Patents by Inventor Antti VANNE

Antti VANNE 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: 11823472
    Abstract: When three-dimensional audio is produced by using headphones, particular HRTF-filters are used to modify sound for the left and right channels of the headphone. As the morphology of every ear is different, it is beneficial to have HRTF-filters particularly designed for the user of headphones. Such filters may be produced by deriving ear geometry from a plurality of images taken with an ordinary camera, detecting necessary features from images and fitting said features to a model that has been produced from accurately scanned ears comprising representative values for different sizes and shapes. Taken images are sent to a server (52) that performs the necessary computations and submits the data further or produces the requested filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Tomi Huttunen, Antti Vanne
  • Publication number: 20230222819
    Abstract: When three-dimensional audio is produced by using headphones, particular HRTF-filters are used to modify sound for the left and right channels of the headphone. As the morphology of every ear is different, it is beneficial to have HRTF-filters particularly designed for the user of headphones. Such filters may be produced by deriving ear geometry from a plurality of images taken with an ordinary camera, detecting necessary features from images and fitting said features to a model that has been produced from accurately scanned ears comprising representative values for different sizes and shapes. Taken images are sent to a server (52) that performs the necessary computations and submits the data further or produces the requested filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Tomi HUTTUNEN, Antti VANNE
  • Patent number: 10839545
    Abstract: When three-dimensional audio is produced by using headphones particular HRTF-filters are used the sound for left and right channels of the headphone. As the morphology of every ear is different, it is beneficial to have HRTF-filters particularly designed for the user of headphones. Such filters may be produced deriving ear geometry from a plurality of images taken with an ordinary camera, detecting necessary features from images and fitting said features to a model that has been produced from accurately scanned ears comprising representative values for different sizes and shapes. Taken images are sent to a server that performs the necessary computations and submits the data further or produces the requested filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: OwnSurround Oy
    Inventors: Tomi Huttunen, Antti Vanne
  • Publication number: 20190087972
    Abstract: When three-dimensional audio is produced by using headphones particular HRTF-filters are used the sound for left and right channels of the headphone. As the morphology of every ear is different, it is beneficial to have HRTF-filters particularly designed for the user of headphones. Such filters may be produced deriving ear geometry from a plurality of images taken with an ordinary camera, detecting necessary features from images and fitting said features to a model that has been produced from accurately scanned ears comprising representative values for different sizes and shapes. Taken images are sent to a server that performs the necessary computations and submits the data further or produces the requested filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: OWNSURROUND OY
    Inventors: Tomi HUTTUNEN, Antti VANNE