Patents Assigned to OVERTONE LABS, INC.
  • Patent number: 9412348
    Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Patent number: 9153221
    Abstract: Provided are a percussion instrument tuning system and method. A position sensor determines at least one first position of a tuning mechanism of a timpano. A control unit generates a calibration result by measuring a first pitch of the timpano corresponding to the at least one first position of the tuning mechanism and estimates a second pitch of the timpano corresponding to at least one second position of the tuning mechanism from the calibration result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Patent number: 9135904
    Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Publication number: 20140182446
    Abstract: A processor of a tuning apparatus receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note. An output at the processor outputs a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Patent number: 8759655
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Publication number: 20140165818
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tuning apparatus comprising a processor that receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note and a display that presents a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: OVERTONE LABS, INC.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Patent number: 8742242
    Abstract: A processor of a tuning apparatus receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency or note of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note. An output at the processor outputs a value corresponding to the determined frequency or note of the drumhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Publication number: 20140096666
    Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Publication number: 20140069258
    Abstract: Provided are a percussion instrument tuning system and method. A position sensor determines at least one first position of a tuning mechanism of a timpano. A control unit generates a calibration result by measuring a first pitch of the timpano corresponding to the at least one first position of the tuning mechanism and estimates a second pitch of the timpano corresponding to at least one second position of the tuning mechanism from the calibration result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: OVERTONE LABS, INC.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Patent number: 8642874
    Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Patent number: 8502060
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: David Byrd Ribner
  • Publication number: 20130145921
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Overtone Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Overtone Labs, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130139672
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: OVERTONE LABS, INC.
    Inventor: OVERTONE LABS, INC.