Patents by Inventor Norman I Badler

Norman I Badler 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).

  • Patent number: 10575113
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sound propagation and perception for autonomous agents in dynamic environments are described. Adaptive discretization of continuous sound signals allows one to obtain a minimal, yet sufficient sound packet representation (SPR) for human-like perception, and a hierarchical clustering scheme to facilitate approximate perception. Planar sound propagation of discretized sound signals exhibit acoustic properties such as attenuation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction, as well as multiple convoluted sound signals. Agent-based sound perceptions using hierarchical clustering analysis that accommodates natural sound degradation due to audio distortion facilitate approximate human-like perception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Norman I. Badler, Pengfei Huang, Mubbasir Kapadia
  • Publication number: 20180227693
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sound propagation and perception for autonomous agents in dynamic environments are described. Adaptive discretization of continuous sound signals allows one to obtain a minimal, yet sufficient sound packet representation (SPR) for human-like perception, and a hierarchical clustering scheme to facilitate approximate perception. Planar sound propagation of discretized sound signals exhibit acoustic properties such as attenuation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction, as well as multiple convoluted sound signals. Agent-based sound perceptions using hierarchical clustering analysis that accommodates natural sound degradation due to audio distortion facilitate approximate human-like perception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Norman I. Badler, Pengfei Huang, Mubbasir Kapadia
  • Patent number: 9942683
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sound propagation and perception for autonomous agents in dynamic environments are described. Adaptive discretization of continuous sound signals allows one to obtain a minimal, yet sufficient sound packet representation (SPR) for human-like perception, and a hierarchical clustering scheme to facilitate approximate perception. Planar sound propagation of discretized sound signals exhibit acoustic properties such as attenuation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction, as well as multiple convoluted sound signals. Agent-based sound perceptions using hierarchical clustering analysis that accommodates natural sound degradation due to audio distortion facilitate approximate human-like perception.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Norman I. Badler, Pengfei Huang, Mubbasir Kapadia
  • Publication number: 20170171684
    Abstract: Methods and systems for sound propagation and perception for autonomous agents in dynamic environments are described. Adaptive discretization of continuous sound signals allows one to obtain a minimal, yet sufficient sound packet representation (SPR) for human-like perception, and a hierarchical clustering scheme to facilitate approximate perception. Planar sound propagation of discretized sound signals exhibit acoustic properties such as attenuation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction, as well as multiple convoluted sound signals. Agent-based sound perceptions using hierarchical clustering analysis that accommodates natural sound degradation due to audio distortion facilitate approximate human-like perception.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Norman I. BADLER, Pengfei HUANG, Mubbasir KAPADLIA
  • Publication number: 20090306946
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and systems for simulation and representation of the behavior of individuals in a high-density autonomous crowd in response to a changing dynamic environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Norman I Badler, Nuria Pelechano-Gomez, Jan Allbeck