Patents by Inventor Jacob Jon BEAN

Jacob Jon BEAN 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: 12266335
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, devices, and apparatuses for synchronized mode transitions are presented. A first device configured to be worn at an ear includes a processor configured to, in a first contextual mode, receive a first mode change request from a second device to transition at a first time to a second contextual mode. The first mode change request is based on detection of a trigger condition. The processor is further configured to, at the first time, transition from the first contextual mode to the second contextual mode based on the first mode change request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kamlesh Lakshminarayanan, Mark Andrew Roberts, Jacob Jon Bean, Walter Andres Zuluaga, Rogerio Guedes Alves
  • Publication number: 20240331679
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for audio signal processing that support feedback cancellation in a personal audio amplification system. In a first aspect, a method of signal processing includes receiving an input audio signal, wherein the input audio signal includes a desired audio component and a feedback component; and reducing the feedback component by applying a machine learning model to the input audio signal to determine an output audio signal. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Vahid Montazeri, Rogerio Guedes Alves, You Wang, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Publication number: 20240334125
    Abstract: A device includes one or more processors configured to obtain data specifying a target signal-to-noise ratio based on a hearing condition of a person and to obtain audio data representing one or more audio signals. The one or more processors are configured to determine, based on the target signal-to-noise ratio, a first gain to apply to first components of the audio data and a second gain to apply to second components of the audio data. The one or more processors are configured to apply the first gain to the first components of the audio data to generate a target signal and to apply the second gain to the second components of the audio data to generate a noise signal. The one or more processors are further configured to combine the target signal and the noise signal to generate an output audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Rogerio Guedes ALVES, Jacob Jon BEAN, Erik VISSER
  • Publication number: 20240331716
    Abstract: A device includes one or more processors configured to obtain audio data representing one or more audio signals. The audio data includes a first segment and a second segment subsequent to the first segment. The one or more processors are configured to perform one or more transform operations on the first segment to generate frequency-domain audio data. The one or more processors are configured to provide input data based on the frequency-domain audio data as input to one or more machine-learning models to generate a noise-suppression output. The one or more processors are configured to perform one or more reverse transform operations on the noise-suppression output to generate time-domain filter coefficients. The one or more processors are configured to perform time-domain filtering of the second segment using the time-domain filter coefficients to generate a noise-suppressed output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob Jon BEAN, Rogerio Guedes ALVES, Vahid MONTAZERI, Erik VISSER
  • Patent number: 12063490
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Publication number: 20240087554
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, devices, and apparatuses for synchronized mode transitions are presented. A first device configured to be worn at an ear includes a processor configured to, in a first contextual mode, receive a first mode change request from a second device to transition at a first time to a second contextual mode. The first mode change request is based on detection of a trigger condition. The processor is further configured to, at the first time, transition from the first contextual mode to the second contextual mode based on the first mode change request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kamlesh LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Mark Andrew ROBERTS, Jacob Jon BEAN, Walter Andres ZULUAGA, Rogerio Guedes ALVES
  • Publication number: 20240080609
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for audio signal processing are presented. A device for audio signal processing includes a memory configured to store audio data and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to use an adaptation filter to adapt update filter coefficients of an update filter. The update filter coefficients are adapted based on a difference between an internal microphone signal and an output of the adaptation filter. An input of the adaptation filter is based on an external microphone signal. The processor is also configured to output an output signal from a hear-through filter. The hear-through filter includes the update filter and the adaptation filter. The processor is further configured to cause a loudspeaker to produce an audio output signal based on the output signal of the hear-through filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Jacob Jon BEAN, Rogerio Guedes ALVES, Kamlesh LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Walter Andres ZULUAGA
  • Patent number: 11875767
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, devices, and apparatuses for synchronized mode transitions are presented. A first device configured to be worn at an ear includes a processor configured to, in a first contextual mode, produce an audio signal based on audio data. The processor is also configured to, in the first contextual mode, exchange a time indication of a first time with a second device. The time indication is exchanged based on detection of a first condition of a microphone signal. The processor is further configured to, at the first time, transition from the first contextual mode to a second contextual mode based on the time indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Kamlesh Lakshminarayanan, Mark Andrew Roberts, Jacob Jon Bean, Walter Andres Zuluaga, Rogerio Guedes Alves
  • Patent number: 11849274
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for audio signal processing are presented. A device for audio signal processing includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. When executed, the instructions cause the processor to receive an external microphone signal from a first microphone and produce a hear-through component that is based on the external microphone signal and hearing compensation data. The hearing compensation data is based on an audiogram of a particular user. The instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to cause a loudspeaker to produce an audio output signal based on the hear-through component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jacob Jon Bean, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Kamlesh Lakshminarayanan, Walter Andres Zuluaga
  • Publication number: 20230276173
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon KIM, Rogerio Guedes ALVES, Jacob Jon BEAN, Erik VISSER
  • Publication number: 20230215413
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, devices, and apparatuses for synchronized mode transitions are presented. A first device configured to be worn at an ear includes a processor configured to, in a first contextual mode, produce an audio signal based on audio data. The processor is also configured to, in the first contextual mode, exchange a time indication of a first time with a second device. The time indication is exchanged based on detection of a first condition of a microphone signal. The processor is further configured to, at the first time, transition from the first contextual mode to a second contextual mode based on the time indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Kamlesh LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Mark Andrew ROBERTS, Jacob Jon BEAN, Walter Andres ZULUAGA, Rogerio Guedes ALVES
  • Patent number: 11615775
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, devices, and apparatuses for synchronized mode transitions are presented. A first device configured to be worn at an ear includes a processor configured to, in a first contextual mode, produce an audio signal based on audio data. The processor is also configured to, in the first contextual mode, exchange a time indication of a first time with a second device. The processor is further configured to, at the first time, transition from the first contextual mode to a second contextual mode based on the time indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Kamlesh Lakshminarayanan, Mark Andrew Roberts, Jacob Jon Bean, Walter Andres Zuluaga, Rogerio Guedes Alves
  • Patent number: 11606643
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Patent number: 11533561
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Publication number: 20220272451
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Publication number: 20220109930
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Patent number: 11259119
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal processing are described. Generally, as provided for by the described techniques, a wearable device to receive an input audio signal from one or more outer microphones, an input audio signal from one or more inner microphones, and a bone conduction signal from a bone conduction sensor based on the input audio signals. The wearable device may filter the bone conduction signal based on a set of frequencies of the input audio signals, such as a low frequency portion of the input audio signals. For example, the wearable device may apply a filter to the bone conduction signal that accounts for an error in the input audio signals. The wearable device may add a gain to the filtered bone conduction signal and may equalize the filtered bone conduction signal based on the gain. The wearable device may output an audio signal to a speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Rogerio Guedes Alves, Jacob Jon Bean, Erik Visser
  • Publication number: 20210409860
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for audio signal processing are presented. A device for audio signal processing includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. When executed, the instructions cause the processor to receive an external microphone signal from a first microphone and produce a hear-through component that is based on the external microphone signal and hearing compensation data. The hearing compensation data is based on an audiogram of a particular user. The instructions, when executed, further cause the processor to cause a loudspeaker to produce an audio output signal based on the hear-through component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Jon BEAN, Rogerio Guedes ALVES, Kamlesh LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Walter Andres ZULUAGA
  • Publication number: 20210390941
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, devices, and apparatuses for synchronized mode transitions are presented. A first device configured to be worn at an ear includes a processor configured to, in a first contextual mode, produce an audio signal based on audio data. The processor is also configured to, in the first contextual mode, exchange a time indication of a first time with a second device. The processor is further configured to, at the first time, transition from the first contextual mode to a second contextual mode based on the time indication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kamlesh LAKSHMINARAYANAN, Mark Andrew ROBERTS, Jacob Jon BEAN, Walter Andres ZULUAGA, Rogerio Guedes ALVES