Patents by Inventor Bryan Pardo

Bryan Pardo 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: 20230300558
    Abstract: In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a plurality of audio inputs. The method includes determining masking of each audio input of the plurality of audio inputs. The method includes displaying the partial loudness and the masking of each audio input of the plurality of audio inputs in a time domain. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Noah L. Liebman, Darren R. Gergle, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Publication number: 20230197093
    Abstract: Methods for modifying audio data include operations for accessing audio data having a first prosody, receiving a target prosody differing from the first prosody, and computing acoustic features representing samples. Computing respective acoustic features for a sample includes computing a pitch feature as a quantized pitch value of the sample by assigning a pitch value, of the target prosody or the audio data, to at least one of a set of pitch bins having equal widths in cents. Computing the respective acoustic features further includes computing a periodicity feature from the audio data. The respective acoustic features for the sample include the pitch feature, the periodicity feature, and other acoustic features. A neural vocoder is applied to the acoustic features to pitch-shift and time-stretch the audio data from the first prosody toward the target prosody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Maxwell Morrison, Juan Pablo Caceres Chomali, Zeyu Jin, Nicholas Bryan, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Patent number: 11138989
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for sound quality prediction and real-time feedback about sound quality, such as room acoustics quality and background noise. Audio data can be sampled from a live sound source and stored in an audio buffer. The audio data in the buffer is analyzed to calculate a stream of values of one or more sound quality measures, such as speech transmission index and signal-to-noise ratio. Speech transmission index can be calculated using a convolution neural network configured to predict speech transmission index from reverberant speech. The stream of values can be used to provide real-time feedback about sound quality of the audio data. For example, a visual indicator on a graphical user interface can be updated based on consistency of the values over time. The real-time feedback about sound quality can help users optimize their recording setup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Prem Seetharaman, Gautham J. Mysore, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Publication number: 20200286504
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media for sound quality prediction and real-time feedback about sound quality, such as room acoustics quality and background noise. Audio data can be sampled from a live sound source and stored in an audio buffer. The audio data in the buffer is analyzed to calculate a stream of values of one or more sound quality measures, such as speech transmission index and signal-to-noise ratio. Speech transmission index can be calculated using a convolution neural network configured to predict speech transmission index from reverberant speech. The stream of values can be used to provide real-time feedback about sound quality of the audio data. For example, a visual indicator on a graphical user interface can be updated based on consistency of the values over time. The real-time feedback about sound quality can help users optimize their recording setup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Prem Seetharaman, Gautham J. Mysore, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Patent number: 9390695
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for equalization preference learning are provided. An example method includes receiving an audio input with respect to a target sound. The example method includes extracting one or more features from the audio input to provide one or more examples for rating based on the audio input. The example method includes generating a query based on the audio input and the one or more rated examples. The example method includes providing one or more synthesizer suggestion results identified in a search based on the query. The example method includes evaluating the one or more results with respect to the target sound. When one of the results matches the target sound, the example method includes outputting synthesizer parameters associated with the result. When none of the results matches the target sound, the example method includes refining the query for a second search based on feedback with respect to the one or more results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mark B. Cartwright, Bryan A Pardo
  • Publication number: 20160133240
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for equalization preference learning are provided. An example method includes receiving an audio input with respect to a target sound. The example method includes extracting one or more features from the audio input to provide one or more examples for rating based on the audio input. The example method includes generating a query based on the audio input and the one or more rated examples. The example method includes providing one or more synthesizer suggestion results identified in a search based on the query. The example method includes evaluating the one or more results with respect to the target sound. When one of the results matches the target sound, the example method includes outputting synthesizer parameters associated with the result. When none of the results matches the target sound, the example method includes refining the query for a second search based on feedback with respect to the one or more results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Mark B. Cartwright, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Patent number: 9093056
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first spectrogram of the audio signal, defining a similarity matrix of the audio signal based on the first spectrogram and a transposed version of the first spectrogram, identifying two or more similar frames in the similarity matrix that are more similar to a designated frame than to one or more other frames in the similarity matrix, creating a repeating spectrogram model based on the two or more similar frames that are identified in the similarity matrix, and deriving a mask based on the repeating spectrogram model and the first spectrogram of the audio signal. The mask is representative of similarities between the repeating spectrogram model and the first spectrogram of the audio signal. The method also includes extracting a repeating structure from the audio signal by applying the mask to the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Bryan Pardo, Zafar Rafii
  • Publication number: 20140272883
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for equalization preference learning are provided. An example method includes receiving a first label for a first audio concept for a media object and applying active learning to select a first example not yet rated by a first current user. The example method includes collecting a first user rating, by the first current user, of the first example compared to the first audio concept and applying transfer learning to combine the first user rating with ratings from prior users of examples not yet rated by the first current user to build a model of the first audio concept. The example method includes creating a tool operable by the first user to generate examples close to and far from the first label to modify the media object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Bryan Pardo, Alexander M. Madjar, David Frank Little, Darren Gergle
  • Patent number: 8565908
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for equalization preference learning for digital audio modification. A method for listener calibration of an audio signal includes modifying a reference sound using at least one equalization curve; playing the modified reference sound for a listener; accepting listener feedback regarding the modified reference sound; and generating a weighting function based on listener feedback. A listener audio configuration system includes an output providing a sound for listener review; an interface accepting listener feedback regarding the sound; and a processor programming an audio device based on listener feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Andrew Todd Sabin, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Publication number: 20130064379
    Abstract: A method includes determining a first spectrogram of the audio signal, defining a similarity matrix of the audio signal based on the first spectrogram and a transposed version of the first spectrogram, identifying two or more similar frames in the similarity matrix that are more similar to a designated frame than to one or more other frames in the similarity matrix, creating a repeating spectrogram model based on the two or more similar frames that are identified in the similarity matrix, and deriving a mask based on the repeating spectrogram model and the first spectrogram of the audio signal. The mask is representative of similarities between the repeating spectrogram model and the first spectrogram of the audio signal. The method also includes extracting a repeating structure from the audio signal by applying the mask to the audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Bryan Pardo, Zafar Rafii
  • Publication number: 20110029111
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for equalization preference learning for digital audio modification. A method for listener calibration of an audio signal includes modifying a reference sound using at least one equalization curve; playing the modified reference sound for a listener; accepting listener feedback regarding the modified reference sound; and generating a weighting function based on listener feedback. A listener audio configuration system includes an output providing a sound for listener review; an interface accepting listener feedback regarding the sound; and a processor programming an audio device based on listener feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Andrew Todd Sabin, Bryan A. Pardo
  • Patent number: RE48462
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for equalization preference learning for digital audio modification. A method for listener calibration of an audio signal includes modifying a reference sound using at least one equalization curve; playing the modified reference sound for a listener; accepting listener feedback regarding the modified reference sound; and generating a weighting function based on listener feedback. A listener audio configuration system includes an output providing a sound for listener review; an interface accepting listener feedback regarding the sound; and a processor programming an audio device based on listener feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Andrew Todd Sabin, Bryan A. Pardo