Patents by Inventor Kung-Wei Liu

Kung-Wei Liu 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).

  • Spatial audio recording from home assistant devices
    Patent number: 12200465
    Abstract: The technology generally relates to spatial audio communication between devices. For example, a first device and a second device may be connected via a communication link. The first device may capture audio signals in an environment through two or more microphones. The first device may encode the captured audio with spatial configuration data. The first device may transmit the encoded audio via the communication link to the second device. The second device may decode the encoded audio into binaural or ambisonic audio to be output by one or more speakers of the second device. The binaural or ambisonic audio may be converted into spatial audio to be output. The second device may output the binaural or spatial audio to create an immersive listening experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Rajeev Conrad Nongpiur, Qian Zhang, Andrew James Sutter, Kung-Wei Liu, Jihan Li, Hélène Bahu, Leonardo Kusumo, Sze Chie Lim, Marco Tagliasacchi, Neil Zeghidour, Michael Takezo Chinen
  • Spatial Audio Recording from Home Assistant Devices
    Publication number: 20230379645
    Abstract: The technology generally relates to spatial audio communication between devices. For example, a first device and a second device may be connected via a communication link. The first device may capture audio signals in an environment through two or more microphones. The first device may encode the captured audio with spatial configuration data. The first device may transmit the encoded audio via the communication link to the second device. The second device may decode the encoded audio into binaural or ambisonic audio to be output by one or more speakers of the second device. The binaural or ambisonic audio may be converted into spatial audio to be output. The second device may output the binaural or spatial audio to create an immersive listening experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Rajeev Conrad Nongpiur, Qian Zhang, Andrew James Sutter, Kung-Wei Liu, Jihan Li, Hélène Bahu, Leonardo Kusumo, Sze Chie Lim, Marco Tagliasacchi, Neil Zeghidour, Michael Takezo Chinen