Patents Assigned to Crestron Electronics
  • Publication number: 20200275204
    Abstract: A method for operating a beamforming microphone array for use in a predetermined area comprising: receiving acoustic audio signals at each of a plurality of microphones, converting the same to an electrical mic audio signal, and outputting each of the plurality of electrical mic audio signals; generating a user location data signal by a wave sensor system, and outputting the user location data signal, wherein the user location data signal includes location information of one or more people within the predetermined area; receiving both the user location data signal and plurality of mic audio signals at an adaptive beamforming device; adapting one or more beams by the adaptive beamforming device based on the user location data signal and plurality of output electrical mic audio signals wherein each of the one or more beams acquires sound from one or more specific locations in the predetermined area; and performing acoustic echo cancellation on each of the one or more beams output from the adaptive beamforming d
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10748539
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for determining which controllable device an audible command is directed towards, the method comprising: receiving at each of two or more controlling devices the audible command signal, the audible command being directed to control at least one of two or more controllable devices controlled by a respective one of the two or more controlling devices; digitizing each of the received audible command signals; attaching a unique identifier to each digitized audible command so as to uniquely correlate it to a respective controlling device; determining a magnitude of each of the digitized audible command; determining a digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude, and further determining to which controlling device the audible command is directed to on the basis of the unique identifier associated with the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; performing speech recognition on the digitized audible command with the greatest magnitude; and forwarding a com
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Bargetzi, Ara Seferian, Josh Stene, Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: 10750597
    Abstract: A color temperature sensor assembly comprising a sensor body, a substantially dome shaped diffuser extending through an opening in the sensor body, a substantially flat diffuser disposed within the sensor body below the first diffuser, and a color temperature sensing module disposed below the flat diffuser and adapted to detect a color temperature of light collected by the dome shaped diffuser and the flat diffuser. The shape of the dome diffuser helps capture light from all angles to bring in more light to the sensor and provide more accurate readings. The secondary flat diffuser is adapted to further diffuse the light to reduce light concentration and prevent inaccurate readings. The color temperature readings from the color temperature sensor assembly may be used to control at least one lighting load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Hromin, Agnieszka Libson, Benjamin Slivka
  • Publication number: 20200260548
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for the calibration of backlight LEDs of control device buttons to achieve color uniformity and to accurately create colors that are consistent from button to button and device to device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Slivka, Dennis J. Hromin
  • Patent number: 10738530
    Abstract: A roller shade is disclosed comprising a motor pretensioned counterbalancing spring that lowers the torque load on the motor of the roller shade throughout the rolling up or rolling down cycles. The roller shade comprises a motor drive unit at least partially disposed within a roller tube. The motor drive unit comprises a motor adapted to drive a drive wheel through a clutch. The motor drive unit further comprises a first spring carrier adapted to be stationary during operation of the motor drive unit. The drive wheel is operably connected to the roller tube and comprises a second spring carrier. The motor drive unit further comprises a counterbalancing spring connected at its first end to the first spring carrier and at its second end to the second spring carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Publication number: 20200248505
    Abstract: A roller shade comprising a roller tube, a shade material attached to the roller tube, and a shade drive unit adapted to rotate the roller tube to lower or raise the shade material. The shade drive unit comprises a spring adapted to counterbalance the shade drive unit, a spring carrier, and a spring fastener. The spring carrier comprises a cylindrical barrel, wherein one of the first and second ends of the spring is concentrically positioned over the cylindrical barrel of the spring carrier. The spring fastener comprising a body having a curved bottom surface adapted to be positioned over one of the first and second ends of the spring and attached to the cylindrical barrel of the spring carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Ryan Dahlgren, Michael Campagna
  • Publication number: 20200227996
    Abstract: A circuit adapted to detect applied voltage and/or voltage based conditions. The circuit comprises a zero-cross detection circuit and a controller. The zero-cross detection circuit is adapted to output a zero-cross signal comprising zero-cross events based on an applied alternating current power signal. The controller is adapted to store a relationship between a pulse width delta, frequency, and voltage. The controller is adapted to sense the zero-cross signal from the zero-cross detection circuit to determine its frequency and pulse width delta by calculating a difference between a high-time and a low-time of the zero-cross signal, and determine the applied voltage based on the stored relationship. The controller can adjust at least one setting of the circuit based on the determined applied voltage, such as the timing of a dimming circuit. In another embodiment, the controller may directly detect voltage based conditions, such as zero-cross delays a dimmer circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Slivka, Martin Koenig
  • Patent number: 10692020
    Abstract: System and method for scheduling a meeting room includes accepting information defining a meeting type, which is associated with at least one preset resources. The method further includes displaying at least one preset parameter based on the meeting type including email address of attendees, receiving preset information from the at least one displayed preset parameter, automatically identifying and reserving a first room that is associated with a maximum capacity number by communicating with a scheduling server the availability of the at least one preset resources based on the received preset information, notifying the organizer of the first room, detecting a number of attendees physically presence in the first room during an attendance time period by utilizing at least one sensor, and sending at least one command to control at least one of the associated preset resources in response to a start time and end time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Glen Marianko, Ara Seferian, Toine Leerentveld, Daniel Jackson, Adam Hanson
  • Publication number: 20200190902
    Abstract: A roller shade adapted to be installed in a non-rectangular structural opening comprising a roller tube, a shade material, a hem bar, a shade drive unit adapted to rotate the roller tube, and a pair of longitudinal side channels adapted to be attached to the sides of the structural opening. The shade material comprises a shape that corresponds to the shape of the structural opening to substantially cover thereof. The hem bar may be extendable and may comprise a pair of wheels at its opposite terminal ends. Each wheel is adapted to be retained by and travel within one of the longitudinal channels which are adapted to guide the hem bar assembly along the side jambs and control an extension of the extendable hem bar as the shade material is rolled on or unrolled from the roller tube and the distance between the side jambs changes. The roller shade may further comprise a pair of tension modules adapted to be attached opposite from the roller tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Campagna
  • Patent number: 10686943
    Abstract: Described herein is a retrofit digital speaker system comprising two or more retrofitted speaker enclosures, each of the two or more retrofitted speaker enclosures (enclosures) comprising: at least one speaker; and an analog-and-digital interface adapted to receive digitally encoded audio signals, electrical power, and digital command signals, and wherein the digitally encoded audio signals, electrical power, and digital command signals are transmitted over existing two wire analog audio cables, and further wherein the two or more retrofitted speaker enclosures are wired in a daisy chain fashion, via the existing two wire analog audio cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark LaBosco, Alexander Marra
  • Patent number: 10686410
    Abstract: A rail balancing circuit is described herein for use with a power supply, the RBC comprising: a circuit adapted to respond to over-voltage and under-voltage conditions in the power supply that comprises a positive rail voltage source and a negative rail voltage source, such that any deviation from a balanced condition between the positive rail voltage source and the negative rail voltage source is substantially instantaneously corrected to bring both the positive and negative rail voltage sources back to the balanced condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Buono
  • Patent number: 10678344
    Abstract: A keypad capable of being configured with multiple button configurations with buttons of various heights is configured to recognize the button configuration through actuations of the buttons. The keypad is placed in a configuration mode by inputting an unresolvable condition to the keypad. Once in the configuration mode, the buttons are individually actuated in a predefined order to configure the size and function of each button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Kirkpatrick, Douglas Jacobson
  • Patent number: 10677386
    Abstract: A swivel mount assembly (SMA) for rotational mounting an electronic device onto a substantially stationary apparatus is provided comprising: a mounting portion adapted to mount the SMA to an electronic device; a swivel tube assembly attached to the mounting portion, and adapted to be inserted through a hole in the substantially stationary apparatus, and wherein the swivel tube is further adapted to provide rotational movement of the electronic device in regard to the substantially stationary apparatus; a rotation limiting assembly; and a securing assembly adapted to secure the swivel tube assembly to the substantially stationary apparatus in a securing but rotational manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom Hoang
  • Publication number: 20200175977
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio extraction device for use in an audio signal processing system, comprising: an audio transceiver adapted to receive an audio signal; a delay circuit adapted to delay the received audio signal by a first delay period; a first audio transmitter adapted to transmit the delayed version of the received audio signal to a first destination; and a second audio transmitter adapted to transmit the un-delayed version of the received audio signal to a second destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark LaBosco
  • Publication number: 20200174753
    Abstract: Described herein are a method and security enhancing device for a bi-directional communications device, comprising: an M-digit display; a processor; a security software application (security App) adapted to be stored in memory and executed by the processor; an N-digit random number generator adapted to periodically generate a new N-digit random number and transmit the same to the processor and the security App, and wherein the processor is further adapted to transmit the N-digit random number to the display to display the N-digit random number; and a wireless communications transceiver and antenna (wireless communications device) adapted to transmit and receive wireless communications to and from, respectively, one or more personal electronic devices that are adapted to wireless communicate using identical communications protocols as the wireless communications transceiver, and wherein the security App is adapted to receive and store the N-bit digit random number that changes periodically, and wherein the sec
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ekin Binal, Joseph Sarrasin, Mark Hrozenchik
  • Publication number: 20200175978
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for delaying audio from a received signal prior to processing in an acoustic echo cancellation device, comprising: receiving an audio signal at an audio extraction and delay device; determining a first amount of delay to apply to the received audio signal such that acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) processing can occur; applying the first amount of delay to the received audio signal; transmitting the un-delayed audio signal to an AEC circuit; and transmitting the delayed audio signal to one or more speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark LaBosco
  • Patent number: D884639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sae Jhun, Wendy Feldstein
  • Patent number: D887997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: André Poulheim, Stefan Kenta Hohn, Evan Ackmann
  • Patent number: D888012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Shiner, Josh Stene, Andrew Wheeler
  • Patent number: D890702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sae Jhun, Wendy Feldstein