Patents by Inventor Alex Boudreau

Alex Boudreau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11581009
    Abstract: A method for automatic for sound recognition, comprising a) raw spectrogram generation from a sound signal spectrum; b) wide-band spectrum determination; c) wide-band continuous spectrum determination; d) tonal and time-transient spectrum determination; wide-band continuous spectrogram and tonal and time-transient spectrogram determination; and) spectrogram image generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SYSTÈMES DE CONTRÓLE ACTIF SOFT DB INC.
    Inventors: Alex Boudreau, Michel Pearson, Louis-Alexis Boudreault, Shean De Montigny-Desautel
  • Patent number: 11284208
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring operation of at least one loudspeaker in a system comprising a plurality of loudspeakers connected in series on a same amplifier output in at least one loudspeaker chain driven by an amplifier board, the method comprising measuring a current consumed by the amplifier in an operating position of the plurality of loudspeakers, yielding a reference current; stopping the masking system into an idle position; emitting the reference signal, measuring an idle current consumed by the amplifier; and comparing the idle current with the reference current. The system comprises a microprocessor unit and a current measurement module, wherein the current measurement module is configured to measure a current drawn by the amplifiers and feed a resulting signal to the microprocessor unit; and the microprocessor unit generates an output signal to respective output channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: David Castonguay, Alex Boudreau
  • Publication number: 20210343309
    Abstract: A method for automatic for sound recognition, comprising a) raw spectrogram generation from a sound signal spectrum; b) wide-band spectrum determination; c) wide-band continuous spectrum determination; d) tonal and time-transient spectrum determination; wide-band continuous spectrogram and tonal and time-transient spectrogram determination; and) spectrogram image generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Alex BOUDREAU, Michel PEARSON, Louis-Alexis BOUDREAULT, Shean DE MONTIGNY-DESAUTEL
  • Publication number: 20200396554
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring operation of at least one loudspeaker in a system comprising a plurality of loudspeakers connected in series on a same amplifier output in at least one loudspeaker chain driven by an amplifier board, the method comprising measuring a current consumed by the amplifier in an operating position of the plurality of loudspeakers, yielding a reference current; stopping the masking system into an idle position; emitting the reference signal, measuring an idle current consumed by the amplifier; and comparing the idle current with the reference current. The system comprises a microprocessor unit and a current measurement module, wherein the current measurement module is configured to measure a current drawn by the amplifiers and feed a resulting signal to the microprocessor unit; and the microprocessor unit generates an output signal to respective output channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID CASTONGUAY, ALEX BOUDREAU
  • Patent number: 8564339
    Abstract: A method and a system for measuring amplitude and phase difference between two sinusoidal signals, using an adaptive filter. The method generally comprises measuring a sample of an output signal of a system excited by a sample of a reference signal; using an adaptive filter and the sample of the reference signal to determine a and b coefficients that minimize a prediction error on the sample of the output signal, iteratively, and determining the amplitude and/or phase of the output of the system using the a and b coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Soft DB Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Paillard, Alex Boudreau
  • Publication number: 20130043907
    Abstract: A method and a system for measuring amplitude and phase difference between two sinusoidal signals, using an adaptive filter. The method generally comprises measuring a sample of an output signal of a system excited by a sample of a reference signal; using an adaptive filter and the sample of the reference signal to determine a and b coefficients that minimize a prediction error on the sample of the output signal, iteratively, and determining the amplitude and/or phase of the output of the system using the a and b coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: SOFT DB INC.
    Inventors: BRUNO PAILLARD, ALEX BOUDREAU
  • Patent number: 8116461
    Abstract: A control method to automatically adjust the volume of a sound transmitter based on the measurement and the computation of the acoustic statistics of the room where the sound is emitted. The system comprises at least one sensor, a calculator determining statistics of the signal collected by the at least one sensor and a controller using these statistics provided by the calculator to adjust the volume of the transmitter in the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Soft DB Inc.
    Inventors: Andrė L'Espérance, Alex Boudreau, François Gariepy
  • Publication number: 20090097665
    Abstract: A control method to automatically adjust the volume of a sound transmitter based on the measurement and the computation of the acoustic statistics of the room where the sound is emitted. The system comprises at least one sensor, a calculator determining statistics of the signal collected by the at least one sensor and a controller using these statistics provided by the calculator to adjust the volume of the transmitter in the room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Andre L'Esperance, Alex Boudreau, Francois Gariepy
  • Patent number: 7460675
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a masking noise level and spectrum automatically adjusted to obtain a target masking noise spectrum in a room. The system comprises a white noise generator and a mask filter automatically determined according to a correction of an acoustical response of the room and to the target masking noise corrected by an ambient noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Soft DB Inc.
    Inventors: André L'Espérance, Alex Boudreau
  • Publication number: 20060009969
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a masking noise level and spectrum automatically adjusted to obtain a target masking noise spectrum in a room. The system comprises a white noise generator and a mask filter automatically determined according to a correction of an acoustical response of the room and to the target masking noise corrected by an ambient noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Andre L'Esperance, Alex Boudreau