Patents by Inventor Peter Velikonja

Peter Velikonja 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).

  • Translating a voice signal into an output representation of discrete tones
    Patent number: 7353167
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert Baxter
  • Method of translating a voice signal to a series of discrete tones
    Patent number: 7346500
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert A. Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20060191400
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: John Puterbaugh, Eric Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20060190248
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: John Puterbaugh, Eric Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20060167698
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: John Puterbaugh, Eric Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20060155535
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: John Puterbaugh, Eric Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Patent number: 7027983
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert A. Baxter
  • System and method for generating an identification signal for electronic devices
    Publication number: 20030125957
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are analyzed to segment the signal into a set of discrete notes and assigning to each note a chromatic pitch value. The set of note start and stop times and pitches are then translated into a format suitable for controlling the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Nellymoser, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Puterbaugh, Eric J. Puterbaugh, Peter Velikonja, Robert A. Baxter