Patents by Inventor Gordon Richard McLeod

Gordon Richard McLeod 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: 11617034
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. Signal routing is achieved with a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data sources and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period. The multiply-accumulate block operates on a time division multiplexed basis, so that multiple signal paths can be processed within one period of the sample clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 11438694
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. Signal routing is achieved with a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data sources and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period. The multiply-accumulate block operates on a time division multiplexed basis, so that multiple signal paths can be processed within one period of the sample clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Publication number: 20210185440
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Publication number: 20210185441
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 11024318
    Abstract: A method of speaker verification comprises: comparing a test input against a model of a user's speech obtained during a process of enrolling the user; obtaining a first score from comparing the test input against the model of the user's speech; comparing the test input against a first plurality of models of speech obtained from a first plurality of other speakers respectively; obtaining a plurality of cohort scores from comparing the test input against the plurality of models of speech obtained from a plurality of other speakers; obtaining statistics describing the plurality of cohort scores; modifying said statistics to obtain adjusted statistics; normalising the first score using the adjusted statistics to obtain a normalised score; and using the normalised score for speaker verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Lesso, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 10972836
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme G. Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 10818298
    Abstract: A method of audio processing comprises receiving an audio signal. A plurality of framed versions of the received audio signal are formed, each of the framed versions having a respective frame start position. One of the plurality of framed versions of the received audio signal is selected. The selected one of the plurality of framed versions of the received audio signal is used in a subsequent process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Lesso, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Publication number: 20200296509
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Graeme G. Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 10728654
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 10720171
    Abstract: In a method of audio processing, a plurality of audio samples are received, and are concatenated to form a composite audio signal. The composite audio signal is analysed to identify audio artefacts associated with concatenation in the composite audio signal, and any identified audio artefacts are compensated for, to form a corrected composite audio signal. The corrected composite audio signal is provided to a voice biometrics module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Lesso, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Publication number: 20200082831
    Abstract: A method of speaker verification comprises: comparing a test input against a model of a user's speech obtained during a process of enrolling the user; obtaining a first score from comparing the test input against the model of the user's speech; comparing the test input against a first plurality of models of speech obtained from a first plurality of other speakers respectively; obtaining a plurality of cohort scores from comparing the test input against the plurality of models of speech obtained from a plurality of other speakers; obtaining statistics describing the plurality of cohort scores; modifying said statistics to obtain adjusted statistics; normalising the first score using the adjusted statistics to obtain a normalised score; and using the normalised score for speaker verification
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: John Paul LESSO, Gordon Richard MCLEOD
  • Patent number: 10540978
    Abstract: A method of speaker verification comprises: comparing a test input against a model of a user's speech obtained during a process of enrolling the user; obtaining a first score from comparing the test input against the model of the user's speech; comparing the test input against a first plurality of models of speech obtained from a first plurality of other speakers respectively; obtaining a plurality of cohort scores from comparing the test input against the plurality of models of speech obtained from a plurality of other speakers; obtaining statistics describing the plurality of cohort scores; modifying said statistics to obtain adjusted statistics; normalising the first score using the adjusted statistics to obtain a normalised score; and using the normalised score for speaker verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Lesso, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Publication number: 20190371340
    Abstract: A method of speaker verification comprises: comparing a test input against a model of a user's speech obtained during a process of enrolling the user; obtaining a first score from comparing the test input against the model of the user's speech; comparing the test input against a first plurality of models of speech obtained from a first plurality of other speakers respectively; obtaining a plurality of cohort scores from comparing the test input against the plurality of models of speech obtained from a plurality of other speakers; obtaining statistics describing the plurality of cohort scores; modifying said statistics to obtain adjusted statistics; normalising the first score using the adjusted statistics to obtain a normalised score; and using the normalised score for speaker verification
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: John Paul LESSO, Gordon Richard MCLEOD
  • Publication number: 20190147887
    Abstract: A method of audio processing comprises receiving an audio signal. A plurality of framed versions of the received audio signal are formed, each of the framed versions having a respective frame start position. One of the plurality of framed versions of the received audio signal is selected. The selected one of the plurality of framed versions of the received audio signal is used in a subsequent process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: John Paul LESSO, Gordon Richard MCLEOD
  • Publication number: 20190075394
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Graeme G. Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 10212513
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Publication number: 20180041833
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 9774951
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod
  • Patent number: 9378176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for data transfer. A data interface is described with at least a first data terminal for either outputting or receiving a data signal. In bi-directional embodiments there may be one terminal for receiving data and one terminal for outputting data. A bit clock terminal outputs or receives a bit clock signal; and a frame clock terminal for outputs or receives a frame clock signal. Interface control circuitry is configurable to associate data outputted or received in each frame with time slots (1-8) of a predetermined number of bits (x, y, z) wherein the control circuitry is adapted such that the frequency of the bit clock signal can be changed at any time so as to vary the number of time slots in a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert James Hatfield, Gordon Richard McLeod, John Laurence Pennock
  • Publication number: 20160044412
    Abstract: An integrated circuit for digital signal routing. The integrated circuit has analog and digital inputs and outputs, including digital interfaces for connection to other integrated circuits. Inputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data sources. Outputs, including the digital interfaces, act as data destinations. The integrated circuit also includes signal processing blocks, which can act as data sources and data destinations. Signal routing is achieved by means of a multiply-accumulate block, which takes data from one or more data source and, after any required scaling, generates output data for a data destination. Data from a data source is buffered for an entire period of a data sample clock so that the multiply-accumulate block can retrieve the data at any point in the period, and output data of the multiply-accumulate block is buffered for an entire period of the data sample clock so that the data destination can retrieve the data at any point in the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Graeme Gordon Mackay, Jonathan Timothy Wigner, Gordon Richard McLeod