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).

  • Patent number: 9532140
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20160157013
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
  • Patent number: 9282399
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
  • Patent number: 9237172
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Andy I Yu, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai, Alireza Ryan Heidari, Min Wang, Jeremy P Toman
  • Publication number: 20150245133
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Phuong Lam Ton, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman, Francis Bernard MacDougall
  • Patent number: 9053697
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Park, Erik Visser, Jongwon Shin, Kwokleung Chan, Samir K Gupta, Andre Gustavo P. Schevciw, Ren Li, Jeremy P. Toman
  • Publication number: 20130275872
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Jeremy P. Toman, Jeffrey C. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20130275077
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Jeremy P. Toman, Jeffrey C. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20130275873
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Shaw, Jeremy P. Toman, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Lae-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 8548460
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Min Wang, Dai Yang, Vivek Rajendran, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai, Alireza R. Heidari, Jeremy P. Toman
  • Publication number: 20120263317
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jongwon Shin, Erik Visser, Jeremy P. Toman
  • Publication number: 20110294501
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Min Wang, Dai Yang, Vivek Rajendran, Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai, Alireza R. Heidari, Jeremy P. Toman
  • Publication number: 20110293103
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Park, Erik Visser, Jongwon Shin, Kwokleung Chan, Samir K. Gupta, Andre Gustavo P. Schevciw, Ren Li, Jeremy P. Toman
  • Publication number: 20110196673
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Amit Sharma, Jeremy P. Toman, Hyun Jin Park, Sang-Uk Ryu