Patents by Inventor Jussi Kalevi Virolainen

Jussi Kalevi Virolainen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240137723
    Abstract: A method for generating a spatial audio stream, the method including: obtaining at least two audio signals from at least two microphones; extracting from the at least two audio signals a first audio signal, the first audio signal including at least partially speech of a user; extracting from the at least two audio signals a second audio signal, wherein speech of the user is substantially not present within the second audio signal; and encoding the first audio signal and the second audio signal to generate the spatial audio stream such that a rendering of speech of the user to a controllable direction and/or distance is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Juha Tapio Vilkamo, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen
  • Publication number: 20240137728
    Abstract: A method for generating a parametric spatial audio stream, the method including: obtaining at least one mono-channel audio signal from at least one close microphone; obtaining at least one of: at least one reverberation parameter; at least one control parameter configured to control spatial features of the parametric spatial audio stream; generating, based on the at least one reverberation parameter, at least one reverberated audio signal from a respective at least one mono-channel audio signal; generating at least one spatial metadata parameter based on at least one of: the at least one mono-channel audio signal; the at least one reverberated audio signal; the at least one control parameter; and the at least one reverberation parameter; and encoding the at least one reverberated audio signal and the at least one spatial metadata parameter to generate the spatial audio stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Juha Tapio VILKAMO, Jussi Kalevi VIROLAINEN
  • Publication number: 20240048935
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure could be implemented in systems where a first device, such as a mobile phone or other processing device, renders audio input signals to provide spatial audio. The spatial audio can then be transmitted to another device, such as a headset or earphones for playback. In such examples the rendering apparatus is configured to receive one or more audio input signals and information indicative of a user head position. The rendering apparatus processes the received one or more audio input signals to obtain a spatial audio signal based on the user head position and obtains compensation metadata. The compensation metadata includes information indicating how the spatial audio signal should be adjusted to account for a change in the user head position. The rendering apparatus includes the compensation metadata to be used to adjust the spatial audio signal to account for a change in the user head position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Juha Taplo VILKAMO, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN
  • Publication number: 20230084225
    Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs for repositioning spatial audio streams. The apparatus is configured to receive a plurality of spatial audio streams wherein the spatial audio streams include one or more audio signals and associated spatial metadata. The apparatus is also configured to receive obtaining repositioning information relating to at least one of the plurality of spatial audio streams and repositioning the at least one of the plurality of spatial audio streams based on the repositioning information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Juha Tapio Vilkamo, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen
  • Patent number: 10200788
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one audio signal from a further apparatus; an input configured to receive at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus; an orientation/location determiner configured to determine a relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; an audio processor configured to process the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus based on the relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; and a combiner configured to combine the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus having been processed and the at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Kari Juhani Jarvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Publication number: 20180192189
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one audio signal from a further apparatus; an input configured to receive at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus; an orientation/location determiner configured to determine a relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; an audio processor configured to process the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus based on the relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; and a combiner configured to combine the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus having been processed and the at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Kari Juhani Jarvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Patent number: 9936292
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one audio signal from a further apparatus; an input configured to receive at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus; an orientation/location determiner configured to determine a relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; an audio processor configured to process the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus based on the relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; and a combiner configured to combine the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus having been processed and the at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Kari Juhani Jarvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Publication number: 20170245053
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one audio signal from a further apparatus; an input configured to receive at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus; an orientation/location determiner configured to determine a relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; an audio processor configured to process the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus based on the relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; and a combiner configured to combine the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus having been processed and the at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Kari Juhani Jarvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Patent number: 9632683
    Abstract: An apparatus for enabling manipulation of one or more audio objects may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including detecting at least one audio object and operating a pointer in a selected direction by a user. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to detect a gesture of the pointer in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to control at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Kari Juhani Jarvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Patent number: 9621991
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one audio signal from a further apparatus; an input configured to receive at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus; an orientation/location determiner configured to determine a relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; an audio processor configured to process the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus based on the relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; and a combiner configured to combine the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus having been processed and the at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Kari Juhani Järvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Publication number: 20160086633
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at feast one audio signal and/or sensor signal; an image input configured to receive at least one image frame; a context determiner configured to determine at least one context based on the at least one audio signal and/or sensor signal; an audio track suggestion determiner configured to determine at least one context audio signal based on the at least one context; and a mixer configured to associate the at least one context audio signal with the at least one image frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Aleksi Eeben
  • Publication number: 20150319530
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an input configured to receive at least one audio signal from a further apparatus; an input configured to receive at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus; an orientation/location determiner configured to determine a relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; an audio processor configured to process the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus based on the relative orientation/location difference between the apparatus and the further apparatus; and a combiner configured to combine the at least one audio signal from the further apparatus having been processed and the at least one audio signal associated with the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Kari Juhani Järvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Patent number: 9055381
    Abstract: It is disclosed to determine, for a direction being at least associated with a value of a first direction component and with a value of a second direction component, at least one weighting factor for each basis function of a set of basis functions, each of the basis functions being associated with an audio transfer characteristic, wherein said determining is at least based on a first set of gain factors, associated with the first direction component, and on a second set of gain factors, associated with the second direction component
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Ole Kirkeby, Gaetan Lorho, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Ravi Shenoy, Pushkar Prasad Patwardhan
  • Publication number: 20140129937
    Abstract: An apparatus for enabling manipulation of one or more audio objects may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including detecting at least one audio object and operating a pointer in a selected direction by a user. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to detect a gesture of the pointer in response to the operating of the pointer in the selected direction. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to control at least one characteristic of the detected audio object in response to the detected gesture of the pointer or an indication of a selection of the at least one characteristic. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kari Juhani Jarvinen, Marko Tapani Yliaho, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Antti Heikki Tapio Sassi
  • Publication number: 20120207310
    Abstract: It is disclosed to determine, for a direction being at least associated with a value of a first direction component and with a value of a second direction component, at least one weighting factor for each basis function of a set of basis functions, each of the basis functions being associated with an audio transfer characteristic, wherein said determining is at least based on a first set of gain factors, associated with the first direction component, and on a second set of gain factors, associated with the second direction component
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ole Kirkeby, Gaetan Lorho, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Ravi Shenoy, Pushkar Prasad Patwardhan