Patents by Inventor David Wurtz

David Wurtz 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: 20190215634
    Abstract: An audio speaker system for a home theater including a number of microphones, a number of speakers, each speaker located at a different location in a room, and a processor electrically connected to the plurality of microphones and wirelessly connected to the plurality of speakers. The processor is configured to generate an audio signal to send to each speaker of the plurality of speakers, output audio from each speaker of the plurality of speakers based on the audio signal, receive the audio at each microphone from each speaker of the plurality of speakers, determine a location of each speaker relative to the plurality of microphones based on the received audio at each microphone, and assign an audio channel to each speaker based on the determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Colin Doolittle, Amit Kumar, David Wurtz, Michael Wurtz, Manpreet Khaira, Meenakshi Barjatia
  • Publication number: 20190214036
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a voice isolation system comprising an acoustic echo-cancelation subsystem configured to receive a plurality of input signals, subtract an interference component from the input signals, and provide a plurality of output signals. The system also includes an adaptive beamformer subsystem configured to receive the plurality of output signals from the acoustic echo-cancelation subsystem and compute a signal-to-noise ratio enhanced signal based on the received output signals. The system also includes a residual noise suppressor subsystem configured to attenuate at least one portion of the SNR enhanced signal received from the adaptive beamformer subsystem based on the at least one portion having an SNR below a predetermined SNR threshold. The system also includes an automatic gain control subsystem configured to process a signal outputted from the residual noise suppressor subsystem and transmit a resulting signal as an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: David Wurtz, Michael Wurtz, Amit Kumar, Colin Doolittle
  • Publication number: 20180246905
    Abstract: A method of sharing and synchronizing a plurality of electronically stored resources between a cloud file system and a client file system is provided. The method includes identifying the plurality of electronically stored resources, which are stored in the cloud file system and have identical names in the cloud file system. The method also includes generating in the client file system a replicate of a first resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources, and generating in the client file system a replicate of a second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources. The method further includes naming the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources with an incremental counter to create a unique name for the replicate of the second resource of the plurality of electronically stored resources in the client file system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Adam BESEN, Hwi CHEONG, Hendrik MUELLER, Frank PAPE, David WURTZ
  • Publication number: 20180225082
    Abstract: Many headsets include automatic noise cancellation (ANC) which dramatically reduces perceived background noise and improves user listening experience. Unfortunately, the voice microphones in these devices often capture ambient noise that the headsets output during phone calls or other communication sessions to other users. In response, many headsets and communication devices provide manual muting circuitry, but users frequently forget to turn the muting on and/or off, creating further problems as they communicate. To address this, the present inventors devised, among other things, an exemplary headset that detects the absence or presence of user speech, automatically muting and unmuting the voice microphone without user intervention. Some embodiments leverage relationships between feedback and feedforward signals in ANC circuitry to detect user speech, avoiding the addition of extra hardware to the headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jiajin An, MIchael Jon Wurtz, David Wurtz, Manpreet Khaira, Amit Kumar, Shawn O'Connor, Shankar Rathoud, James Scanlan, Eric Sorensen
  • Patent number: 9959287
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary aspect includes the mapping and/or translation of files electronically stored in a cloud file system when synchronized and/or shared with client computer systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Adam Besen, Hwi Cheong, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20180084358
    Abstract: An audio capture device selects between multiple microphones to generate an output audio signal depending on detected conditions. When the presence of wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is detected, the audio capture device selects, for each of a plurality of different frequency sub-bands, an audio signal having the lowest noise and combines the selected frequency sub-bands signals to generate an output audio signal. When wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is not detected, the audio capture device determines whether each of a plurality of microphones are wet or dry and selects one or more audio signals from the microphones depending on their respective conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Erich Tisch, Joyce Rosenbaum, Magnus Hansson, Ke Li, David Wurtz
  • Patent number: 9807501
    Abstract: An audio capture device selects between multiple microphones to generate an output audio signal depending on detected conditions. When the presence of wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is detected, the audio capture device selects, for each of a plurality of different frequency sub-bands, an audio signal having the lowest noise and combines the selected frequency sub-bands signals to generate an output audio signal. When wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is not detected, the audio capture device determines whether each of a plurality of microphones are wet or dry and selects one or more audio signals from the microphones depending on their respective conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich Tisch, Joyce Rosenbaum, Magnus Hansson, Ke Li, David Wurtz
  • Patent number: 9807530
    Abstract: An audio capture device selects between multiple microphones to generate an output audio signal depending on detected conditions. When the presence of wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is detected, the audio capture device selects, for each of a plurality of different frequency sub-bands, an audio signal having the lowest noise and combines the selected frequency sub-bands signals to generate an output audio signal. When wind noise or other uncorrelated noise is not detected, the audio capture device determines whether each of a plurality of microphones are wet or dry and selects one or more audio signals from the microphones depending on their respective conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich Tisch, Joyce Rosenbaum, Magnus Hansson, Ke Li, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20170156729
    Abstract: Devices for approximating multiple tissue edges internal to a body are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsay GORDON, Sylvie STACY, Johannah VAN DER PLAS, Anita R. KALRA, Eamon DOYLE, David WURTZ
  • Patent number: 9610081
    Abstract: Devices for approximating multiple tissue edges internal to a body are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsay Gordon, Sylvie Stacy, Johannah Van Der Plas, Anita R. Kalra, Eamon Doyle, David Wurtz
  • Patent number: 9529818
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Andrei Mirestean, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, Michael Jeffrey Procopio, Michael Sorvillo, David Wurtz
  • Patent number: 9239846
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Besen, David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Alexander DeNeui, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, III, Ronald Schneider, Rishi Sharma, Himanshu Vasishth, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20150127610
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary aspect includes the mapping and/or translation of files electronically stored in a cloud file system when synchronized and/or shared with client computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Adam Besen, Hwi Cheong, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20150105808
    Abstract: Devices for approximating multiple tissue edges internal to a body are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Lindsay GORDON, Sylvie BOITEAU, Johannah ITESCU, Anita R. KALRA, Eamon DOYLE, David WURTZ
  • Patent number: 8949179
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary aspect includes the mapping and/or translation of files electronically stored in a cloud file system when synchronized and/or shared with client computer systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Google, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Besen, Hwi Cheong, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, David Wurtz
  • Patent number: 8945157
    Abstract: Devices for approximating multiple tissue edges internal to a body are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Lindsay Gordon, Sylvie Boiteau, Johannah Itescu, Anita Kaira, Eamon Doyle, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20140097793
    Abstract: A docking station is disclosed, including a body, having a channel set in the top of the body and extending from one side to the other, and open at both sides, the channel having a floor that extends from front to back at a downward angle with respect to the horizontal, a back wall, and no front wall, a hole in the floor of the channel, and a charging component that may be placed within a hollow chamber beneath the channel and having a charging pin that extends through the hole into the channel when the body is so placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: David Wurtz, Michael Weinstein
  • Publication number: 20130282657
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Besen, David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Alexander DeNeui, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, Ronald Schneider, Rishi Sharma, Himanshu Vasishth, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20130282658
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary aspect includes the mapping and/or translation of files electronically stored in a cloud file system when synchronized and/or shared with client computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Besen, Hwi Cheong, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, David Wurtz
  • Publication number: 20130282790
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to architectures, methods and systems and structures that facilitate the sharing and synchronization of electronically stored files among and between cloud entities and a number of computers, systems, devices and/or users. One particular exemplary architectural aspect includes the concurrent determination of file system changes within a cloud file system and a client file system, the serial ordering of necessary file system operations in response to the determined file system changes, and the concurrent execution of file system operations such that the cloud file system and the client computer file system are synchronized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE, INC.
    Inventors: David Catmull, Hwi Cheong, Andrei Mirestean, Hendrik Mueller, Frank Pape, Michael Jeffrey Procopio, Michael Sorvillo, David Wurtz