Patents by Inventor Eric Lee Middleton

Eric Lee Middleton 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).

  • Adaptive modulation of audio content based on background noise
    Patent number: 11288036
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of adaptively modulating audio content based on background noise. For instance, a loudness difference between a loudness of the audio content and a loudness of the background noise is determined. The loudness of the audio content is compared to an upper loudness threshold. A modulation is selected from multiple modulations based on the loudness difference and/or the comparison. Subsequent outputted audio content is modulated using the selected modulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jani Samuli Kuivalainen, Eric Lee Middleton
  • ADAPTIVE MODULATION OF AUDIO CONTENT BASED ON BACKGROUND NOISE
    Publication number: 20210382679
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of adaptively modulating audio content based on background noise. For instance, a loudness difference between a loudness of the audio content and a loudness of the background noise is determined. The loudness of the audio content is compared to an upper loudness threshold. A modulation is selected from multiple modulations based on the loudness difference and/or the comparison. Subsequent outputted audio content is modulated using the selected modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jani Samuli Kuivalainen, Eric Lee Middleton