Patents by Inventor Brad Thayer

Brad Thayer 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).

  • Synchronization and switch over methods and systems for an adaptive audio system
    Patent number: 8838262
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for a synchronization and switchover mechanism for an adaptive audio system in which multi-channel (e.g., surround sound) audio is provided along with object-based adaptive audio content. A synchronization signal is embedded in the multi-channel audio stream and contains a track identifier and frame count for the adaptive audio stream to play out. The track identifier and frame count of a received adaptive audio frame is compared to the track identifier and frame count contained in the synchronization signal. If either the track identifier or frame count does not match the synchronization signal, a switchover process fades out the adaptive audio track and fades in the multi-channel audio track. The system plays the multi-channel audio track until the synchronization signal track identifier and frame count and adaptive audio track identifier and frame count match, at which point the adaptive audio content will be faded back in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Sripal S. Mehta, Sergio Martinez, Ethan A. Grossman, Brad Thayer, Dean Bullock, John Neary
  • SYNCHRONIZATION AND SWITCH OVER METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ADAPTIVE AUDIO SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140139738
    Abstract: Embodiments are described for a synchronization and switchover mechanism for an adaptive audio system in which multi-channel (e.g., surround sound) audio is provided along with object-based adaptive audio content. A synchronization signal is embedded in the multi-channel audio stream and contains a track identifier and frame count for the adaptive audio stream to play out. The track identifier and frame count of a received adaptive audio frame is compared to the track identifier and frame count contained in the synchronization signal. If either the track identifier or frame count does not match the synchronization signal, a switchover process fades out the adaptive audio track and fades in the multi-channel audio track. The system plays the multi-channel audio track until the synchronization signal track identifier and frame count and adaptive audio track identifier and frame count match, at which point the adaptive audio content will be faded back in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sripal S. Mehta, Sergio Martinez, Ethan A. Grossman, Brad Thayer, Dean Bullock, John Neary