Patents by Inventor Christopher James Mulhearn

Christopher James Mulhearn 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: 20170330566
    Abstract: A system includes a first device having a microphone associated with a voice user interface (VUI) and a first network interface, a first processor connected to the first network interface and controlling the first device, a second device having a speaker and a second network interface, and a second processor connected to the second network interface and controlling the second device. Upon connection of the second network interface to a network to which the first network interface is connected, the second processor causes the second device to output an identifiable sound through the speaker. Upon detecting the identifiable sound via the microphone, the first processor adds information identifying the second device to a data store of devices to be controlled when the first device activates the VUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Trott, Michael J. Daley, Christopher James Mulhearn
  • Patent number: 9788114
    Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a first acoustic device that includes an input port configured to receive an input signal representing audio from a media device, and one or more acoustic transducers. The first acoustic device also includes one or more processors configured to generate, from the input signal, a first signal for producing an acoustic output from the one or more transducers, and a second signal for producing an acoustic output from a second acoustic device. The first and second signals are generated from the input signal based on a feedback signal received from the second acoustic device. The first acoustic device also includes an output port for providing a portion of the second signal to the second acoustic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Kofman, David Rolland Crist, Christopher James Mulhearn, Matthew Belge, Michael Tiene, Avrum G. Mayman
  • Patent number: 9736614
    Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a processing device, a feedback signal from a recording device, and generating, based on the feedback signal, a control signal for adjusting an acoustic output of a speaker device to achieve a target acoustic distribution within the environment. The feedback signal can indicate an acoustic characteristic of an environment in which a speaker device is located. The method also includes providing the control signal to the speaker device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Kofman, David Rolland Crist, Christopher James Mulhearn, Matthew Belge, Michael Tiene, Avrum G. Mayman
  • Publication number: 20160286330
    Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes receiving, at a processing device, a feedback signal from a recording device, and generating, based on the feedback signal, a control signal for adjusting an acoustic output of a speaker device to achieve a target acoustic distribution within the environment. The feedback signal can indicate an acoustic characteristic of an environment in which a speaker device is located. The method also includes providing the control signal to the speaker device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Igor Kofman, David Rolland Crist, Christopher James Mulhearn, Matthew Belge, Michael Tiene, Avrum G. Mayman
  • Publication number: 20160286313
    Abstract: The technology described in this document can be embodied in a first acoustic device that includes an input port configured to receive an input signal representing audio from a media device, and one or more acoustic transducers. The first acoustic device also includes one or more processors configured to generate, from the input signal, a first signal for producing an acoustic output from the one or more transducers, and a second signal for producing an acoustic output from a second acoustic device. The first and second signals are generated from the input signal based on a feedback signal received from the second acoustic device. The first acoustic device also includes an output port for providing a portion of the second signal to the second acoustic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Igor Kofman, David Rolland Crist, Christopher James Mulhearn, Matthew Belge, Michael Tiene, Avrum G. Mayman