Patents by Inventor Marc A. Boillot
Marc A. Boillot 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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Patent number: 9204214Abstract: Methods and devices for wearable sound processing and voice operated control are provided. The method can include monitoring a sound pressure level between a first received sound and a second received sound, identifying a voicing level from a comparison of the sound pressure level, determining if a wearer is speaking based on the comparison and the voicing level, and transmitting a decision that the wearer's spoken voice is present to at least one among a cell phone, a media player, and a portable computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Personics Holdings, LLCInventors: John Usher, Steven Goldstein, Marc Boillot
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Publication number: 20150334484Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an acoustic device including an ear canal microphone configured to detect a first acoustic signal, an ambient microphone configured to detect a second acoustic signal, and a processor operatively coupled to the ear canal microphone and the ambient microphone. The processor is configured to detect a predetermined speech pattern based on an analysis of the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal and upon detection of the predetermined speech pattern, subsequently process acoustic signals from the ear canal microphone for a predetermined time or until the ear canal microphone detects a lack of an acoustic signal for a second predetermined time. After the predetermined time or after a second predetermined time, the processor processes acoustic signals from the ear canal microphone and the ambient microphone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: PERSONICS HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: John Usher, Steve Goldstein, Marc Boillot
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Patent number: 9189083Abstract: A portable measurement system is provided comprising a probe, two trackers, a receiver and a pod. A user interface control captures a location and position of the probe in a three-dimensional sensing space with respect to a coordinate system of the receiver from time of flight waveform analysis. The system suppresses a ringing portion of the received ultrasonic and minimizes distortion associated with ultrasonic transducer ring-down during high-resolution position tracking of the probe and the two trackers. Media is presented according to a customized use of the probe and two trackers during an operation workflow.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: ORTHOSENSOR INC.Inventors: Martin Roche, Jason McIntosh, Marc Boillot, Carlos Gil
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Patent number: 9191740Abstract: An earpiece (100) and acoustic management module for in-ear canal suppression control are provided. A method for suppressing signals for a conference call, a vehicle, and a general communication event is also provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to deliver audio content to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound, and a processor (121). The processor can generate a voice activity level (622) and suppress an echo, spoken voice, and media content in the electronic internal signal, and mix an electronic ambient signal with an electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the voice activity level and a background noise level to produce a mixed signal (323) that is delivered to the ear canal (131).Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Personics Holdings, LLCInventors: Jason McIntosh, Marc Boillot, John Usher, Steven Goldstein
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Patent number: 9141254Abstract: A navigation system is provided to direct control of a user interface work-flow during a procedure. Such a need can arise in sterile environments were touchless interaction is preferable over physical contact. The system includes a wand and receiver for controlling a pagination and parameter entry of the work-flow, a processor to compare wand movement profiles, a clock for limiting a time window between the comparison, and a controller for activating a user interface control in the workflow when a wand movement profile or gesture is recognized. The comparison can be based on the wand's direction, orientation and movement to and from various locations. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: ORTHOSENSOR INCInventors: Marc Boillot, Jason McIntosh
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Patent number: 9137597Abstract: An earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM), an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR), a transceiver, an illumination element, and a processor to provide visual operational mode indication via the illumination element. The operational mode can correspond to an active phone call, an incoming phone call, a terminated phone, a caller-on-hold condition, a recording mode, a voice mail mode, a mute mode, an audible transparency mode or an ear-plug mode. The intensity, frequency, amplitude, color or duration of the lighting can be adjusted according to the operational mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Personics Holdings, LLCInventors: John Usher, Steven W. Goldstein, Marc A. Boillot
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Patent number: 9011448Abstract: A low-cost and compact electronic device toolset is provided for orthopedic assisted navigation. The toolset comprises wireless sensorized devices that communicate directly with one another. A computer workstation is an optional component for further visualization. The sensorized devices are constructed with low-cost transducers and are self-powered. The toolset is disposable and incurs less hospital maintenance and overhead. As one example, the toolset reports anatomical alignment during a surgical workflow procedure. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Orthosensor Inc.Inventors: Martin Roche, Marc Boillot, Jason McIntosh
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Patent number: 8945133Abstract: A spine alignment system is provided to assess load forces on the vertebra in conjunction with overall spinal alignment. The system includes a spine instrument having an electronic assembly and a sensorized head. The sensorized head can be inserted between vertebra and report vertebral conditions such as force, pressure, orientation and edge loading. A GUI is therewith provided to show where the spine instrument is positioned relative to vertebral bodies as the instrument is placed in the inter-vetebral space. The system can distract vertebrae to a first height and measure the load applied by the spine region. The GUI can indicate that the load is outside a predetermined range. The spine region can be distracted to a second height where the load is measured within the predetermined load range.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Orthosensor IncInventors: Marc Stein, Martin Roche, Marc Boillot
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Patent number: 8904312Abstract: A touchless sensor device (110) for touchless signing and recognition is provided. The sensor device can include a recognition engine (114) for recognizing at least one finger sign (140), and a controller (120) for composing a text from the recognized at least one finger sign and providing predictive texting. A recognized pattern can be an alphanumeric character or a finger gesture. The controller can generate a trace (145) from the finger sign. The trace can include spatio-temporal information (153) that is characteristic to a touchless writing style. The controller can provide text messaging services, email composition services, biometric identification services, phone dialing, and navigation entry services through touchless finger signing.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: NaviSenseInventor: Marc Boillot
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Patent number: 8864686Abstract: A system and method is provided for resolving a pivot point via touchless interaction. It applies to situations where one end of a rigid object is inaccessible but remains stationary at a pivot point, while the other end is free to move and is accessible to an input pointing device. As an example, the rigid object can be a leg bone where the proximal end is at the hip joint and the distal end is at the knee. The system comprises a wand and a receiver that are spatially configurable to touchlessly locate the pivot point without contact. The receiver tracks a relative displacement of the wand and geometrically resolves the location of the pivot point by a spherical mapping. The system can use a combination of ultrasonic sensing and/or accelerometer measurements. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Orthosensor Inc.Inventors: Martin Roche, Marc Boillot, Jason McIntosh
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Patent number: 8814810Abstract: A system and method of touchless interaction is provided for resolving a pivot point of an object where direct placement of a sensor at the pivot point is not practical. It applies to situations where the pivot point of a rigid object is inaccessible but remains stationary, while the other end is free to move and is accessible. The system maps the object's pivot point by way of an external sensor that detects constrained motion of the rigid object within a hemispherical banded boundary. It can also detect a geometric pattern and acceleration during the constrained motion to compensate for higher order rotations about the pivot point. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Orthosensor Inc.Inventors: Martin Roche, Marc Boillot, Jason McIntosh
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Publication number: 20140126748Abstract: Methods and devices for wearable sound processing and voice operated control are provided. The method can include monitoring a sound pressure level between a first received sound and a second received sound, identifying a voicing level from a comparison of the sound pressure level, determining if a wearer is speaking based on the comparison and the voicing level, and transmitting a decision that the wearer's spoken voice is present to at least one among a cell phone, a media player, and a portable computing device. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Personics Holdings, Inc.Inventors: John Usher, Marc Boillot, Steven Goldstein
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Publication number: 20140095157Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and device for voice operated control with learning. The method can include measuring a first sound received from a first microphone, measuring a second sound received from a second microphone, detecting a spoken voice based on an analysis of measurements taken at the first and second microphone, learning from the analysis when the user is speaking and a speaking level in noisy environments, training a decision unit from the learning to be robust to a detection of the spoken voice in the noisy environments, mixing the first sound and the second sound to produce a mixed signal, and controlling the production of the mixed signal based on the learning of one or more aspects of the spoken voice and ambient sounds in the noisy environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Personics Holdings, Inc.Inventors: John Usher, Steve Goldstein, Marc Boillot
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Publication number: 20140081644Abstract: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and device for voice operated control. The method can include measuring a first sound received from a first microphone, measuring a second sound received from a second microphone, detecting a spoken voice based on an analysis of measurements taken at the first and second microphone, mixing the first sound and the second sound to produce a mixed signal, and controlling the production of the mixed signal based on one or more aspects of the spoken voice.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Personics Holdings, Inc.Inventors: John Usher, Steve Goldstein, Marc Boillot
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Patent number: 8638296Abstract: A method of calibration and a calibration machine is provided for calibrating sensory controls of an ultrasonic navigation system. It can include an enclosure for containing a paired device group to minimize air flow therein, one or more holder mechanisms for rigidly mounting the paired devices at specific and adjustable orientations, and a rail system for holding the one or more holder mechanisms at specific locations within the enclosure. A computer communicatively coupled to the calibration machine can precisely adjust actuators for configuring the distances and orientations of the holding mechanisms and control a transmission and reception of the paired devices for calibrating the paired devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventors: Jason McIntosh, Marc Boillot
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Publication number: 20130301850Abstract: An earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM), an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR), a transceiver, an illumination element, and a processor to provide visual operational mode indication via the illumination element. The operational mode can correspond to an active phone call, an incoming phone call, a terminated phone, a caller-on-hold condition, a recording mode, a voice mail mode, a mute mode, an audible transparency mode or an ear-plug mode. The intensity, frequency, amplitude, color or duration of the lighting can be adjusted according to the operational mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: John Usher, Steven W. Goldstein, Marc A. Boillot
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Patent number: 8570274Abstract: A device and method is provided for sensory feedback control during touchless navigation of a user interface. The navigation system permits touchless user interface control via a wand pointing device and a receiver device. The wand is used to identify points of interest in three-dimensional space via a wand tip. The wand tip does not contain any electronics or sensors and permits precise access measurements. The wand can also be affixed to objects to track their movement and orientation within proximity of the receiver. In one arrangement, the sensory feedback provides a visual indication of the wand's location and orientation through the user interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: NaviSenseInventors: Jason McIntosh, Marc Boillot
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Publication number: 20130279703Abstract: A mobile communication environment (100) can include a mobile device (160) to measure and send sound pressure level data. The mobile device (160) can initiate the collection of audio information responsive to detecting a trigger event. Mobile device (160) can measure or calculate the sound pressure level from the audio information. Metadata including time information and geographic location information can be captured with the collected audio information. Mobile device (160) can send the sound pressure level data and metadata through a wired or wireless communication path to a database (614).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Steven Wayne Goldstein, Marc Boillot, Jason Mclntosh, John P. Keady
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Patent number: 8526645Abstract: An earpiece (100) and acoustic management module (300) for in-ear canal echo suppression control suitable is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Receiver (125) to deliver audio content to an ear canal, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound, and a processor (121) to generate a voice activity level (622) and suppress an echo of spoken voice in the electronic internal signal, and mix an electronic ambient signal with an electronic internal signal in a ratio dependent on the voice activity level and a background noise level to produce a mixed signal (323) that is delivered to the ear canal (131).Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2008Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Personics Holdings Inc.Inventors: Marc Boillot, John Usher, Jason McIntosh, Steven Goldstein
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Publication number: 20130225982Abstract: A system and method for is provided for operation of an orthopedic system. The system includes a load sensor for converting an applied pressure associated with a force load on an anatomical joint, and an ultrasonic device for creating a low-power short-range ultrasonic sensing field within proximity of the load sensing unit for assessing alignment. The system can adjust a strength and range of the ultrasonic sensing field according to position. It can report audible and visual information associated with the force load and alignment. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: ORTHOSENSOR INCInventors: Jason McIntosh, Martin Roche, Marc Boillot, Carlos Gil