Patents by Inventor Jeffrey K. Thompson
Jeffrey K. Thompson 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).
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Publication number: 20200117840Abstract: Simulated sources can be injected into a networked system for use in training and/or testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Stephen E. Korbly
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Patent number: 10579747Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for detecting a source (such as, e.g., radioactive and chemical sources) using a plurality of networked sensors communicating with a central processor over network. A method can involve injecting a simulated source in the system of networked sensors for use in operational training and/or testing.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Passport Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Stephen E. Korbly
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Patent number: 10251016Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for adjusting a relationship between dialog and non-dialog signals in an audio program. In an example, information about a long-term dialog balance for an audio program can be received. The long-term loudness dialog balance can indicate a dialog-to-non-dialog loudness relationship of the audio program. A dialog loudness preference can be received, such as from a user, from a database, or from another source. A desired long-term gain or attenuation can be determined according to a difference between the received long-term dialog balance for the audio program and the received dialog balance preference. The long-term gain or attenuation can be applied to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal of the audio program to render an audio program that is enhanced according to the loudness preference.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Jean-Marc Jot, Brandon Smith, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Zoran Fejzo
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Patent number: 10212231Abstract: A large system of networked sensors requires the management and distribution of sensor data via an intelligent server (SmartServer). In this network of sensors, one or more SmartServers use the underlying processes of source detection to optimize network data flow.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Passport Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Stephen E. Korbly
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Patent number: 10146500Abstract: A transform-based codec and method with energy smoothing for mitigating vector quantization errors (such as “birdies”) during the encoding process. Embodiments of the codec and method use an encoder to apply in combination an orthogonal transformation and a vector permutation to frequency transform coefficients. In some embodiments the transformation is performed first followed by the permutation and in other embodiments the order is reversed. The order used is reversed at the decoder. A smoothing parameter containing the level of energy smoothing to be applied is passed from the encoder to the decoder and used by both to compute a transform matrix and an inverse transform matrix. In some embodiments the transform matrix is a fraction Hadamard matrix that is invertible, energy preserving, controllable, and stable.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Elias Nemer, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Antonius Kalker
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Patent number: 10132943Abstract: Efficient techniques and devices for detecting, locating, tracking, and identifying radiation sources using a network of one or more detectors are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Passport Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Alexei V. Klimenko, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson
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Publication number: 20180060023Abstract: A transform-based codec and method with energy smoothing for mitigating vector quantization errors (such as “birdies”) during the encoding process. Embodiments of the codec and method use an encoder to apply in combination an orthogonal transformation and a vector permutation to frequency transform coefficients. In some embodiments the transformation is performed first followed by the permutation and in other embodiments the order is reversed. The order used is reversed at the decoder. A smoothing parameter containing the level of energy smoothing to be applied is passed from the encoder to the decoder and used by both to compute a transform matrix and an inverse transform matrix. In some embodiments the transform matrix is a fraction Hadamard matrix that is invertible, energy preserving, controllable, and stable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Elias Nemer, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Antonius Kalker
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Publication number: 20170302759Abstract: A large system of networked sensors requires the management and distribution of sensor data via an intelligent server (SmartServer). In this network of sensors, one or more SmartServers use the underlying processes of source detection to optimize network data flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: Passport Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Stephen E. Korbly
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Publication number: 20170127212Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for adjusting a relationship between dialog and non-dialog signals in an audio program. In an example, information about a long-term dialog balance for an audio program can be received. The long-term loudness dialog balance can indicate a dialog-to-non-dialog loudness relationship of the audio program. A dialog loudness preference can be received, such as from a user, from a database, or from another source. A desired long-term gain or attenuation can be determined according to a difference between the received long-term dialog balance for the audio program and the received dialog balance preference. The long-term gain or attenuation can be applied to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal of the audio program to render an audio program that is enhanced according to the loudness preference.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Jean-Marc Jot, Brandon Smith, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Zoran Fejzo
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Publication number: 20170003404Abstract: Efficient techniques and devices for detecting, locating, tracking, and identifying radiation sources using a network of one or more detectors are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: PASSPORT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Alexei V. Klimenko, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson
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Publication number: 20150186566Abstract: Simulated sources can be injected into a networked system for use in training and/or testing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: PASSPORT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Daniel A. Cooper, James B. Costales, Krzysztof E. Kamieniecki, Robert J. Ledoux, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Stephen E. Korbly
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Patent number: 7929708Abstract: An audio spatial environment engine for converting from an N channel audio system to an M channel audio system, where N is an integer greater than M, is provided. The audio spatial environment engine includes one or more correlators receiving two of the N channels of audio data and eliminating delays between the channels that are irrelevant to an average human listener. One or more Hilbert transform systems each perform a Hilbert transform on one or more of the correlated channels of audio data. One or more summers receive at least one of the correlated channels of audio data and at least one of the Hilbert transformed correlated channels of audio data and generate one of the M channels of audio data.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: DTS, Inc.Inventors: Robert Reams, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Aaron Warner
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Patent number: 7853022Abstract: An audio spatial environment engine for flexible and scalable up-mixing from an M channel audio system to an N channel audio system, where M and N are integers and N is greater than M, is provided. The input M channel audio is provided to an analysis filter bank which converts the time domain signals into frequency domain signals. Relevant inter-channel spatial cues are extracted from the frequency domain signals on a sub-band basis and are used as parameters to generate adaptive N channel filters which control the spatial placement of a frequency band element in the up-mixed sound field. The N channel filters are smoothed across both time and frequency to limit filter variability which could cause annoying fluctuation effects. The smoothed N channel filters are then applied to adaptive combinations of the frequency domain input signals and are provided to a synthesis filter bank which generates the N channel time domain output signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey K. Thompson, Robert W. Reams, Aaron Warner
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Publication number: 20100011391Abstract: A system for providing decoder-specific content is provided. The system includes a receiver list system receiving a receiver identifier and transmitting authentication data to a receiver. A receiver authentication system receives the authentication data and transmits content delivery data to a content server, such as data that authorizes the content server to provide content to the receiver. A receiver update system transmits update data to the receiver, such as a list of available channels of content.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Inventors: Jason P. Carpenter, Aaron K. Warner, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Brandon Smith
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Publication number: 20090157204Abstract: A system for identifying audio data is provided. The system includes a transform system receiving left channel audio data and right channel audio data and generating a plurality of frequency bins of left channel magnitude data, left channel phase data, right channel magnitude data and right channel phase data. A watermarking system receives watermarking data and modifies predetermined frequency bins of the left channel phase data and the right channel phase data to encode the watermarking data. A magnitude system receives the left channel magnitude data and the right channel magnitude data and increases the left channel magnitude data and the right channel magnitude data for one or more of the predetermined frequency bins to a threshold level if the left channel magnitude data and the right channel magnitude data for the corresponding frequency bin is less than the threshold level.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2007Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Brandon Smith, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Aaron Warner
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Publication number: 20090060204Abstract: An audio spatial environment engine for converting from an N channel audio system to an M channel audio system, where N is an integer greater than M, is provided. The audio spatial environment engine includes one or more correlators receiving two or more of the N channels of audio data and eliminating delays between the channels that are irrelevant to an average human listener. One or more Hilbert transform systems each perform a Hilbert transform on one or more of the correlated channels of audio data. One or more summers receive at least one of the correlated channels of audio data and at least one of the Hilbert transformed correlated channels of audio data and generate one of the M channels of audio data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Robert Reams, Jeffrey K. Thompson, Aaron Warner