Patents by Inventor Jeff Rodman

Jeff Rodman 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).

  • Publication number: 20140072143
    Abstract: Methods and systems for cancelation of table noise in a speaker system used for video or audio conferencing are disclosed. Table noise is cancelled in one embodiment by providing a signal or a message whenever a key is depressed on a keyboard or a mouse is clicked. When the key depression signal or message is received, the system evaluates whether speech is occurring. If speech is not occurring, then the microphone in the system is muted. However, if speech is occurring, the microphone is not muted for a period of time to allow the speech to be transmitted to the far end. This allows the conference to be continued in the presence of keyboard sounds if speech is occurring at the same time but also silences the keyboard sounds if speech is not occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Yibo Liu, Peter L. Chu, Jeff Rodman
  • Publication number: 20130188817
    Abstract: A telescoping microphone and speaker strip for use in teleconferencing. The strip fitting a variety of different sized conference tables. The strip comprises a number of microphones and speakers placed on the median of a conference table and collapsed or extended to provide optimal maximum distances from participant to speaker and from participant to microphone while hiding all of the individual speaker and microphone wires. The strip can allow internal speaker and microphone wires to be retracted internally by a retracting mechanism. The strip is also wired or wirelessly connected to a base unit which provides telephonic audio signals, power, and signal processing to the strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: POLYCOM, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Chu, Jeff Rodman, Gopal Paripally
  • Patent number: 8412111
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes placing a device under test (DUT) in a test chamber and applying a pulse-modulated RF wireless test signal to the DUT in the test chamber. The method further includes detecting an acoustic output of the DUT. In addition or as an alternative to applying the pulse-modulated test signal, the test signal strength may be at a level of 30 V/m or 90 V/m. If the DUT is a telephone, it may be coupled via a voice signal path to another telephone, and an output of the other telephone may also be detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignees: Goldman, Sachs & Co., Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Talwar, Stephen Berger, Werner Schaefer, Jeff Rodman, Tony Griffiths, Joseph Liguori
  • Publication number: 20070159199
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method includes placing a device under test (DUT) in a test chamber and applying a pulse-modulated RF wireless test signal to the DUT in the test chamber. The method further includes detecting an acoustic output of the DUT. In addition or as an alternative to applying the pulse-modulated test signal, the test signal strength may be at a level of 30 V/m or 90 V/m. If the DUT is a telephone, it may be coupled via a voice signal path to another telephone, and an output of the other telephone may also be detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Vivek Talwar, Stephen Berger, Werner Schaefer, Jeff Rodman, Tony Griffiths, Joseph Liguori