Patents by Inventor Christophe Couvreur

Christophe Couvreur 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).

  • Audio stream mixing system and method
    Patent number: 10747497
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method of mixing a second audio stream with a first audio stream in an audio output device. The system is configured to execute the method, comprising buffering and outputting the first audio stream via the audio output device as unmodified output, determining at least one insertion spot within the first audio stream, modifying the first audio stream at an insertion spot to avoid content loss, outputting the second audio stream at the insertion spot, and resuming unmodified output of the first audio stream at or near a completion of the second audio stream. Modifying the first audio stream can include pausing and/or warping the first audio stream at the insertion spot. The audio output device can be a vehicle head unit or a wireless device, such as a mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: CERENCE OPERATING COMPANY
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Christophe Couvreur
  • MULTIMODAL INPUT PROCESSING FOR VEHICLE COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20200218488
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method of input to a computer in a vehicle. An electronic communication is formed between a first electronic device and a display of a second electronic device that is viewable by a user from a location in the vehicle, including providing by the first electronic device a first input mode for the second electronic device. A multimodal application is executed that permits the user to interact with the display of the second electronic device by a combination of the first input mode and at least one second input mode for the second electronic device. The combination of the first input mode and the at least one second input mode controls the display of the first electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Quynh Nguyen, Erland Unruh, Donni McCray, Christophe Couvreur, Lior Ben-Gigi, Nils Lenke, Mohammad Mehdi Moniri, Niels Does, Stefan Hamerich, Stefan Frank
  • AUDIO STREAM MIXING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200057601
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method of mixing a second audio stream with a first audio stream in an audio output device. The system is configured to execute the method, comprising buffering and outputting the first audio stream via the audio output device as unmodified output, determining at least one insertion spot within the first audio stream, modifying the first audio stream at an insertion spot to avoid content loss, outputting the second audio stream at the insertion spot, and resuming unmodified output of the first audio stream at or near a completion of the second audio stream. Modifying the first audio stream can include pausing and/or warping the first audio stream at the insertion spot. The audio output device can be a vehicle head unit or a wireless device, such as a mobile phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Christophe Couvreur
  • Audio stream mixing system and method
    Patent number: 10459686
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method of mixing a second audio stream with a first audio stream in an audio output device. The system is configured to execute the method, comprising buffering and outputting the first audio stream via the audio output device as unmodified output, determining at least one insertion spot within the first audio stream, modifying the first audio stream at an insertion spot to avoid content loss, outputting the second audio stream at the insertion spot, and resuming unmodified output of the first audio stream at or near a completion of the second audio stream. Modifying the first audio stream can include pausing and/or warping the first audio stream at the insertion spot. The audio output device can be a vehicle head unit or a wireless device, such as a mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Nils Lenke, Christophe Couvreur