Patents by Inventor Michael Mead Truman
Michael Mead Truman 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: 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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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: 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
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Patent number: 8285543Abstract: 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: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Publication number: 20120128177Abstract: 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: January 24, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Patent number: 8126709Abstract: 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: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Michael Mead Truman, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Patent number: 8050933Abstract: A receiver in an audio coding system receives a signal conveying frequency subband signals representing an audio signal. The subband signals are examined to assess one or more characteristics of the audio signal including temporal shape. Spectral components are synthesized having the one or more assessed characteristics, integrated with the subband signals and passed through a synthesis filterbank to generate an output signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Grant Allen Davidson, Michael Mead Truman, Matthew Conrad Fellers, Mark Stuart Vinton
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Patent number: 8032387Abstract: A receiver in an audio coding system receives a signal conveying frequency subband signals representing an audio signal. The subband signals are examined to assess one or more characteristics of the audio signal including temporal shape. Spectral components are synthesized having the one or more assessed characteristics, integrated with the subband signals and passed through a synthesis filterbank to generate an output signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Grant Allen Davidson, Michael Mead Truman, Matthew Conrad Fellers, Mark Stuart Vinton