Patents by Inventor Bart Wilfried M PARTOENS

Bart Wilfried M PARTOENS 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).

  • Patent number: 10798514
    Abstract: A method of estimating an individualized head-related transfer function and an individualized interaural time difference function of a particular person, comprises the steps of: a) obtaining a plurality of data sets comprising a left and a right audio sample from in-ear microphones, and orientation information from an orientation unit, measured in a test-arrangement where an acoustic test signal is rendered via a loudspeaker and the person is moving the head; b) extracting interaural time difference values and/or spectral values, and corresponding orientation values; c) estimating a direction of the loudspeaker relative to the head using a predefined quality criterion; d) estimating an orientation of the orientation unit relative to the head; e) estimating the individualized ITDF and the individualized HRTF. A computer program product may be provided for performing the method, and a data carrier may contain the computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
    Inventors: Jonas Reijniers, Herbert Peremans, Bart Wilfried M Partoens
  • Publication number: 20190208348
    Abstract: A method of estimating an individualized head-related transfer function and an individualized interaural time difference function of a particular person, comprises the steps of: a) obtaining a plurality of data sets comprising a left and a right audio sample from in-ear microphones, and orientation information from an orientation unit, measured in a test-arrangement where an acoustic test signal is rendered via a loudspeaker and the person is moving the head; b) extracting interaural time difference values and/or spectral values, and corresponding orientation values; c) estimating a direction of the loudspeaker relative to the head using a predefined quality criterion; d) estimating an orientation of the orientation unit relative to the head; e) estimating the individualized ITDF and the individualized HRTF. A computer program product may be provided for performing the method, and a data carrier may contain the computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Jonas REIJNIERS, Herbert PEREMANS, Bart Wilfried M PARTOENS
  • Patent number: 10257630
    Abstract: A method of estimating an individualized head-related transfer function (HRTF) and an individualized interaural time difference function (ITDF) of a particular person, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a plurality of data sets (Li, Ri, Oi), each comprising a left and a right audio sample (Li, Ri) from a pair of in-ear microphones, and orientation information (Oi) from an orientation unit, measured in a test-arrangement whereby an acoustic test signal is rendered via a loudspeaker; b) storing the data sets in a memory; c) estimating the directions of the loudspeaker relative to the person based on the orientation data and the audio data; d) estimating the ITDF based on the data sets and on the estimated relative position/orientation; e) estimating the HRTF, based on the data sets and based on the estimated relative position/orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN
    Inventors: Jonas Reijniers, Herbert Godelieve P Peremans, Bart Wilfried M Partoens
  • Publication number: 20180035226
    Abstract: A method of estimating an individualized head-related transfer function (HRTF) and an individualized interaural time difference function (ITDF) of a particular person, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining a plurality of data sets (Li, Ri, Oi), each comprising a left and a right audio sample (Li, Ri) from a pair of in-ear microphones, and orientation information (Oi) from an orientation unit, measured in a test-arrangement whereby an acoustic test signal is rendered via a loudspeaker; b) storing the data sets in a memory; c) estimating the directions of the loudspeaker relative to the person based on the orientation data and the audio data; d) estimating the ITDF based on the data sets and on the estimated relative position/orientation; e) estimating the HRTF, based on the data sets and based on the estimated relative position/orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jonas REIJNIERS, Herbert Godelieve P PEREMANS, Bart Wilfried M PARTOENS