Patents by Inventor Gareth James SELFE
Gareth James SELFE 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: 11937042Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Publication number: 20220264216Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Patent number: 11350200Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless audio source switching. One of the methods includes receiving user input selecting a user interface control corresponding to one of a plurality of paired audio source devices with a wireless audio sink device that is a slave device of a first master/slave connection with a first paired audio source device of the plurality of paired audio source devices. The wireless audio sink device initiates a request to become a master device of a second master/slave connection with a second paired audio source device corresponding to the selected user interface control. The wireless audio sink device sends to the second paired audio source device a request to become a slave device of the second master/slave connection. The wireless audio sink device receives audio input from the second paired audio source device and outputs the received audio input.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Jack T. Ha, Adam Scott Koniak, Gareth James Selfe
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Patent number: 11330356Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Patent number: 11099469Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for an ultra-short throw projector. The projector may include an illuminator having an ellipsoidal reflector, a light emitting diode (LED) positioned inside of the ellipsoidal reflector, and a Fresnel lens positioned inside of the ellipsoidal reflector. The projector may include a circular transmissive liquid crystal display (LCD) and a three-element plastic projection lens positioned outside of the ellipsoidal reflector, wherein the circular transmissive LCD is positioned between the ellipsoidal reflector and the three-element plastic projection lens, wherein the ellipsoidal reflector reflects light emitted by the LED, wherein the Fresnel lens refracts light emitted by the LED, and wherein the three-element plastic projection lens projects the reflected light and the refracted light.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gareth James Selfe, Eric Gifford Marason, Suchit Shah, Robert Domingo Lau, John Larkin, Mark Steven Pearson
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Publication number: 20210044887Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless audio source switching. One of the methods includes receiving user input selecting a user interface control corresponding to one of a plurality of paired audio source devices with a wireless audio sink device that is a slave device of a first master/slave connection with a first paired audio source device of the plurality of paired audio source devices. The wireless audio sink device initiates a request to become a master device of a second master/slave connection with a second paired audio source device corresponding to the selected user interface control. The wireless audio sink device sends to the second paired audio source device a request to become a slave device of the second master/slave connection. The wireless audio sink device receives audio input from the second paired audio source device and outputs the received audio input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Jack T. HA, Adam Scott KONIAK, Gareth James SELFE
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Publication number: 20210037309Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Patent number: 10880633Abstract: Headphone system including two ear cups (105a, 105b), a headband assembly (110), an interface system (115) and a control system (120). Each ear cup (105a, 105b) includes an ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b), an ear pad assembly (207a, 207b), a speaker system (805) and a hinge assembly (700). The hinge assembly (700) is disposed within the ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b) such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup (105a, 105b). The headband (110) assembly connects with each of the ear cups (105a, 105b) via the hinge assembly (700). The interface system (115) includes at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons (202, 204, 206) disposed on at least one of the ear cups (105a, 105b). Each of the input source buttons (202, 204, 206) is configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Patent number: 10820087Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless audio source switching. One of the methods includes receiving user input selecting a user interface control corresponding to one of a plurality of paired audio source devices with a wireless audio sink device that is a slave device of a first master/slave connection with a first paired audio source device of the plurality of paired audio source devices. The wireless audio sink device initiates a request to become a master device of a second master/slave connection with a second paired audio source device corresponding to the selected user interface control. The wireless audio sink device sends to the second paired audio source device a request to become a slave device of the second master/slave connection. The wireless audio sink device receives audio input from the second paired audio source device and outputs the received audio input.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Jack T. Ha, Adam Scott Koniak, Gareth James Selfe
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Publication number: 20190313179Abstract: Headphone system including two ear cups (105a, 105b), a headband assembly (110), an interface system (115) and a control system (120). Each ear cup (105a, 105b) includes an ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b), an ear pad assembly (207a, 207b), a speaker system (805) and a hinge assembly (700). The hinge assembly (700) is disposed within the ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b) such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup (105a, 105b). The headband (110) assembly connects with each of the ear cups (105a, 105b) via the hinge assembly (700). The interface system (115) includes at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons (202, 204, 206) disposed on at least one of the ear cups (105a, 105b). Each of the input source buttons (202, 204, 206) is configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Lucas E. SAULE, Gareth James SELFE, Richard Louis WEISMAN, Daniel Corey WIGGINS, Louis D. FIELDER, Peter MICHAELIAN
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Publication number: 20190215597Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless audio source switching. One of the methods includes receiving user input selecting a user interface control corresponding to one of a plurality of paired audio source devices with a wireless audio sink device that is a slave device of a first master/slave connection with a first paired audio source device of the plurality of paired audio source devices. The wireless audio sink device initiates a request to become a master device of a second master/slave connection with a second paired audio source device corresponding to the selected user interface control. The wireless audio sink device sends to the second paired audio source device a request to become a slave device of the second master/slave connection. The wireless audio sink device receives audio input from the second paired audio source device and outputs the received audio input.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Jack T. HA, Adam Scott KONIAK, Gareth James SELFE