Patents by Inventor Ferdinando OLIVERI

Ferdinando OLIVERI 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: 10805720
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for processing an input audio signal, comprising a filter unit comprising a plurality of filters, each filter configured to filter the input audio signal to obtain a plurality of filtered audio signals, each filter designed according to an extended mode matching beamforming applied to a surface of a half revolution, the surface partially characterizing a loudspeaker enclosure shape, a plurality of scaling units, each scaling unit configured to scale the plurality of filtered audio signals using a plurality of gain coefficients to obtain a plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, and a plurality of adders, each adder configured to combine the plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, thereby providing an output audio signal for producing a sound field having a beam directivity pattern defined by the plurality of gain coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., University of Southampton
    Inventors: Simone Fontana, Yue Lang, Filippo Fazi, Mincheol Shin, Ferdinando Oliveri
  • Publication number: 20190342656
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for processing an input audio signal, comprising a filter unit comprising a plurality of filters, each filter configured to filter the input audio signal to obtain a plurality of filtered audio signals, each filter designed according to an extended mode matching beamforming applied to a surface of a half revolution, the surface partially characterizing a loudspeaker enclosure shape, a plurality of scaling units, each scaling unit configured to scale the plurality of filtered audio signals using a plurality of gain coefficients to obtain a plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, and a plurality of adders, each adder configured to combine the plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, thereby providing an output audio signal for producing a sound field having a beam directivity pattern defined by the plurality of gain coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Simone FONTANA, Yue LANG, Filippo FAZI, Mincheol SHIN, Ferdinando OLIVERI
  • Patent number: 10405089
    Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus for processing an input audio signal is provided, the apparatus comprising a plurality of filters, each filter configured to filter the input audio signal to obtain a plurality of filtered audio signals, each filter designed according to an extended mode matching beamforming applied to a surface of a half revolution, the surface partially characterizing a loudspeaker enclosure shape, a plurality of scaling units, each scaling unit configured to scale the plurality of filtered audio signals using a plurality of gain coefficients to obtain a plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, and a plurality of adders, each adder configured to combine the plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, thereby providing an output audio signal for producing a sound field having a beam directivity pattern defined by the plurality of gain coefficients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., University of Southampton
    Inventors: Simone Fontana, Yue Lang, Filippo Fazi, Mincheol Shin, Ferdinando Oliveri
  • Publication number: 20180184199
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for processing an input audio signal, comprising a filter unit comprising a plurality of filters, each filter configured to filter the input audio signal to obtain a plurality of filtered audio signals, each filter designed according to an extended mode matching beamforming applied to a surface of a half revolution, the surface partially characterizing a loudspeaker enclosure shape, a plurality of scaling units, each scaling unit configured to scale the plurality of filtered audio signals using a plurality of gain coefficients to obtain a plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, and a plurality of adders, each adder configured to combine the plurality of scaled filtered audio signals, thereby providing an output audio signal for producing a sound field having a beam directivity pattern defined by the plurality of gain coefficients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Simone FONTANA, Yue LANG, Filippo FAZI, Mincheol SHIN, Ferdinando OLIVERI