Patents by Inventor Jeroen Dirk Breebaart

Jeroen Dirk Breebaart 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: 8520871
    Abstract: A device for processing parameters representing Head-Related Transfer Functions includes an input stage configured to receive audio signals of sound sources, a determinor configured to receive reference parameters representing Head-Related Transfer Functions and configured to determine, from the audio signals, position information representing positions and/or directions of the sound sources. A processor is configured to process the audio signals; and an influencer is configured to influence the processing of the audio signals based on the position information yielding an influenced output audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Dirk Breebaart, Michel Machiel Willem Van Loon
  • Patent number: 8515082
    Abstract: A device for processing audio data includes a summation unit configured to receive a number of audio input signals for generating a summation signal, a filter unit configured to filter the summation signal dependent on filter coefficient resulting in at least two audio output signals. A parameter conversion unit is configured to receive position information, which is representative of spatial positions of sound sources of the audio input signals, and spectral power information which is representative of a spectral power of the audio input signals. The parameter conversion unit is configured to generate the filter coefficients based the position information and the spectral power information. The parameter conversion unit is further configured to receive transfer function parameters and generate the filter coefficients in dependence on the transfer function parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Dirk Breebaart
  • Publication number: 20120275606
    Abstract: A method of generating parameters representing Head-Related Transfer Functions, the method comprising the steps of a) sampling with a sample length (n) a first time-domain HRTF impulse response signal using a sampling rate (fs) yielding a first time-discrete signal, b) transforming the first time-discrete signal to the frequency domain yielding a first frequency-domain signal, c) splitting the first frequency-domain signal into sub-bands, and d) generating a first parameter of the sub-bands based on a statistical measure of values of the sub-bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: JEROEN DIRK BREEBAART, MICHEL MACHIEL WILLEM VAN LOON
  • Patent number: 8243969
    Abstract: A method of generating parameters representing Head-Related Transfer Functions, the method comprising the steps of a) sampling with a sample length (n) a first time-domain HRTF impulse response signal using a sampling rate (fs) yielding a first time-discrete signal, b) transforming the first time-discrete signal to the frequency domain yielding a first frequency-domain signal, c) splitting the first frequency-domain signal into sub-bands, and d) generating a first parameter of the sub-bands based on a statistical measure of values of the sub-bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Dirk Breebaart, Michel Machiel Willem Van Loon
  • Publication number: 20080304670
    Abstract: A device (100) for processing audio data (101), wherein the device (100) comprises a summation unit (102) adapted to receive a number of audio input signals for generating a summation signal, a filter unit (103) adapted to filter said summation signal dependent on filter coefficient, (SF1, SF2) resulting in at least two audio output signals (OS1, OS2), a parameter conversion unit (104) adapted to receive, on the one hand, position information, which is representative of spatial positions of sound sources of said audio input signals, and, on the other hand, spectral power information which is representative of a spectral power of said audio input signals, wherein the parameter conversion unit is adapted to generate said filter coefficients (SF1, SF2) on the basis of the position information and the spectral power information, and wherein the parameter conversion unit (104) is additionally adapted to receive transfer function parameters and generate said filter coefficients in dependence on said transfer functi
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventor: Jeroen Dirk Breebaart
  • Publication number: 20080253578
    Abstract: A method of generating parameters representing Head-Related Transfer Functions, the method comprising the steps of a) sampling with a sample length (n) a first time-domain HRTF impulse response signal using a sampling rate (fs) yielding a first time-discrete signal, b) transforming the first time-discrete signal to the frequency domain yielding a first frequency-domain signal, c) splitting the first frequency-domain signal into sub-bands, and d) generating a first parameter of the sub-bands based on a statistical measure of values of the sub-bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventors: Jeroen Dirk Breebaart, Michel Machiel Willem Van Loon