining a record of the audio messages stored on a machine readable memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Vincent Boesen, Martin Steiner
  • Publication number: 20180078989
    Abstract: A tool includes first and second tool parts that move toward one another, at least one processing device provided on the first tool part, and at least two counter devices provided on the second tool part. The processing device and the counter devices are rotatable relative to one another about at least one positioning axis, and the counter devices are aligned relative to one another along a direction of relative rotational movement of the processing device and the counter devices. The processing device and a first counter device are allocated to one another by at least a first defined processing parameter, and the processing device and a second counter device are allocated to one another by at least a second defined processing parameter. The first processing parameter is different than the second processing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laib, Rainer Hank, Martin Steiner, Martin Decker, Carl Peterhansel
  • Publication number: 20180063629
    Abstract: A system includes a left earpiece comprising a left earpiece housing and a right earpiece comprising a right earpiece housing and a radio transceiver disposed within at least one of the left earpiece and the right earpiece, and a software application executable on a computing device in operative communication with the radio transceiver; wherein the software application provides a visual representation of the left earpiece and a visual representation of the right earpiece and wherein the visual representation of the left earpiece indicates a remaining charge for the left earpiece and wherein the visual representation of the right earpiece indicates a remaining charge for the right earpiece. A method for displaying battery life is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: BRAGI GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Steiner
  • 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: 9839953
    Abstract: A tool includes first and second tool parts that move toward one another, at least one processing device provided on the first tool part, and at least two counter devices provided on the second tool part. The processing device and the counter devices are rotatable relative to one another about at least one positioning axis, and the counter devices are aligned relative to one another along a direction of relative rotational movement of the processing device and the counter devices. The processing device and a first counter device are allocated to one another by at least a first defined processing parameter, and the processing device and a second counter device are allocated to one another by at least a second defined processing parameter. The first processing parameter is different than the second processing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laib, Rainer Hank, Martin Steiner, Martin Decker, Carl Peterhansel
  • Publication number: 20170329466
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for interacting with a digital personal assistant having a user interface includes displaying a user interface for a digital personal assistant, receiving user input through the user interface for the digital personal assistant, the user input including a user selection of a collection data structure, containing one or more items, from a set of collection data structures, determining at least a context indicia and a user role, processing at least one item in the selected collection data structure using the context indicia and the user role and generating information for display on the user interface responsive to results of the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Krenkler, Florian Jann, Tzanko Stefanov, Martin Steiner, Dirk Wodtke, Annette Jann, Emil Voutta, Stefan Kirchfeld, Kai Richter, Ioannis Grammatikakis, Matthias Kruse, Maria Cabahug
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20170329630
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for managing completion of a task. An embodiment operates by receiving a selection of a collection configured to complete the task. The embodiment determines a context indicator for analyzing an application object in the selected collection. The embodiment processes the application object in based on the context indicator to generate information for completing the task. Another embodiment operates by receiving a selection of a collection configured to complete a task. The embodiment then determines that completion of the task requires solving a situation defined by a situation definition. The embodiment then identifies an anchor application object in the selected collection based on the situation definition. The embodiment then generates related information and a set of actions for solving the situation based on the anchor application object and the situation definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: FLORIAN JANN, Matthias KRUSE, Martin STEINER, Stefan KIRCHFELD, Michael KRENKLER, Kai RICHTER, Annette JANN, Emil VOUTTA, Maria CABAHUG, loannis GRAMMATIKAKIS, Tzanko STEFANOV, Dirk WODTKE
  • Publication number: 20170280222
    Abstract: A system, method and personal area network for communicating, utilizing a wireless earpiece. Sensor measurements of a user are performed utilizing sensors of the wireless earpieces. The sensor measurements are analyzed. A determination is made whether the sensor measurements exceed two or more thresholds. An alert is communicated to the user in response to the two or more thresholds being exceeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Peter Vincent Boesen, Martin Steiner
  • Publication number: 20170195829
    Abstract: A method for generalized short range communication is provided. The method includes establishing a general channel communications linkage for transmission of voice or data from a primary device, communicating the voice or data from the primary device to one or more secondary devices over the general channel, establishing a private channel communications linkage for transmission of data between the primary device and the one or more secondary devices, and changing transmission status of the one or more secondary devices to provide for communications across the general channel communications linkage. The primary device may be a wearable device such as an earpiece, an eyepiece, a set of eyepieces (e.g. glasses), a timepiece, an item of jewelry, an item of clothing or other type of wearable device. The private channel may be encrypted while the general communications channel is not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Luigi Belverato, Martin Steiner, Peter Vincent Boesen
  • Publication number: 20170188132
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Christian Hirsch, Peter Vincent Boesen, Matthias Lackus, Martin Steiner
  • Publication number: 20170185255
    Abstract: A workflow assistant can provide for improved memory aids and workflow management. The workflow assistant can retrieve context information from a base application to facilitate the creation of memory aids and workflow management items. Textual analysis can be applied to user input to determine data elements, data objects, assistant items, and collections that may be relevant to a memory or workflow aid. The workflow assistant can suggest actions for a user to take, such as based on text analysis of user input or the contents of a collection. Technical features such as a context analyzer that retrieves information from the base application for access by the workflow assistant can make the workflow assistant more dynamic and reduce the user interaction needed to create or modify a memory or workflow aid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: SAP SE
    Inventors: Frank Brunswig, Swarnava Chatterjee, Gayathri D, Rachel Ebner, Niels Hebling, Joerg Goeppert, Ioannis Grammatikakis, Christina Hall, Klaus Herter, Steffen Huester, Florian Jann, Matthias Kruse, Hergen Siefken, Martin Steiner
  • Publication number: 20170139668
    Abstract: A system includes at least one wireless ear piece comprising an ear piece housing and a wireless transceiver disposed within the ear piece housing, a software application for executing on a computing device having a display associated therewith, and wherein the software application provides a user interface for use by a user of the at least one wireless ear piece to interact with the at least one ear piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventor: Martin Steiner
  • Publication number: 20170001233
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to punching tools for punching machines for punching plate-shaped materials. The punching tools have an upper tool part with an upper cutting edge and a lower tool part with a lower cutting edge that move axially with respect to each other. The upper and lower cutting edges are arranged to cut off a part of the workpiece in a punching stoke. The upper cutting edge and/or the lower cutting edge include one or more transition regions that separate the cutting edge into at least two adjacent portions. The transition regions include, in the punching direction with respect to the respective adjacent portions, a discontinuity that is adapted to cut the material cut off from the workpiece into two or more individual parts in the same punching stroke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Martin Walz, Yakup Coskun, Markus Hees, Thomas Burzig, Martin Steiner
  • Patent number: 9412155
    Abstract: A method and system for real time luminance correction and detail enhancement of a video image including the steps of extracting a luminance component from a video image, separating the luminance component into an illumination layer and a scene reflectivity layer, the illumination layer having a dynamic range, compressing the dynamic range of the illumination layer to generate a corrected illumination layer, filtering the reflectivity layer to generate an enhanced reflectivity layer; and combining the corrected illumination layer with the enhanced scene reflectivity layer to generate an enhanced luminance image, is provided. A system for real time luminance correction and detail enhancement of a video image is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Karl Storz Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Steiner, Jonathan Bormet, Gaurav Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150264869
    Abstract: An urn and planter assembly comprises at least two separate chambers (7, 8) and at least one nutrient transmission element (5). The at least one first chamber (7) serves as a receptacle for ashes, in particular cremation ashes. The at least one second chamber (8) serves as a receptacle for a planting matrix. Nutrients can be conveyed from the first chamber (7) into the second chamber (8) through at least one nutrient transmission element (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Martin Steiner
  • Publication number: 20140184916
    Abstract: A method and system for real time luminance correction and detail enhancement of a video image including the steps of extracting a luminance component from a video image, separating the luminance component into an illumination layer and a scene reflectivity layer, the illumination layer having a dynamic range, compressing the dynamic range of the illumination layer to generate a corrected illumination layer, filtering the reflectivity layer to generate an enhanced reflectivity layer; and combining the corrected illumination layer with the enhanced scene reflectivity layer to generate an enhanced luminance image, is provided. A system for real time luminance correction and detail enhancement of a video image is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Martin Steiner, Jonathan Bormet, Gaurav Sharma
  • Publication number: 20140096661
    Abstract: A tool includes first and second tool parts that move toward one another, at least one processing device provided on the first tool part, and at least two counter devices provided on the second tool part. The processing device and the counter devices are rotatable relative to one another about at least one positioning axis, and the counter devices are aligned relative to one another along a direction of relative rotational movement of the processing device and the counter devices. The processing device and a first counter device are allocated to one another by at least a first defined processing parameter, and the processing device and a second counter device are allocated to one another by at least a second defined processing parameter. The first processing parameter is different than the second processing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicants: Trumpf, Inc., TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschienen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laib, Rainer Hank, Martin Steiner, Martin Decker, Carl Peterhansel
  • Patent number: 8627753
    Abstract: A tool includes first and second tool parts that move toward one another, at least one processing device provided on the first tool part, and at least two counter devices provided on the second tool part. The processing device and the counter devices are rotatable relative to one another about at least one positioning axis, and the counter devices are aligned relative to one another along a direction of relative rotational movement of the processing device and the counter devices. The processing device and a first counter device are allocated to one another by at least a first defined processing parameter, and the processing device and a second counter device are allocated to one another by at least a second defined processing parameter. The first processing parameter is different than the second processing parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignees: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG, TRUMPF, Inc.
    Inventors: Wolfgang Laib, Rainer Hank, Martin Steiner, Martin Decker, Carl Peterhansel
  • Patent number: 8490449
    Abstract: A tool for deburring cut edges on workpieces has a pressure body in the form of a rolling body, by means of which, as relative longitudinal movement of rolling body and workpiece takes place, pressure can be applied to the burr on the relevant cut edge in the direction towards the workpiece while the rolling body rolls along the cut edge. A machine for deburring cut edges on workpieces is provided with a tool of the above-mentioned kind. In the course of a process for deburring cut edges on workpieces, a rolling body is moved along the relevant cut edge with a rolling motion. In that movement, pressure is applied by means of the rolling body to the burr on the cut edge in the direction towards the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Bytow, Martin Decker, Martin Steiner