Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Slick

Kevin R. Slick 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: 10972520
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a wireless mix monitor system is provided in which the musicians have one or more wearable electronic devices that may receive digital audio over a wireless connection to a computer. The channels monitored by a given user may be mixed on the computer, on the devices, or on a combination of the computer and the devices. The musicians may be freed from a fixed mix monitor, allowing easy movement about the stage or performance space. Audio buffering and upsampling/downsampling may be used to manage temporal discontinuities in the audio stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Audio Fusion Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin R. Slick
  • Patent number: 10454982
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a wireless mix monitor system is provided in which the musicians have one or more wearable electronic devices that may receive digital audio over a wireless connection to a computer. The channels monitored by a given user may be mixed on the computer, on the devices, or on a combination of the computer and the devices. The musicians may be freed from a fixed mix monitor, allowing easy movement about the stage or performance space. Audio buffering and upsampling/downsampling may be used to manage temporal discontinuities in the audio stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Audio Fusion Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin R. Slick
  • Patent number: 10299059
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a monitor mixing system is provided in which a stage plot of the positions of the musicians and their instructions may be supplied. Based on the relative locations of a given musician who is monitoring the mix and the other musicians/instruments, the monitor mixing system may generate a mix that incorporates modifications to make the sound appear to be three dimensional. That is, the source of the sound may be experienced by the musician as if the sound is being heard from the location of the musician/instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Audio Fusion Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin R. Slick
  • Patent number: 10001968
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a monitor mixing system is provided in which each musician has one or more portable electronic devices (e.g. smart phones, tablets, etc.) that are programmable to select the owner of a plurality of channels of digital audio as either the musician or the band (e.g. one of the other musicians). The device may also be programmable to control the volume of the musicians own channel independently from the volume of the remaining channels, in an embodiment, and may be programmable with a master volume control as well. The plurality of channels of digital audio may be mixed according to the controls and played back for the musician over the device's audio output. In an embodiment, a simple and efficient interface may give the musician considerable control over his/her monitor mix and may free the musician to move about the stage as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Audio Fusion Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin R. Slick
  • Patent number: 10003901
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a mix monitor system is provided in which a stage plot of the positions of the musicians and their instructions may be supplied. Based on the relative locations of a given musician who is monitoring the mix and the other musicians/instruments, the mix monitor system may generate a mix that incorporates modifications to make the sound appear to be three dimensional. That is, the source of the sound may be experienced by the musician as if the sound is being heard from the location of the musician/instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Audio Fusion Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin R. Slick