Patents by Inventor Patrick Kevin McPherson

Patrick Kevin McPherson 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: 20240121568
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to calibration of audio playback devices in a media playback system using inputs derived from a multi-channel adaptive filter of an acoustic echo canceller. Example playback devices described herein may utilize one or more techniques for calibration, which may be implemented as various calibration procedures. In some implementations, an example playback device may implement a self-calibration procedure, which involves the playback device calibrating (or re-calibrating) itself during operation. Yet further, the playback device may estimate acoustic impulse responses from a multi-channel adaptive filter of an acoustic echo canceller to use as inputs to the self-calibration procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Wenyu Jin, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Adib Mehrabi
  • Publication number: 20240080637
    Abstract: Example techniques relate to audio playback device calibration. Example playback devices described herein may utilize one or more techniques for calibration, which may be implemented as various calibration procedures. In some implementations, the example media playback system may support multiple types of calibration, perhaps with different calibration procedures being used for different types of playback devices (e.g., with different capabilities) or in different situations (e.g., with or without user involvement).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Adib Mehrabi, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Wenyu Jin, Christopher Pike
  • Publication number: 20230412998
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an array of individual microphones of a network microphone device. Output microphone signals are generated from each of the individual microphones based on the audio input. The output microphone signals are analyzed to detect a trigger event. After detecting the trigger event, the output microphone signals are compared to detect aberrant behavior of one or more of the microphones. Optionally, corrective actions can be taken or suggested based on the detection of aberrant behavior of one or more microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith, Roberto Maria Dizon, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Charles Conor Sleith
  • Publication number: 20230362570
    Abstract: Example techniques described herein relate to calibration of a playback device. Using example techniques, a playback device may self-calibrate by measuring a self-response and using a transfer function to map the self-response to an estimate of a room response. The playback device may determine calibration settings to at least partially offset acoustic characteristics of an environment surrounding the playback device as represented in the estimated room response. The transfer function may be derived from a principal component analysis of a dataset including multiple room responses, perhaps as measured during a multi-point calibration process of the playback device in various environments and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Wenyu Jin, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Adib Mehrabi
  • Patent number: 11792590
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an array of individual microphones of a network microphone device. Output microphone signals are generated from each of the individual microphones based on the audio input. The output microphone signals are analyzed to detect a trigger event. After detecting the trigger event, the output microphone signals are compared to detect aberrant behavior of one or more of the microphones. Optionally, corrective actions can be taken or suggested based on the detection of aberrant behavior of one or more microphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith, Roberto Maria Dizon, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Charles Conor Sleith
  • Publication number: 20210204082
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an array of individual microphones of a network microphone device. Output microphone signals are generated from each of the individual microphones based on the audio input. The output microphone signals are analyzed to detect a trigger event. After detecting the trigger event, the output microphone signals are compared to detect aberrant behavior of one or more of the microphones. Optionally, corrective actions can be taken or suggested based on the detection of aberrant behavior of one or more microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith, Roberto Maria Dizon, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Charles Conor Sleith
  • Patent number: 10959029
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an array of individual microphones of a network microphone device. Output microphone signals are generated from each of the individual microphones based on the audio input. The output microphone signals are analyzed to detect a trigger event. After detecting the trigger event, the output microphone signals are compared to detect aberrant behavior of one or more of the microphones. Optionally, corrective actions can be taken or suggested based on the detection of aberrant behavior of one or more microphones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith, Roberto Maria Dizon, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Charles Conor Sleith
  • Publication number: 20190364375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining and adapting to changes in microphone performance of playback devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an audio input is received at an array of individual microphones of a network microphone device. Output microphone signals are generated from each of the individual microphones based on the audio input. The output microphone signals are analyzed to detect a trigger event. After detecting the trigger event, the output microphone signals are compared to detect aberrant behavior of one or more of the microphones. Optionally, corrective actions can be taken or suggested based on the detection of aberrant behavior of one or more microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kurt Thomas Soto, Connor Kristopher Smith, Roberto Maria Dizon, Patrick Kevin McPherson, Charles Conor Sleith