Patents by Inventor Julien GOUPY
Julien GOUPY 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: 20240114290Abstract: Various arrangements for managing a plurality of multimedia communication links in a point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network established between a source device and a plurality of sink devices are presented. An initial set of values of configuration parameters respectively related to each sink device of the plurality of sink devices can be determined. An initial value of a maximum bandwidth usage parameter related to the point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network can be determined. A new set of values of the configuration parameters different from the initial set of values can be determined. The new set of values may be determined to allocate bandwidth usage values between the plurality of multimedia communication links without exceeding the value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Julien Goupy, Thomas Girardier, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Patent number: 11889281Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of multimedia communication links in a point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network established between a source device and a plurality of sink devices, the method comprising: determining a new set of values of the configuration parameters upon: —receiving a request for adding a new sink device to the plurality of sink devices of the point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network, or —receiving a request for changing a value of a configuration parameter related to a sink device of the plurality of sink devices, or —determining an updated value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter, wherein the new set of values is determined to allocate data rates between the plurality of multimedia communication links without exceeding the value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Julien Goupy, Thomas Girardier, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Publication number: 20240007792Abstract: Various arrangements for controlling multiple wireless audio devices with a Bluetooth device are presented herein. The Bluetooth device can receive a wireless audio device identifier from each wireless audio device of a plurality of wireless audio devices. The Bluetooth device can duplicate an audio stream into multiple audio sub-streams based on a number of wireless audio devices. The Bluetooth device can apply an audio effect to at least one audio sub-stream based on a characteristic of communication signals between the wireless communication circuit of the Bluetooth device and each wireless device of the plurality of wireless audio devices. The Bluetooth device can transmit each audio sub-stream to the respective wireless audio device for synchronized emission.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Vincent Nallatamby
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Publication number: 20230367817Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media facilitate voice distribution. A wireless, bidirectional audio link with each auxiliary device of a plurality of auxiliary devices may be established and simultaneously managed. A first audio signal comprising a first vocal message may be received as input. A third audio signal may be simultaneously received with receipt of the first audio signal. The third audio signal may include a third vocal message that is different from the first vocal message and a second vocal message. The first audio signal may be buffered with a first input buffer of a control device while the third audio signal is buffered with a second input buffer of the control device. Simultaneous bidirectional translation of the first vocal message and the third vocal message may be performed. The second audio signal including a second vocal message may be provided as output.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Etienne Ruffieux
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Patent number: 11800284Abstract: A Bluetooth device controlling a plurality of wireless audio devices, includes: a wireless communication circuit, to receive a wireless audio device identifier from each wireless audio device; a sound processing circuit to apply independent audio effects on a main audio stream such that the sound processing circuit outputs as many modified audio streams as the wireless communication circuit has received identifiers of wireless audio devices, on the basis of the characteristics of each wireless audio device; an allocation circuit to allocate each modified audio stream to a respective wireless audio device; and a transmission circuit to wirelessly transmit through a Bluetooth usage each modified audio stream to the respective wireless audio device for emission by the wireless audio devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Vincent Nallatamby
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Publication number: 20230319479Abstract: The description relates to a device (CTRL-DEV) for controlling a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device (DM-BLE), the dual-mode BLE multimedia device comprising a first sound system (SS1) and a second sound system (SS2) which are arranged to simultaneously stream an input multimedia stream, the first and second sound systems being respectively associated with at least one first Bluetooth multimedia device (SPK1, SPK2, SPKN) and at least one Bluetooth multimedia device (BLE-SPK1, BLE-SPK2, BLE-SPKN). The description also refers to a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device (DM-BLE?), a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Patent number: 11755653Abstract: A control device of voice distribution including: at least one voice processing module arranged to—receive as input an audio signal including a first vocal message, and—provide as output an audio signal including a second vocal message, the first and second vocal messages being different one from the other and the second vocal message resulting from a processing of the first vocal message; a communication module arranged to establish and simultaneously manage a wireless, bidirectional and audio link with each one of a plurality of auxiliary devices, each link being connected to the input and/or the output of at least one voice processing module.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Etienne Ruffieux
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Patent number: 11659333Abstract: The description relates to a device (CTRL-DEV) for controlling a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device (DM-BLE), the dual-mode BLE multimedia device comprising a first sound system (SS1) and a second sound system (SS2) which are arranged to simultaneously stream an input multimedia stream, the first and second sound systems being respectively associated with at least one first Bluetooth multimedia device (SPK1, SPK2, SPKN) and at least one Bluetooth multimedia device (BLE-SPK1, BLE-SPK2, BLE-SPKN). The description also refers to a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device (DM-BLE?), a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Patent number: 11516272Abstract: A method of synchronizing sub-systems each including a master device and at least one slave device connected to the master device via Bluetooth for playback by the at least one slave device of audio data. The method includes collecting respective internal latency data of the sub-systems, determining, based on the internal latency data of the plurality of sub-systems, respective delays to be applied by the sub-systems between reception of the audio data and playback of the audio data by the slave devices of the sub-system, and, by each sub-system, applying the corresponding delay for playback of the audio data.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Matthieu Guesnerot
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Patent number: 11394762Abstract: Disclosed is a device for controlling Bluetooth multimedia devices, the device including a Bluetooth chip configured to establish a point to multipoint link from the Bluetooth chip to a plurality of Bluetooth multimedia devices, and to stream a multimedia stream to at least one of the plurality of Bluetooth multimedia devices. The Bluetooth chip is further configured to: retrieve from each Bluetooth multimedia device an indication of a signal strength of each link between the device and the corresponding Bluetooth multimedia device; and select at least one Bluetooth multimedia device to which stream the multimedia stream based on the retrieved indications of signal strength.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Etienne Ruffieux
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Publication number: 20220191615Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of multimedia communication links in a point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network established between a source device and a plurality of sink devices, the method comprising: determining a new set of values of the configuration parameters upon:—receiving a request for adding a new sink device to the plurality of sink devices of the point-to-multipoint Bluetooth network, or—receiving a request for changing a value of a configuration parameter related to a sink device of the plurality of sink devices, or—determining an updated value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter, wherein the new set of values is determined to allocate data rates between the plurality of multimedia communication links without exceeding the value of the maximum bandwidth usage parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Julien Goupy, Thomas Girardier, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Publication number: 20220150632Abstract: The description relates to a device (CTRL-DEV) for controlling a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device (DM-BLE), the dual-mode BLE multimedia device comprising a first sound system (SS1) and a second sound system (SS2) which are arranged to simultaneously stream an input multimedia stream, the first and second sound systems being respectively associated with at least one first Bluetooth multimedia device (SPK1, SPK2, SPKN) and at least one Bluetooth multimedia device (BLE-SPK1, BLE-SPK2, BLE-SPKN). The description also refers to a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device (DM-BLE?), a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Publication number: 20220132249Abstract: A Bluetooth device controlling a plurality of wireless audio devices, includes: a wireless communication circuit, to receive a wireless audio device identifier from each wireless audio device; a sound processing circuit to apply independent audio effects on a main audio stream such that the sound processing circuit outputs as many modified audio streams as the wireless communication circuit has received identifiers of wireless audio devices, on the basis of the characteristics of each wireless audio device; an allocation circuit to allocate each modified audio stream to a respective wireless audio device; and a transmission circuit to wirelessly transmit through a Bluetooth usage each modified audio stream to the respective wireless audio device for emission by the wireless audio devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Vincent Nallatamby
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Patent number: 11277691Abstract: Disclosed is a device for controlling a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device, the dual-mode BLE multimedia device including a first sound system and a second sound system which are arranged to simultaneously stream an input multimedia stream, the first and second sound systems being respectively associated with at least one first Bluetooth multimedia device and at least one Bluetooth multimedia device. Also disclosed is a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device, a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Nicolas Guezellot Prudhomme
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Patent number: 11223900Abstract: The Bluetooth device (DEV) controlling a plurality of wireless audio devices, comprises: a wireless communication circuit, to receive a wireless audio device identifier from each wireless audio device; a sound processing circuit to apply independent audio effects on a main audio stream such that the sound processing circuit outputs as many modified audio streams as the wireless communication circuit has received identifiers of wireless audio devices, on the basis of the characteristics of each wireless audio device; an allocation circuit to allocate each modified audio stream to a respective wireless audio device, a transmission circuit to wirelessly transmit through a Bluetooth usage each modified audio stream to said respective wireless audio device for emission by the wireless audio devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Vincent Nallatamby
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Patent number: 11089496Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining latency information in a wireless audio system, the wireless audio system comprising at least one wireless receiver, a wireless transmitter and a sound recorder, the method comprising the following steps: transmitting at least one test signal from the wireless transmitter to the wireless receiver, the test signal defining a time reference; playing the test signal at the wireless receiver; acquiring an audio record by the sound recorder while the test signal is played by the wireless receiver; determining, by the sound recorder, a latency information related to the wireless receiver at least based on the time reference and based on the audio record, and the wireless transmitter and the sound recorder being synchronized; transmitting the determined latency information to the wireless transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: TAP SOUND SYSTEMInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Etienne Ruffieux
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Publication number: 20210194944Abstract: A method of synchronizing sub-systems each including a master device and at least one slave device connected to the master device via Bluetooth for playback by the at least one slave device of audio data. The method includes collecting respective internal latency data of the sub-systems, determining, based on the internal latency data of the plurality of sub-systems, respective delays to be applied by the sub-systems between reception of the audio data and playback of the audio data by the slave devices of the sub-system, and, by each sub-system, applying the corresponding delay for playback of the audio data.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Thomas GIRARDIER, Julien GOUPY, Matthieu GUESNEROT
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Publication number: 20210195330Abstract: The Bluetooth device (DEV) controlling a plurality of wireless audio devices, comprises: a wireless communication circuit, to receive a wireless audio device identifier from each wireless audio device; a sound processing circuit to apply independent audio effects on a main audio stream such that the sound processing circuit outputs as many modified audio streams as the wireless communication circuit has received identifiers of wireless audio devices, on the basis of the characteristics of each wireless audio device; an allocation circuit to allocate each modified audio stream to a respective wireless audio device, a transmission circuit to wirelessly transmit through a Bluetooth usage each modified audio stream to said respective wireless audio device for emission by the wireless audio devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Thomas GIRARDIER, Julien GOUPY, Vincent NALLATAMBY
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Publication number: 20210195334Abstract: Disclosed is a device for controlling a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device, the dual-mode BLE multimedia device including a first sound system and a second sound system which are arranged to simultaneously stream an input multimedia stream, the first and second sound systems being respectively associated with at least one first Bluetooth multimedia device and at least one Bluetooth multimedia device. Also disclosed is a dual-mode Bluetooth low energy multimedia device, a method, a computer program and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Thomas GIRARDIER, Julien GOUPY, Nicolas GUEZELLOT PRUDHOMME
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Publication number: 20200322818Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining latency information in a wireless audio system, the wireless audio system comprising at least one wireless receiver, a wireless transmitter and a sound recorder, the method comprising the following steps: transmitting at least one test signal from the wireless transmitter to the wireless receiver, the test signal defining a time reference; playing the test signal at the wireless receiver; acquiring an audio record by the sound recorder during the test signal is played by the wireless receiver; determining, by the sound recorder, a latency information related to the wireless receiver at least based on the time reference and based on the audio record, the wireless transmitter and the sound recorder being synchronized; transmitting the determined latency information to the wireless transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: TAP SOUND SYSTEMInventors: Thomas Girardier, Julien Goupy, Etienne Ruffieux