Patents by Inventor Amiri Maziar

Amiri Maziar 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A TALKER
    Publication number: 20070263881
    Abstract: An apparatus for locating a talker, comprising a microphone array for receiving multiple audio signals, wherein the microphone array is characterized by a predetermined beampattern, a spectral conditioner for filtering the audio signals to optimize the beampattern for talker localization, a localization estimator for calculating a localization estimate based on the filtered audio signals, an activity detector for detecting periods of speech activity, and decision logic for verifying the localization estimate during the periods of speech activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicant: MITEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Amiri Maziar, Dieter Schulz, Michael Tetelbaum