Patents by Inventor Antonio SOLE

Antonio SOLE 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).

  • Upmixing method and system for multichannel audio reproduction
    Patent number: 9307338
    Abstract: An audio signal enhancing device, and a corresponding method of enhancing stereophonic signals, is provided which generates an enhanced signal with improved spatial sound image quality for upmixing a stereophonic input signal. When used in combination with a centre channel processor or LFE processor, an improved processing of the input signals is provided resulting in final centre channel and at least one LFE sub-woofer channel wherein the problems and disadvantages of the prior art are resolved. The result is a centre and LFE signal that contains a stable, non time-smeared image with a high quality natural-sounding fidelity. These advantages are achieved especially for time-delayed or phase-panned stereo input signals, independently of whether they are matrix encoded or non-matrix encoded input signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: John Usher, Antonio Sole
  • UPMIXING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTICHANNEL AUDIO REPRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20140010375
    Abstract: An audio signal enhancing device, and a corresponding method of enhancing stereophonic signals, is provided which generates an enhanced signal with improved spatial sound image quality for upmixing a stereophonic input signal. When used in combination with a centre channel processor or LFE processor, an improved processing of the input signals is provided resulting in final centre channel and at least one LFE sub-woofer channel wherein the problems and disadvantages of the prior art are resolved. The result is a centre and LFE signal that contains a stable, non time-smeared image with a high quality natural-sounding fidelity. These advantages are achieved especially for time-delayed or phase-panned stereo input signals, independently of whether they are matrix encoded or non-matrix encoded input signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: IMM SOUND S.A.
    Inventors: John USHER, Antonio SOLE