Patents by Inventor Lorenzo Ponzanelli

Lorenzo Ponzanelli 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).

  • Auto mute feature using a voice accelerometer and a microphone
    Patent number: 11869536
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically muting or unmuting an acoustic transducer include receiving a signal representing an output by a voice accelerometer of a device, determining whether the signal is indicative of a presence or absence of voice activity by a user of the device, and generating a control signal that causes an acoustic transducer to be muted responsive to determining that the signal is indicative of an absence of voice activity by the user, or that causes the acoustic transducer to be unmuted response to determining that the signal is indicative of a presence of voice activity by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Condorelli, Lorenzo Ponzanelli, Shin Nagpal
  • Auto Mute Feature Using A Voice Accelerometer and A Microphone
    Publication number: 20210383824
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically muting or unmuting an acoustic transducer include receiving a signal representing an output by a voice accelerometer of a device, determining whether the signal is indicative of a presence or absence of voice activity by a user of the device, and generating a control signal that causes an acoustic transducer to be muted responsive to determining that the signal is indicative of an absence of voice activity by the user, or that causes the acoustic transducer to be unmuted response to determining that the signal is indicative of a presence of voice activity by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Roberto Condorelli, Lorenzo Ponzanelli, Shin Nagpal