Patents Examined by A. Siegel
  • Patent number: 12206954
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described. The method includes receiving a set of audio soundtracks associated with media content, determining if one of the audio soundtracks is an audio description soundtrack, and modifying at least one main audio soundtrack to include an indication that an audio description soundtrack is available for the media content if it is determined that one of the audio soundtracks is an audio description audio soundtrack. The apparatus includes memory that stores a set of audio soundtracks associated with media content. The apparatus also includes an audio processing circuit configured to retrieve the set of audio soundtracks, determine if one of the audio soundtracks is an audio description soundtrack, and modify at least one main audio soundtrack to include an indication that an audio description soundtrack is available for the media content if it is determined that one of the audio soundtracks is an audio description soundtrack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Parity Endeavors, Inc.
    Inventor: Roy F. Samuelson
  • Patent number: 12197809
    Abstract: A computer system displays an audio settings user interface that includes a first user interface element that is activatable to change a current audio output mode of a set of one or more audio output devices. The computer system receives a second set of one or more inputs including an input directed to the first user interface element. In response, the computer system transitions the set of one or more audio output devices from a first audio output mode to a different second audio output mode. In the first audio output mode, audio is output based on a first frame of reference that is a three-dimensional physical environment surrounding the set of one or more audio output devices. In the second audio output mode, audio is output based on a different second frame of reference that is fixed relative to the set of one or more audio output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Taylor G. Carrigan
  • Patent number: 12192713
    Abstract: Multiple aspects of systems and methods for voice control and related features and functionality for various embodiments of media playback devices, networked microphone devices, microphone-equipped media playback devices, and speaker-equipped networked microphone devices are disclosed and described herein, including but not limited to designating and managing default networked devices, audio response playback, room-corrected voice detection, content mixing, music service selection, metadata exchange between networked playback systems and networked microphone systems, handling loss of pairing between networked devices, actions based on user identification, and other voice control of networked devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan P. Lang, Mark Plagge, Simon Jarvis, Romi Kadri, Yean-Nian Willy Chen, Paul Andrew Bates, Luis Vega-Zayas, Christopher Butts, Nicholas A. J. Millington, Keith Corbin
  • Patent number: D1053976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Taylor, Mattieu Bovee
  • Patent number: D1054513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Inventor: Donald Ecker
  • Patent number: D1054514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp.
    Inventors: Jack Glorioso, Luke Williams, Patrick Dawson, Sean Toulon, Taro Monuki, Terakado Hiroki
  • Patent number: D1055187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Karsten Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Clarke, David A. Higdon, Anthony D. Serrano
  • Patent number: D1055188
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1055189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Topgolf International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hallack, Matt Kovacevich
  • Patent number: D1056097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: STIGA Sports AB
    Inventor: Jörgen Lindström Jensen
  • Patent number: D1056098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: STIGA Sports AB
    Inventor: Jörgen Lindström Jensen
  • Patent number: D1056112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Inventor: Kaiping Zhang
  • Patent number: D1057064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher Rollins
  • Patent number: D1057065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Acushnet Company
    Inventors: Christopher G. Engel, Ronald K. Hettinger
  • Patent number: D1057068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Inventor: Hugo Moulin
  • Patent number: D1057875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventors: Peter Engler, Peter Tanoury, Willis Santamaria
  • Patent number: D1057878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Yangzhou Jiuxin Sports Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhengding Shen
  • Patent number: D1057879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Yangzhou Jiuxin Sports Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhengding Shen
  • Patent number: D1058728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventor: William R. Kowalski
  • Patent number: D1058732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Natsuho Goto