Patents by Inventor Michael Mandel

Michael Mandel 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: 12591308
    Abstract: The various implementations described herein include techniques and apparatuses for handwriting and other user gesture detection and recognition. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via one or more sensors of a wearable device worn by a user, neuromuscular data generated from performance of a hand gesture by the user. The method also includes generating, using one or more encoders, one or more encodings by encoding the neuromuscular data; and identifying, using a language model, one or more terms from the one or more encodings. The method further includes causing display of the one or more terms to the user during performance of the hand gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Robert Bittner, Michael Mandel, Viswanath Sivakumar, Suman Mulumudi, Adam Calhoun
  • Publication number: 20250117131
    Abstract: A method of identifying devolved sequences of handwriting motions is described. The method includes obtaining, via sensors of a wearable device of a computing system, data corresponding to a user attempting to perform a sequence of handwriting motions associated with one or more target inputs while wearing the wearable device. The method includes identifying, based on at least (i) the data corresponding to the user attempting to perform the sequence of handwriting motion and (ii) the one or more target inputs associated with the sequence of handwriting motions, a devolved sequence of handwriting motions to suggest to the user for inputting a respective target input of the one or more target inputs. The devolved sequence of handwriting motions is a different sequence and includes fewer handwriting motions as compared to the sequence of handwriting motions. And the method includes presenting a representation of the devolved sequence of handwriting motions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Evgeniy Gabrilovich, Patrick William John Kaifosh, Shagun Sodhani, Michael Mandel, Stephen McAnearney, Adam Calhoun, Adam Berenzweig, Laurentius Johannes Paulus van der Maaten, Salvatore Candido, Chia-Jung Chang, Siddharth Reddy, Thomas Robert Reardon
  • Publication number: 20250076985
    Abstract: The various implementations described herein include techniques and apparatuses for handwriting and other user gesture detection and recognition. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, via one or more sensors of a wearable device worn by a user, neuromuscular data generated from performance of a hand gesture by the user. The method also includes generating, using one or more encoders, one or more encodings by encoding the neuromuscular data; and identifying, using a language model, one or more terms from the one or more encodings. The method further includes causing display of the one or more terms to the user during performance of the hand gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sean Robert Bittner, Michael Mandel, Viswanath Sivakumar, Suman Mulumudi, Adam Calhoun
  • Patent number: 12020682
    Abstract: A method for Parametric resynthesis (PR) producing an audible signal. A degraded audio signal is received which includes a distorted target audio signal. A prediction model predicts parameters of the audible signal from the degraded signal. The prediction model was trained to minimize a loss function between the target audio signal and the predicted audible signal. The predicted parameters are provided to a waveform generator which synthesizes the audible signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Michael Mandel, Soumi Maiti
  • Publication number: 20220358904
    Abstract: A method for Parametric resynthesis (PR) producing an audible signal. A degraded audio signal is received which includes a distorted target audio signal. A prediction model predicts parameters of the audible signal from the degraded signal. The prediction model was trained to minimize a loss function between the target audio signal and the predicted audible signal. The predicted parameters are provided to a waveform generator which synthesizes the audible signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Mandel, Soumi Maiti
  • Patent number: 10281354
    Abstract: A test bench for measuring forces and torques of rotatably mounted bodies in charging devices. The test bench has a rotatably mounted body of a charging device, a measuring component, and a bearing component for mounting the measuring component. The bearing component is configured in such a way that the measuring component is frictionlessly mounted in the bearing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Harald Steppat, Michael Mandel, Stefan Birkenhagen
  • Patent number: 10220303
    Abstract: A method including displaying a multi-part visual cue that instructs a player to perform a gesture at a specified time, the multi-part visual cue including a first part indicating the gesture that is to be performed at the specified time, and a second part providing an indication of i) the specified time, and ii) a preparation period before the specified time, wherein the distance between the first and the second parts is variable over time, receiving, from a video camera, position information associated with positions of the player over time, determining a first displacement of the player using the position information, determining whether the first displacement of the player matches a first target displacement criterion associated with the multi-part visual cue, when the first displacement matches the first target displacement criterion within a timing window of the specified time, altering a gameplay characteristic of the video game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Schmidt, Matthew C. Boch, Jason Deling Booth, Brian Hodges Gibson, James Gerard Toepel, Michael Mandel, Jonathan Mintz, Mark Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180180506
    Abstract: A test bench for measuring forces and torques of rotatably mounted bodies in charging devices. The test bench has a rotatably mounted body of a charging device, a measuring component, and a bearing component for mounting the measuring component. The bearing component is configured in such a way that the measuring component is frictionlessly mounted in the bearing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Harald Steppat, Michael Mandel, Stefan Birkenhagen
  • Patent number: 9666194
    Abstract: A recording and entertainment system is provided. A mobile kiosk is capable or being outfitted with one or more cameras for capturing visual content, an audio recording system, a display device, a computer to control recording, storing, processing, and playing the captured visual and audio content. The captured video and audio are then processed and edited to produce remembrance products in various forms, including videos. Karaoke function is provided by a means for recognizing songs being performed and displaying lyrics on the display. Camera tilt, noise suppression, noise cancelation, voice control of the computer, a battery pack to free kiosk for movement, means for internet communication of the visual and audio content, means for confirming that objects of the visual content capture are within the field of view, robotic control of the kiosk, and interactive gaming means are additional features that can be utilized with the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: FLASHBOX MEDIA, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond R. Ondeck, Gary Cozen, Christopher L. Miller, Guy Williams, Michael Mandel
  • Publication number: 20170074276
    Abstract: A method for identifying a surge limit of a compressor. The compressor is driven at least by an electric motor, the power of which is regulated by means of a regulation device. The regulation device detects regulation activity during the operation of the compressor. A surge limit of the compressor is identified if the regulation activity or a change in the regulation activity overshoots a threshold value which is assigned to the surge limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Frank DAHINTEN, Michael MANDEL, Harald STEPPAT
  • Publication number: 20150142429
    Abstract: A recording and entertainment system is provided. A mobile kiosk is capable or being outfitted with one or more cameras for capturing visual content, an audio recording system, a display device, a computer to control recording, storing, processing, and playing the captured visual and audio content. The captured video and audio are then processed and edited to produce remembrance products in various forms, including videos. Karaoke function is provided by a means for recognizing songs being performed and displaying lyrics on the display. Camera tilt, noise suppression, noise cancelation, voice control of the computer, a battery pack to free kiosk for movement, means for internet communication of the visual and audio content, means for confirming that objects of the visual content capture are within the field of view, robotic control of the kiosk, and interactive gaming means are additional features that can be utilized with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Flashbox Media, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Ondeck, Gary Cozen, Christopher L. Miller, Guy Williams, Michael Mandel
  • Patent number: 9008329
    Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for noise suppression within multiple time-frequency points of spectral representations. A multi-feature cluster tracker is used to track signal and noise sources and to predict signal versus noise dominance at each time-frequency point. Multiple features, such as binaural and monaural features, may be used for these purposes. A Gaussian mixture model (GMM) is developed and, in some embodiments, dynamically updated for distinguishing signal from noise and performing mask-based noise reduction. Each frequency band may use a different GMM or share a GMM with other frequency bands. A GMM may be combined from two models, with one trained to model time-frequency points in which the target dominates and another trained to model time-frequency points in which the noise dominates. Dynamic updates of a GMM may be performed using an expectation-maximization algorithm in an unsupervised fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Audience, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Mandel, Carlos Avendano
  • Publication number: 20070282860
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for searching or finding music with music, by searching, e.g., for music from a library that has a sound that is similar to a given sound provided as a search query, and to methods and systems for tracking revenue generated by these computer-user interactions, and for promoting music and selling advertising space. These include, inter alia, systems that allow a user to discover unknown music, and systems that allow a user to look for music based directly on queries formed from sounds that the user likes. In some embodiments these queries are comprised of a clip or relatively small segment of a larger media file. A client server system comprising web graphical elements, advertisements and/or other affiliated revenue links, elements in support of the music query and a music player, a database, elements for matching music clips to clips from a library, and elements to present results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Marios Athineos, Michael Mandel, Graham Poliner, Ronald Coifman, Frank Geshwind
  • Patent number: 6853326
    Abstract: A a converter has a head part (1), which can be connected to an external data bus, and one or more connection modules (2), which can be connected to it by way of plug-in mounting in the form of rows. The head part (1) has a plug-in connection (3) with plug-in contacts (4) associated with an internal data bus; each connector module (2) has a counter plug-in connection (5) matching the plug-in connection (3) of the head part (1); counter plug-in contacts (6) of the counter plug-in connection (5) are connected to circuit connection contacts (7) for the connection of a circuit support (8) having an electronic circuit and to plug-in contacts (4) for the connection of the counter plug-in contacts (6) of a further connection module (2); each connection module (2) has at least one device connection (9) for the connection of an actuator or a sensor, which communicates via a bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Werner Turck GmbH & Co.KG
    Inventors: Dierk Brasse, Michael Mandel
  • Publication number: 20040043671
    Abstract: The invention relates to a converter with a head part (1), which can be connected to an external data bus, and one or more connection module (2), which can be connected to it by way of plug-in mounting in the form of rows, with the following features: the head part (1) has a plug-in connection (3) with plug-in contacts (4) associated with an internal data bus; each connector module (2) has a counter plug-in connection (5) matching the plug-in connection (3) of the head part (1); counter plug-in contacts (6) of the counter plug-in connection (5) are connected to circuit connection contacts (7) for the connection of a circuit support (8) having an electronic circuit and to plug-in contacts (4) for the connection of the counter plug-in contacts (6) of a further connection module (2); each connection module (2) has at least one device connection (9) for the connection of an actuator or a sensor, which communicates via the internal and external bus with a control device which can be connected to the external bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Dierk Brasse, Michael Mandel