Patents by Inventor Neil Adam Ranney

Neil Adam Ranney 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: 11343613
    Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method of controlling a wearable audio device configured to provide an audio output. The method includes receiving data indicating the wearable audio device is proximate a geographic location associated with a localized audio message, and determining that the localized audio message has a higher priority compared to at least one other localized audio message associated with another geographical location proximate to the wearable audio device. The method also includes, responsive to determining that the localized audio message has the higher priority, providing a prompt to initiate playback of the localized audio message with the higher priority to a user of the wearable audio device, and initiating playback of the localized audio message with the higher priority at the wearable audio device in response to actuation of the prompt by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: John Gordon, Santiago Carvajal, Glenn Gomes-Casseres, Todd Richard Reily, Conor Sheehan, Neil Adam Ranney
  • Publication number: 20190281389
    Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a computer-implemented method of controlling a wearable audio device configured to provide an audio output. The method includes receiving data indicating the wearable audio device is proximate a geographic location associated with a localized audio message, and determining that the localized audio message has a higher priority compared to at least one other localized audio message associated with another geographical location proximate to the wearable audio device. The method also includes, responsive to determining that the localized audio message has the higher priority, providing a prompt to initiate playback of the localized audio message with the higher priority to a user of the wearable audio device, and initiating playback of the localized audio message with the higher priority at the wearable audio device in response to actuation of the prompt by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: John Gordon, Santiago Carvajal, Glenn Gomes-Casseres, Todd Richard Reily, Conor Sheehan, Neil Adam Ranney
  • Patent number: 10074354
    Abstract: In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of both the feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, and to apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Gauger, Jr., Ricardo F. Carreras, Jason Harlow, Neil Adam Ranney, Martin David Ring, Roman Sapiejewski, Vishu Singh
  • Publication number: 20160210958
    Abstract: In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of both the feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, and to apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Gauger, JR., Ricardo F. Carreras, Jason Harlow, Neil Adam Ranney, Martin David Ring, Roman Sapiejewski, Vikram Singh
  • Patent number: 8798283
    Abstract: In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of both the feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, and to apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Gauger, Jr., Ricardo F. Carreras, Jason Harlow, Neil Adam Ranney, Martin David Ring, Roman Sapiejewski, Vishu Singh
  • Publication number: 20140126734
    Abstract: In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of both the feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, and to apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel M. Gauger, JR., Ricardo F. Carreras, Jason Harlow, Neil Adam Ranney, Martin David Ring, Roman Sapiejewski, Vishu Singh
  • Publication number: 20140126736
    Abstract: In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness, and provide an input electronic audio signal to an output transducer via an audio playback signal path during both the first and second operating modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel M. Gauger, JR., Kevin P. Annunziato, Neil Adam Ranney