Patents Assigned to Listen AS
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Patent number: 11930323Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer program product embodiments for performing the continuous tuning of received audio input from an earpiece or microphone, wherein the audio input is independently altered in the frequency domain for output to an earpiece worn by a user as well as separately for an additional audio output to an external connected speaker, for an optimal experience.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Listen and Be Heard LLCInventor: Narendar Bahadur Sahgal
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Patent number: 11924613Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer program product embodiments for performing the continuous tuning of received audio input from an earpiece, wherein the audio input is independently altered in the frequency domain for output to an earpiece worn by a user based on tuning profiles chosen by the user, or in combination with power conservation tuning profile auto-switching modes, including a time only and location only mode, switching tuning profiles based on data analyzed from various electronic sensors, for an optimal experience.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Listen and Be Heard LLCInventor: Narendar Bahadur Sahgal
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Patent number: 11681004Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to beacon systems where a locator beacon is used as a marker for a location of interest, and improving false positive immunity in such beacon systems. Confiner beacons are included in such beacon systems to confine a triggering area for triggering a location indication for a location of interest marked by a locator beacon. In other embodiments, arbitrarily shaped triggering areas are defined using confiner beacons. In other embodiments, errant locator signals are identified and handled (e.g., ignored).Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Listen Technologies CorporationInventor: Lance Glasser
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Publication number: 20230147167Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer program product embodiments for performing the continuous tuning of received audio input from an earpiece, wherein the audio input is independently altered in the frequency domain for output to an earpiece worn by a user based on tuning profiles chosen by the user, or in combination with power conservation tuning profile auto-switching modes, including a time only and location only mode, switching tuning profiles based on data analyzed from various electronic sensors, for an optimal experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: LISTEN AND BE HEARD LLCInventor: Narendar Bahadur Sahgal
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Patent number: 11608429Abstract: A disposable eggshell eco-friendly material and manufacturing method are disclosed. The disposable eggshell eco-friendly material, for volume ratio, includes 50%-80% of calcined eggshell powder, 10%-48% of biodegradable polymer, 1%-5% of natural degradation agent, and 1%-5% of natural binding agent, which are subjected to a mixing and stirring step according to such ratios, and then subjected to a pelletizing step to be first prepared as a plurality of disposable eggshell eco-friendly material pellets, and the disposable eggshell eco-friendly material pellets being then subjected to a shaping and forming step by means of one of film blowing, extruding, vacuum forming, bottle blowing, injecting, and drawing, to obtain a disposable eggshell eco-friendly material product that is disposed of after one time of use.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Listen Green Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yi Lin, Chin Chih Huang, Yen Wen Wang
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Patent number: 11575998Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer program product embodiments for performing the continuous and autonomous selective tuning of received audio input from an earpiece, according to a variety of user-based tuning profiles and autonomous determination mechanisms for selecting any one of the tuning profiles, using logistic regression, multi-layered ensemble classifiers incorporating machine learning techniques, etc, for an optimal in-ear hearing experience for a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Listen and Be Heard LLCInventor: Narendar Bahadur Sahgal
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Patent number: 11557307Abstract: Embodiments include techniques and objects related to a wearable audio device that includes a microphone to detect a plurality of sounds in an environment in which the wearable audio device is located. The wearable audio device further includes a non-acoustic sensor to detect that a user of the wearable audio device is speaking. The wearable audio device further includes one or more processors communicatively to alter, based on an identification by the non-acoustic sensor that the user of the wearable audio device is speaking, one or more of the plurality of sounds to generate a sound output. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: LISTEN ASInventors: Anders Boeen, Snorre Vevstad, Aksel Kvalheim Johnsby, Rafael Ignacio Gallegos, Soreti Darge Gemeda
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Publication number: 20220360912Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer program product embodiments for performing the continuous tuning of received audio input from an earpiece or microphone, wherein the audio input is independently altered in the frequency domain for output to an earpiece worn by a user as well as separately for an additional audio output to an external connected speaker, for an optimal experience.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: LISTEN AND BE HEARD LLCInventor: Narendar Sahgal
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Patent number: 11432078Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer program product embodiments for performing the continuous tuning of received audio input from an earpiece or microphone especially customized for karaoke singing, wherein the audio input may be mixed with user-selected song input, and the joint mixed input is independently altered in the frequency domain for output to an earpiece worn by a user as well as separately for an additional audio output to an external connected speaker, for an optimal karaoke experience.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Listen and Be Heard LLCInventor: Narendar Bahadur Sahgal
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Patent number: 11126398Abstract: Embodiments relate to an electronic device such a smart speaker. The electronic device may include a sensor to identify an environmental condition related to a location in which the electronic device is positioned. The electronic device may further include a processor to identify, based on a neural network, a sound-related parameter related to the environmental condition. The electronic device may further include a speaker to generate a sound based on the sound-related parameter. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Listen ASInventors: Anders Boeen, Joachim Jacobsen, Helge Bod Vangen, Snorre Vevstad
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Patent number: 11048472Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a wearable audio device. The wearable audio device may be configured to generate a data related to a sound environment in which the wearable audio device is located, and transmit an indication of that data to a computing device that is located remote from the wearable audio device. The wearable audio device may further be able to receive an indication of an audio signal parameter that is based on the data, and generate an audio signal based on the audio parameter. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Listen ASInventors: Anders Boeen, Joachim Jacobsen, Helge Bod Vangen, Snorre Vevstad
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Patent number: 10989783Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to beacon systems where a locator beacon is used as a marker for a location of interest, and improving false positive immunity in such beacon systems. Confiner beacons are included in such beacon systems to confine a triggering area for triggering a location indication for a location of interest marked by a locator beacon. In other embodiments, arbitrarily shaped triggering areas are defined using confiner beacons. In other embodiments, errant locator signals are identified and handled (e.g., ignored).Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Listen Technologies CorporationInventor: Lance Glasser
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Publication number: 20200293270Abstract: Embodiments relate to an electronic device such a smart speaker. The electronic device may include a sensor to identify an environmental condition related to a location in which the electronic device is positioned. The electronic device may further include a processor to identify, based on a neural network, a sound-related parameter related to the environmental condition. The electronic device may further include a speaker to generate a sound based on the sound-related parameter. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Listen ASInventors: Anders Boeen, Joachim Jacobsen, Helge Bod Vangen, Snorre Vevstad
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Publication number: 20200241834Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a wearable audio device. The wearable audio device may be configured to generate a data related to a sound environment in which the wearable audio device is located, and transmit an indication of that data to a computing device that is located remote from the wearable audio device. The wearable audio device may further be able to receive an indication of an audio signal parameter that is based on the data, and generate an audio signal based on the audio parameter. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Listen ASInventors: Anders Boeen, Joachim Jacobsen, Helge Bod Vangen, Snorre Vevstad
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Patent number: 9712246Abstract: A transmitter for transmitting audio signals via infrared light includes a first mounting board and a first plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and a first plurality of wide angle LED emitters attached to a front surface of the first mounting board. The first plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and the first plurality of wide angle LED emitters are configured to emit a beam of infrared light having a wide portion and a narrow portion, the wide portion being proximate the LED emitters and the narrow portion being distal to the LED emitters. An infrared audio system includes a transmitter and an expansion transmitter. The expansion transmitter may include a second plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and a second plurality of wide angle LED emitters. A method of making a transmitter includes attaching a plurality of narrow angle LED emitters and a plurality of wide angle LED emitters to a mounting board of a transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Listen Technologies CorporationInventors: Dee Cook, Tracy A. Bathurst, Mark Simon
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Patent number: 9386387Abstract: A circuit for conditioning an acoustic transducer driving signal includes an inner feedback circuit having a test signal input for receiving a test signal, a feedback input for receiving a feedback signal, circuitry for forming an output signal including circuitry for amplifying the input signal according to the feedback signal, and an output for providing the output signal. The circuit also includes an outer feedback circuit having a signal input for receiving the output signal from the inner feedback circuit, a desired offset input for receiving a signal representative of a desired output offset, a first low-pass filter circuit for detecting an actual offset in the output signal, signal combination circuitry for forming the feedback signal including combining the actual offset with the desired output offset, and a feedback output for providing the feedback signal to the feedback input of the inner feedback circuit.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: LISTEN, INC.Inventors: Anthony A. Scott, Steve F. Temme
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Publication number: 20140348335Abstract: A circuit for conditioning an acoustic transducer driving signal includes an inner feedback circuit having a test signal input for receiving a test signal, a feedback input for receiving a feedback signal, circuitry for forming an output signal including circuitry for amplifying the input signal according to the feedback signal, and an output for providing the output signal. The circuit also includes an outer feedback circuit having a signal input for receiving the output signal from the inner feedback circuit, a desired offset input for receiving a signal representative of a desired output offset, a first low-pass filter circuit for detecting an actual offset in the output signal, signal combination circuitry for forming the feedback signal including combining the actual offset with the desired output offset, and a feedback output for providing the feedback signal to the feedback input of the inner feedback circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Listen, Inc.Inventors: Anthony A. Scott, Steve F. Temme
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Patent number: 7721314Abstract: A system and method automates a scheduled retrieval, storage, and access of media data. Media data is retrieved from an external source and downloaded to an end user media device storage for subsequent playback at the end user media device. Media data is accessible from the end user media device storage based upon criteria including a selection of the end user, rules regulating the media data, and whether a playback time of the media data is sufficient to retrieve additional media data. The system performs regularly scheduled dynamic controls to determine whether additional media data is required for continuous and uninterrupted access of the media data.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Listen.com Inc.Inventors: Nicolas W. Sincaglia, James P. Lester, Sylvain P. Rebaud
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Patent number: D622708Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Listen Technologies CorporationInventors: Russell Gentner, Corina R. Schaeffer, Keldon A. Paxman, Peter Schmidt
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Patent number: D918169Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: LEEDS LOOK LISTEN, INC.Inventors: Daniel Leeds, Debra Leeds, Steven Eddy