Patents by Inventor Louis D. Fielder
Louis D. Fielder 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: 20230328469Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Patent number: 11671779Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Publication number: 20220415334Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of audio coding, in particular, it relates to a method for encoding audio signals through a masking model based on a hearing threshold of frequency intervals of the audio signal and a measured energy of the audio signal for the corresponding frequency intervals. The disclosure further relates to an encoder that is capable of carrying out the audio encoding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Grant A. Davidson, Louis D. Fielder, Mark S. Vinton
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Publication number: 20220264216Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Patent number: 11330356Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Publication number: 20220103959Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Patent number: 11284184Abstract: A method of calibrating a feedback-based noise cancellation system of an ear device may involve obtaining a measured plant response of the ear device, obtaining a reference plant response value and determining a plant response variation between the reference plant response value and a value corresponding to the measured plant response. The method may involve obtaining a measured a coupler response of the ear device, obtaining a reference coupler response value and determining a coupler response variation between the reference coupler response value and a value corresponding to the measured coupler response. The method may involve determining, based at least in part on the plant response variation and the coupler response variation, a microphone signal gain correction factor and applying the microphone signal gain correction factor to ear device microphone signals that are input to a feedback loop of the feedback-based noise cancellation system.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Matthew Conrad Fellers, Louis D. Fielder, Douglas Walter Hansen, Joshua B. Lando, C. Phillip Brown, Rhonda J. Wilson
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Patent number: 11140501Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Publication number: 20210204054Abstract: A method of calibrating a feedback-based noise cancellation system of an ear device may involve obtaining a measured plant response of the ear device, obtaining a reference plant response value and determining a plant response variation between the reference plant response value and a value corresponding to the measured plant response. The method may involve obtaining a measured a coupler response of the ear device, obtaining a reference coupler response value and determining a coupler response variation between the reference coupler response value and a value corresponding to the measured coupler response. The method may involve determining, based at least in part on the plant response variation and the coupler response variation, a microphone signal gain correction factor and applying the microphone signal gain correction factor to ear device microphone signals that are input to a feedback loop of the feedback-based noise cancellation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2019Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Matthew Conrad FELLERS, Louis D. FIELDER, Douglas Walter HANSEN, Joshua B. LANDO, C. Phillip BROWN, Rhonda J. WILSON
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Publication number: 20210037309Abstract: Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Patent number: 10880633Abstract: Headphone system including two ear cups (105a, 105b), a headband assembly (110), an interface system (115) and a control system (120). Each ear cup (105a, 105b) includes an ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b), an ear pad assembly (207a, 207b), a speaker system (805) and a hinge assembly (700). The hinge assembly (700) is disposed within the ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b) such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup (105a, 105b). The headband (110) assembly connects with each of the ear cups (105a, 105b) via the hinge assembly (700). The interface system (115) includes at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons (202, 204, 206) disposed on at least one of the ear cups (105a, 105b). Each of the input source buttons (202, 204, 206) is configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Lucas E. Saule, Gareth James Selfe, Richard Louis Weisman, Daniel Corey Wiggins, Louis D. Fielder, Peter Michaelian
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Publication number: 20200367003Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Patent number: 10750306Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Publication number: 20190342685Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. FIELDER, Zhiwei SHUANG, Grant A. DAVIDSON, Xiguang ZHENG, Mark S. VINTON
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Publication number: 20190313179Abstract: Headphone system including two ear cups (105a, 105b), a headband assembly (110), an interface system (115) and a control system (120). Each ear cup (105a, 105b) includes an ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b), an ear pad assembly (207a, 207b), a speaker system (805) and a hinge assembly (700). The hinge assembly (700) is disposed within the ear cup enclosure (205a, 205b) such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup (105a, 105b). The headband (110) assembly connects with each of the ear cups (105a, 105b) via the hinge assembly (700). The interface system (115) includes at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons (202, 204, 206) disposed on at least one of the ear cups (105a, 105b). Each of the input source buttons (202, 204, 206) is configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Lucas E. SAULE, Gareth James SELFE, Richard Louis WEISMAN, Daniel Corey WIGGINS, Louis D. FIELDER, Peter MICHAELIAN
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Patent number: 10382875Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Patent number: 10341799Abstract: Embodiments are described for designing a filter in a magnitude domain performing an impedance filtering function over a frequency domain to compensate for directional cues for the left and right ears of the listener as a function of virtual source angles during headphone virtual sound reproduction. The filter is derived by obtaining blocked ear canal and open ear canal transfer functions for loudspeakers placed in a room, obtaining an open ear canal transfer function for a headphone placed on a listening subject, and dividing the loudspeaker transfer functions by the headphone transfer function to invert a headphone response at the entrance of the ear canal and map the ear canal function from the headphone to free field.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Sunil Bharitkar, Louis D. Fielder
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Publication number: 20190052989Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: February 14, 2019Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. FIELDER, Zhiwei SHUANG, Grant A. DAVIDSON, Xiguang ZHENG, Mark S. VINTON
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Patent number: 10149082Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. Fielder, Zhiwei Shuang, Grant A. Davidson, Xiguang Zheng, Mark S. Vinton
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Publication number: 20180035233Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reverberation generation for headphone virtualization. A method of generating one or more components of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) for headphone virtualization is described. In the method, directionally-controlled reflections are generated, wherein directionally-controlled reflections impart a desired perceptual cue to an audio input signal corresponding to a sound source location. Then at least the generated reflections are combined to obtain the one or more components of the BRIR. Corresponding system and computer program products are described as well.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Louis D. FIELDER, Zhiwei SHUANG, Grant A. DAVIDSON, Xiguang ZHENG, Mark S. VINTON