Patents by Inventor Marcin Ciolek

Marcin Ciolek 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).

  • Patent number: 12380902
    Abstract: A method comprises: vector quantizing input vectors representative of audio into an original sequence including indices of codewords of a codebook; generating candidate sequences including the indices of the codewords of the codebook by evaluating, for each candidate sequence, transition costs for transitions between the indices based on (i) transition probabilities of the transitions, and (ii) distances between the codewords represented by the indices and the input vectors that corresponds to the indices; determining a preferred candidate sequence of the candidate sequences to replace the original sequence based on the transition costs for each candidate sequence; and transmitting the preferred candidate sequence in place of the original sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Marcin Ciolek, Michal Sulewski, Raul A. Casas, Samer Lutfi Hijazi, Mihailo Kolundzija
  • Publication number: 20250131930
    Abstract: A method comprises: storing n dimension (nD) dictionaries (nD dictionaries) where n decreases from a highest dimension to a lowest dimension, each nD dictionary including codewords for sequences of n symbols that are of a limited number that is less than all possible sequences of n symbols; storing key blocks for corresponding ones of the nD dictionaries, each key block configured with keys that map sequences of n?1 symbols to dictionaries of a corresponding one of the nD dictionaries that includes the codewords; receiving a sequence of symbols that represent indices of codevectors of a vector quantizer codebook that are representative of audio; determining a codeword using the key blocks and the nD dictionaries; and encoding a current symbol of the sequence of symbols using the codeword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Michal Sulewski, Marcin Ciolek, Mihailo Kolundzija, Raul A. Casas, Samer Lutfi Hijazi, Christopher Rowen
  • Publication number: 20250131931
    Abstract: A method comprises: vector quantizing input vectors representative of audio into an original sequence including indices of codewords of a codebook; generating candidate sequences including the indices of the codewords of the codebook by evaluating, for each candidate sequence, transition costs for transitions between the indices based on (i) transition probabilities of the transitions, and (ii) distances between the codewords represented by the indices and the input vectors that corresponds to the indices; determining a preferred candidate sequence of the candidate sequences to replace the original sequence based on the transition costs for each candidate sequence; and transmitting the preferred candidate sequence in place of the original sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Marcin Ciolek, Michal Sulewski, Raul A. Casas, Samer Lutfi Hijazi, Mihailo Kolundzija
  • Patent number: 11916686
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for audio group identification for conferencing. For example, methods may include joining a conference call using a network interface; accessing an audio signal that has been captured using a microphone; detecting a control signal in the audio signal; and, responsive to detection of the control signal, invoking modification of an audio path of the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Raul Alejandro Casas, Marcin Ciolek, Samer Hijazi, Dror Maydan, Hua Mu, Erik Panu, Christopher Rowen
  • Publication number: 20230129867
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for audio group identification for conferencing. For example, methods may include joining a conference call using a network interface; accessing an audio signal that has been captured using a microphone; detecting a control signal in the audio signal; and, responsive to detection of the control signal, invoking modification of an audio path of the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Raul Alejandro Casas, Marcin Ciolek, Samer Hijazi, Dror Maydan, Hua Mu, Erik Panu, Christopher Rowen
  • Patent number: 11502860
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for audio group identification for conferencing. For example, methods may include joining a conference call using a network interface; accessing an audio signal that has been captured using a microphone; detecting a control signal in the audio signal; and, responsive to detection of the control signal, invoking modification of an audio path of the conference call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: BabbleLabs LLC
    Inventors: Raul Alejandro Casas, Samer Hijazi, Hua Mu, Marcin Ciolek, Dror Maydan, Christopher Rowen, Erik Panu
  • Publication number: 20210144021
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for audio group identification for conferencing. For example, methods may include joining a conference call using a network interface; accessing an audio signal that has been captured using a microphone; detecting a control signal in the audio signal; and, responsive to detection of the control signal, invoking modification of an audio path of the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Raul Alejandro Casas, Samer Hijazi, Hua Mu, Marcin Ciolek, Dror Maydan, Christopher Rowen, Erik Panu