Patents by Inventor Beau Chimene

Beau Chimene 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 operating a bi-directional audio device with an external speaker
    Patent number: 12095952
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus comprises: a housing; an internal speaker housed within the housing; an internal microphone housed within the housing; an interface; and a controller configured to: receive, using the internal microphone, ingress audio signals; output, using the internal speaker, first egress audio signals at a first power level when the internal microphone receives the ingress audio signals; detect that an external speaker is connected to the interface; based on detecting that the external speaker is connected to the interface, disable the internal microphone; and output, using the external speaker, second egress audio signals when the internal microphone receives the ingress audio signals, the second egress audio signals being output at a second power level higher than the first power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Vivek Sekar, Beau Chimene
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A BI-DIRECTIONAL AUDIO DEVICE WITH AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER
    Publication number: 20230029589
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus comprises: a housing; an internal speaker housed within the housing; an internal microphone housed within the housing; an interface; and a controller configured to: receive, using the internal microphone, ingress audio signals; output, using the internal speaker, first egress audio signals at a first power level when the internal microphone receives the ingress audio signals; detect that an external speaker is connected to the interface; based on detecting that the external speaker is connected to the interface, disable the internal microphone; and output, using the external speaker, second egress audio signals when the internal microphone receives the ingress audio signals, the second egress audio signals being output at a second power level higher than the first power level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Vivek Sekar, Beau Chimene