Patents by Inventor Nicolas Misdaris

Nicolas Misdaris 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).

  • Method for characterizing the timbre of a sound signal in accordance with at least a descriptor
    Patent number: 7406356
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for characterizing the timbre of a time-varying sound signal s(t) using at least one descriptor, where the at least one descriptor includes a harmonic spectral spread of the sound signal s(t). The sound signal s(t) may be compared to other sound signals using the at least one descriptor. The at least one descriptor may also include a harmonic spectral deviation of the sound signal s(t).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Geoffroy Peeters, Stephen McAdams, Jochen Krimphoff, Patrick Susini, Nicolas Misdaris, Bennett Smith
  • Method for characterizing the timbre of a sound signal in accordance with at least a descriptor
    Publication number: 20040220799
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for characterizing in accordance with at least a descriptor, the timbre of a time-variable sound signal (s(t) for a duration D, which consists in defining said descriptor by the harmonic spectral scope of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Geoffroy Peeters, Stephen McAdams, Jochen Krimphoff, Patrick Susini, Nicolas Misdaris, Bennett Smith