Patents by Inventor Andrew Stewart ALLEN

Andrew Stewart ALLEN 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: 12375869
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a simulated reverberation sound signal are disclosed. This simulated reverberation sound signal operates as a reverberation effect for a sound associated with a source. The simulated reverberation sound signal is generated using a truncated sound signal that (i) repeats in a decaying manner over time, (ii) has a perceivable arrival direction that approximates where the sound originated, and (iii) has a given shape on a sound sphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Stewart Allen, Nikunj Raghuvanshi
  • Patent number: 12192741
    Abstract: Techniques for using a network to decompose an HRTF data set to generate approximation data and to render an audio signal using the approximation data are disclosed herein. An input HRTF data set is fed into the network, which then generates approximation data that includes mixing channel gains, FIR filter coefficients, and basis filter shapes. This approximation data controls various components in the network. When the input HRTF data set is fed as input into the network, then the output of the network is an output approximated HRTF data set. The network iteratively fine tunes the approximation data until the output approximated HRTF data set sufficiently matches the input HRTF data set. After the approximation data is sufficiently tuned, the approximation data is later used by the network to render an audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mick Kekoa Marchan, Andrew Stewart Allen
  • Publication number: 20240276172
    Abstract: Techniques for generating a simulated reverberation sound signal are disclosed. This simulated reverberation sound signal operates as a reverberation effect for a sound associated with a source. The simulated reverberation sound signal is generated using a truncated sound signal that (i) repeats in a decaying manner over time, (ii) has a perceivable arrival direction that approximates where the sound originated, and (iii) has a given shape on a sound sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Stewart ALLEN, Nikunj RAGHUVANSHI
  • Publication number: 20240031764
    Abstract: Techniques for using a network to decompose an HRTF data set to generate approximation data and to render an audio signal using the approximation data are disclosed herein. An input HRTF data set is fed into the network, which then generates approximation data that includes mixing channel gains, FIR filter coefficients, and basis filter shapes. This approximation data controls various components in the network. When the input HRTF data set is fed as input into the network, then the output of the network is an output approximated HRTF data set. The network iteratively fine tunes the approximation data until the output approximated HRTF data set sufficiently matches the input HRTF data set. After the approximation data is sufficiently tuned, the approximation data is later used by the network to render an audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mick Kekoa MARCHAN, Andrew Stewart ALLEN
  • Patent number: 11877143
    Abstract: The description relates to representing acoustic characteristics of real or virtual scenes. One method includes generating directional impulse responses for a scene. The directional impulse responses can correspond to sound departing from multiple sound source locations and arriving at multiple listener locations in the scene. The method can include processing the directional impulse responses to obtain coherent sound signals and incoherent sound signals. The method can also include encoding first perceptual acoustic parameters from the coherent sound signals and second perceptual acoustic parameters from the incoherent sound signals, and outputting the encoded first perceptual acoustic parameters and the encoded second perceptual acoustic parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nikunj Raghuvanshi, Andrew Stewart Allen, John Michael Snyder
  • Patent number: 11832085
    Abstract: Techniques for using a network to decompose an HRTF data set to generate approximation data and to render an audio signal using the approximation data are disclosed herein. An input HRTF data set is fed into the network, which then generates approximation data that includes mixing channel gains, FIR filter coefficients, and basis filter shapes. This approximation data controls various components in the network. When the input HRTF data set is fed as input into the network, then the output of the network is an output approximated HRTF data set. The network iteratively fine tunes the approximation data until the output approximated HRTF data set sufficiently matches the input HRTF data set. After the approximation data is sufficiently tuned, the approximation data is later used by the network to render an audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mick Kekoa Marchan, Andrew Stewart Allen
  • Publication number: 20230300556
    Abstract: Techniques for using a network to decompose an HRTF data set to generate approximation data and to render an audio signal using the approximation data are disclosed herein. An input HRTF data set is fed into the network, which then generates approximation data that includes mixing channel gains, FIR filter coefficients, and basis filter shapes. This approximation data controls various components in the network. When the input HRTF data set is fed as input into the network, then the output of the network is an output approximated HRTF data set. The network iteratively fine tunes the approximation data until the output approximated HRTF data set sufficiently matches the input HRTF data set. After the approximation data is sufficiently tuned, the approximation data is later used by the network to render an audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mick Kekoa MARCHAN, Andrew Stewart ALLEN
  • Publication number: 20230179945
    Abstract: The description relates to representing acoustic characteristics of real or virtual scenes. One method includes generating directional impulse responses for a scene. The directional impulse responses can correspond to sound departing from multiple sound source locations and arriving at multiple listener locations in the scene. The method can include processing the directional impulse responses to obtain coherent sound signals and incoherent sound signals. The method can also include encoding first perceptual acoustic parameters from the coherent sound signals and second perceptual acoustic parameters from the incoherent sound signals, and outputting the encoded first perceptual acoustic parameters and the encoded second perceptual acoustic parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Nikunj RAGHUVANSHI, Andrew Stewart ALLEN, John Michael SNYDER