Patents by Inventor Mark Schiementz

Mark Schiementz 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).

  • Voice converter for assimilation by frame synthesis with temporal alignment
    Patent number: 7464034
    Abstract: A voice converting apparatus is constructed for converting an input voice into an output voice according to a target voice. The apparatus includes a storage section, an analyzing section including a characteristic analyzer, a producing section, a synthesizing section, a memory, an alignment processor, and target decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignees: Yamaha Corporation, Pompeu Fabra University
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawashima, Yasuo Yoshioka, Pedro Cano, Alex Loscos, Xavier Serra, Mark Schiementz, Jordi Bonada
  • Voice converter for assimilation by frame synthesis with temporal alignment
    Publication number: 20050049875
    Abstract: A voice converting apparatus is constructed for converting an input voice into an output voice according to a target voice. In the apparatus, a storage section provisionally stores source data, which is associated to and extracted from the target voice. An analyzing section analyzes the input voice to extract therefrom a series of input data frames representing the input voice. A producing section produces a series of target data frames representing the target voice based on the source data, while aligning the target data frames with the input data frames to secure synchronization between the target data frames and the input data frames. A synthesizing section synthesizes the output voice according to the target data frames and the input data frames. In the recognizing feature analysis, a characteristic analyzer extracts from the input voice a characteristic vector. A memory memorizes target behavior data representing a behavior of the target voice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawashima, Yasuo Yoshioka, Pedro Cano, Alex Loscos, Xavier Serra, Mark Schiementz, Jordi Bonada
  • Voice converter for assimilation by frame synthesis with temporal alignment
    Patent number: 6836761
    Abstract: A voice converting apparatus is constructed for converting an input voice into an output voice according to a target voice. In the apparatus, a storage section provisionally stores source data, which is associated to and extracted from the target voice. An analyzing section analyzes the input voice to extract therefrom a series of input data frames representing the input voice. A producing section produces a series of target data frames representing the target voice based on the source data, while aligning the target data frames with the input data frames to secure synchronization between the target data frames and the input data frames. A synthesizing section synthesizes the output voice according to the target data frames and the input data frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignees: Yamaha Corporation, Pompeu Fabra University
    Inventors: Takahiro Kawashima, Yasuo Yoshioka, Pedro Cano, Alex Loscos, Xavier Serra, Mark Schiementz, Jordi Bonada