Patents by Inventor Hannu PULAKKA

Hannu PULAKKA 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).

  • Determination of sound source direction
    Patent number: 11889260
    Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: provide a plurality of metrics associated with multiple directions, wherein the metrics are dependent, for the respective multiple directions, on an amount of direct-sound propagated; accumulate, for the respective multiple directions, values dependent upon the metrics associated with the respective multiple directions to enable determination of sound source directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Hannu Pulakka, Matti Hamalainen, Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • PRE-PROCESSING FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION
    Publication number: 20230154459
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes obtaining two or more microphone audio signals; analysing the two or more microphone audio signals for a defined noise type; and processing the two or more microphone audio signals based on the analysis to generate at least one audio signal suitable for automatic speech recognition. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jorma MÄKINEN, Matti HÄMÄLÄINEN, Hannu PULAKKA
  • Pre-processing for automatic speech recognition
    Patent number: 11580966
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes obtaining two or more microphone audio signals; analysing the two or more microphone audio signals for a defined noise type; and processing the two or more microphone audio signals based on the analysis to generate at least one audio signal suitable for automatic speech recognition. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jorma Mäkinen, Matti Hämäläinen, Hannu Pulakka
  • Determination of Sound Source Direction
    Publication number: 20220377456
    Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: provide a plurality of metrics associated with multiple directions, wherein the metrics are dependent, for the respective multiple directions, on an amount of direct-sound propagated; accumulate, for the respective multiple directions, values dependent upon the metrics associated with the respective multiple directions to enable determination of sound source directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hannu PULAKKA, Matti HAMALAINEN, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN
  • Determination of sound source direction
    Patent number: 11277683
    Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: provide a plurality of metrics associated with multiple directions, wherein the metrics are dependent, for the respective multiple directions, on an amount of direct-sound propagated; accumulate, for the respective multiple directions, values dependent upon the metrics associated with the respective multiple directions to enable determination of sound source directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Hannu Pulakka, Matti Hamalainen, Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • Determination of Sound Source Direction
    Publication number: 20210144466
    Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: provide a plurality of metrics associated with multiple directions, wherein the metrics are dependent, for the respective multiple directions, on an amount of direct-sound propagated; accumulate, for the respective multiple directions, values dependent upon the metrics associated with the respective multiple directions to enable determination of sound source directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Hannu PULAKKA, Matti Hamalainen, Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • PRE-PROCESSING FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION
    Publication number: 20200410993
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes obtaining two or more microphone audio signals; analysing the two or more microphone audio signals for a defined noise type; and processing the two or more microphone audio signals based on the analysis to generate at least one audio signal suitable for automatic speech recognition. A corresponding apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jorma MÄKINEN, Matti HÄMÄLÄINEN, Hannu PULAKKA