Patents by Inventor Janice Erica Chang

Janice Erica Chang 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for matching of tinnitus
    Patent number: 10682078
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for matching the tinnitus of a subject are provided. A plurality of sounds are applied to a subject. The plurality of sounds includes a plurality of first sounds and further includes a plurality of second sounds. A first likeness score associated with the plurality of the sounds is received. Each first likeness score is representative of the similarity of the sound associated therewith to the tinnitus of the subject. At least one third sound is generated based on at least one of the plurality of first sounds and based on at least one of the plurality of second sounds. The at least one third sound is generated based on the first likeness scores associated with the plurality of sounds. A fourth sound is determined based on the at least one third sound. The fourth sound matches the tinnitus of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents Of The University Of California
    Inventors: Fan-Gang Zeng, Duo Zhang, Janice Erica Chang
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING OF TINNITUS
    Publication number: 20150073296
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for matching the tinnitus of a subject are provided. A plurality of sounds are applied to a subject. The plurality of sounds includes a plurality of first sounds and further includes a plurality of second sounds. A first likeness score associated with the plurality of the sounds is received. Each first likeness score is representative of the similarity of the sound associated therewith to the tinnitus of the subject. At least one third sound is generated based on at least one of the plurality of first sounds and based on at least one of the plurality of second sounds. The at least one third sound is generated based on the first likeness scores associated with the plurality of sounds. A fourth sound is determined based on the at least one third sound. The fourth sound matches the tinnitus of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Fan-Gang Zeng, Duo Zhang, Janice Erica Chang