Patents by Inventor Mikko-Ville Laitinen

Mikko-Ville Laitinen 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: 20180310114
    Abstract: Apparatus including a processor configured to: receive a spatial audio signal associated with a microphone array configured to provide spatial audio capture and at least one additional audio signal associated with an additional microphone, the at least one additional microphone signal having been delayed by a variable delay determined such that the audio signals are time aligned; receive a relative position between a first position associated with the microphone array and a second position associated with the additional microphone; generate at least two output audio channel signals by processing and mixing the spatial audio signal and the at least one additional audio signal based on the relative position between the first position and the second position such that the at least two output audio channel signals present an augmented audio scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Antti ERONEN, Jussi LEPPANEN, Arto LEHTINIEMI, Matti HAMALAINEN, Sujeet MATE, Francesco CRICRI, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Mikko TAMMI, Ville-Veikko MATTILA
  • Publication number: 20180302737
    Abstract: A method including providing an input audio signal in a first path and applying an interpolated head-related transfer function (HRTF) pair based upon a direction to generate direction dependent first left and right signals in the first path; providing the input audio signal in a second path, where the second path includes a plurality of filters and a respective amplifier for each filter, where the amplifiers are configured to be adjusted based upon the direction, and applying to an output from each of the filters a respective head-related transfer function (HRTF) pair to generate direction dependent second left and right signals for each filter in the second path; and combining the generated left signals to form a left output signal for a sound reproduction, and combining the generated right signals to form a right output signal for the sound reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • Publication number: 20180213309
    Abstract: Apparatus including: an audio capture application configured to determine separate microphones from a plurality of microphones and identify a sound source direction of at least one audio source within an audio scene by analysing respective two or more audio signals from the separate microphones, wherein the audio capture application is further configured to adaptively select, from the plurality of microphones, two or more respective audio signals based on the determined direction and furthermore configured to select, from the two or more respective audio signals, a reference audio signal also based on the determined direction; and a signal generator configured to generate a mid signal representing the at least one audio source based on a combination of the selected two or more respective audio signals and with reference to the reference audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Mikko TAMMI, Miikka VILERMO
  • Publication number: 20180206054
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program wherein the method includes: obtaining at least three ambient audio signals wherein at least one of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a first directional transfer function pair and at least one other of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a second directional transfer function pair wherein the directional transfer function pairs to be used are based on target directions of the ambient audio signals; determining a change of the target direction for the at least one ambient audio signal to an updated target direction; selecting an updated directional transfer function pair associated with the updated target direction wherein the updated directional transfer function pair is selected from a plurality of directional transfer functions and the updated directional transfer function pair is more closely associated with the updated target direction than the first directional transfer function pair; and processing the at least one ambient audio sig
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Miikka Vilermo, Mikko Tammi
  • Publication number: 20180206039
    Abstract: An apparatus including a body, a plurality of microphones arranged in a predetermined geometry relative to the body such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound substantially from all directions around the body to produce direction and ambience information for the captured sound, and electronics for processing signals from the plurality of microphones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Miikka VILERMO, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Koray OZCAN
  • Patent number: 9860666
    Abstract: A method including providing an input audio signal in a first path and applying an interpolated head-related transfer function (HRTF) pair based upon a direction to generate direction dependent first left and right signals in the first path; providing the input audio signal in a second path, where the second path includes a plurality of filters and a respective amplifier for each filter, where the amplifiers are configured to be adjusted based upon the direction, and applying to an output from each of the filters a respective head-related transfer function (HRTF) pair to generate direction dependent second left and right signals for each filter in the second path; and combining the generated left signals to form a left output signal for a sound reproduction, and combining the generated right signals to form a right output signal for the sound reproduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • Publication number: 20170134876
    Abstract: A spatial audio processor for providing spatial parameters based on an acoustic input signal has a signal characteristics determiner and a controllable parameter estimator. The signal characteristics determiner is configured to determine a signal characteristic of the acoustic input signal. The controllable parameter estimator for calculating the spatial parameters for the acoustic input signal in accordance with a variable spatial parameter calculation rule is configured to modify the variable spatial parameter calculation rule in accordance with the determined signal characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Oliver THIERGART, Fabian KUECH, Richard SCHULTZ-AMLING, Markus KALLINGER, Giovanni DEL GALDO, Achim KUNTZ, Dirk MAHNE, Ville PULKKI, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN
  • Publication number: 20170110133
    Abstract: An audio processor for processing an audio signal includes an audio signal phase measure calculator configured for calculating a phase measure of an audio signal for a time frame, a target phase measure determiner for determining a target phase measure for the time frame, and a phase corrector configured for correcting phases of the audio signal for the time frame using the calculated phase measure and the target phase measure to obtain a processed audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Ville PULKKI
  • Publication number: 20170110132
    Abstract: An audio processor for processing an audio signal includes a target phase measure determiner for determining a target phase measure for the audio signal in a time frame, a phase error calculator for calculating a phase error using a phase of the audio signal in the time frame and the target phase measure, and a phase corrector configured for correcting the phase of the audio signal in the time frame using the phase error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Ville PULKKI
  • Publication number: 20170110134
    Abstract: A decoder for decoding an audio signal includes a first target spectrum generator for generating a target spectrum for a first time frame of a subband signal of the audio signal using first correction data. A first phase corrector for corrects a phase of the subband signal in the first time frame of the audio signal determined with a phase correction algorithm, the correction being performed by reducing a difference between a measure of the subband signal in the first time frame of the audio signal and the target spectrum. An audio subband signal calculator calculates the audio subband signal for the first time frame using a corrected phase for the time frame and for calculating audio subband signals for a second time frame different from the first time frame using the measure of the subband signal in the second time frame or using a corrected phase calculation in accordance with a further phase correction algorithm different from the phase correction algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Ville PULKKI
  • Publication number: 20170110135
    Abstract: A calculator for determining phase correction data for an audio signal includes a variation determiner for determining a variation of a phase of the audio signal in a first and a second variation mode, a variation comparator for comparing a first variation determined using the first variation mode and a second variation determined using the second variation mode, and a correction data calculator for calculating the phase correction data in accordance with the first variation mode or the second variation mode based on a result of the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Ville PULKKI
  • Patent number: 9626974
    Abstract: A spatial audio processor for providing spatial parameters based on an acoustic input signal has a signal characteristics determiner and a controllable parameter estimator. The signal characteristics determiner is configured to determine a signal characteristic of the acoustic input signal. The controllable parameter estimator for calculating the spatial parameters for the acoustic input signal in accordance with a variable spatial parameter calculation rule is configured to modify the variable spatial parameter calculation rule in accordance with the determined signal characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Oliver Thiergart, Fabian Kuech, Richard Schultz-Amling, Markus Kallinger, Giovanni Del Galdo, Achim Kuntz, Dirk Mahne, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • Publication number: 20160373877
    Abstract: A method including providing an input audio signal in a first path and applying an interpolated head-related transfer function (HRTF) pair based upon a direction to generate direction dependent first left and right signals in the first path; providing the input audio signal in a second path, where the second path includes a plurality of filters and a respective amplifier for each filter, where the amplifiers are configured to be adjusted based upon the direction, and applying to an output from each of the filters a respective head-related transfer function (HRTF) pair to generate direction dependent second left and right signals for each filter in the second path; and combining the generated left signals to form a left output signal for a sound reproduction, and combining the generated right signals to form a right output signal for the sound reproduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Mikko-Ville Laitinen
  • Patent number: 8879742
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a spatial output multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal and an input parameter. The apparatus includes a decomposer for decomposing the input audio signal based on the input parameter to obtain a first decomposed signal and a second decomposed signal different from each other. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a renderer for rendering the first decomposed signal to obtain a first rendered signal having a first semantic property and for rendering the second decomposed signal to obtain a second rendered signal having a second semantic property being different from the first semantic property. The apparatus comprises a processor for processing the first rendered signal and the second rendered signal to obtain the spatial output multi-channel audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Sascha Disch, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Cumhur Erkut
  • Patent number: 8855320
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a spatial output multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal and an input parameter. The apparatus includes a decomposer for decomposing the input audio signal based on the input parameter to obtain a first decomposed signal and a second decomposed signal different from each other. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a renderer for rendering the first decomposed signal to obtain a first rendered signal having a first semantic property and for rendering the second decomposed signal to obtain a second rendered signal having a second semantic property being different from the first semantic property. The apparatus comprises a processor for processing the first rendered signal and the second rendered signal to obtain the spatial output multi-channel audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Sascha Disch, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Cumhur Erkut
  • Patent number: 8824689
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a spatial output multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal and an input parameter. The apparatus includes a decomposer for decomposing the input audio signal based on the input parameter to obtain a first decomposed signal and a second decomposed signal different from each other. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a renderer for rendering the first decomposed signal to obtain a first rendered signal having a first semantic property and for rendering the second decomposed signal to obtain a second rendered signal having a second semantic property being different from the first semantic property. The apparatus comprises a processor for processing the first rendered signal and the second rendered signal to obtain the spatial output multi-channel audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Sascha Disch, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Cumhur Erkut
  • Patent number: 8712059
    Abstract: An apparatus for merging a first spatial audio stream with a second spatial audio stream to obtain a merged audio stream comprising an estimator for estimating a first wave representation comprising a first wave direction measure and a first wave field measure for the first spatial audio stream, the first spatial audio stream having a first audio representation and a first direction of arrival. The estimator being adapted for estimating a second wave representation comprising a second wave direction measure and a second wave field measure for the second spatial audio stream, the second spatial audio stream having a second audio representation and a second direction of arrival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Giovanni Del Galdo, Fabian Kuech, Markus Kallinger, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Richard Schultz-Amling
  • Patent number: 8611550
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a converted spatial audio signal, the converted spatial audio signal having an omnidirectional audio component and at least one directional audio component, from an input spatial audio signal, the input spatial audio signal having an input audio representation and an input direction of arrival. The apparatus has an estimator for estimating a wave representation having a wave field measure and a wave direction of arrival measure based on the input audio representation and the input direction of arrival. The apparatus further has a processor for processing the wave field measure and the wave direction of arrival measure to obtain the omnidirectional audio component and the at least one directional component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Giovanni Del Galdo, Fabian Kuech, Markus Kallinger, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Richard Schultz-Amling
  • Publication number: 20120057710
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a spatial output multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal and an input parameter. The apparatus includes a decomposer for decomposing the input audio signal based on the input parameter to obtain a first decomposed signal and a second decomposed signal different from each other. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a renderer for rendering the first decomposed signal to obtain a first rendered signal having a first semantic property and for rendering the second decomposed signal to obtain a second rendered signal having a second semantic property being different from the first semantic property. The apparatus comprises a processor for processing the first rendered signal and the second rendered signal to obtain the spatial output multi-channel audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Ville PULKKI, Mikko-Ville LAITINEN, Cumhur ERKUT
  • Publication number: 20120051547
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a spatial output multi-channel audio signal based on an input audio signal and an input parameter. The apparatus includes a decomposer for decomposing the input audio signal based on the input parameter to obtain a first decomposed signal and a second decomposed signal different from each other. Furthermore, the apparatus includes a renderer for rendering the first decomposed signal to obtain a first rendered signal having a first semantic property and for rendering the second decomposed signal to obtain a second rendered signal having a second semantic property being different from the first semantic property. The apparatus comprises a processor for processing the first rendered signal and the second rendered signal to obtain the spatial output multi-channel audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Sascha DISCH, Ville Pulkki, Mikko-Ville Laitinen, Cumhur Erkut