Patents by Inventor Asbjørn Therkelsen

Asbjørn Therkelsen 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: 11395091
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a collaboration endpoint transmits an ultrasonic signal into an area based on a frequency sweep. The collaboration endpoint receives a reflected signal that comprises the ultrasonic signal reflected off an object located in the area. The collaboration endpoint detects, based on the reflected signal, the object as being a potential user. The collaboration endpoint determines, based on the reflected signal, a distance from the collaboration endpoint to the potential user. The collaboration endpoint initiates, based on the distance from the collaboration endpoint to the potential user, a wake-up sequence of the collaboration endpoint to exit a standby mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Asbjørn Therkelsen, Marcus Widmer
  • Publication number: 20220007129
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a collaboration endpoint transmits an ultrasonic signal into an area based on a frequency sweep. The collaboration endpoint receives a reflected signal that comprises the ultrasonic signal reflected off an object located in the area. The collaboration endpoint detects, based on the reflected signal, the object as being a potential user. The collaboration endpoint determines, based on the reflected signal, a distance from the collaboration endpoint to the potential user. The collaboration endpoint initiates, based on the distance from the collaboration endpoint to the potential user, a wake-up sequence of the collaboration endpoint to exit a standby mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Asbjørn Therkelsen, Marcus Widmer
  • Patent number: 10992905
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a collaboration endpoint transmits an ultrasonic signal into an area. The collaboration endpoint receives a reflected signal that comprises the ultrasonic signal reflected off an object located in the area. The collaboration endpoint detects, based on the reflected signal, the object as being a potential user. The collaboration endpoint determines, based on the reflected signal, a distance from the collaboration endpoint to the potential user. The collaboration endpoint initiates, based on the distance from the collaboration endpoint to the potential user, a wake-up sequence of the collaboration endpoint to exit a standby mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Asbjørn Therkelsen, Marcus Widmer
  • Patent number: 10867616
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to solutions for eliminating undesired audio artifacts, such as background noises, on an audio channel. A process for implementing the technology can include receiving a set of audio segments, analyzing the segments using a first ML model to identify a first probability of unwanted background noises in the segments, and if the first probability exceeds a threshold, analyzing the segments using a second ML model to determine a second probability that the one or more background features exist in the segments. In some aspects, the process can include attenuating audio artifacts in the segments, if the second probability exceeds a second threshold. In some implementations, dynamic time stretching and shrinking can be applied to the noise attenuation. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Chen, Asbjørn Therkelsen, Espen Moberg, Wei-Lien Hsu
  • Publication number: 20200043509
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to solutions for eliminating undesired audio artifacts, such as background noises, on an audio channel. A process for implementing the technology can include receiving a set of audio segments, analyzing the segments using a first ML model to identify a first probability of unwanted background noises in the segments, and if the first probability exceeds a threshold, analyzing the segments using a second ML model to determine a second probability that the one or more background features exist in the segments. In some aspects, the process can include attenuating audio artifacts in the segments, if the second probability exceeds a second threshold. In some implementations, dynamic time stretching and shrinking can be applied to the noise attenuation. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Chen, Asbjørn Therkelsen, Espen Moberg, Wei-Lien Hsu
  • Patent number: 10446170
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to solutions for eliminating undesired audio artifacts, such as background noises, on an audio channel. A process for implementing the technology can include receiving a set of audio segments, analyzing the segments using a first ML model to identify a first probability of unwanted background noises in the segments, and if the first probability exceeds a threshold, analyzing the segments using a second ML model to determine a second probability that the one or more background features exist in the segments. In some aspects, the process can include attenuating audio artifacts in the segments, if the second probability exceeds a second threshold. In some implementations, dynamic time stretching and shrinking can be applied to the noise attenuation. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Chen, Asbjørn Therkelsen, Espen Moberg, Wei-Lien Hsu