Patents by Inventor Julien De Muynke

Julien De Muynke 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: 11330391
    Abstract: Reverberation techniques for 3D audio are disclosed. In an example method, a three-dimensional (3D) reverberation is applied to a sound object placed at a sound object position in a sound room. The sound object originates from a sound object position. A sound object signal is received. A 3D spatial room response (SRR) signal is computed corresponding to the user-selected position. A time convolution operation is performed between an audio signal of the sound object signal and the computed SRR value to generate a reverberated signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: FUNDACIÓ EURECAT
    Inventors: Julien De Muynke, Adan Amor Garriga Torres, Andrés Pérez-López, Gerard Erruz López, Timothy Schmele, Umut Sayin, Niklas Reppel, Antonio Farran Masana
  • Publication number: 20210029487
    Abstract: Reverberation techniques for 3D audio are disclosed. In an example method, a three-dimensional (3D) reverberation is applied to a sound object placed at a sound object position in a sound room. The sound object originates from a sound object position. A sound object signal is received. A 3D spatial room response (SRR) signal is computed corresponding to the user-selected position. A time convolution operation is performed between an audio signal of the sound object signal and the computed SRR value to generate a reverberated signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: FUNDACIÓ EURECAT
    Inventors: Julien DE MUYNKE, Adan Amor GARRIGA TORRES, Andrés PÉREZ-LÓPEZ, Gerard ERRUZ LÓPEZ, Timothy SCHMELE, Umut SAYIN, Niklas REPPEL, Antonio FARRAN MASANA
  • Publication number: 20140079256
    Abstract: The loudspeaker enclosure (10) comprises a central channel (16) turned toward the listener, and left and right side channels (18L, 18R) oriented perpendicular to each other. The signal to be reproduced is separated into: i) a mono component correlated between the left and right signals; ii) left and right surround components decorrelated between the left and right signals; iii) a left component decorrelated between the mono component ant the left signal; and iv) a right component decorrelated between the mono component ant the right signal. The central channel and the side channels are piloted by combinations of these components according to a distribution that is a function of the mode of use of the loudspeaker enclosure, alone in front of a listener and as a pair in association with another similar loudspeaker enclosure, the two loudspeaker enclosures being arranged on the left and on the right of the listener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Parrot
    Inventors: Julien De Muynke, Benoit Pochon, Thomas Dromer
  • Patent number: 8213636
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: filtering the audio signal by means of a lowpass filter (101) with a cutoff frequency substantially equal to said cutoff frequency (F0) of the sound playback device; determining a fundamental frequency for reconstituting from the lowpass filtered audio signal; and generating a harmonic signal (Sharm) associated with said fundamental frequency to be reconstituted. It also comprises the steps of: detecting a time envelope (env(t)) of the lowpass filtered audio signal; adapting the dynamic range of said time envelope (env(t)) as a function of the frequency band under consideration; and reinjecting said harmonic signal in phase into said audio signal by addition after multiplying said harmonic signal (Sharm) with the adapted time envelope (envadapt(t)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Parrot
    Inventors: Julien De Muynke, Benoit Pochon, Guillaume Pinto
  • Publication number: 20090323983
    Abstract: The method comprises the steps of: filtering the audio signal by means of a lowpass filter (101) with a cutoff frequency substantially equal to said cutoff frequency (F0) of the sound playback device; determining a fundamental frequency for reconstituting from the lowpass filtered audio signal; and generating a harmonic signal (Sharm) associated with said fundamental frequency to be reconstituted. It also comprises the steps of: detecting a time envelope (env(t)) of the lowpass filtered audio signal; adapting the dynamic range of said time envelope (env(t)) as a function of the frequency band under consideration; and reinjecting said harmonic signal in phase into said audio signal by addition after multiplying said harmonic signal (Sharm) with the adapted time envelope (envadapt(t)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: PARROT
    Inventors: JULIEN DE MUYNKE, BENOIT POCHON, GUILLAUME PINTO