Patents by Inventor Michael Tropp

Michael Tropp 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).

  • Vehicle communication system
    Patent number: 8483775
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system detects the presence of a passenger wearable communication device. The system receives audio signals from multiple sources inside or outside of a vehicle. The system processes the signals before routing the signals to multiple destinations. The destinations may include wearable personal communication devices, front and/or rear speakers, and/or a remote mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tim Haulick, Gerhard Uwe Schmidt, Michael Tropp
  • Vehicle Communication System
    Publication number: 20120009878
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system detects the presence of a passenger wearable communication device. The system receives audio signals from multiple sources inside or outside of a vehicle. The system processes the signals before routing the signals to multiple destinations. The destinations may include wearable personal communication devices, front and/or rear speakers, and/or a remote mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tim Haulick, Gerhard Uwe Schmidt, Michael Tropp
  • Vehicle communication system
    Patent number: 8036715
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system detects the presence of a passenger wearable communication device. The system receives audio signals from multiple sources inside or outside of a vehicle. The system processes the signals before routing the signals to multiple destinations. The destinations may include wearable personal communication devices, front and/or rear speakers, and/or a remote mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tim Haulick, Gerhard Uwe Schmidt, Michael Tropp
  • System for calibrating a hands-free system
    Patent number: 7826799
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a hands-free system is provided. The hands-free system comprising a hands-free unit and a mobile phone, the method comprising the following steps of setting up a connection between the hands-free system and a distant terminal via a mobile telephony network of the mobile phone, transmitting a predetermined test signal from one of the hands-free system and the distant terminal to the other of the hands-free system and the distant terminal, the predetermined test signal being provided in both the hands-free system and the distant terminal as reference test signal, comparing the received test signal to the reference test signal stored in the other of the hands-free system and the distant terminal, and determining the calibration parameters of the hands-free system in accordance with the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Kolano, Gerhard Uwe Schmidt, Walter Schnug, Michael Tropp
  • SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING A HANDS-FREE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080020807
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a hands-free system is provided. The hands-free system comprising a hands-free unit and a mobile phone, the method comprising the following steps of setting up a connection between the hands-free system and a distant terminal via a mobile telephony network of the mobile phone, transmitting a predetermined test signal from one of the hands-free system and the distant terminal to the other of the hands-free system and the distant terminal, the predetermined test signal being provided in both the hands-free system and the distant terminal as reference test signal, comparing the received test signal to the reference test signal stored in the other of the hands-free system and the distant terminal, and determining the calibration parameters of the hands-free system in accordance with the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Sytems GmbH
    Inventors: Guido Kolano, Gerhard Schmidt, Walter Schnug, Michael Tropp
  • Vehicle communication system
    Publication number: 20070135061
    Abstract: A vehicle communication system detects the presence of a passenger wearable communication device. The system receives audio signals from multiple sources inside or outside of a vehicle. The system processes the signals before routing the signals to multiple destinations. The destinations may include wearable personal communication devices, front and/or rear speakers, and/or a remote mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tim Haulick, Gerhard Schmidt, Michael Tropp