Patents Assigned to Summit Semiconductor LLC
  • Publication number: 20190214034
    Abstract: A system and method for adapting an audios stream for reducing latency. The method may include the steps of, and the system may function to, receive an audio stream having a packet buffer and an audio buffer, measure the audio buffer depth of the audio buffer, measure the presentation time margin of at the input to the packet buffer, and determine an adaptation level for latency based on the measured values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Publication number: 20180192385
    Abstract: Synchronization of plural outputs of data transported by a wireless network is facilitated by bandlimiting a sample clock signal controlling a rate at which data is processed by the network's devices and/or bandlimiting wall time data controlling the real time for presenting a datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Publication number: 20170325185
    Abstract: Synchronization of plural outputs of data transported by a wireless network is facilitated by bandlimiting a sample clock signal controlling a rate at which data is processed by the network's devices and/or bandlimiting wall time data controlling the real time for presenting a datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Patent number: 9723580
    Abstract: Synchronization of plural outputs of data transported by a wireless network is facilitated by bandlimiting a sample clock signal controlling a rate at which data is processed by the network's devices and/or bandlimiting wall time data controlling the real time for presenting a datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Patent number: 9554211
    Abstract: A wireless speaker unit includes a radio transceiver oscillator which provides timing signals to a pulse width modulator and to a sample rate controller that provides a variable oversampling signal to a delta sigma modulator. The variable oversampling signal determined by a sampling rate of the digital audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Patent number: 9454968
    Abstract: A method is shown for increasing the fidelity of digitally encoded audio, by an interleaving the signal step, frequency conversion step, and polynomial interpolation step along with comparison to a second, redundant signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Patent number: 9380399
    Abstract: An interface for balancing speaker sound for use in consumer electronics and professional sound reinforcement field features a wireless speaker array. Optimization is accomplished by assigning the correct audio channel to each wireless speaker by a “chime” sound with multiple frequency components, and optimizing the sound of the speaker array by providing a wireless transmitter device with precise positions of each item for subsequent optimization of relative gain and delay for each speaker relative to the sweet spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventor: Jeffery Owen Noah
  • Patent number: 9237407
    Abstract: A multichannel wireless digital audio distribution system provides for the synchronization of the output of audio data by different receiving units set to output audio data for receiver unit assigned channels. The transmitter includes parallel data respectively representing a plurality of audio data channels in each data packet. The data packets are broadcast wirelessly with known, predetermined packets including a timing marker. Each receiver unit receives the broadcast data packets and selects the parallel data respectively representing the receiver unit assigned audio data channel. The receiver unit outputs the selected data synchronized to the receipt of the timing marker by the receiving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Hudson, Kelly M. McArthur
  • Patent number: 9183838
    Abstract: A method for increasing the fidelity of digitally encoded audio, for transmitting and receiving a signal comprising digitally encoded packets, and for preserving the power of a signal in transmission including the steps of interleaving the signal, frequency conversion, and polynomial interpolation. The method may also include the step of folding or unfolding the signal. The method may also include the step of detecting missing or damaged elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Boehlke, Jon C Worley, Jyothi Prakash Noone
  • Publication number: 20150245306
    Abstract: Synchronization of plural outputs of data transported by a wireless network is facilitated by bandlimiting a sample clock signal controlling a rate at which data is processed by the network's devices and/or bandlimiting wall time data controlling the real time for presenting a datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. BOEHLKE
  • Publication number: 20150100857
    Abstract: A method for increasing the fidelity of digitally encoded audio, comprising interleaving the signal, frequency conversion, and polynomial interpolation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. BOEHLKE, Jon C Worley, Jyothi Prakash Noone
  • Publication number: 20150100325
    Abstract: A method for increasing the fidelity of digitally encoded audio, comprising interleaving the signal, frequency conversion, and polynomial interpolation along with comparison to a second, redundant signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. BOEHLKE
  • Patent number: 8660219
    Abstract: A radar detector determines whether an input signal is an orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signal or a radar signal by applying at least first and second bandpass filtering operations having substantially non-overlapping passbands to the input signal, each filtering operation having a passband of width substantially less than a relatively large instantaneous bandwidth characteristic of an OFDM signal and substantially greater than a relatively small instantaneous bandwidth characteristic of a radar signal. The detector multiplies power levels of output signals of the first and second filtering operations to form a power product signal and compares the power level of the power product signal with a threshold level and providing an indicating signal in a first state if the power level of the power product signal exceeds the threshold level and otherwise providing said indicating signal in a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Boehlke
  • Publication number: 20140043190
    Abstract: A planar inverted F antenna structure includes an insulating substrate having a main face, a ground plane conductor on the main face of the substrate, the ground plane conductor having a straight edge, and an antenna element on the main face of the substrate. The antenna element includes a feed portion, a ground return portion, and a radiative arm projecting from the feed portion and extending beside the straight edge of the ground plane conductor. A first edge of the antenna arm is a straight edge that is located between a second edge of the antenna arm and the straight edge of the ground plane conductor and is spaced from the straight edge of the ground plane conductor. The first edge of the antenna arm is inclined to the straight edge of the ground plane conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR LLC
    Inventors: Krishna Prasad VUMMIDI MURALI, Ponnappa PASURA
  • Publication number: 20130259165
    Abstract: A radar detector determines whether an input signal is an orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signal or a radar signal by applying at least first and second bandpass filtering operations having substantially non-overlapping passbands to the input signal, each filtering operation having a passband of width substantially less than a relatively large instantaneous bandwidth characteristic of an OFDM signal and substantially greater than a relatively small instantaneous bandwidth characteristic of a radar signal. The detector multiplies power levels of output signals of the first and second filtering operations to form a power product signal and compares the power level of the power product signal with a threshold level and providing an indicating signal in a first state if the power level of the power product signal exceeds the threshold level and otherwise providing said indicating signal in a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SUMMIT SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth A. BOEHLKE
  • Patent number: 8199941
    Abstract: With an array of speakers including a center speaker provided with left and right ultrasonic electro-acoustic transducers and left and right speakers provided with respective ultrasonic electro-acoustic transducers, it is possible to identify the left and right speakers. One approach includes energizing the left transducer of the center speaker to emit an acoustic ping signal, utilizing the transducers of the left and right speakers to detect the ping signal, measuring lapse of time between emission of the ping signal by said the left transducer and detection of the ping signal by the transducers of the left and right speakers. Then, the right transducer of the center speaker is energized to emit an acoustic ping signal, the transducers of the left and right speakers are utilized to detect the ping signal, and lapse of time between emission of the ping signal by the right transducer and detection of the ping signal by the transducers of the left and right speakers is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Summit Semiconductor LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Hudson, Kelly M. McArthur, Richard S. Liebelt, John W. Klinker