Patents by Inventor Michael Ungstrup
Michael Ungstrup 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: 20200045481Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: Widex A/SInventors: MICHAEL UNGSTRUP, Mike Lind Rank
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Patent number: 10542353Abstract: An input transducer (11, 12) of a hearing aid (10) converts audio from the environment into an electric input signal. A signal processor (13) amplifies and conditions the electric input signal according to a preset set of audio processing parameters, and an output transducer (14) reproduces output audio. The hearing aid (10) is connected with a personal communication device (20) via a short range radio communication link (15, 29). The personal communication device (20) identifies music included in the background noise. The personal communication device (20) retrieves a music stream based on the identified music, and streams the music stream to the hearing aid (10). The signal processor (13) of the hearing aid (10) combines the input signal from the input transducer (11, 12) and music signal in order to reduce the presence of the music included in the background noise from the audio signal delivered by the output transducer (14).Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Widex A/SInventor: Michael Ungstrup
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Patent number: 10524065Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Publication number: 20190349691Abstract: A hearing assistive system includes a personal communication device and a head-worn device. The personal communication device has a user interface for user interaction, a processor controlling the user interface and for running an application program, and input and output transducers. The head-worn device has an input transducer adapted for converting sound into an electric signal applied to a processor outputting a modified audio signal via an output transducer. The application program generates a data packet modulated on an audio carrier for output via the output transducer, decodes a data packet modulated on an audio carrier and received via the input transducer. The head-worn device has an audio signaling block having a detector block and a response block. The detector block detects and decodes the data packet received by the input transducer. The response block generates a data packet modulated on an audio carrier for output via the output transducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: WIDEX A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Michael Johannes Pihl, Jan Hesselballe, Mike Lind Rank
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Publication number: 20190282881Abstract: A system determining a spin axis of a ball includes a radar transmitting a signal into a target area. The radar includes a minimum of three receivers arranged so that two pairs of receivers are not co-linear. The system also includes a Processing Unit (“PU”) receiving data from the radar and determining a radar range of frequencies received at a point in time corresponding to differing velocities relative to the radar of different portions of the ball as the ball is spinning. PU divides the radar frequency range into a plurality of frequency components and calculating, for each of the frequency components, an angular position associated therewith. PU identifies as a projection of the spin axis in a plane perpendicular to a line of sight from the radar to the ball, a line perpendicular to a line represented by the determined angular positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Fredrik Tuxen, Michael Ungstrup, Kasper Mackeprang
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Publication number: 20190282854Abstract: A system includes a radar configured to capture radar data of a non-spherical object. The system also includes a processor configured to detect, in the radar data, oscillations corresponding to rotation of the object about an axis that is not an axis of symmetry of the object and determine a frequency of the rotation of the object about the axis based on the detected oscillations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Fredrik Tuxen, Michael Ungstrup, Kasper Mackeprang
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Publication number: 20190281394Abstract: A mobile communication device (50) receives an audio stream as input and delivers a processed audio stream as output. The mobile communication device has a data connection providing access to the Internet, and a short range data connection for delivering a processed audio stream as output to a specific hearing aid (10). The mobile communication device acquires a data set containing hearing aid settings for the specific hearing aid from a remote server (71), and adjusts the emulation software application by means of the data set containing hearing aid settings for the specific hearing aid (10). The mobile communication device transmits the control signals and a processed audio stream to the specific hearing aid via the short range data connection and the specific hearing aid outputs the audio signal to the user without additional amplification. The invention also provides a method of signal processing in a mobile communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: WIDEX A/SInventors: Michael UNGSTRUP, Mike Lind RANK
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Patent number: 10390152Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20), and both have a short range data transceiver (15, 29) for short range data communication. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an electric input signal according to predefined audio processing parameters, and a signal processing sub-system with at least two modes of operation applying respective sets of audio processing parameters. A program selector component (16) has a classifier (51) analyzing the electric input signal and classifies an auditory environment of the hearing aid (10). The personal communication device (20) has an auxiliary classifier component (24) monitoring the use of the personal communication device, and generates and transmits a notification upon detection of a change of the environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Publication number: 20190253816Abstract: A remote-control unit (10) for controlling a hearing assistive device (20) by sending a control signal with instructions as an acoustic signal, has an input transducer (14), an output transducer (15), and a processor (11) adapted for setting the volume of the output from the output transducer (15). The processor (11) is adapted for activating the input transducer (14) for receiving environmental sound, analyzing the environmental sound, determining and setting the volume of the output from the output transducer (15) based on the environmental sound, and outputting the control signal at the set volume via the output transducer (15).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Widex A/SInventors: Michael PIHL, Sven Creutz THOMSEN, Johan ANDERSEN, Michael UNGSTRUP, Martin SODERLIND, Nanna Elkjær MOLLER
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Patent number: 10356538Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid and a personal communication device connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor processing an input signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component analyzing the auditory environment statistically by comparing specific characteristics of the input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user a user interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor at least one of said one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Publication number: 20190208340Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor adjusts at least one of the one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Patent number: 10285615Abstract: A personal wearable EEG monitor (1) is adapted to be carried at the head of a person. The EEG monitor comprises an EEG sensor part having skin surface electrodes (3) for measuring EEG signals from said person. The EEG monitor comprises an EEG signal analyzer (5, 5?) adapted for monitoring and analyzing the EEG signal. The EEG monitor (1) performs at least one of the following: providing a stimulus to the person, requesting the person to perform a stimuli creating act, or identifying a stimuli creating ambient sound. The EEG monitor comprises means for identifying an induced response from the EEG signal caused by the stimuli, and a classifier for deciding whether the skin surface electrodes receive EEG signals. The invention further provides a method of monitoring EEG signals of a person.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2013Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: WIDEX A/SInventors: Preben Kidmose, Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Patent number: 10284979Abstract: A hearing aid fitting system (400) adapted for providing sound samples illustrating the impact on sound quality from a hearing aid system defect and a method of providing such sound samples. The invention also relates to a hearing aid system and computer program code capable of carrying out such a method of providing sound samples illustrating the impact on sound quality from a hearing aid system defect and methods of operating and fitting hearing aid systems.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Jorgen Cederberg, Michael Ungstrup
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Publication number: 20190117105Abstract: A system for bi-hemispheric brain wave measurements including a first device and a second device, wherein at least said first device is adapted to be worn in or at a first ear of a person subject to the measurements and wherein the first and second device exchange data using at least one wireless link configured to allow first digital data at least derived from first brain wave measurements from the first device to be compared with second digital data at least derived from second brain wave measurements from the second device. The invention also provides a method for measuring a bi-hemispherical brain wave signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Widex A/SInventors: Soren Erik WESTERMANN, Preben KIDMOSE, Mike Lind RANK, Michael UNGSTRUP
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Patent number: 10264368Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and personal communication device (20) connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an audio signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) statistically analyzing the environment by comparing specific characteristics of an electrical input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device (20) offers the user an interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component (16) of the hearing aid (10), and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid (10).Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Publication number: 20190075409Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20), and both have a short range data transceiver (15, 29) for short range data communication. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an electric input signal according to predefined audio processing parameters, and a signal processing sub-system with at least two modes of operation applying respective sets of audio processing parameters. A program selector component (16) has a classifier (51) analyzing the electric input signal and classifies an auditory environment of the hearing aid (10). The personal communication device (20) has an auxiliary classifier component (24) monitoring the use of the personal communication device, and generates and transmits a notification upon detection of a change of the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: Widex A/SInventors: Michael UNGSTRUP, Mike Lind RANK
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Patent number: 10206049Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20), and both have a short range data transceiver (15, 29) for short range data communication. The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an electric input signal according to predefined audio processing parameters, and a signal processing sub-system with at least two modes of operation applying respective sets of audio processing parameters. A program selector component (16) has a classifier (51) analyzing the electric input signal and classifies an auditory environment of the hearing aid (10). The personal communication device (20) has an auxiliary classifier component (24) monitoring the use of the personal communication device, and generates and transmits a notification upon detection of a change of the environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank
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Publication number: 20190020959Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid and a personal communication device connected via a short range data communication link. The hearing aid has a signal processor processing an input signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component analyzing the auditory environment statistically by comparing specific characteristics of the input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device offers the user a user interface for controlling and interacting with the program selector component of the hearing aid, and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid. Upon reception of the notification, the processor at least one of said one or more thresholds used by the classifier component.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2018Publication date: January 17, 2019Applicant: Widex A/SInventors: Michael UNGSTRUP, Mike Lind RANK
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Patent number: 10178952Abstract: A system (100) for bi-hemispheric brain wave measurements including a first device (102) and a second device (103), wherein at least said first device (102) is adapted to be worn in or at a first ear of a person subject to the measurements and wherein the first (102) and second (103) device exchange data using a wireless link (104). The invention also provides a method for measuring a bi-hemispherical brain wave signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Soren Erik Westermann, Preben Kidmose, Mike Lind Rank, Michael Ungstrup
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Patent number: 10129662Abstract: A hearing system includes a hearing aid (10) and a personal communication device (20) being connected via a short range data communication link (15, 29). The hearing aid (10) has a signal processor (13) processing an input signal according to audio processing parameters, a sub-system applying respective sets of processing parameters for at least two modes, a classifier component (51) analyzing auditory environment statistically by comparing specific characteristics of the input signal to one or more thresholds. A program selector component (16) selects automatically an appropriate mode for the signal processing sub-system according to the classifier output. The personal communication device (20) offers the user a user interface (120) for controlling and interacting with the program selector component (16) of the hearing aid (10), and for generating and transmitting a notification to the hearing aid (10).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Widex A/SInventors: Michael Ungstrup, Mike Lind Rank