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).

  • Switching Binaural Sound
    Publication number: 20190297442
    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: June 9, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10412519
    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: June 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Localizing binaural sound to objects
    Patent number: 10397729
    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: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • ELECTRONIC GLASSES THAT PROVIDE BINAURAL SOUND
    Publication number: 20190261112
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190261118
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190261116
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Selecting a Location to Localize Binaural Sound
    Publication number: 20190261125
    Abstract: A handheld portable electronic device (HPED) designates a sound localization point (SLP) for binaural sound. A digital signal processor (DSP) processes the sound with head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) to generate the binaural sound. A wearable electronic device (WED) displays a sphere that includes the SLP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190261117
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190261119
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Switching Binaural Sound
    Publication number: 20190261120
    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: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190261115
    Abstract: Headphones provide binaural sound from a handheld portable electronic device (HPED) held in a hand of a user. The headphones include a head tracker and a digital signal processor (DSP) that processes sound from the HPED into binaural sound. The binaural sound localizes to multiple locations away from a head of the user while video plays on the HPED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190261114
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE SELECTS HRTFS BASED ON EYE DISTANCE AND PROVIDES BINAURAL SOUND
    Publication number: 20190261113
    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: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Telephone call in binaural sound localizing in empty space
    Patent number: 10390163
    Abstract: A smartphone provides a voice of a person during a telephone call to a user of the smartphone in binaural sound. The smartphone stores HRTFs of the user, and a digital signal processor (DSP) processes the voice of the person with the HRTFs so the voice of the person externally localizes in the binaural sound at a sound localization point (SLP) that is in empty space at least one meter away from a head of the user. The smartphone displays an AR image at the SLP during the telephone call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10368179
    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: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10362421
    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: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190215628
    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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Headphones with a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and Error Correction
    Publication number: 20190215639
    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 binaural sound with HRTFs and head tracking that tracks head movements of the user. The WED plays the binaural sound to the user while the user wears the WED. The WED corrects an error where the user hears the binaural sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • User Experience Localizing Binaural Sound During a Telephone Call
    Publication number: 20190215636
    Abstract: Headphones provide binaural sound to a location behind a portable electronic device. The sound is convolved or processed to a location that is behind the portable electronic device so that the listener perceives the location of the sound as originating from the location of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Binaural Sound in Visual Entertainment Media
    Publication number: 20190208350
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a listener while the listener watches a movie so sounds from the movie localize to a location of a character in the movie. Sound is convolved with head related transfer functions (HRTFs) of the listener, and the convolved sound is provided to the listener who wears a wearable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris