Patents by Inventor Matthew Buoni
Matthew Buoni 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).
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Patent number: 10880644Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional beamforming disclosed herein include, among other features (i) generating a set of received-sound beams by applying a plurality of sets of beamforming coefficients stored in a tangible memory of the network device to sound received via a microphone array of the network device, wherein each received-sound beam corresponds to a separate direction relative to the microphone array, (ii) identifying a subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, (iii) for each received-sound beam in the subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, determining whether the speech content comprises a wake word, (iv) selecting one final received-sound beam from the received-sound beams in the subset of the received-sound beams determined to comprise a wake word; and (v) causing the selected one final received-sound beam to be processed to identify a voice command.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri, Tetsuro Oishi
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Patent number: 10511904Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional beamforming disclosed herein include, among other features (i) generating a set of received-sound beams by applying a plurality of sets of beamforming coefficients stored in a tangible memory of the network device to sound received via a microphone array of the network device, wherein each received-sound beam corresponds to a separate direction relative to the microphone array, (ii) identifying a subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, (iii) for each received-sound beam in the subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, determining whether the speech content comprises a wake word, (iv) selecting one final received-sound beam from the received-sound beams in the subset of the received-sound beams determined to comprise a wake word; and (v) causing the selected one final received-sound beam to be processed to identify a voice command.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri, Tetsuro Oishi
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Publication number: 20190098400Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional beamforming disclosed herein include, among other features (i) generating a set of received-sound beams by applying a plurality of sets of beamforming coefficients stored in a tangible memory of the network device to sound received via a microphone array of the network device, wherein each received-sound beam corresponds to a separate direction relative to the microphone array, (ii) identifying a subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, (iii) for each received-sound beam in the subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, determining whether the speech content comprises a wake word, (iv) selecting one final received-sound beam from the received-sound beams in the subset of the received-sound beams determined to comprise a wake word; and (v) causing the selected one final received-sound beam to be processed to identify a voice command.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri, Tetsuro Oishi
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Patent number: 10051366Abstract: Systems and methods for three-dimensional beamforming disclosed herein include, among other features (i) generating a set of received-sound beams by applying a plurality of sets of beamforming coefficients stored in a tangible memory of the network device to sound received via a microphone array of the network device, wherein each received-sound beam corresponds to a separate direction relative to the microphone array, (ii) identifying a subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, (iii) for each received-sound beam in the subset of the received-sound beams comprising speech content, determining whether the speech content comprises a wake word, (iv) selecting one final received-sound beam from the received-sound beams in the subset of the received-sound beams determined to comprise a wake word; and (v) causing the selected one final received-sound beam to be processed to identify a voice command.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri, Tetsuro Oishi
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Patent number: 9893696Abstract: An example method may involve a device determining a first loudness representation for a playback device based on a first equalization setting applied to a representation of average music. The device may also determine a second loudness representation for the playback device, based on a second equalization setting applied to the representation of average music. The device may also determine a loudness adjustment factor based on the first and second loudness representations, and then causing the playback device to play back media based on the second equalization setting and the determined loudness adjustment factor.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Klaus Hartung, Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri
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Patent number: 9729118Abstract: An example method may involve a device determining a first loudness representation for a playback device based on a first equalization setting applied to a representation of average music. The device may also determine a second loudness representation for the playback device, based on a second equalization setting applied to the representation of average music. The device may also determine a loudness adjustment factor based on the first and second loudness representations, and then causing the playback device to play back media based on the second equalization setting and the determined loudness adjustment factor.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Klaus Hartung, Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri
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Publication number: 20170077888Abstract: An example method may involve a device determining a first loudness representation for a playback device based on a first equalization setting applied to a representation of average music. The device may also determine a second loudness representation for the playback device, based on a second equalization setting applied to the representation of average music. The device may also determine a loudness adjustment factor based on the first and second loudness representations, and then causing the playback device to play back media based on the second equalization setting and the determined loudness adjustment factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Klaus Hartung, Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri
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Patent number: 9564867Abstract: An example method may involve a device determining a first loudness representation for a playback device based on a first equalization setting applied to a representation of average music. The device may also determine a second loudness representation for the playback device, based on a second equalization setting applied to the representation of average music. The device may also determine a loudness adjustment factor based on the first and second loudness representations, and then causing the playback device to play back media based on the second equalization setting and the determined loudness adjustment factor.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Klaus Hartung, Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri
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Publication number: 20170026015Abstract: An example method may involve a device determining a first loudness representation for a playback device based on a first equalization setting applied to a representation of average music. The device may also determine a second loudness representation for the playback device, based on a second equalization setting applied to the representation of average music. The device may also determine a loudness adjustment factor based on the first and second loudness representations, and then causing the playback device to play back media based on the second equalization setting and the determined loudness adjustment factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Klaus Hartung, Matthew Buoni, Romi Kadri