Patents by Inventor Glen A. Norris

Glen A. Norris 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).

  • Localizing binaural sound to objects
    Patent number: 10701510
    Abstract: An electronic device identifies a location of a physical object that is away from a listener. The electronic device convolves sound so the sound externally localizes as binaural sound to the physical object. The sound plays to the listener through earphones so the listener hears the sound as emanating from the physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10659898
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Methods of an intelligent personal assistant moving binaural sound
    Patent number: 10659896
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a user. An intelligent personal assistant selects a location for the user where the user hears binaural sound that emanates from a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space away from a head of the user. A wearable electronic device (WED) receives a voice command from the user to move the SLP to another location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Improving computer performance of executing binaural sound
    Patent number: 10652688
    Abstract: A method improves performance of a computer that provides binaural sound to a listener. A memory stores coordinate locations that follow a path of how the head of the listener moves. This path is retrieved in anticipation of subsequent head movements of the listener to improve computer performance of executing binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Headphones execute voice command to move binaural sound
    Patent number: 10645511
    Abstract: A digital signal processor (DSP) in headphones processes sound with head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to produce binaural sound that externally localizes away from a head of a user wearing the headphones. The headphones include a microphone that receives a voice command that causes the headphones to move a location of the binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Controlling a location of binaural sound with a command
    Patent number: 10645512
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device (WED) worn on a head of a user displays first and second virtual images. A digital signal processor (DSP) processes sound to a first sound localization point (SLP) at the first virtual image and to a second SLP at the second virtual image. A command controls the first and second SLPs when a head orientation of the user is directed to the SLP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Headphones execute voice command to intelligent personal assistant and move binaural sound
    Patent number: 10638242
    Abstract: A digital signal processor (DSP) in headphones processes sound with head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to produce binaural sound that externally localizes away from a head of a user wearing the headphones. The headphones include a microphone that receives a voice command to an intelligent personal assistant that causes the headphones to change a location of the binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Head mounted display that moves binaural sound in response to a voice command
    Patent number: 10638241
    Abstract: A method provides a voice in binaural sound to a first user during an electronic communication between the first user wearing a head mounted display (HMD) and a second user. The method includes designating a sound localization point (SLP) with a handheld portable electronic device (HPED), processing the voice of the second user with a digital signal processor (DSP) in the HMD, and moving the voice of the second user in response to a microphone in the HMD receiving a voice command from the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Wearable electronic device executes voice command to intelligent personal assistant and moves binaural sound
    Patent number: 10631114
    Abstract: A digital signal processor (DSP) in a wearable electronic device (WED) worn on a head of a user processes sound with head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to produce binaural sound that externally localizes away from the head of the user wearing the WED. The WED includes a microphone that receives a voice command to an intelligent personal assistant that causes the WED to move a location of the binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Headphones with a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and Error Correction
    Publication number: 20200100045
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device (WED) corrects errors where a user hears binaural sound. The WED includes a digital signal processor (DSP) that processes sound into the binaural sound to localize to a first location and head tracking that tracks where the user looks to hear the binaural sound at a second location. The WED corrects an error between the first location and the second location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Switching Binaural Sound
    Publication number: 20200100042
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Designating a sound localization point (SLP) for binaural sound at a location of a handheld portable electronic device (HPED)
    Patent number: 10602291
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device (WED) worn on a head of a user detects a location of a handheld portable electronic device (HPED) held in a hand of the user and designates a sound localization point (SLP) for binaural sound at the location of the HPED. A digital signal processor (DSP) processes sound to originate to the user as the binaural sound at the location after the HPED is removed from the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Wearable electronic device selects HRTFs based on eye distance and provides binaural sound
    Patent number: 10595143
    Abstract: A method provides a voice in binaural sound to a user. A wearable electronic device (WED) selects head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) based on a distance between eyes of the user. A digital signal processor (DSP) in the WED processes the voice with the HRTFs to generate the voice in the binaural sound that localizes at a sound localization point (SLP) at a location in empty space to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Headphones that provide binaural sound
    Patent number: 10587974
    Abstract: Headphones include a digital signal processor (DSP) that processes sound into binaural sound that externally localizes to a user wearing the headphones at a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space at least one meter away from a head of the user. A microphone receives a voice command that executes to change the sound from playing as the binaural sound that externally localizes to the user at the SLP in empty space at least one meter away from the head of the user to playing as stereo sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Headphones that provide binaural sound and receive head gestures
    Patent number: 10587972
    Abstract: Headphones provide binaural sound to a user wearing the headphones. The headphones store HRTFs of the user and include head tracking and a digital signal processor (DSP). The DSP processes sound into binaural sound that externally localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) at least one meter away from a head of the user. The headphones receive head gestures from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Providing HRTFs to improve computer performance of electronic devices providing binaural sound for a telephone call
    Patent number: 10587981
    Abstract: A method improves computer performance to provide binaural sound in a telephone call. The method includes providing the telephone call with a voice of a calling party and head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) providing where a voice of the calling party localizes as binaural sound to the called party. The voice of the calling party is convolved with the HRTFs received so the voice externally localizes as the binaural sound to the called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Electronic glasses that provide binaural sound
    Patent number: 10587973
    Abstract: A method provides a voice in binaural sound to a user. The method includes designating a sound localization point (SLP) with a handheld portable electronic device (HPED) and tracking the SLP with electronic glasses worn on a head of the user. A processor processes the voice with head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to generate the voice in the binaural sound that localizes at the SLP at a location in empty space at physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Electronic Glasses that Display a Virtual Image for a Telephone Call
    Publication number: 20200014792
    Abstract: Electronic glasses display a virtual image for a telephone call before a first user wearing the electronic glasses answers the telephone call. The electronic glasses display the virtual image at a location in an environment of the first user where a voice of a second user will externally localize in empty space outside the head of the first user when the first user answers the telephone call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Audio Diarization System that Segments Audio Input
    Publication number: 20190387343
    Abstract: Speech and/or non-speech in an audio input are convolved to localize sounds to different locations for a user. An audio diarization system segments the audio input into speech and non-speech segments. These segments are convolved with one or more head related transfer functions (HRTFs) so the sounds localize to different sound localization points (SLPs) for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • ELECTRONIC CALL IN BINAURAL SOUND WITH SMARTPHONE AND ELECTRONIC GLASSES
    Publication number: 20190387351
    Abstract: A first user and a second user have an electronic call in binaural sound. A smartphone processes a voice of the second user to externally localize as the binaural sound. Wearable electronic glasses worn on a head of the first user communicate with the smartphone and display a virtual image at a location where the voice of the second user externally localizes to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris