Patents by Inventor Michael Mead
Michael Mead 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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Publication number: 20240071400Abstract: In some examples, a first device receives a stream of application audio data, encodes the stream of application audio data, and in response to detecting an end of the stream of application audio data, provides pre-encoded filler audio data from a buffer in the first device as an encoded stream of filler audio data. The first device transmits the encoded stream of application audio data and the encoded stream of filler audio data in an encoded output data stream over a transport to a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 11857832Abstract: A body stretching system, including a limb stretching unit, including a main body, a gripping structure disposed on at least a portion of the main body to removably connect to a first limb of a user, and a ratchet assembly disposed within at least a portion of the main body and connected to the gripping structure to removably connect to a second limb of the user and/or a stationary object and stretch the first limb away from or towards the second limb and/or the stationary object by increasing a tension level between the first limb and the second limb in response to moving the gripping structure, and a rack assembly removably connected to the limb stretching unit to facilitate stretching.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventor: Michael Mead
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Patent number: 11830512Abstract: In some examples, an audio sending device receives a stream of application audio data, encodes the stream of application audio data, and in response to detecting an end of the stream of application audio data, provides pre-encoded filler audio data from a buffer in the audio sending device as an encoded stream of filler audio data. The audio sending device transmits the encoded stream of application audio data and the encoded stream of filler audio data in an encoded output data stream over a transport to an audio receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 11830368Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting vehicle operation for collision avoidance. One method involves determining a horizontal adjustment for the vehicle based at least in part on an output from a collision avoidance system and displaying, on a display device, a graphical indication of the horizontal adjustment at a position on the display device with respect to a reference position of a second graphical indication of a current orientation of the vehicle resulting in a distance between the position of the graphical indication and the reference position of the second graphical indication corresponding to the horizontal adjustment. The distance dynamically updates in response to changes to the orientation of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Michael Mead, Rodney Kennan, James Alexander Nicholls, Gregory Carlucci, Erik A. Ringnes, Victor Files Tarbutton, Jr.
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Publication number: 20230201651Abstract: A body stretching system, including a limb stretching unit, including a main body, a gripping structure disposed on at least a portion of the main body to removably connect to a first limb of a user, and a ratchet assembly disposed within at least a portion of the main body and connected to the gripping structure to removably connect to a second limb of the user and/or a stationary object and stretch the first limb away from or towards the second limb and/or the stationary object by increasing a tension level between the first limb and the second limb in response to moving the gripping structure, and a rack assembly removably connected to the limb stretching unit to facilitate stretching.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventor: Michael Mead
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Publication number: 20220366923Abstract: In some examples, an audio sending device receives a stream of application audio data, encodes the stream of application audio data, and in response to detecting an end of the stream of application audio data, provides pre-encoded filler audio data from a buffer in the audio sending device as an encoded stream of filler audio data. The audio sending device transmits the encoded stream of application audio data and the encoded stream of filler audio data in an encoded output data stream over a transport to an audio receiving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 11404072Abstract: In some examples, an audio sending device receives a stream of application audio data, encodes the stream of application audio data, and in response to detecting an end of the stream of application audio data, provides pre-encoded filler audio data from a buffer in the audio sending device as an encoded stream of filler audio data. The audio sending device transmits the encoded stream of application audio data and the encoded stream of filler audio data in an encoded output data stream over a transport to an audio receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Publication number: 20220068146Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for assisting vehicle operation for collision avoidance. One method involves determining a horizontal adjustment for the vehicle based at least in part on an output from a collision avoidance system and displaying, on a display device, a graphical indication of the horizontal adjustment at a position on the display device with respect to a reference position of a second graphical indication of a current orientation of the vehicle resulting in a distance between the position of the graphical indication and the reference position of the second graphical indication corresponding to the horizontal adjustment. The distance dynamically updates in response to changes to the orientation of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Michael Mead, Rodney Kennan, James Alexander Nicholls, Gregory Carlucci, Erik A. Ringnes, Victor Files Tarbutton, JR.
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Publication number: 20210241630Abstract: In some examples, a terrain awareness device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a terrain feature in a travel path of the ownship vehicle. The processing circuitry is also configured to present, on a display, a first graphical user interface indicating the terrain feature. The terrain awareness device also includes a memory configured to store a location of the terrain feature, and the terrain awareness device is configured to receive traffic data from a traffic device. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a location of a second vehicle based on the traffic data and determine that the ownship first vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with a second vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a second graphical user interface indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle and present the second graphical user interface on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: James Alexander Nicholls, Richard Berckefeldt, Jennifer Hounslow, Supratik Gon, Esko Mannisto, Michael Mead, Willard R. True
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Publication number: 20200066291Abstract: In some examples, an audio sending device receives a stream of application audio data, encodes the stream of application audio data, and in response to detecting an end of the stream of application audio data, provides pre-encoded filler audio data from a buffer in the audio sending device as an encoded stream of filler audio data. The audio sending device transmits the encoded stream of application audio data and the encoded stream of filler audio data in an encoded output data stream over a transport to an audio receiving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 10490201Abstract: A system, apparatus and a method for transmitting continuous audio data configured to mitigate data discontinuities in a receiving device. The method may mitigate data discontinuities by transmitting a continuous stream of audio data that has reduced changes to the audio data characteristics. The method may transmit filler audio data when no application audio data is available. The application audio data and the filler audio data are processed to reduce changes to the audio data characteristics in each stream.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Publication number: 20180075858Abstract: A system, apparatus and a method for transmitting continuous audio data configured to mitigate data discontinuities in a receiving device. The method may mitigate data discontinuities by transmitting a continuous stream of audio data that has reduced changes to the audio data characteristics. The method may transmit filler audio data when no application audio data is available. The application audio data and the filler audio data are processed to reduce changes to the audio data characteristics in each stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 9837096Abstract: A system, apparatus and a method for transmitting continuous audio data configured to mitigate data discontinuities in a receiving device. The method may mitigate data discontinuities by transmitting a continuous stream of audio data that has reduced changes to the audio data characteristics. The method may transmit filler audio data when no application audio data is available. The application audio data and the filler audio data are processed to reduce changes to the audio data characteristics in each stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: 2236008 Ontario, Inc.Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 9177564Abstract: An audio signal is conveyed more efficiently by transmitting or recording a baseband of the signal with an estimated spectral envelope and a noise-blending parameter derived from a measure of the signal's noise-like quality. The signal is reconstructed by translating spectral components of the baseband signal to frequencies outside the baseband, adjusting phase of the regenerated components to maintain phase coherency, adjusting spectral shape according to the estimated spectral envelope, and adding noise according to the noise-blending parameter. Preferably, the transmitted or recorded signal also includes an estimated temporal envelope that is used to adjust the temporal shape of the reconstructed signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Publication number: 20150255081Abstract: A system, apparatus and a method for transmitting continuous audio data configured to mitigate data discontinuities in a receiving device. The method may mitigate data discontinuities by transmitting a continuous stream of audio data that has reduced changes to the audio data characteristics. The method may transmit filler audio data when no application audio data is available. The application audio data and the filler audio data are processed to reduce changes to the audio data characteristics in each stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2015Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 9065576Abstract: A system, apparatus and a method for transmitting continuous audio data configured to mitigate data discontinuities in a receiving device. The method may mitigate data discontinuities by transmitting a continuous stream of audio data that has reduced changes to the audio data characteristics. The method may transmit filler audio data when no application audio data is available. The application audio data and the filler audio data are processed to reduce changes to the audio data characteristics in each stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: 2236008 Ontario Inc.Inventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Publication number: 20140161283Abstract: An audio signal is conveyed more efficiently by transmitting or recording a baseband of the signal with an estimated spectral envelope and a noise-blending parameter derived from a measure of the signal's noise-like quality. The signal is reconstructed by translating spectral components of the baseband signal to frequencies outside the baseband, adjusting phase of the regenerated components to maintain phase coherency, adjusting spectral shape according to the estimated spectral envelope, and adding noise according to the noise-blending parameter. Preferably, the transmitted or recorded signal also includes an estimated temporal envelope that is used to adjust the temporal shape of the reconstructed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Publication number: 20130279714Abstract: A system, apparatus and a method for transmitting continuous audio data configured to mitigate data discontinuities in a receiving device. The method may mitigate data discontinuities by transmitting a continuous stream of audio data that has reduced changes to the audio data characteristics. The method may transmit filler audio data when no application audio data is available. The application audio data and the filler audio data are processed to reduce changes to the audio data characteristics in each stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEM LIMITEDInventors: Joe Mammone, Michael Mead Truman
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Patent number: 8457956Abstract: An audio signal is conveyed more efficiently by transmitting or recording a baseband of the signal with an estimated spectral envelope and a noise-blending parameter derived from a measure of the signal's noise-like quality. The signal is reconstructed by translating spectral components of the baseband signal to frequencies outside the baseband, adjusting phase of the regenerated components to maintain phase coherency, adjusting spectral shape according to the estimated spectral envelope, and adding noise according to the noise-blending parameter. Preferably, the transmitted or recorded signal also includes an estimated temporal envelope that is used to adjust the temporal shape of the reconstructed signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Publication number: 20120328121Abstract: An audio signal is conveyed more efficiently by transmitting or recording a baseband of the signal with an estimated spectral envelope and a noise-blending parameter derived from a measure of the signal's noise-like quality. The signal is reconstructed by translating spectral components of the baseband signal to frequencies outside the baseband, adjusting phase of the regenerated components to maintain phase coherency, adjusting spectral shape according to the estimated spectral envelope, and adding noise according to the noise-blending parameter. Preferably, the transmitted or recorded signal also includes an estimated temporal envelope that is used to adjust the temporal shape of the reconstructed signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton