Patents by Inventor Edmund Ben-Ami

Edmund Ben-Ami 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: 20240119594
    Abstract: Disclosed are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining a digital marker. An embodiment operates by determining one or more oculometric parameters associated with an eye of a user using a video stream. The video stream comprises at least one image of a face of the user. The embodiment then determines a pupillary response function of brightness or a gaze response function by performing a deconvolution process based on at least the one or more oculometric parameters. The pupillary response function of brightness or the gaze response function is indicative of a response of the eye of the user to an external factor. The embodiment determines one or more digital markers of the user based on the pupillary response function of brightness or the gaze response function. The one or more digital markers are indicative of a neurological condition or a mental health condition of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Edmund BEN-AMI, Micha Yochanan BREAKSTONE, Rotem Zvi BAR-OR, Vladimir ANISIMOV
  • Publication number: 20240037987
    Abstract: Disclosed are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining a digital marker indicative of a neurological condition. An embodiment operates by detecting a region of interest in an image frame of a face of a user. The region of interest includes an eye of the user and the image frame is obtained from a video stream. The embodiment then generates a point spread function (PSF) based on acquired data and a portion of the image frame specified by the region of interest, performs deconvolution on the portion of the image frame specified by the region of interest using the PSF, determines a set of oculometric parameters of the eye of the user using the deconvolved image, and determines one or more digital markers of the user based on the set of oculometric parameters. The one or more digital markers are indicative of a neurological condition of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Edmund BEN-AMI, Micha Yochanan BREAKSTONE, Rotem Zvi BAR-OR, Vladimir ANISIMOV
  • Publication number: 20220354363
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for extracting high resolution oculometric parameters and eye movement parameters. A video stream having a video of a face of a user is processed to obtain a set of oculometric parameters, such as eyelid data, iris data (e.g., iris translation, iris radius and iris rotation), and pupil data (e.g., pupil center and pupil radius). The oculometric parameters are generated at a first temporal resolution. The oculometric parameters are up sampled to increase the temporal resolution to a second temporal resolution. The oculometric parameters are then processed to generate various eye movement parameters such as blink parameter, pupil response parameter, saccade parameter, anti-saccade parameter, fixation parameter, or smooth pursuit parameter. The oculometric parameters are synchronized with a video stimulus presented on a user device prior to generating the eye movement parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Edmund BEN-AMI, Micha Yochanan BREAKSTONE, Rotem Zvi BAR-OR, Vladimir ANISIMOV
  • Publication number: 20220351545
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for extracting high resolution oculometric parameters. A video stream having a video of a face of a user is processed to obtain a set of oculometric parameters, such as eyelid data, iris data (e.g., iris translation, iris radius and iris rotation), and pupil data (e.g., pupil center and pupil radius) at a first resolution. A deconvolution process is performed on the video stream to improve accuracy or resolution of the oculometric parameters, based on stimulus information of a video stimulus displayed on a client device associated with the user, environment data of an environment in which the user is located, device data of the client device, etc. The oculometric parameters are then processed using a prediction model that is trained based on high resolution oculometric parameters obtained using eye tracking devices to predict oculometric parameters at a resolution greater than the first resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Edmund BEN-AMI, Micha Yochanan BREAKSTONE, Rotem Zvi BAR-OR, Vladimir ANISIMOV
  • Patent number: 10555102
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bugatone Ltd.
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Patent number: 10262650
    Abstract: A method of active noise reduction. The method comprises instructing a microphone electronically coupled by a client terminal to record a nonaural noise signal, instructing a circuit of the client terminal to record an aural noise signal using at least one electroacoustic transducer of an earphone, calculating a noise reduction signal based on a function combining nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal, calculating a noise reduced signal based on a combination of a content signal prepared to be played by the at least one electroacoustic transducer and the noise reduction signal, and instructing the circuit to play the noise reduced signal via the at least one electroacoustic transducer. The nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal are recorded at least partly simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Bugatone Ltd.
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Patent number: 10187719
    Abstract: According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of recording a signal from a headphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing integrated circuit of a client terminal to connect an electrical resistance component between an electrical ground of a client terminal and an electrical ground of one or more electro-acoustic output transducer of a headphone. The method may further comprise instructing the audio processing integrated circuit of the client terminal to accept as microphone input a signal from the one or more electro-acoustic output transducer of the headphone. The method may further comprise recording a signal from the one or more electro-acoustic output transducer of the headphone using the audio processing integrated circuit of the client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Bugatone Ltd.
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Publication number: 20180376267
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Patent number: 10142722
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Bugatone Ltd.
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Publication number: 20180261201
    Abstract: A method of active noise reduction. The method comprises instructing a microphone electronically coupled by a client terminal to record a nonaural noise signal, instructing a circuit of the client terminal to record an aural noise signal using at least one electroacoustic transducer of an earphone, calculating a noise reduction signal based on a function combining nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal, calculating a noise reduced signal based on a combination of a content signal prepared to be played by the at least one electroacoustic transducer and the noise reduction signal, and instructing the circuit to play the noise reduced signal via the at least one electroacoustic transducer. The nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal are recorded at least partly simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Patent number: 9972299
    Abstract: A method of active noise reduction. The method comprises instructing a microphone electronically coupled by a client terminal to record a nonaural noise signal, instructing a circuit of the client terminal to record an aural noise signal using at least one electroacoustic transducer of an earphone, calculating a noise reduction signal based on a function combining nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal, calculating a noise reduced signal based on a combination of a content signal prepared to be played by the at least one electroacoustic transducer and the noise reduction signal, and instructing the circuit to play the noise reduced signal via the at least one electroacoustic transducer. The nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal are recorded at least partly simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Bugatone Ltd.
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Patent number: 9973870
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Bugatone Ltd.
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Publication number: 20170094401
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Publication number: 20170070834
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of using an earphone output speaker as a microphone for a phone call between two and/or more participants, or for measuring biometric data of a user. The method may comprise playing a received signal to an electro-acoustic output transducer of an earphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing circuit of a local client terminal to record an audio signal from the same electro-acoustic output transducer. The method may comprise calculating a voice signal and/or a biometric measurement based on a function combining the recorded audio signal, the received signal, and filtration coefficients, using a processing unit of the local client terminal. The method may comprise sending the voice signal and/or a biometric measurement through an output interface of the local client terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Publication number: 20170055063
    Abstract: According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method of recording a signal from a headphone. The method may comprise instructing an audio processing integrated circuit of a client terminal to connect an electrical resistance component between an electrical ground of a client terminal and an electrical ground of one or more electro-acoustic output transducer of a headphone. The method may further comprise instructing the audio processing integrated circuit of the client terminal to accept as microphone input a signal from the one or more electro-acoustic output transducer of the headphone. The method may further comprise recording a signal from the one or more electro-acoustic output transducer of the headphone using the audio processing integrated circuit of the client terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank
  • Publication number: 20160063986
    Abstract: A method of active noise reduction. The method comprises instructing a microphone electronically coupled by a client terminal to record a nonaural noise signal, instructing a circuit of the client terminal to record an aural noise signal using at least one electroacoustic transducer of an earphone, calculating a noise reduction signal based on a function combining nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal, calculating a noise reduced signal based on a combination of a content signal prepared to be played by the at least one electroacoustic transducer and the noise reduction signal, and instructing the circuit to play the noise reduced signal via the at least one electroacoustic transducer. The nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal are recorded at least partly simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Edmund Ben-Ami, Noam Petrank