Patents by Inventor Brian C. Fitzpatrick

Brian C. Fitzpatrick 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: 12003858
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a device housing; a camera; a plurality of microphones inside or mounted to the device housing; and a processor inside the device housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of microphones. The processor can be configured to receive a set of audio data from each of the plurality of microphones; execute a machine learning model using each of the sets of audio data as input to determine whether the set of audio data corresponds to an actionable sound; determine a location of the actionable sound relative to a location of the camera based on a plurality of sets of audio data determined to correspond to the actionable sound; and rotate the camera towards the determined location of the actionable sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: AURIS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian C. Fitzpatrick, Robert McGrath
  • Publication number: 20240127851
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting gunshots. The apparatus may include a device housing configured to removably couple to a light fixture; a microphone inside or mounted to the device housing; and a processor inside the device housing and electrically coupled to the microphone. The processor can be configured to receive audio data from the microphone; execute a machine learning model using the audio data as input to determine whether the audio data corresponds to a gunshot; and responsive to determining the audio data corresponds to a gunshot, transmit the audio data to a remote processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Auris, LLC
    Inventors: Brian C. Fitzpatrick, Robert McGrath
  • Publication number: 20240129633
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a device housing; a camera; a plurality of microphones inside or mounted to the device housing; and a processor inside the device housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of microphones. The processor can be configured to receive a set of audio data from each of the plurality of microphones; execute a machine learning model using each of the sets of audio data as input to determine whether the set of audio data corresponds to an actionable sound; determine a location of the actionable sound relative to a location of the camera based on a plurality of sets of audio data determined to correspond to the actionable sound; and rotate the camera towards the determined location of the actionable sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Auris, LLC
    Inventors: Brian C. Fitzpatrick, Robert McGrath
  • Patent number: 11792520
    Abstract: An apparatus. The apparatus may include a device housing; a camera; a plurality of microphones inside or mounted to the device housing; and a processor inside the device housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of microphones. The processor can be configured to receive a set of audio data from each of the plurality of microphones; execute a machine learning model using each of the sets of audio data as input to determine whether the set of audio data corresponds to an actionable sound; determine a location of the actionable sound relative to a location of the camera based on a plurality of sets of audio data determined to correspond to the actionable sound; and rotate the camera towards the determined location of the actionable sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AURIS, LLC
    Inventors: Brian C. Fitzpatrick, Robert McGrath