Patents by Inventor Ethan R. Duni

Ethan R. Duni 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: 20230379624
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers. An electronic device may include speaker control circuitry for a speaker. The speaker control circuitry may include multiple parallel prediction blocks that share a single look-ahead delay, and that feed, in parallel, a single controller. The single controller can generate a joint modification to an audio signal based on the parallel outputs of the prediction blocks. The joint modification can then be applied to the audio signal to generate a speaker-protection audio signal that can be output by the speaker. The speaker control circuitry may also include a system modeler that models the speaker system of the electronic device based on feedback measured physical characteristics. In this way, a reduced control safety margin can be achieved by more accurate model predictors, which can allow the controller to safely drive the speaker system to its full capability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas M. JENSEN, Andrew P. BRIGHT, Ariel A. MASSIAS, Ethan R. DUNI, Hannes BREITSCHAEDEL, Max RASMUSSEN
  • Patent number: 8825480
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Christoph A. Joetten, Christian Sgraja, Georg Frank, Pengjun Huang, Christian Pietsch, Marc W. Werner, Ethan R. Duni, Eugene J. Baik
  • Publication number: 20090306976
    Abstract: A system is provided for transmitting information through a speech codec (in-band) such as found in a wireless communication network. A modulator transforms the data into a spectrally noise-like signal based on the mapping of a shaped pulse to predetermined positions within a modulation frame, and the signal is efficiently encoded by a speech codec. A synchronization sequence provides modulation frame timing at the receiver and is detected based on analysis of a correlation peak pattern. A request/response protocol provides reliable transfer of data using message redundancy, retransmission, and/or robust modulation modes dependent on the communication channel conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Christoph A. Joetten, Christian Sgraja, Georg Frank, Pengjun Huang, Christian Pietsch, Marc W. Werner, Ethan R. Duni, Eugene J. Baik