Patents by Inventor Frederic Apoux

Frederic Apoux 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).

  • Delivering fundamental frequency and amplitude envelope cues to enhance speech understanding
    Patent number: 9008339
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and techniques are described to perform operations including receiving speech that includes audio signals from a talker. A fundamental frequency, unique to the talker, is extracted from the audio signals. A tone in frequency with the extracted fundamental frequency of the received speech is modulated and the modulated tone is delivered to an audio transducing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Sid P. Bacon, Christopher A. Brown, Frederic Apoux
  • Delivering fundamental frequency and amplitude envelope cues to enhance speech understanding
    Patent number: 8280087
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and techniques are described to perform operations including receiving speech that includes audio signals from a talker. A fundamental frequency, unique to the talker, is extracted from the audio signals. A tone in frequency with the extracted fundamental frequency of the received speech is modulated and the modulated tone is delivered to an audio transducing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Sid P. Bacon, Christopher A. Brown, Frederic Apoux