Patents by Inventor Olaf Stepputat

Olaf Stepputat 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).

  • Apparatus and method for driving loudspeakers of a sound system in a vehicle
    Patent number: 9578438
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for driving loudspeakers of a sound system in a vehicle, the system having at least two loudspeakers of a basic system, and a plurality of loudspeakers of a focus system wherein each of the loudspeakers has a position in an environment. The apparatus includes a basic channel provider for providing basic system audio channels for driving the loudspeakers of the basic system and a focused source renderer for providing focus system audio channels to drive the loudspeakers of the focus system. The focused source renderer is configured to calculate a plurality of filter values for the loudspeakers of the focus system based on the positions of the loudspeakers of the focus system and based on a position of a focus point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: BARCO NV
    Inventors: Olaf Stepputat, Robert Steffens
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING LOUDSPEAKERS OF A SOUND SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150055807
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for driving loudspeakers of a sound system in a vehicle, the system having at least two loudspeakers of a basic system, and a plurality of loudspeakers of a focus system wherein each of the loudspeakers has a position in an environment. The apparatus includes a basic channel provider for providing basic system audio channels for driving the loudspeakers of the basic system and a focused source renderer for providing focus system audio channels to drive the loudspeakers of the focus system. The focused source renderer is configured to calculate a plurality of filter values for the loudspeakers of the focus system based on the positions of the loudspeakers of the focus system and based on a position of a focus point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: IOSONO GMBH
    Inventors: Olaf Stepputat, Robert Steffens