Patents Assigned to Gaudio Lab, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12249968
    Abstract: A method for normalizing platform-adaptive audio includes encoding input video content and generating video stream data as original data to store the video stream data in storage; generating loudness metadata for audio data of the video content and storing the loudness metadata in the storage; receiving a request for the video content from a client; searching the storage for video stream data of the video content corresponding to the request, the loudness metadata, and a device profile corresponding to device information included in the request; and transmitting, to the client, a response including the video stream data, the loudness metadata, and the device profile that are found in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignees: NAVER CORPORATION, GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Seongcheol Jo, Taek Su An, Sung Hyun Kang, JiUng Lee, Byung Gyou Choi, Jeongsoo Hur, Hyung Oh Oh, Taegyu Lee, Hyeonsu Seo
  • Patent number: 12237818
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device comprises: a receiver for receiving an input audio signal; a processor for generating loudness metadata corresponding to the input audio signal; and an outputter for transmitting the loudness metadata generated by the processor. The processor is configured to acquire loudness information analyzed from input content, acquires loudness information about the input audio signal by measuring the loudness of the input audio signal, generates the loudness metadata by converting the loudness information, and transmits, through the outputter, the generated loudness metadata to an output device for outputting the input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Kyutae Park, Younghoon Kwon, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee, Hyunjoo Chung
  • Patent number: 12101070
    Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal includes setting target loudness; receiving metadata of an audio signal from a server; and adjusting the loudness of the audio signal by using the received metadata, so that the loudness of the audio signal corresponds to the set target loudness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignees: NAVER CORPORATION, GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Seongcheol Jo, Taek Su An, Sung Hyun Kang, JiUng Lee, Byung Gyou Choi, Jeongsoo Hur, Jeonghun Seo, Sang Bae Chon, Hyun Oh Oh
  • Patent number: 12040762
    Abstract: A method for performing loudness normalization by an audio signal processing device includes: receiving an audio signal; receiving information relating to integrated loudness of the audio signal; receiving information relating to target loudness of the audio signal; obtaining a corrected integrated loudness by correcting the integrated loudness based on one or more audio processing; and obtaining a normalized audio signal by normalizing the audio signal based on the corrected integrated loudness and the target loudness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Chung, Hyunoh Oh, Sangbae Chon, Jeonghun Seo
  • Patent number: 11950080
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for processing an audio signal, which renders an audio signal. The device for processing an audio signal includes a processor. The processor receives metadata including an audio signal and first element reference distance information and renders a first element signal on the basis of the first element reference distance information, wherein the first element reference distance information indicates the reference distance of an element signal. The audio signal is capable of including a second element signal which may be simultaneously rendered with the first element signal, and the metadata is capable of including second element distance information indicating the distance of the second element signal. The number of bits required for representing the first element reference distance information is smaller than the number of bits required for representing the second element distance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Chung, Sangbae Chon
  • Patent number: 11930348
    Abstract: A method by a computer system including generating audio files based on respective audio signals, the audio signals having been respectively generated from a plurality of objects at a venue, generating metadata including spatial features at the venue that are respectively set for the objects, and transmitting the audio files and the metadata for the objects to a first electronic device to cause the first electronic device to realize a being-there at the venue by rendering the audio files based on the spatial features in the metadata may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: NAVER CORPORATION, GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Dae Hwang Kim, Jung Sik Kim, Dong Hwan Kim, Ted Lee, Jeonghun Seo, Hyeonsu Seo
  • Patent number: 11838570
    Abstract: A loudness normalization method includes receiving data for playback of content from a server in response to a user's request to play back the content; normalizing the loudness of the content by adjusting the volume output level of a player using volume level metadata of the content included in the received data; and providing the content by playing audio of the content based on the adjusted volume output level of the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: NAVER CORPORATION, GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Seongcheol Jo, Taek Su An, Sung Hyun Kang, JiUng Lee, Byung Gyou Choi, Jeongsoo Hur, Hyeonsu Seo, Taegyu Lee, Hyun Oh Oh
  • Patent number: 11791789
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device comprises: a receiver for receiving an input audio signal; a processor for generating loudness metadata corresponding to the input audio signal; and an outputter for transmitting the loudness metadata generated by the processor. The processor is configured to acquire loudness information analyzed from input content, acquires loudness information about the input audio signal by measuring the loudness of the input audio signal, generates the loudness metadata by converting the loudness information, and transmits, through the outputter, the generated loudness metadata to an output device for outputting the input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Kyutae Park, Younghoon Kwon, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee, Hyunjoo Chung
  • Patent number: 11750994
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio signal processing method including: receiving a stereo signal; transforming the stereo signal into a frequency-domain signal; rendering the first signal based on a first ipsilateral filter coefficient; generating a frontal ipsilateral signal relating to the frequency-domain signal; rendering the second signal based on a second ipsilateral filter coefficient; generating a side ipsilateral signal relating to the frequency-domain signal; rendering the second signal based on a contralateral filter coefficient; generating a side contralateral signal relating to the frequency-domain signal; transforming an ipsilateral signal, generated by mixing the frontal ipsilateral signal and the side ipsilateral signal, and the side contralateral signal into a time-domain ipsilateral signal and a time-domain contralateral signal, which are time-domain signals, respectively; and generating a binaural signal by mixing the time-domain ipsilateral signal and the time-domain contralateral signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Byoungjoon Ahn, Jaesung Choi, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11714596
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operation method of an audio signal processing device configured to process an audio signal including a first audio signal component and a second audio signal component. The operation method includes: receiving the audio signal; normalizing loudness of the audio signal, based on a pre-designated target loudness; acquiring the first audio signal component from the audio signal having the normalized loudness, by using a machine learning model; and de-normalizing loudness of the first audio signal component, based on the pre-designated target loudness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Soochul Park
  • Patent number: 11641182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating an audio signal processing apparatus playing content including an audio signal. The method includes receiving the audio signal, receiving metadata including information related to a loudness of the audio signal, the metadata including loudness distribution information indicating, for each of a plurality of steps separated according to a loudness magnitude, a ratio between an amount of the audio signal corresponding to each of the plurality of steps of the audio signal and a total amount of the audio signal, and adjusting the loudness of the audio signal based on the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Chung, Sangbae Chon, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo
  • Patent number: 11539339
    Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus is provided. The audio signal processing apparatus includes an input terminal receiving an input audio signal, a processor obtaining a difference between a playback loudness of the input audio signal and a desired loudness thereof and correcting a frequency band spectrum of an output audio signal for each of a plurality of frequency bands based on the difference between the playback loudness and the desired loudness of the input audio signal and a relationship between a loudness and a sound pressure for each of the plurality of frequency bands, and an output terminal outputting the output audio signal. The playback loudness is a loudness of the output audio signal when the input audio signal is output without the correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee, Younghoon Kwon, Hyunoh Oh
  • Patent number: 11540075
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for processing an audio signal, which renders an audio signal. The device for processing an audio signal includes a processor. The processor receives metadata including an audio signal and first element reference distance information and renders a first element signal on the basis of the first element reference distance information, wherein the first element reference distance information indicates the reference distance of an element signal. The audio signal is capable of including a second element signal which may be simultaneously rendered with the first element signal, and the metadata is capable of including second element distance information indicating the distance of the second element signal. The number of bits required for representing the first element reference distance information is smaller than the number of bits required for representing the second element distance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Chung, Sangbae Chon
  • Patent number: 11470435
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio signal processing device. The audio signal processing device includes a receiving end configured to receive a 2-channel stereo signal and a processor configured to process the 2-channel stereo signal. The processor is configured to filter the 2-channel stereo signal using a spatial distortion removal filter and output the filtered 2-channel stereo signal to a speaker including two or more channels. The spatial distortion removal filter is a filter for offsetting distortion that occurs when the output signal is transmitted from the speaker to a listener, and includes an ipsilateral filter applied to an ipsilateral signal of the 2-channel audio signal and a contralateral filter applied to a contralateral signal of the 2-channel audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee, Hyunoh Oh, Jaesung Choi
  • Patent number: 11381209
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of operating an audio signal processing apparatus playing content including an audio signal. The method includes receiving the audio signal, receiving metadata including information related to a loudness of the audio signal, the metadata including loudness distribution information indicating, for each of a plurality of steps separated according to a loudness magnitude, a ratio between an amount of the audio signal corresponding to each of the plurality of steps of the audio signal and a total amount of the audio signal, and adjusting the loudness of the audio signal based on the metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunjoo Chung, Sangbae Chon, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo
  • Publication number: 20220167103
    Abstract: A method by a computer system including generating audio files based on respective audio signals, the audio signals having been respectively generated from a plurality of objects at a venue, generating metadata including spatial features at the venue that are respectively set for the objects, and transmitting the audio files and the metadata for the objects to a first electronic device to cause the first electronic device to realize a being-there at the venue by rendering the audio files based on the spatial features in the metadata may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicants: NAVER Corporation, Gaudio Lab, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Hwang KIM, Jung Sik KIM, Dong Hwan KIM, Ted LEE, Jeonghun SEO, Hyeonsu SEO
  • Patent number: 11336248
    Abstract: A method of generating audio loudness performed by an audio loudness generation device may include: receiving loudness information on each of a plurality of audio tracks included in one group; predicting an intermediate loudness distribution, which is a loudness distribution for the one group, on the basis of the loudness information on each of the plurality of audio tracks; and generating an integrated loudness for the one group on the basis of the intermediate loudness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Jiwon Oh, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11316490
    Abstract: An audio signal processing device comprises: a receiver for receiving an input audio signal; a processor for generating loudness metadata corresponding to the input audio signal; and an outputter for transmitting the loudness metadata generated by the processor. The processor is configured to acquire loudness information analyzed from input content, acquires loudness information about the input audio signal by measuring the loudness of the input audio signal, generates the loudness metadata by converting the loudness information, and transmits, through the outputter, the generated loudness metadata to an output device for outputting the input audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Kyutae Park, Younghoon Kwon, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee, Hyunjoo Chung
  • Patent number: 11308967
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio signal processing apparatus for rendering an input audio signal. The audio signal processing apparatus may include a processor configured to obtain an input audio signal including an ambisonics signal and a non-diegetic channel difference signal, render the ambisonics signal to generate a first output audio signal, mix the first output audio signal and the non-diegetic channel difference signal to generate a second output audio signal, and output the second output audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Jeonghun Seo, Sangbae Chon
  • Patent number: 11212631
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio signal processing method including: receiving a stereo signal; transforming the stereo signal into a frequency-domain signal; rendering the first signal based on a first ipsilateral filter coefficient; generating a frontal ipsilateral signal relating to the frequency-domain signal; rendering the second signal based on a second ipsilateral filter coefficient; generating a side ipsilateral signal relating to the frequency-domain signal; rendering the second signal based on a contralateral filter coefficient; generating a side contralateral signal relating to the frequency-domain signal; transforming an ipsilateral signal, generated by mixing the frontal ipsilateral signal and the side ipsilateral signal, and the side contralateral signal into a time-domain ipsilateral signal and a time-domain contralateral signal, which are time-domain signals, respectively; and generating a binaural signal by mixing the time-domain ipsilateral signal and the time-domain contralateral signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: GAUDIO LAB, INC.
    Inventors: Sangbae Chon, Byoungjoon Ahn, Jaesung Choi, Hyunoh Oh, Jeonghun Seo, Taegyu Lee