Patents Assigned to Harman International Industries, Incorporated
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Patent number: 11950069Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring auditory stimulation provided to a listener through a personal listening device. In one example, a method includes monitoring one or more acoustic profile parameters of an audio signal received from an audio source and rendered on a headphone assembly based on one or more received transducer parameters of one or more transducers of the headphone assembly; monitoring one or more listener-headphone engagement parameters based on headphone position data from a sensor coupled to the headphone assembly; and adjusting the audio signal and/or acoustic stimulation based on the monitoring of the one or more acoustic profile parameters and the monitoring of one or more listener-headphone engagement parameters, wherein the one or more listener-headphone engagement parameters include a current engagement status of the headphone assembly with respect to the user and a duration of active engagement of the headphone assembly with respect to the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventor: Hussnain Ali
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Publication number: 20240101008Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a loudspeaker assembly including a first loudspeaker and a first acoustic lens is provided. The first loudspeaker is positioned on a first side of a headrest of a first vehicle seat for transmitting a first audio output toward one of a side pillar and a door of a vehicle. The first acoustic lens is coupled to the first loudspeaker and defining a first opening to enable the first audio output to pass from the first opening at a first predetermined angle. The first acoustic lens is positioned between the first loudspeaker and the one of the side pillar and the door of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Chris LUDWIG, Riley WINTON, Christopher Michael TRESTAIN, David MOSSINGTON
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Patent number: 11938820Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle includes a microphone, at least one vehicle component, and an interface system communicatively coupled to the microphone and the at least one vehicle component, the interface system configured to detect, via the microphone, an utterance of a vocal command by an occupant of the vehicle, transmit the utterance to at least one of a virtual personal assistant (VPA) of the vehicle and a VPA of a mobile device positioned within the vehicle, receive control signals from at least one of the VPA of the vehicle and the VPA of the mobile device, the control signals generated according to the vocal command, and transmit the control signals to the at least one vehicle component for controlling the at least one vehicle component.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Rajesh Biswal, Arindam Dasgupta
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Patent number: 11943579Abstract: Systems and methods are herein described for a coaxial loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may comprise a compression driver having a first diaphragm assembly including a first magnet, and a first diaphragm coupled to a first voice coil, and a second diaphragm assembly including a second magnet and a second diaphragm coupled to a second voice coil. The compression driver may further comprise a third diaphragm assembly including a third diaphragm coupled to a third voice coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Alexander Voishvillo, Brian Cummins McLaughlin
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Publication number: 20240098441Abstract: An audio system is provided with at least two low frequency transducers to project sound within a room and a portable device with at least two microphones to receive sound at the first listening location from multiple directions. A microcontroller is programmed to provide a calibration command in response to a user input, and to provide a measurement signal indicative of the sound received by the microphone array. A processor is programmed to provide a test signal in response to receiving the calibration command, wherein each low frequency transducer is adapted to generate a test sound in response to the test signal. The processor is further programmed to: process the measurement signal to predict a sound response at a second listening location adjacent to the first listening location, and adjust a sound setting associated with each low frequency transducer to optimize sound at the first and second listening locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Todd S. WELTI, Kevin SHANK
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Patent number: 11937067Abstract: An apparatus for providing a contrast mode and a front optimized mode for audio in a vehicle is provided. An audio controller is programmed to transmit first audio content in a first zone seating area and to transmit second audio content in a second zone seating area. The audio controller receives a first indication to transmit the first audio content in the first zone seating area and the second audio content in the second zone seating area in the contrast mode to provide an equal listening experience. The audio controller receives a second indication to transmit the first audio content in the first zone seating area and the second audio content in the second zone seating area in the front optimized mode to increase a quality of sound in the first zone seating area and to decrease a quality of sound in the second zone seating area.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Riley Winton, Christopher Michael Trestain, Chris Ludwig
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Patent number: 11935557Abstract: Various embodiments set forth systems and techniques for explaining domain-specific terms detected in a media content stream. The techniques include detecting a speech portion included in an audio signal; determining that the speech portion comprises a domain-specific term; determining an explanatory phrase associated with the domain-specific term; and integrating the explanatory phrase associated with the domain-specific term into playback of the audio signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Stefan Marti, Evgeny Burmistrov, Joseph Verbeke, Priya Seshadri
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Patent number: 11928390Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for providing an interface with a personalized virtual personal assistant (VPA) via a computing system. The example method comprises assigning a plurality of virtual personal assistant (VPA) instances to a plurality of users, each VPA instance of the plurality of VPA instances operating concurrently. For example, assigning the plurality of VPA instances to the plurality of users may include retrieving a personalized VPA configuration for each user of the plurality of users based on a plurality of audio samples, each of the plurality of audio samples corresponding to a user of the plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Jigar Mistry, Aditya Diwakar Ilkal, Ankur Jha, Ankur Tibrewal, Nitya Tandon
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Publication number: 20240080616Abstract: An omnidirectional loudspeaker includes a lower horn member having a generally convex, upwardly-facing outer wall, an upper horn member spaced from the lower horn member and having a generally convex, downwardly-facing outer wall, and at least one compression driver connected to one of the lower or upper horn members along a central axis. The at least one compression driver includes a magnet assembly, a diaphragm operably connected to the magnet assembly, a phasing plug adjacent the diaphragm, and a compression chamber defined between the diaphragm and the phasing plug. The lower and upper horn members are coupled via the at least one compression driver in spaced relationship along the central axis to define a passageway for radiating sound waves generated by the compression driver in a generally horizontal 360° radiation pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventor: Alexander VOISHVILLO
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Patent number: 11924604Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speaker adapter, and a dual core speaker assembly. The speaker adapter includes: a main body, symmetrically provided with two mounting portions at both sides for matching with speakers respectively; a bottom base, extending from and around the main body, for supporting the main body; and an inner cavity formed within the main body.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Bo Sun, Jian Wang, Cathy Chen, Na Liu
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Patent number: 11924625Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method and system for a room calibration in a speaker system using an internal microphone. The method comprises calculating an impulse response of a sound signal received at an internal microphone from at least one speaker, and performing the room calibration based on the calculated impulse response.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Jianwen Zheng, Shao-Fu Shih
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Publication number: 20240069852Abstract: An audio processing system may include at least one memory configured to maintain a plurality of audio signal processing algorithms and audio components, and a server having a processor. The processor may be configured to present an interface displaying at least a portion of the signal processing algorithms and audio components, receive user selection of at least one of the audio components, present the at least one selected audio component via the interface, receive user selection of at least one of signal processing algorithms to apply to the at least one selected audio component, apply the at least one selected algorithm to the at least one selected audio component, and provide a measurement of the at least one selected algorithm and the at least one selected audio component via the interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Philipp Maximilian KREJCI, Kadagattur Gopinatha SRINIDHI, Darby HADLEY, Tobias MUENCH
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Patent number: 11912267Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure set forth a computer-implemented method comprising receiving, from at least one sensor, sensor data associated with an environment, generating, based on the sensor data, a set of lane change data values associated with positions of at least two vehicles relative to a first lane position in the environment, determining, based on the set of lane change data values, a collision risk value associated with the at least two vehicles attempting to occupy the first lane position, and generating, based on the collision risk value, an output signal to a first vehicle included in the at least two vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Priya Seshadri, Stefan Marti, Joseph Verbeke, Evgeny Burmistrov
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Publication number: 20240059201Abstract: A headrest assembly for a vehicle includes a head support having a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side. A left support arm is coupled to the left side and aright support aim is coupled to the right side. A left speaker module is coupled to the left support arm and a right speaker module is coupled to the right support arm, the left and right speaker modules each including a housing having a front face with at least one speaker mounted therein for generating audio output. The left and right support arms are arranged to position the left and right speaker modules in a retracted position with respect to the head support to provide a surround sound mode, a first extended position to provide an individual sound zone (ISZ) mode, and a second extended position to provide a binaural mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: David MOSSINGTON, Tingli CAI, Riley WINTON, Adam Michael SACHS, Christopher LUDWIG, Christopher Michael TRESTAIN
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Publication number: 20240064446Abstract: A modular audio assembly for use with a vehicle headrest includes a speaker assembly including a support member arranged to be rotatably mounted to the vehicle headrest, and a speaker module coupled to the support member, the speaker module including a housing having a front face and at least one speaker mounted therein for generating audio output. An actuator is operably connected to the speaker assembly and configured to position the speaker assembly in an inactive position with the front face generally adjacent a lateral side of the vehicle headrest and in an active position with the speaker assembly rotated away from the lateral side of the vehicle headrest and the front face oriented in an inward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDInventors: Gerhard DOBERSTEIN, Riley WINTON, David MOSSINGTON, Christopher LUDWIG, Rui Edson JUSTINO DE OLIVEIRA
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Patent number: D1015297Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Jong-Ron Lo, Dario Distefano
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Patent number: D1018501Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: An Duc Nguyen, Christian Manuel Garcia, Chris N. Hagen
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Patent number: D1018506Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Pohsun Lee, Laurent Lindenberger
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Patent number: D1019603Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Hoyean Kim, Tao Lu, Alexander Demin
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Patent number: D1020695Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Jieyu Chen, Dario Distefano