Patents by Inventor Jeremy P. Toman
Jeremy P. Toman 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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Patent number: 9532140Abstract: One example device includes a camera; a display device; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory to receive audio signals from two or more microphones or a far-end device; receive first location information and second location information, the first location information for a visual identification of an audio source of the received audio signals and the second location information identifying a direction of arrival from the audio source; receive a first adjustment to a first portion of a UI to change either a visual identification or a coordinate direction of a direction focus; in response to the first adjustment, automatically perform a second adjustment to a second portion of the UI to change the other of the visual identification or the coordinate direction of the direction focus; and process the audio signals to filter sounds outside the direction focus, or emphasize sounds within the direction focus.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
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Publication number: 20160157013Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for recognizing and focusing on at least one source of an audio communication as part of a communication including a video image and an audio communication derived from two or more microphones when a relative position between the microphones is known. In certain embodiments, linked audio and video focus areas providing location information for one or more sound sources may each be associated with different user inputs, and an input to adjust a focus in either the audio or video domain may automatically adjust the focus in the another domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
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Patent number: 9282399Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for recognizing and focusing on at least one source of an audio communication as part of a communication including a video image and an audio communication derived from two or more microphones when a relative position between the microphones is known. In certain embodiments, linked audio and video focus areas providing location information for one or more sound sources may each be associated with different user inputs, and an input to adjust a focus in either the audio or video domain may automatically adjust the focus in the another domain.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
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Patent number: 9237172Abstract: In-band signaling may be used between two stations to determine the capabilities of the stations and/or send actionable information between the stations participating in the call. The in-band signals are indicative that the station that is transmitting the in-band signals can use in-band signals as a conduit to send and/or receive various types of information and are used to probe whether the receiving station can operate similarly. If the receiving station detects and reacts to the in-band signals, then both stations can pass control information and data as well as enhancements between each other, without any need of infrastructure upgrade and/or quality compromise to legacy phone users. Additionally or alternatively, out of band interfaces and watermarking may also be used.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Andy I Yu, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai, Alireza Ryan Heidari, Min Wang, Jeremy P Toman
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Publication number: 20150245133Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for recognizing and focusing on at least one source of an audio communication as part of a communication including a video image and an audio communication derived from two or more microphones when a relative position between the microphones is known. In certain embodiments, linked audio and video focus areas providing location information for one or more sound sources may each be associated with different user inputs, and an input to adjust a focus in either the audio or video domain may automatically adjust the focus in the another domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
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Patent number: 9053697Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating an anti-noise signal and equalizing a reproduced audio signal (e.g., a far-end telephone signal) are described, wherein the generating and the equalizing are both based on information from an acoustic error signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Hyun Jin Park, Erik Visser, Jongwon Shin, Kwokleung Chan, Samir K Gupta, Andre Gustavo P. Schevciw, Ren Li, Jeremy P. Toman
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Publication number: 20130275872Abstract: A method for displaying a user interface on an electronic device is described. The method includes presenting a user interface. The user interface includes a coordinate system. The coordinate system corresponds to physical coordinates based on sensor data. The method also includes providing a sector selection feature that allows selection of at least one sector of the coordinate system. The method further includes providing a sector editing feature that allows editing the at least one sector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Jeremy P. Toman, Jeffrey C. Shaw
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Publication number: 20130275077Abstract: A method for mapping a source location by an electronic device is described. The method includes obtaining sensor data. The method also includes mapping a source location to electronic device coordinates based on the sensor data. The method further includes mapping the source location from electronic device coordinates to physical coordinates. The method additionally includes performing an operation based on a mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Jeremy P. Toman, Jeffrey C. Shaw
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Publication number: 20130275873Abstract: A method for displaying a user interface on an electronic device is described. The method includes presenting a user interface. The user interface includes a coordinate system. The coordinate system corresponds to physical coordinates based on sensor data. The method also includes displaying at least a target audio signal and an interfering audio signal on the user interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jeffrey C. Shaw, Jeremy P. Toman, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Lae-Hoon Kim
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Patent number: 8548460Abstract: After a call is established between two stations using a codec that has been negotiated during call setup, in-band signaling may be used between the two stations to change the codec that is to be used. The in-band signals are indicative that the station that is transmitting the in-band signals can operate with a second codec and are used to probe whether the receiving station can also operate with that second codec. If the receiving station detects and reacts to the in-band signals, then both stations change to communicate with the second codec. The second codec has compatible packet sizes of the deployed (originally negotiated) codec without any need of infrastructure upgrade and/or quality compromise to legacy phone users (i.e., stations that cannot operate with the second codec).Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Min Wang, Dai Yang, Vivek Rajendran, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai, Alireza R. Heidari, Jeremy P. Toman
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Publication number: 20120263317Abstract: Enhancement of audio quality (e.g., speech intelligibility) in a noisy environment, based on subband gain control using information from a noise reference, is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jongwon Shin, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman
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Publication number: 20110294501Abstract: After a call is established between two stations using a codec that has been negotiated during call setup, in-band signaling may be used between the two stations to change the codec that is to be used. The in-band signals are indicative that the station that is transmitting the in-band signals can operate with a second codec and are used to probe whether the receiving station can also operate with that second codec. If the receiving station detects and reacts to the in-band signals, then both stations change to communicate with the second codec. The second codec has compatible packet sizes of the deployed (originally negotiated) codec without any need of infrastructure upgrade and/or quality compromise to legacy phone users (i.e., stations that cannot operate with the second codec).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Min Wang, Dai Yang, Vivek Rajendran, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai, Alireza R. Heidari, Jeremy P. Toman
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Publication number: 20110293103Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating an anti-noise signal and equalizing a reproduced audio signal (e.g., a far-end telephone signal) are described, wherein the generating and the equalizing are both based on information from an acoustic error signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Hyun Jin Park, Erik Visser, Jongwon Shin, Kwokleung Chan, Samir K. Gupta, Andre Gustavo P. Schevciw, Ren Li, Jeremy P. Toman
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Publication number: 20110196673Abstract: An electronic device for reconstructing a lost packet in a Sub-Band Coding (SBC) decoder is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The electronic device detects a lost packet, obtains a zero-input response of a synthesis filter bank and obtains a coarse pitch estimate. The electronic device also obtains a fine pitch estimate based on the zero-input response and the coarse pitch estimate. The electronic device selects a last pitch period based on the fine pitch estimate and uses samples from the last pitch period for the lost packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Amit Sharma, Jeremy P. Toman, Hyun Jin Park, Sang-Uk Ryu