Patents by Inventor Aviv Gabbay

Aviv Gabbay 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 system for enhancing a speech signal of a human speaker in a video using visual information
    Patent number: 10777215
    Abstract: A method and system for enhancing a speech signal is provided herein. The method may include the following steps: obtaining an original video, wherein the original video includes a sequence of original input images showing a face of at least one human speaker, and an original soundtrack synchronized with said sequence of images; and processing, using a computer processor, the original video, to yield an enhanced speech signal of said at least one human speaker, by detecting sounds that are acoustically unrelated to the speech of the at least one human speaker, based on visual data derived from the sequence of original input images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Peleg, Asaph Shamir, Tavi Halperin, Aviv Gabbay, Ariel Ephrat
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING A SPEECH SIGNAL OF A HUMAN SPEAKER IN A VIDEO USING VISUAL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20200075034
    Abstract: A method and system for enhancing a speech signal is provided herein. The method may include the following steps: obtaining an original video, wherein the original video includes a sequence of original input images showing a face of at least one human speaker, and an original soundtrack synchronized with said sequence of images; and processing, using a computer processor, the original video, to yield an enhanced speech signal of said at least one human speaker, by detecting sounds that are acoustically unrelated to the speech of the at least one human speaker, based on visual data derived from the sequence of original input images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Yissum Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem LTD.
    Inventors: Shmuel PELEG, Asaph SHAMIR, Tavi HALPERIN, Aviv GABBAY, Ariel EPHRAT
  • Method and system for enhancing a speech signal of a human speaker in a video using visual information
    Patent number: 10475465
    Abstract: A method and system for enhancing a speech signal is provided herein. The method may include the following steps: obtaining an original video, wherein the original video includes a sequence of original input images showing a face of at least one human speaker, and an original soundtrack synchronized with said sequence of images; and processing, using a computer processor, the original video, to yield an enhanced speech signal of said at least one human speaker, by detecting sounds that are acoustically unrelated to the speech of the at least one human speaker, based on visual data derived from the sequence of original input images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company, of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel Peleg, Asaph Shamir, Tavi Halperin, Aviv Gabbay, Ariel Ephrat
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING A SPEECH SIGNAL OF A HUMAN SPEAKER IN A VIDEO USING VISUAL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20190005976
    Abstract: A method and system for enhancing a speech signal is provided herein. The method may include the following steps: obtaining an original video, wherein the original video includes a sequence of original input images showing a face of at least one human speaker, and an original soundtrack synchronized with said sequence of images; and processing, using a computer processor, the original video, to yield an enhanced speech signal of said at least one human speaker, by detecting sounds that are acoustically unrelated to the speech of the at least one human speaker, based on visual data derived from the sequence of original input images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Shmuel PELEG, Asaph Shamir, Tavi Halperin, Aviv Gabbay, Ariel Ephrat, Ariel Ephrat