Patents by Inventor Mark Christopher Wallen

Mark Christopher Wallen 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).

  • Automatically aiding individuals with developing auditory attention abilities
    Patent number: 11602287
    Abstract: Aspects include identifying each of a plurality of audio sources proximate to a user wearing a headset. The audio sources include a primary audio source and a plurality of background audio sources. Aspects include causing the headset to play a set of audio sources to the user by causing each audio source of the set to be unfiltered by the headset. Aspects include determining an acceptance level of the user. Aspects also include determining a background noise filtering adjustment based on the acceptance level and the set of audio sources being played by the headset to the user. Aspects also include causing the headset to adjust a filtering of one or more of the plurality of background audio sources by the headset based on the background noise filtering adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stefania Axo, Mark Christopher Wallen, Keith Joseph Miller, Yang Liu, Richard Polhemus
  • AUTOMATICALLY AIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPING AUDITORY ATTENTION ABILITIES
    Publication number: 20210298647
    Abstract: Aspects include identifying each of a plurality of audio sources proximate to a user wearing a headset. The audio sources include a primary audio source and a plurality of background audio sources. Aspects include causing the headset to play a set of audio sources to the user by causing each audio source of the set to be unfiltered by the headset. Aspects include determining an acceptance level of the user. Aspects also include determining a background noise filtering adjustment based on the acceptance level and the set of audio sources being played by the headset to the user. Aspects also include causing the headset to adjust a filtering of one or more of the plurality of background audio sources by the headset based on the background noise filtering adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Stefania Axo, Mark Christopher Wallen, Keith Joseph Miller, Yang Liu, Richard Polhemus