Patents Assigned to AURO TECHNOLOGIES
  • Patent number: 11398834
    Abstract: The current invention relates to an encoder for converting a set of data words into a data block having a header section, a checksum section and a payload section; the encoder comprising: a header inserter arranged to insert a header pattern in the data block; a checksum calculator arranged to calculate a checksum of the set of data words; a data word converter arranged to convert the set of data words into a set of obfuscated data words being a result of applying an exclusive or operation between the set of data words and the checksum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Geert Fannes, Bert Van Daele
  • Patent number: 11012803
    Abstract: The current invention related to methods and systems for panning audio objects on multichannel loudspeaker setups. The invention relates to a method of processing an audio object along an axis, said audio object comprising an audio object abscissa and an audio object spread, for spatialized restitution thereof over a plurality of sound transducers, N in number, aligned along said axis; each of said sound transducers comprising a transducer abscissa; N being at least equal to two; said method comprising a plurality of steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Francois Becker
  • Publication number: 20200044664
    Abstract: The current invention relates to an encoder for converting a set of data words into a data block having a header section, a checksum section and a payload section; the encoder comprising: a header inserter arranged to insert a header pattern in the data block; a checksum calculator arranged to calculate a checksum of the set of data words; a data word converter arranged to convert the set of data words into a set of obfuscated data words being a result of applying an exclusive or operation between the set of data words and the checksum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Geert FANNES, Bert VAN DAELE
  • Patent number: 10530388
    Abstract: A signal encoder divides the signal into segments and uses prediction models to approximate the samples of each segment Each local prediction model, each applicable to one segment, is applied in its own translated axis system within the segment and the offset is given by the last predicted value for the previous segment. When the signal is reasonably continuous, it alleviates the need to parameterize the offset for each local predictor model as each local predictor model can build on this last predicted sample value of the previous segment. The encoder as a consequence doesn't suffer from a build up of error even though the offset is not transmitted but instead the last predicted value of the last sample of the previous segment is used. Prediction errors are obtained for the approximated samples and transmitted to the decoder, together with the predictor model parameters and seed value to allow accurate reconstruction of the signal by the decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Geert Fannes, Bert Van Daele
  • Publication number: 20190373394
    Abstract: The current invention related to methods and systems for panning audio objects on multichannel loudspeaker setups. The invention relates to a method of processing an audio object along an axis, said audio object comprising an audio object abscissa and an audio object spread, for spatialized restitution thereof over a plurality of sound transducers, N in number, aligned along said axis; each of said sound transducers comprising a transducer abscissa; N being at least equal to two; said method comprising a plurality of steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Benjamin BERNARD, Francois BECKER
  • Patent number: 10262664
    Abstract: When combining digital data sets in the time domain into a combined digital data set a subset of samples of each digital data set is adjusted to enable unraveling the data when decoding. To enable correction during decoding of an error introduced by the adjustment, an error approximation is stored for each adjusted sample. A set of error approximations is created which is indexed allowing substantial reduction in size of the error approximations to be stored for the adjusted samples. Instead of creating a set of error approximations for each combined digital data set one set of error approximations is created based on the errors introduced when creating multiple combined digital data sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: AURO TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Wilfried Van Baelen, Bert Van Daele
  • Publication number: 20190028114
    Abstract: A signal encoder divides the signal into segments and uses prediction models to approximate the samples of each segment Each local prediction model, each applicable to one segment, is applied in its own translated axis system within the segment and the offset is given by the last predicted value for the previous segment. When the signal is reasonably continuous, it alleviates the need to parameterize the offset for each local predictor model as each local predictor model can build on this last predicted sample value of the previous segment. The encoder as a consequence doesn't suffer from a build up of error even though the offset is not transmitted but instead the last predicted value of the last sample of the previous segment is used. Prediction errors are obtained for the approximated samples and transmitted to the decoder, together with the predictor model parameters and seed value to allow accurate reconstruction of the signal by the decoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: AURO TECHNOLOGIES NV
    Inventors: Geert FANNES, Bert VAN DAELE
  • Publication number: 20180025736
    Abstract: When combining digital data sets in the time domain into a combined digital data set a subset of samples of each digital data set is adjusted to enable unraveling the data when decoding. To enable correction during decoding of an error introduced by the adjustment, an error approximation is stored for each adjusted sample. A set of error approximations is created which is indexed allowing substantial reduction in size of the error approximations to be stored for the adjusted samples. Instead of creating a set of error approximations for each combined digital data set one set of error approximations is created based on the errors introduced when creating multiple combined digital data sets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: AURO TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Wilfried VAN BAELEN, Bert VAN DAELE
  • Patent number: 9100767
    Abstract: A converter and conversion method are disclosed for converting N channel audio input channels into M channel audio output channels, wherein a processor is used for applying a transfer function to a signal received on an input channel to obtain reverberation components of a calculated output channel, wherein said transfer function is a simplified transfer function matching a selected subset of a set of local maxima of a measured reverberation when applied to a corresponding stimulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: AURO TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Wilfried Van Baelen, Ralph Kessler
  • Publication number: 20120070011
    Abstract: A converter and conversion method are disclosed for converting N channel audio input channels into M channel audio output channels, wherein a processor is used for applying a transfer function to a signal received on an input channel to obtain reverberation components of a calculated output channel, wherein said transfer function is a simplified transfer function matching a selected subset of a set of local maxima of a measured reverberation when applied to a corresponding stimulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: AURO TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Wilfried Van Baelen, Ralph Kessler