Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Peeler
Douglas J. Peeler 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).
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Patent number: 11978455Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of methods for intelligent active speaker identification and information handling systems (IHSs) utilizing such methods. In general, the methods disclosed herein may be used to accurately identify an active speaker in a communication session with an application or an IHS, regardless of whether the active speaker is alone, in a group environment, or using someone else's system or login to participate in the communication session. The methods disclosed herein may use voice processing technology and one or more voice identification databases (VIDs) to identify the active speaker in a communication session. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods may display the identity of the active speaker to other users or participants in the same communication session. In other embodiments, the disclosed methods may dynamically switch between user profiles or accounts during the communication session based on the identity of the active speaker.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Srinivas Kamepalli
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Publication number: 20230015199Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for improved threat sensitivity in a gaming application. As audio streams are received during a gaming scenario, a threat profile is selected that best matches the audio streams. The threat profile is a machine language cluster of noise used to adjust speaker equalization profile to emphasize threat noises. Digital signal processing (DSP) coefficients of the speaker equalization profile are adjusted as the gaming application continues.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Mitchell A. Markow
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Publication number: 20220189489Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of methods for intelligent active speaker identification and information handling systems (IHS s) utilizing such methods. In general, the methods disclosed herein may be used to accurately identify an active speaker in a communication session with an application or an IHS, regardless of whether the active speaker is alone, in a group environment, or using someone else's system or login to participate in the communication session. The methods disclosed herein may use voice processing technology and one or more voice identification databases (VIDs) to identify the active speaker in a communication session. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods may display the identity of the active speaker to other users or participants in the same communication session. In other embodiments, the disclosed methods may dynamically switch between user profiles or accounts during the communication session based on the identity of the active speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Srinivas Kamepalli
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Patent number: 11289097Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of methods for intelligent active speaker identification and information handling systems (IHSs) utilizing such methods. In general, the methods disclosed herein may be used to accurately identify an active speaker in a communication session with an application or an IHS, regardless of whether the active speaker is alone, in a group environment, or using someone else's system or login to participate in the communication session. The methods disclosed herein may use voice processing technology and one or more voice identification databases (VIDs) to identify the active speaker in a communication session. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods may display the identity of the active speaker to other users or participants in the same communication session. In other embodiments, the disclosed methods may dynamically switch between user profiles or accounts during the communication session based on the identity of the active speaker.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Srinivas Kamepalli
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Patent number: 11145287Abstract: An information handling system may include an air mover configured to cause movement of gaseous fluid within the information handling system in order to thermally cool one or more components of the information handling system and a dynamic noise generation system configured to receive an indication of expected acoustical energy generated by the air mover and generate sound in accordance with an output noise signal based on noise generated by the air mover.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Claire H. Hsu, Travis C. North, Robert E. Freehill, Douglas J. Peeler
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Publication number: 20210082385Abstract: An information handling system may include an air mover configured to cause movement of gaseous fluid within the information handling system in order to thermally cool one or more components of the information handling system and a dynamic noise generation system configured to receive an indication of expected acoustical energy generated by the air mover and generate sound in accordance with an output noise signal based on noise generated by the air mover.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Claire H. Hsu, Travis C. North, Robert E. Freehill, Douglas J. Peeler
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Publication number: 20200075026Abstract: The present disclosure provides various embodiments of methods for intelligent active speaker identification and information handling systems (IHSs) utilizing such methods. In general, the methods disclosed herein may be used to accurately identify an active speaker in a communication session with an application or an IHS, regardless of whether the active speaker is alone, in a group environment, or using someone else's system or login to participate in the communication session. The methods disclosed herein may use voice processing technology and one or more voice identification databases (VIDs) to identify the active speaker in a communication session. In some embodiments, the disclosed methods may display the identity of the active speaker to other users or participants in the same communication session. In other embodiments, the disclosed methods may dynamically switch between user profiles or accounts during the communication session based on the identity of the active speaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Srinivas Kamepalli
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Patent number: 10110998Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include an audio input for receiving an audio input signal for reproduction at a speaker, a sensor input for receiving at least one sensor signal indicative of a physical quantity indicative of a variable acoustic volume to which an acoustic output of a speaker generates sound, wherein the acoustic volume is partially enclosed by structural members of an information handling system comprising the speaker, an output for generating an audio output signal to the speaker, and a processor configured to apply an adaptive audio response to the audio input signal to generate the audio output signal, wherein the adaptive audio response is a function of the physical quantity.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Adie O. Tan, Timothy M. Radloff
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Patent number: 9992593Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for an audio processing system which compensates for environment parameters to enhance audio inputs and outputs of an information handling system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the audio processing system accounts for environmental characteristics including some or all of shape, size, materials, occupant, quantity, location and occlusions.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Rocco Ancona, Roman J. Pacheco, Douglas J. Peeler, Christophe Daguet, Richard W. Schuckle
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Publication number: 20180124514Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may include an audio input for receiving an audio input signal for reproduction at a speaker, a sensor input for receiving at least one sensor signal indicative of a physical quantity indicative of a variable acoustic volume to which an acoustic output of a speaker generates sound, wherein the acoustic volume is partially enclosed by structural members of an information handling system comprising the speaker, an output for generating an audio output signal to the speaker, and a processor configured to apply an adaptive audio response to the audio input signal to generate the audio output signal, wherein the adaptive audio response is a function of the physical quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Douglas J. PEELER, Adie O. TAN, Timothy M. RADLOFF
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Patent number: 9894439Abstract: A computing device includes a first housing and a second housing attached by a hinge. The first housing includes a first microphone and the second housing includes a second microphone. After determining that an angle between the first and second housing has changed to a current angle, the computing device may determine a distance between the first microphone and the second microphone based on the current angle. A first audio signal from the first microphone and a second audio signal from the second microphone may each be modified (e.g., using a beamforming algorithm) to create first and second modified audio signals. The first and second modified audio signals may include less noise than the first and second audio signals. The first and second modified audio signals may be sent to an output jack or to an audio application.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Lawrence E. Knepper, William D. Todd Nix
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Patent number: 9723119Abstract: An information handling system has a haptic generation module to generate haptic effects including haptic noise and a haptic noise reduction module. The haptic noise reduction module receives characteristics of sound representative of haptic noise generated by a haptic generation module of a device and entering an audio input module of the device, the characteristics including frequencies and timing. It also detects the generation of haptic effects, the generations occurring after the receiving characteristics. It also reduces the effects of haptic noise on digital data representing audio input to the device based upon the received characteristics of the sound. It may reduce the effects by subtracting amplitudes of audio waves representing the haptic noise from amplitudes of audio waves representing the audio input.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Richard W. Schuckle
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Publication number: 20160217779Abstract: An information handling system has a haptic generation module to generate haptic effects including haptic noise and a haptic noise reduction module. The haptic noise reduction module receives characteristics of sound representative of haptic noise generated by a haptic generation module of a device and entering an audio input module of the device, the characteristics including frequencies and timing. It also detects the generation of haptic effects, the generations occurring after the receiving characteristics. It also reduces the effects of haptic noise on digital data representing audio input to the device based upon the received characteristics of the sound. It may reduce the effects by subtracting amplitudes of audio waves representing the haptic noise from amplitudes of audio waves representing the audio input.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Richard W. Schuckle
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Patent number: 9319150Abstract: An information handling system has a haptic generation module to generate haptic effects including haptic noise and a haptic noise reduction module. The haptic noise reduction module receives characteristics of sound representative of haptic noise generated by a haptic generation module of a device and entering an audio input module of the device, the characteristics including frequencies and timing. It also detects the generation of haptic effects, the generations occurring after the receiving characteristics. It also reduces the effects of haptic noise on digital data representing audio input to the device based upon the received characteristics of the sound. It may reduce the effects by subtracting amplitudes of audio waves representing the haptic noise from amplitudes of audio waves representing the audio input.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Richard W. Schuckle
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Publication number: 20160073208Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for an audio processing system which compensates for environment parameters to enhance audio inputs and outputs of an information handling system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the audio processing system accounts for environmental characteristics including some or all of shape, size, materials, occupant, quantity, location and occlusions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Rocco Ancona, Roman J. Pacheco, Douglas J. Peeler, Christophe Daguet, Richard W. Schuckle
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Publication number: 20140119569Abstract: An information handling system has a haptic generation module to generate haptic effects including haptic noise and a haptic noise reduction module. The haptic noise reduction module receives characteristics of sound representative of haptic noise generated by a haptic generation module of a device and entering an audio input module of the device, the characteristics including frequencies and timing. It also detects the generation of haptic effects, the generations occurring after the receiving characteristics. It also reduces the effects of haptic noise on digital data representing audio input to the device based upon the received characteristics of the sound. It may reduce the effects by subtracting amplitudes of audio waves representing the haptic noise from amplitudes of audio waves representing the audio input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Douglas J. Peeler, Richard W. Schuckle