Patents by Inventor MIKKO MÄKINEN

MIKKO MÄKINEN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240135944
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: controlling rendering of first environmental audio captured from an environment of a first user to a second user in dependence upon second environmental audio that is being captured from an environment of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mikko Tapio TAMMI, Toni MÄKINEN, Roope Olavi JÄRVINEN, Riitta Elina VÄÄNÄNEN
  • Patent number: 11962992
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method for processing a multi-channel input audio signal representing a sound field into a multi-channel output audio signal representing said sound field in accordance with a predefined loudspeaker layout is provided, the method comprising the following for at least one frequency band: obtaining spatial audio parameters that are descriptive of spatial characteristics of said sound field; estimating a signal energy of the sound field represented by the multi-channel input audio signal; estimating, based on said signal energy and the obtained spatial audio parameters, respective output signal energies for channels of the multi-channel output audio signal according to said predefined loudspeaker layout; determining a maximum output energy as the largest of the output signal energies across channels of said multi-channel output audio signal; and deriving, on basis of said maximum output energy, a gain value for adjusting sound reproduction gain in at least one of said channe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Mikko Tammi, Jussi Virolainen, Jorma Mäkinen
  • Publication number: 20240121342
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to conference calls. In a method, there may be provided audio data and associated classification data from a plurality of user devices as part of a conference call, the plurality of user devices including at least a first user device and a second user device. The classification data may be indicative of one of a plurality of predetermined sound types represented by the associated audio data in a current time frame. The method may comprise determining that the audio data provided by the first user device is associated with a dominant speaker. The method may comprise controlling transmission of the audio data as part of the conference call, including preventing transmission of audio data provided by at least the second user device based on its associated classification data being indicative of a restricted sound type and the first user device being associated with a dominant speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mikko Tapio TAMMI, Riitta Elina VÄÄNÄNEN, Toni MÄKINEN, Roope Olavi JÄRVINEN
  • Publication number: 20160084819
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and arrangement for detecting free fibre ends in a paper surface. The method comprises illuminating a target sample (6) surface, which comprises free fibre ends, from at least two directions one at the time, with at least one light source (1). Original reflectance images are obtained for the target sample (6) surface with an imaging device (4), and a surface normal is estimated for each image pixel of the original reflectance image. Thus it is possible to reconstruct a reconstructed reflectance image from the estimated surface normals, and to compare the reconstructed reflectance image and the corresponding original reflectance image and to construct a difference image, where the differences represent shadow objects of the free fibre ends in a paper surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: JUKKA-PEKKA RAUNIO, MIKKO MÄKINEN, HENRY SKOOG, CLAYTON CAMPBELL