Dolby Labs Patents

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. licenses its audio technologies, including its noise-reduction systems, to the media industry. Its product portfolio includes Dolby Digital Plus (DD+), Dolby Digital (DD), AAC and HE-AAC, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby AC-4, Dolby Voice and Dolby Vision. Products that incorporate Dolby technologies include televisions, set-top boxes, computers, DVD and Blu-ray devices, soundbars, smartphones, tablets, video game consoles, and automobile entertainment systems.

Dolby Labs Patents by Type
  • Publication number: 20230335142
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving a first input bit stream for a first parametrically coded input audio signal, the first input bit stream including data representing a first input core audio signal and a first set including at least one spatial parameter relating to the first parametrically coded input audio signal. A first covariance matrix of the first parametrically coded audio signal is determined based on the spatial parameter(s) of the first set. A modified set including at least one spatial parameter is determined based on the determined first covariance matrix, wherein the modified set is different from the first set. An output core audio signal is determined, which is based on, or constituted by, the first input core audio signal. An output bit stream for a parametrically coded output audio signal is generated, the output bit stream including data representing the output core audio signal and the modified set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicants: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Dirk Jeroen Breebaart, Michael Eckert, Heiko Purnhagen
  • Patent number: 11792591
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for decompressing a Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) signal representation is disclosed. The apparatus includes an input interface that receives an encoded directional signal and an encoded ambient signal and an audio decoder that perceptually decodes the encoded directional signal and encoded ambient signal to produce a decoded directional signal and a decoded ambient signal, respectively. The apparatus further includes an extractor for obtaining side information related to the directional signal and an inverse transformer for converting the decoded ambient signal from a spatial domain to an HOA domain representation of the ambient signal. The apparatus also includes a synthesizer for recomposing a Higher Order Ambisonics (HOA) signal from the HOA domain representation of the ambient signal and the decoded directional signal. The side information includes a direction of the directional signal selected from a set of uniformly spaced directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander Krueger, Sven Kordon, Johannes Boehm, Johann-Markus Batke
  • Patent number: 11792416
    Abstract: The precision of up-sampling operations in a layered coding system is preserved when operating on video data with high bit-depth. In response to bit-depth requirements of the video coding or decoding system, scaling and rounding parameters are determined for a separable up-scaling filter. Input data are first filtered across a first spatial direction using a first rounding parameter to generate first up-sampled data. First intermediate data are generated by scaling the first up-sampled data using a first shift parameter. The intermediate data are then filtered across a second spatial direction using a second rounding parameter to generate second up-sampled data. Second intermediate data are generated by scaling the second up-sampled data using a second shift parameter. Final up-sampled data may be generated by clipping the second intermediate data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Peng Yin, Taoran Lu, Tao Chen
  • Patent number: 11792429
    Abstract: An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm may include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexandros Tourapis, Athanasios Leontaris, Peshala V. Pahalawatta, Kevin J. Stec
  • Patent number: 11792253
    Abstract: Bandwidth adaptation is achieved with selection of quality levels of media content to be transferred based on network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Mueller, Yuwen He, James Crenshaw
  • Patent number: 11792428
    Abstract: An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm may include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexandros Tourapis, Athanasios Leontaris, Peshala V. Pahalawatta, Kevin J. Stec
  • Publication number: 20230326469
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a matrix coded stereo signal with periphonic elements. A mixing matrix, suitable for processing a multi-channel audio input signal, is constructed so that the resulting multi-channel output signal contains the same audio elements from the input signal, wherein the spatial relationships between audio elements, as defined by panning rules associated with the input signal format, are preserved in the output signal, as defined by matrix encoding rules associated with the output signal format. The choice of the coefficients of the mixing matrix is governed by a phase-preference rule that is used to determine the appropriate phase to apply to each input signal channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: David S. MCGRATH, Hao LUO
  • Publication number: 20230327353
    Abstract: Embodiments of a configurable loudspeaker using a user orientable routing card that allows for multiple electrical drive modes in a non-powered loudspeaker system. The speaker has one or more drivers mounted in enclosure, an audio input interface configured to be coupled to an audio source through one or more amplifiers, and a connector interface configured to receive a routing card. The routing card is configured to be inserted in a first orientation to connect the audio input interface in a first operating mode with respect to driver selection and connection to the one or more amplifiers, and a second orientation to connect the audio input interface in a second operating mode with respect to driver selection and connection to the one or more amplifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Joel A. Butler, Jeremy David Sommerfeld
  • Publication number: 20230324783
    Abstract: A novel projection system includes a base signal source, a highlight signal source, a base/highlight destination, and a shared optical element. A base signal provided by the base source and a highlight signal provided by the highlight source are combined by the shared optical element. In a particular embodiment, the base signal source and the highlight signal source each include a light source, a spatial light modulator, and optics, and the base/highlight destination includes optics and a spatial light modulator. In a more particular embodiment, the base signal source and the highlight source provide spatially modulated lightfields to the shared optical element. In another particular embodiment, the base signal and the highlight signal are modulated by the spatial light modulator of the base/highlight destination after being combined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Juan P. Pertierra, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Nathan Shawn Wainwright, John David Jackson
  • Publication number: 20230328133
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for data traffic management in multi-source content delivery are described. The apparatus includes a downloader and a controller. The downloader is coupled to servers via communication links. The controller is configured to determine initial download requests for the servers based on predetermined information about a quality of the links. The controller is also configured to send the initial download requests to the servers with the downloader. The controller is further configured to update the information about the quality of the communication links after the downloader receives data associated with a data file from the servers via the communication links. The controller is also configured to determine subsequent download requests for the servers based on the updated information about the quality of the communication links. The controller of further configured to send the subsequent download requests to the servers via the downloader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Mingchao Yu, Oliver O'Neill, Thomas Franklin Antioch, Vahid Naghshin, Jason Michael Cloud, Mark Craig Reed, Jeffrey Riedmiller, Elliot Osborne
  • Publication number: 20230328469
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
  • Patent number: 11782672
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method and system for receiving, in a bitstream, metadata associated with the audio data, and analyzing the metadata to determine whether a loudness parameter for a first group of audio playback devices are available in the bitstream. Responsive to determining that the parameters are present for the first group, the system uses the parameters and audio data to render audio. Responsive to determining that the loudness parameters are not present for the first group, the system analyzes one or more characteristics of the first group, and determines the parameter based on the one or more characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Jeffrey Riedmiller, Scott Gregory Norcross, Karl Jonas Roeden
  • Patent number: 11785263
    Abstract: In a method to improve backwards compatibility when decoding high-dynamic range images coded in a wide color gamut (WCG) space which may not be compatible with legacy color spaces, hue and/or saturation values of images in an image database are computed for both a legacy color space (say, YCbCr-gamma) and a preferred WCG color space (say, IPT-PQ). Based on a cost function, a reshaped color space is computed so that the distance between the hue values in the legacy color space and rotated hue values in the preferred color space is minimized HDR images are coded in the reshaped color space. Legacy devices can still decode standard dynamic range images assuming they are coded in the legacy color space, while updated devices can use color reshaping information to decode HDR images in the preferred color space at full dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robin Atkins, Peng Yin, Taoran Lu, Jaclyn Anne Pytlarz
  • Publication number: 20230317051
    Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided an asymmetrical acoustic horn. The asymmetrical acoustic horn includes a single acoustic waveguide. The single acoustic waveguide includes a first asymmetrical horn section configured to support one or more first acoustic transducers, and a second asymmetrical horn section configured to support one or more second acoustic transducers, the one or more second acoustic transducers having a different frequency range than the one or more first acoustic transducers. The first asymmetrical horn section and the second asymmetrical horn section are contiguous with each other and are configured to separate respective ones of the one or more first acoustic transducers from corresponding ones of the one or more second acoustic transducers by a corresponding one or more predetermined and fixed distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Joel A. BUTLER, Garth Norman SHOWALTER, Brian RUFF, Mario DI COLA
  • Publication number: 20230319244
    Abstract: A projection display system comprises a light source configured to emit a light in response to a content data; an optical modulator configured to modulate the light; and a controller configured to adjust a light level of the projection display system based on the content data and a metadata relating to a future frame, thereby to reduce a perceptibility of a visual artifact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J. RICHARDS, Barret LIPPEY, Juan P. PERTIERRA, Dzhakhangir V. KHAYDAROV, Duane Scott DEWALD, Nathan Shawn WAINWRIGHT, Darren HENNIGAN, John David JACKSON
  • Publication number: 20230319190
    Abstract: An audio processing method may involve receiving output signals from each microphone of a plurality of microphones in an audio environment, the output signals corresponding to a current utterance of a person and determining, based on the output signals, one or more aspects of context information relating to the person, including an estimated current proximity of the person to one or more microphone locations. The method may involve selecting two or more loudspeaker-equipped audio devices based, at least in part, on the one or more aspects of the context information, determining one or more types of audio processing changes to apply to audio data being rendered to loudspeaker feed signals for the audio devices and causing one or more types of audio processing changes to be applied. In some examples, the audio processing changes have the effect of increasing a speech to echo ratio at one or more microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicants: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Glenn N. DICKINS, Christopher Graham HINES, David GUNAWAN, Richard J. CARTWRIGHT, Alan J. SEEFELDT, Daniel Arteaga, Mark R.P. THOMAS, Joshua B. LANDO
  • Publication number: 20230318555
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method for processing an audio signal in an audio processing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes receiving an audio signal and a parameter, the parameter indicating a location of an auditory event boundary. An audio portion between consecutive auditory event boundaries constitutes an auditory event. The method further includes applying a modification to the audio signal based in part on an occurrence of the auditory event. The parameter may be generated by monitoring a characteristic of the audio signal and identifying a change in the characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Brett G. CROCKETT, Alan J. SEEFELDT
  • Patent number: 11776099
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating an image quality metric are described. A reference and a test image are first converted to the ITP color space. After calculating difference images ?I, ?T, and ?P, using the color channels of the two images, the difference images are convolved with low pass filters, one for the I channel and one for the chroma channels (I or P). The image quality metric is computed as a function of the sum of squares of filtered ?I, ?T, and ?P values. The chroma low-pass filter is designed to maximize matching the image quality metric with subjective results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Wanat, Robin Atkins, Anustup Kumar Atanu Choudhury, Scott Daly, Jaclyn Anne Pytlarz
  • Patent number: 11776552
    Abstract: There are provided decoding and encoding methods for encoding and decoding of multichannel audio content for playback on a speaker configuration with N channels. The decoding method comprises decoding, in a first decoding module, M input audio signals into M mid signals which are suitable for playback on a speaker configuration with M channels; and for each of the N channels in excess of M channels, receiving an additional input audio signal corresponding to one of the M mid signals and decoding the input audio signal and its corresponding mid signal so as to generate a stereo signal including a first and a second audio signal which are suitable for playback on two of the N channels of the speaker configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Heiko Purnhagen, Harald Mundt, Kristofer Kjoerling
  • Patent number: 11778403
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of generating personalized HRTFs. The system is prepared by calculating a model for HRTFs described as the relationship between a finite example set of input data, namely anthropometric measures and demographic information for a set of individuals, and a corresponding set of output data, namely HRTFs numerically simulated using a high-resolution database of 3D scans of the same set of individuals. At the time of use, the system queries the user for their demographic information, and then from a series of images of the user, the system detects and measures various anthropometric characteristics. The system then applies the prepared model to the anthropometric and demographic data as part of generating a personalized HRTF. In this manner, the personalized HRTF can be generated with more convenience than by performing a high-resolution scan or an acoustic measurement of the user, and with less computational complexity than by numerically simulating their HRTF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: McGregor Steele Joyner, Alex Brandmeyer, Scott Daly, Jeffrey Ross Baker, Andrea Fanelli, Poppy Anne Carrie Crum
  • Publication number: 20230308686
    Abstract: A system utilizing a high throughput coding mode for CABAC in HEVC is described. The system may include an electronic device configured to obtain a block of data to be encoded using an arithmetic based encoder; to generate a sequence of syntax elements using the obtained block; to compare an Absolute-3 value of the sequence or a parameter associated with the Absolute-3 value to a preset value; and to convert the Absolute-3 value to a codeword using a first code or a second code that is different than the first code, according to a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Kim, Louis J. Kerofsky, Christopher A. Segall
  • Publication number: 20230305310
    Abstract: A computing device comprises a device image display outputting device display light; an optical configuration for a viewer of the computing device to view external display images rendered with external display light from an external image display and device display images rendered with the device display light; a display light combiner to combine the external display light and the device display light to reach the viewer's vision field. The external display light and the device display light are of different light properties. The display light combiner selectively reflects the device display light toward the viewer's vision field and selectively transmits the external display light toward the viewer's vision field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit NINAN, Titus Marc DEVINE, Chun Chi WAN
  • Publication number: 20230308667
    Abstract: A forward reshaping mapping is generated to map a source image to a corresponding forward reshaped image of a lower dynamic range. The source image is spatially downsampled to generate a resized image into which noise is injected to generate a noise injected image. The forward reshaping mapping is applied to map the noise injected image to generate a noise embedded image of the lower dynamic range. A video signal is encoded with the noise embedded image and delivered to a recipient device for the recipient device to render a display image generated from the noise embedded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Neeraj J. GADGIL, Guan-Ming SU, Harshad KADU
  • Publication number: 20230306974
    Abstract: The present document relates to audio source coding systems. In particular, the present document relates to audio source coding systems which make use of linear prediction in combination with a filterbank. A method for estimating a first sample (615) of a first subband signal in a first subband of an audio signal is described. The first subband signal of the audio signal is determined using an analysis filterbank (612) comprising a plurality of analysis filters which provide a plurality of subband signals in a plurality of subbands from the audio signal, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Lars Villemoes
  • Patent number: 11770131
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method and a device for arithmetic encoding of a current spectral coefficient using preceding spectral coefficients. Said preceding spectral coefficients are already encoded and both, said preceding and current spectral coefficients, are comprised in one or more quantized spectra resulting from quantizing time-frequency-transform of video, audio or speech signal sample values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Oliver Wuebbolt
  • Patent number: 11770582
    Abstract: Methods for generating an AV bitstream (e.g., an MPEG-2 transport stream or bitstream segment having adaptive streaming format) such that the AV bitstream includes at least one video I-frame synchronized with at least one audio I-frame, e.g., including by re-authoring at least one video or audio frame (as a re-authored I-frame or a re-authored P-frame). Typically, a segment of content of the AV bitstream which includes the re-authored frame starts with an I-frame and includes at least one subsequent P-frame. Other aspects are methods for adapting such an AV bitstream, audio/video processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method, and audio/video processing units which include a buffer memory which stores at least one segment of an AV bitstream generated in accordance with any embodiment of the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Michael Donald Hoffmann, Christof Fersch, Marvin Pribadi, Holger Hoerich
  • Patent number: 11770667
    Abstract: Improved methods and/or apparatus for decoding an encoded audio signal in soundfield format for L loudspeakers. The method and/or apparatus can render an Ambisonics format audio signal to 2D loudspeaker setup(s) based on a rendering matrix. The rendering matrix has elements based on loudspeaker positions and wherein the rendering matrix is determined based on weighting at least an element of a first matrix with a weighting factor g = 1 L . The first matrix is determined based on positions of the L loudspeakers and at least a virtual position of at least a virtual loudspeaker that is added to the positions of the L loudspeakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Florian Keiler, Johannes Boehm
  • Patent number: 11770666
    Abstract: A computer implemented system for rendering captured audio soundfields to a listener comprises apparatus to deliver the audio soundfields to the listener. The delivery apparatus delivers the audio soundfields to the listener with first and second audio elements perceived by the listener as emanating from first and second virtual source locations, respectively, and with the first audio element and/or the second audio element delivered to the listener from a third virtual source location. The first virtual source location and the second virtual source location are perceived by the listener as being located to the front of the listener, and the third virtual source location is located to the rear or the side of the listener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard J. Cartwright, David S. McGrath, Glenn N. Dickins
  • Patent number: 11769514
    Abstract: Methods for generating an object based audio program, renderable in a personalizable manner, and including a bed of speaker channels renderable in the absence of selection of other program content (e.g., to provide a default full range audio experience). Other embodiments include steps of delivering, decoding, and/or rendering such a program. Rendering of content of the bed, or of a selected mix of other content of the program, may provide an immersive experience. The program may include multiple object channels (e.g., object channels indicative of user-selectable and user-configurable objects), the bed of speaker channels, and other speaker channels. Another aspect is an audio processing unit (e.g., encoder or decoder) configured to perform, or which includes a buffer memory which stores at least one frame (or other segment) of an object based audio program (or bitstream thereof) generated in accordance with, any embodiment of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Sripal S. Mehta, Thomas Ziegler, Giles Baker, Jeffrey Riedmiller, Prinyar Saungsomboon
  • Patent number: 11769516
    Abstract: An encoding system encodes an N-channel audio signal (X), wherein N?3, as a single-channel downmix signal (Y) together with dry and wet upmix parameters ({tilde over (C)}, {tilde over (P)}). In a decoding system, a decorrelating section outputs, based on the downmix signal, an (N?1)-channel decorrelated signal (Z); a dry upmix section maps the downmix signal linearly in accordance with dry upmix coefficients (C) determined based on the dry upmix parameters; a wet upmix section populates an intermediate matrix based on the wet upmix parameters and knowing that the intermediate matrix belongs to a predefined matrix class, obtains wet upmix coefficients (P) by multiplying the intermediate matrix by a predefined matrix, and maps the decorrelated signal linearly in accordance with the wet upmix coefficients; and a combining section combines outputs from the upmix sections to obtain a reconstructed signal ({circumflex over (X)}) corresponding to the signal to be reconstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Lars Villemoes, Heidi-Maria Lehtonen, Heiko Purnhagen, Toni Hirvonen
  • Publication number: 20230300316
    Abstract: Light from an array of laser light sources are spread to cover the modulating face of a DMD or other modulator. The spread may be performed, for example, by a varying curvature array of lenslets, each laser light directed at one of the lenslets. Light from neighboring and/or nearby light sources overlap at a modulator. The lasers are energized at different energy/brightness levels causing the light illuminating the modulator to itself be modulated (locally dimmed). The modulator then further modulates the locally dimmed lights to produce a desired image. A projector according to the invention may utilize, for example, a single modulator sequentially illuminated or separate primary color modulators simultaneously illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventor: Martin J. Richards
  • Publication number: 20230300426
    Abstract: A multi-view image stream encoded with primary and secondary image is accessed. Each primary image stream comprises groups of pictures (GOPs). Each secondary image stream comprises I-frames generated from a corresponding primary image stream. Viewpoint data collected in real time is received from a recipient decoding device to indicate that the viewer's viewpoint has changed from a specific time point. A camera is selected based on the viewer's changed viewpoint. It is determined whether the specific time point corresponds to a non-I-frame in a GOP of a primary image stream of the selected camera. If so, an I-frame from a secondary image stream corresponding to the primary image stream is transmitted to the recipient decoding device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Chaitanya ATLURU, Ajit NINAN
  • Publication number: 20230298606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to audio coding systems which make use of a harmonic transposition method for high frequency reconstruction (HFR). A system and a method for generating a high frequency component of a signal from a low frequency component of the signal is described. The system comprises an analysis filter bank providing a plurality of analysis subband signals of the low frequency component of the signal. It also comprises a non-linear processing unit to generate a synthesis subband signal with a synthesis frequency by modifying the phase of a first and a second of the plurality of analysis subband signals and by combining the phase-modified analysis subband signals. Finally, it comprises a synthesis filter bank for generating the high frequency component of the signal from the synthesis subband signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Lars VILLEMOES, Per HEDELIN
  • Publication number: 20230300346
    Abstract: A non-random-access video stream is received. A first image block is encoded after second image blocks according to a non-random-access processing order. View direction data is received to indicate a viewer's view direction coinciding with a location covered by the first image block. The first image block is encoded into the random-access video stream before the second image blocks in a random-access processing order. The random-access video stream is delivered to a recipient decoding device operated by the viewer to cause the first image block to be processed and rendered before the second image blocks according to the random-access processing order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Chaitanya ATLURU, Ajit NINAN
  • Publication number: 20230300381
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a set of forward and backward reshaping functions for the efficient coding of high-dynamic range (HDR) images are provided. Given an initial set of forward reshaping functions, output forward reshaping functions are constructed by a) using the forward reshaping functions to generate a first set of corresponding backward reshaping functions b) generating a second set of backward reshaping functions using a multi-segment polynomial representation with a common set of pivot points c) generating an output set of backward reshaping functions by optimizing the polynomial representation of the second set of backward reshaping functions to minimize gap values between consecutive segments and d) using the output set of backward reshaping functions to generate the output set of forward reshaping functions by minimizing the distance between original input HDR codewords and reconstructed HDR codewords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Guan-Ming SU
  • Patent number: 11765536
    Abstract: There is provided encoding and decoding methods for representing spatial audio that is a combination of directional sound and diffuse sound. An exemplary encoding method includes inter alia creating a single- or multi-channel downmix audio signal by downmixing input audio signals from a plurality of microphones in an audio capture unit capturing the spatial audio; determining first metadata parameters associated with the downmix audio signal, wherein the first metadata parameters are indicative of one or more of: a relative time delay value, a gain value, and a phase value associated with each input audio signal; and combining the created downmix audio signal and the first metadata parameters into a representation of the spatial audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventor: Stefan Bruhn
  • Patent number: 11765326
    Abstract: Smaller halftone tiles are implemented on a first modulator of a dual modulation projection system. This technique uses multiple halftones per frame in the pre-modulator synchronized with a modified bit sequence in the primary modulator to effectively increase the number of levels provided by a given tile size in the halftone modulator. It addresses the issue of reduced contrast ratio at low light levels for small tile sizes and allows the use of smaller PSFs which reduce halo artifacts in the projected image and may be utilized in 3D projecting and viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J. Richards, Jerome Shields
  • Patent number: 11762209
    Abstract: A wearable device for augmented media content experiences can be formed with a mountable physical structure that has removably mountable positions and component devices that are removably mounted through the removably mountable positions. The component devices can be specifically selected based on a specific type of content consumption environment in which the wearable device is to operate. The mountable physical structure may be subject to a device washing process to which the component devices are not subject to, after the wearable device including the mountable physical structure and the component devices is used by a viewer in a content consumption session in the specific type of content consumption environment, so long as the component devices are subsequently removed from the mountable physical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ajit Ninan, Neil Mammen
  • Patent number: 11763830
    Abstract: A method for decoding an encoded audio bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving the encoded audio bitstream and decoding the audio data to generate a decoded lowband audio signal. The method further includes extracting high frequency reconstruction metadata and filtering the decoded lowband audio signal with an analysis filterbank to generate a filtered lowband audio signal. The method also includes extracting a flag indicating whether either spectral translation or harmonic transposition is to be performed on the audio data and regenerating a highband portion of the audio signal using the filtered lowband audio signal and the high frequency reconstruction metadata in accordance with the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Lars Villemoes, Heiko Purnhagen, Per Ekstrand
  • Patent number: 11765535
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of rendering adaptive audio by receiving input audio comprising channel-based audio, audio objects, and dynamic objects, wherein the dynamic objects are classified as sets of low-priority dynamic objects and high-priority dynamic objects, rendering the channel-based audio, the audio objects, and the low-priority dynamic objects in a first rendering processor of an audio processing system, and rendering the high-priority dynamic objects in a second rendering processor of the audio processing system. The rendered audio is then subject to virtualization and post-processing steps for playback through soundbars and other similar limited height capable speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua Brandon Lando, Freddie Sanchez, Alan J. Seefeldt
  • Publication number: 20230291931
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a device for deriving an inter-view motion merging candidate. A method for deriving an inter-view motion merging candidate, according to an embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: on the basis of encoding information of an inter-view reference block derived by means of a variation vector of a current block, determining whether or not inter-view motion merging of the current block is possible; and, if inter-view motion merging of the current block is not possible, generating an inter-view motion merging candidate of the current block by using encoding information of an adjacent block that is spatially adjacent to the inter-view reference block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gwang Hoon PARK, Young Su HEO
  • Publication number: 20230291937
    Abstract: In a cloud-based system for encoding high dynamic range (HDR) video, a computing node is assigned to be a dispatcher node, segmenting the input video into scenes and generating a scene to segment allocation to be used by other computing nodes. The scene to segment allocation process includes one or more iterations with an initial random assignment of scenes to computing nodes, followed by a refined assignment based on optimizing the allocation cost across all the computing nodes. Methods to generate scene-based forward and backward reshaping functions to optimize video coding and improve the coding efficiency of reshaping-related metadata are also examined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Guan-Ming SU, Harshad KADU, Neeraj J. GADGIL
  • Publication number: 20230290367
    Abstract: Described are methods of processing audio data for hum noise detection and/or removal. The audio data comprises a plurality of frames. One method incudes: classifying frames of the audio data as either content frames or noise frames, using one or more content activity detectors; determining a noise spectrum from one or more frames of the audio data that are classified as noise frames; determining one or more hum noise frequencies based on the determined noise spectrum; generating an estimated hum noise signal based on the one or more hum noise frequencies; and removing hum noise from at least one frame of the audio data based on the estimated hum noise signal. Also described are apparatus for carrying out the methods, as well as corresponding programs and computer-readable storage media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby International AB
    Inventor: Chunghsin YEH
  • Publication number: 20230290363
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide encoding and decoding methods, and associated encoders and decoders, for encoding and decoding of an audio scene which is represented by one or more audio signals. The encoder generates a bit stream which comprises downmix signals and side information which includes individual matrix elements of a reconstruction matrix which enables reconstruction of the one or more audio signals in the decoder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Heiko PURNHAGEN, Lars VILLEMOES, Leif Jonas SAMUELSSON, Toni HIRVONEN
  • Publication number: 20230291878
    Abstract: Systems and methods of rendering DCI-compliant image data on Enhanced Dynamic Range (EDR) display systems are disclosed. One embodiment of an EDR projector system comprises a first modulator and a second modulator. One method for rendering DCI-compliant image data on an EDR projector system comprises: receiving input image data, said image data comprising a plurality of image formats; determining whether the input image data comprises DCI image data; if the input image data comprises DCI image data, then performing dynamic range (DR) processing on the DCI image data; and rendering the dynamic range processed DCI image data on the EDR projector system. One DR processing method is to set the first modulator to a desired luminance level—e.g., fully ON or a ratio of DCI max luminance to the EDR max luminance. In addition, a desired minimum level of luminance may be set for the EDR projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Martin J. RICHARDS, Douglas J. GORNY
  • Patent number: 11756559
    Abstract: A method for decoding an encoded audio bitstream is disclosed. The method includes receiving the encoded audio bitstream and decoding the audio data to generate a decoded lowband audio signal. The method further includes extracting high frequency reconstruction metadata and filtering the decoded lowband audio signal with an analysis filterbank to generate a filtered lowband audio signal. The method also includes extracting a flag indicating whether either spectral translation or harmonic transposition is to be performed on the audio data and regenerating a highband portion of the audio signal using the filtered lowband audio signal and the high frequency reconstruction metadata in accordance with the flag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Kristofer Kjoerling, Lars Villemoes, Heiko Purnhagen, Per Ekstrand
  • Patent number: 11758344
    Abstract: Higher Order Ambisonics represents three-dimensional sound independent of a specific loudspeaker set-up. However, transmission of an HOA representation results in a very high bit rate. Therefore, compression with a fixed number of channels is used, in which directional and ambient signal components are processed differently. The ambient HOA component is represented by a minimum number of HOA coefficient sequences. The remaining channels contain either directional signals or additional coefficient sequences of the ambient HOA component, depending on what will result in optimum perceptual quality. This processing can change on a frame-by-frame basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sven Kordon, Alexander Krueger
  • Publication number: 20230281860
    Abstract: At a first time point, a first light capturing device at a first spatial location in a three-dimensional (3D) space captures first light rays from light sources located at designated spatial locations on a viewer device in the 3D space. At the first time point, a second light capturing device at a second spatial location in the 3D space captures second light rays from the light sources located at the designated spatial locations on the viewer device in the 3D space. Based on the first light rays captured by the first light capturing device and the second light rays captured by the second light capturing device, at least one of a spatial position and a spatial direction, at the first time point, of the viewer device is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ajit NINAN, Neil MAMMEN
  • Patent number: D1000638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Wilhelm Oehl, Mark Little, David Herman, Vincent Voron
  • Patent number: D1001562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alan J. Seefeldt, Lucas E. Saule, Peter Michaelian, Vincent Voron