Patents by Inventor David B. Melles

David B. Melles 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: 7555075
    Abstract: Methods and corresponding systems for suppressing noise in an input signal include setting a minimum overall gain in a noise reduction processor for processing a first frame of data associated with the input signal. In response to a new minimum overall gain being set, the minimum overall gain in the noise reduction processor is replaced with the new minimum overall gain, and a second frame of data associated with the input signal is processed to suppress noise using the new minimum overall gain. The new minimum overall gain can be a function of the input signal or an output signal of the noise reduction processor. The new minimum overall gain can correspond to a difference between an estimated signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) improvement that is calculated using time-domain data and a target SNR improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Lucio F. C. Pessoa, Roman A. Dyba, David B. Melles