Patents by Inventor Ludger Solbach

Ludger Solbach 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: 20100094643
    Abstract: Systems and methods for reconstructing decomposed audio signals are presented. In exemplary embodiments, a decomposed audio signal is received. The decomposed audio signal may include a plurality of frequency sub-band signals having successively shifted group delays as a function of frequency from a filter bank. The plurality of frequency sub-band signals may then be grouped into two or more groups. A delay function may be applied to at least one of the two or more groups. Subsequently, the groups may be combined to reconstruct the audio signal, which may be outputted accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Carlos Avendano, Ludger Solbach
  • Publication number: 20090323982
    Abstract: Systems and methods for noise suppression using noise subtraction processing are provided. The noise subtraction processing comprises receiving at least a primary and a secondary acoustic signal. A desired signal component may be calculated and subtracted from the secondary acoustic signal to obtaining a noise component signal. A determination may be made of a reference energy ratio and a prediction energy ratio. A determination may be made as to whether to adjust the noise component signal based partially on the reference energy ratio and partially on the prediction energy ratio. The noise component signal may be adjusted or frozen based on the determination. The noise component signal may then be removed from the primary acoustic signal to generate a noise subtracted signal which may be outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Ludger Solbach, Carlo Murgia
  • Publication number: 20090220107
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing single microphone noise suppression fallback are provided. In exemplary embodiments, primary and secondary acoustic signals are received. A single microphone noise estimate may be generated based on the primary acoustic signal, while a dual microphone noise estimate may be generated based on the primary and secondary acoustic signals. A combined noise estimate based on the single and dual microphone noise estimates is then determined. Using the combined noise estimate, a gain mask may be generated and applied to the primary acoustic signal to generate a noise suppressed signal. Subsequently, the noise suppressed signal may be output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Every, Carlos Avendano, Ludger Solbach, Carlo Murgia
  • Publication number: 20070276656
    Abstract: Systems and methods for audio signal processing are provided. In exemplary embodiments, a filter cascade of complex-valued filters are used to decompose an input audio signal into a plurality of frequency components or sub-band signals. These sub-band signals may be processed for phase alignment, amplitude compensation, and time delay prior to summation of real portions of the sub-band signals to generate a reconstructed audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Ludger Solbach, Lloyd Watts