Patents by Inventor Benjamin M. Cochran

Benjamin M. Cochran 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).

  • Publication number: 20240236561
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a microphone device with advanced functionalities. The microphone device comprises one or more microphone units, one or more sensor units, and an automatic control system. The one or more sensor units are configured for capturing contextual information indicative of one or more real-time conditions of an environment of the microphone device. The automatic control system is configured for detecting one or more real-time changes to the environment of the microphone device based on the contextual information, invoking display of a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising information indicative of the one or more real-time changes, and adjusting one or more settings for the microphone device in response to the one or more real-time changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Patent number: 11974102
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a microphone device with advanced functionalities. The microphone device comprises one or more microphone units, one or more sensor units, and an automatic control system. The one or more sensor units are configured for capturing contextual information indicative of one or more real-time conditions of an environment of the microphone device. The automatic control system is configured for detecting one or more real-time changes to the environment of the microphone device based on the contextual information, invoking display of a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising information indicative of the one or more real-time changes, and adjusting one or more settings for the microphone device in response to the one or more real-time changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Audio-Technica U.S., Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Publication number: 20220141579
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a microphone device with advanced functionalities. The microphone device comprises one or more microphone units, one or more sensor units, and an automatic control system. The one or more sensor units are configured for capturing contextual information indicative of one or more real-time conditions of an environment of the microphone device. The automatic control system is configured for detecting one or more real-time changes to the environment of the microphone device based on the contextual information, invoking display of a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising information indicative of the one or more real-time changes, and adjusting one or more settings for the microphone device in response to the one or more real-time changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Patent number: 10356224
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising an input connector directly mateable with a media device to receive an analog signal. The apparatus further comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog signal to a digital signal, a network interface configured to convert the digital signal to a networked compliant digital signal compatible with at least one network protocol, and an output connector mateable with a standard network cable that transmits the networked compliant digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: AUDIO-TECHNICA U.S., INC.
    Inventors: Jacquelynn A. Green, Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Publication number: 20180332146
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising an input connector directly mateable with a media device to receive an analog signal. The apparatus further comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog signal to a digital signal, a network interface configured to convert the digital signal to a networked compliant digital signal compatible with at least one network protocol, and an output connector mateable with a standard network cable that transmits the networked compliant digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jacquelynn A. Green, Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Patent number: 10063667
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising an input connector directly mateable with a media device to receive an analog signal. The apparatus further comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog signal to a digital signal, a network interface configured to convert the digital signal to a networked compliant digital signal compatible with at least one network protocol, and an output connector mateable with a standard network cable that transmits the networked compliant digital signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Audio-Technica, U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Jacquelynn A. Green, Benjamin M. Cochran
  • Publication number: 20170171361
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus comprising an input connector directly mateable with a media device to receive an analog signal. The apparatus further comprises an amplifier configured to amplify the analog signal, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the analog signal to a digital signal, a network interface configured to convert the digital signal to a networked compliant digital signal compatible with at least one network protocol, and an output connector mateable with a standard network cable that transmits the networked compliant digital signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Jacquelynn A. Green, Benjamin M. Cochran