Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Horowitz

Ronald J. Horowitz 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).

  • System and method for improved loudspeaker functionality
    Patent number: 8311590
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a microphone, a transceiver circuit, a loudspeaker, a sense element and a processing circuit. The microphone is configured to receive a first audio signal. The transceiver circuit is configured to communicate the first audio signal to a remote device and to receive a second audio signal from the remote device. The loudspeaker is configured to provide an audible signal based on the second audio signal. The sense element is configured to sense the audible signal provided by the loudspeaker. The sense element may be positioned at a distance from the loudspeaker different than a distance between the microphone and the loudspeaker. The processing circuit is configured to process at least one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal based on a sensed signal from the sense element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Ronald J. Horowitz
  • Audio output using multiple speakers
    Patent number: 7925307
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an earpiece speaker, a loudspeaker, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a wireless telephony audio signal, to separate the audio signal into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having higher frequency components than the second portion, wherein the processing circuit is configured to provide the first portion of the audio signal to the earpiece speaker and the second portion of the audio signal to the loudspeaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Palm, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald J. Horowitz, David F. Wilson
  • System and method for improved loudspeaker functionality
    Publication number: 20080132295
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a microphone, a transceiver circuit, a loudspeaker, a sense element and a processing circuit. The microphone is configured to receive a first audio signal. The transceiver circuit is configured to communicate the first audio signal to a remote device and to receive a second audio signal from the remote device. The loudspeaker is configured to provide an audible signal based on the second audio signal. The sense element is configured to sense the audible signal provided by the loudspeaker. The sense element may be positioned at a distance from the loudspeaker different than a distance between the microphone and the loudspeaker. The processing circuit is configured to process at least one of the first audio signal and the second audio signal based on a sensed signal from the sense element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Ronald J. Horowitz
  • Audio output using multiple speakers
    Publication number: 20080101589
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises an earpiece speaker, a loudspeaker, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive a wireless telephony audio signal, to separate the audio signal into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having higher frequency components than the second portion, wherein the processing circuit is configured to provide the first portion of the audio signal to the earpiece speaker and the second portion of the audio signal to the loudspeaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald J. Horowitz, David F. Wilson