Patents by Inventor Brian Eugene MOUNCER

Brian Eugene MOUNCER 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: 10932080
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to repositioning a location of an acoustic sweet spot for a multi-speaker system. One example provides a computing system configured to receive first location data regarding a first location of an object in a space as determined from data acquired by a first image sensor having a fixed location within the space, send a notification to an audio-providing device regarding the first location of the object as determined from the data acquired by the first image sensor, receive second location data regarding a second location of the object in the space as determined by a second sensor, the second location being outside of a view of the first image sensor, and based on receiving the second location data, send a notification to the audio-providing device regarding the second location of the object as determined by the second sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Eugene Mouncer
  • Patent number: 10832695
    Abstract: Audio receive beamforming is performed by a computing system. A set of audio signals are obtained via a microphone array and a set of inertial signals are obtained via a set of inertial sensors of a mobile device. A location of a targeted object to beamform is identified within a camera feed captured via a set of one or more cameras imagining an environment of the mobile device. A parameter of a beamforming function is determined that defines a beamforming region containing the targeted object based on the set of inertial signals and the location of the targeted object. The beamforming function is applied to the set of audio signals using the parameter to obtain a set of processed audio signals that increases a signal-to-noise ratio of an audio source within the beamforming region relative to the set of audio signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Eugene Mouncer, Syavosh Zadissa
  • Publication number: 20200267493
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to repositioning a location of an acoustic sweet spot for a multi-speaker system. One example provides a computing system configured to receive first location data regarding a first location of an object in a space as determined from data acquired by a first image sensor having a fixed location within the space, send a notification to an audio-providing device regarding the first location of the object as determined from the data acquired by the first image sensor, receive second location data regarding a second location of the object in the space as determined by a second sensor, the second location being outside of a view of the first image sensor, and based on receiving the second location data, send a notification to the audio-providing device regarding the second location of the object as determined by the second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Eugene MOUNCER
  • Publication number: 20200265860
    Abstract: Audio receive beamforming is performed by a computing system. A set of audio signals are obtained via a microphone array and a set of inertial signals are obtained via a set of inertial sensors of a mobile device. A location of a targeted object to beamform is identified within a camera feed captured via a set of one or more cameras imagining an environment of the mobile device. A parameter of a beamforming function is determined that defines a beamforming region containing the targeted object based on the set of inertial signals and the location of the targeted object. The beamforming function is applied to the set of audio signals using the parameter to obtain a set of processed audio signals that increases a signal-to-noise ratio of an audio source within the beamforming region relative to the set of audio signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Eugene MOUNCER, Syavosh ZADISSA