Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Steven Anderson

Jeffrey Steven Anderson 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).

  • Intelligent ambient sound monitoring system
    Patent number: 9191744
    Abstract: A system and method for interjecting ambient background sounds into a set of headphones is provided. The system monitors an ambient sound environment and compares the ambient sound environment to a preset set of sound characteristics (e.g., frequency signatures, amplitudes and durations) in order to detect important or critical background sounds (e.g., alarm, horn, directed vocal communications, crying baby, doorbell, telephone, etc.). When a critical background sound is detected, the system interjects either a notification signal or a portion of the ambient background into the audio stream, thus alerting a user of a potentially important sound or event occurring within their immediate vicinity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Logitech Europe, S.A.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Steven Anderson
  • Intelligent Ambient Sound Monitoring System
    Publication number: 20140044269
    Abstract: A system and method for interjecting ambient background sounds into a set of headphones is provided. The system monitors an ambient sound environment and compares the ambient sound environment to a preset set of sound characteristics (e.g., frequency signatures, amplitudes and durations) in order to detect important or critical background sounds (e.g., alarm, horn, directed vocal communications, crying baby, doorbell, telephone, etc.). When a critical background sound is detected, the system interjects either a notification signal or a portion of the ambient background into the audio stream, thus alerting a user of a potentially important sound or event occurring within their immediate vicinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: LOGITECH EUROPE, S.A.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Steven Anderson