Patents by Inventor Ole Kirkeby
Ole Kirkeby 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).
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Patent number: 9562970Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code. The at least one memory and the computer code are configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to determine at least one impulse response model pulse train from at least one audio signal, and to determine a presence of an object from the at least one impulse model pulse train.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
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Patent number: 9313539Abstract: An approach is provided for providing embedding of local identifiers. The incorporation platform causes, at least in part, a detection, at a device, of presence of one or more other devices. Next, the incorporation platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of wireless signal information, from the one or more other devices, to determine one or more identifiers associated with the one or more other devices. Then, the incorporation platform causes, at least in part, an incorporation of at least one of the one or more identifiers in one or more captured content items.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventor: Ole Kirkeby
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Publication number: 20150338517Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code. The at least one memory and the computer code are configured to with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to determine at least one impulse response model pulse train from at least one audio signal, and to determine a presence of an object from the at least one impulse model pulse train. Upon the entry of this amendment, the Abstract will read as follows: An apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code. The at least one memory and the computer code are configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to determine at least one impulse response model pulse train from at least one audio signal, and to determine a presence of an object from the at least one impulse model pulse train.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
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Patent number: 9097795Abstract: Apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least perform: determining at least one impulse response model pulse train from at least one audio signal; and determining an presence of an object from the at least one impulse model pulse train.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
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Patent number: 9055381Abstract: It is disclosed to determine, for a direction being at least associated with a value of a first direction component and with a value of a second direction component, at least one weighting factor for each basis function of a set of basis functions, each of the basis functions being associated with an audio transfer characteristic, wherein said determining is at least based on a first set of gain factors, associated with the first direction component, and on a second set of gain factors, associated with the second direction componentType: GrantFiled: October 12, 2010Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: Nokia Technologies OyInventors: Ole Kirkeby, Gaetan Lorho, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Ravi Shenoy, Pushkar Prasad Patwardhan
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Patent number: 9040799Abstract: Techniques for analyzing a musical performance of a sequence of events. The events have parameters, such as timing, pitch and dynamics. A processor inputs (1-2) the performance; accesses (1-4) a standard performance of the musical piece; identifies (1-6) and compares (1-8) mutually corresponding events and determines (1-10) one of a set of classes: correct”, “low” or “high”. A current marker is displayed on an area of a display. The marker's position depends on the classification and the position of the previous marker, whereby trends and changes in performance accuracy are easily detected during performance.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Aalto-KorkeakoulusäätiöInventors: Henri Penttinen, Ole Kirkeby
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Publication number: 20150039632Abstract: The invention relates to media tagging of a media content. At least one media tag is determined on the basis of obtained context recognition data formed prior to and after a time point of capturing of the media content. Determined at least one media tag is associated with said media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2012Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventors: Jussi Leppanen, Igor Curcio, Antti Eronen, Ole Kirkeby
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Publication number: 20150000505Abstract: Techniques for analyzing a musical performance of a sequence of events. The events have parameters, such as timing, pitch and dynamics. A processor inputs (1-2) the performance; accesses (1-4) a standard performance of the musical piece; identifies (1-6) and compares (1-8) mutually corresponding events and determines (1-10) one of a set of classes: correct”, “low” or “high”. A current marker is displayed on an area of a display. The marker's position depends on the classification and the position of the previous marker, whereby trends and changes in performance accuracy are easily detected during performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: Aalto-korkeakoulusäätiöInventors: Henri PENTTINEN, Ole KIRKEBY
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Patent number: 8694320Abstract: A method of generating audio for a text-only application comprises the steps of adding tag to an input text, said tag is usable for adding sound effect to the generated audio; processing the tag to form instructions for generating the audio; generating audio with said effect based on the instructions, while the text being presented. The present invention adds entertainment value to text applications and provides very compact format compared to conventional multimedia as well as uses entertainment sound to make text-only applications such as SMS and email more fun and entertaining.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Ole Kirkeby
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Patent number: 8548614Abstract: This invention describes a method for adjusting the loudness and the spectral content of digital audio signals in a real-time using warped spectral filtering. A warped processing module modifies a spectral content of a digital audio signal with a set of gains for a plurality of non-linearly-scaled frequency bands determined by a warping factor ? of a warped delay line. Warped delay line signals, generated by the warped delay line, are processed by a warped filter block containing multiple warped finite impulse response filters, e.g., Mth band filters, using individual warped spectral filtering in said plurality of the non-linearly-scaled frequency bands, which is followed by a conventional processing by a dynamic range control/equalization block. The present invention describes another innovation, that is embedding the warped processing module in a two-channel quadrature mirror filter (QMF) bank for improving processing efficiency at high sample rates.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ole Kirkeby, Jarmo Hiipakka
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Publication number: 20130223188Abstract: Apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least perform: determining at least one impulse response model pulse train from at least one audio signal; and determining an presence of an object from the at least one impulse model pulse train.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
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Patent number: 8509454Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for spatially manipulating sound that is played back to a listener over a set of output transducers, e.g., headphones. The listener can direct spatial attention to focus on a portion of an audio scene, analogous to a magnifying glass being used to pick out details in a picture. An input multi-channel audio signal that is generated by audio sources is obtained, and directional information is determined for each of the audio sources. The user provides a desired direction of spatial attention so that audio processing can focus on the desired direction and render a corresponding multi-channel audio signal to the user. A region of an audio scene is expanded around the desired direction while the audio scene is compressed in another portion of the audio scene.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ole Kirkeby, Jussi Virolainen
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Publication number: 20130080571Abstract: An approach is provided for providing embedding of local identifiers. The incorporation platform causes, at least in part, a detection, at a device, of presence of one or more other devices. Next, the incorporation platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of wireless signal information, from the one or more other devices, to determine one or more identifiers associated with the one or more other devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Nokia CorporationInventor: Ole Kirkeby
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Publication number: 20130003998Abstract: A method comprising: modifying a sound stage produced by an input audio signal comprising two or more audio channels such that spatial room is relieved for one or more additional sound sources; and inserting said one or more additional sound sources in the relieved spatial room of the modified sound stage of the input audio signal without introducing spatial interference with the modified sound stage of the input audio signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ole Kirkeby, Jussi Virolainen
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Publication number: 20120327091Abstract: A method and a system is offered to enable communicating a status of a user (320, 322, 324) to another user. The system uses avatars (350, 352, 354) to display status information, and the avatar moves (350, 354) according to a gesture recorded by the sending user. The recording of the gesture may be done e.g. with the help of motion sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2010Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Antti Eronen, Juha Ojanperä, Sujeet Mate, Igor Curico, Ole Kirkeby
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Publication number: 20120303319Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: generating a first processed accelerometer sample signal from a first accelerometer sample signal; determining a step event from the first processed accelerometer sample signal; and controlling processing of a second accelerometer sample signal for a first time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventor: Ole Kirkeby
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Publication number: 20120207310Abstract: It is disclosed to determine, for a direction being at least associated with a value of a first direction component and with a value of a second direction component, at least one weighting factor for each basis function of a set of basis functions, each of the basis functions being associated with an audio transfer characteristic, wherein said determining is at least based on a first set of gain factors, associated with the first direction component, and on a second set of gain factors, associated with the second direction componentType: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ole Kirkeby, Gaetan Lorho, Jussi Kalevi Virolainen, Ravi Shenoy, Pushkar Prasad Patwardhan
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Patent number: 8243967Abstract: A hand-held electronic device for producing stereo effect sound in both a first and a second orientation of the device. The first and second directions are perpendicular to each other. The device comprises a pair of loudspeakers spaced from each other in two directions perpendicular to each other. One direction always lies in a horizontal plane irrespective of whether the device is in its first or second orientation.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2005Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Ole Kirkeby, Leo M. Karkkainen, John May
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Patent number: 8180062Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for digital processing of acoustic signals to create a reproduction of a natural or an artificial spatial sound environment. An aspect of the invention supports spatial audio processing such as extracting a center channel in up-mixing stereo sound for multi-channel loudspeaker setup or headphone virtualization. An aspect of the invention also supports directional listening in which sound sources in a desired direction may be amplified or attenuated. Direction and diffuseness parameters for regions of input channels are determined and an extracted channel is extracted from the input channels according to the direction and diffuseness parameters. A gain estimate is estimated for each signal component being fed into the extracted channel and an extracted channel may be synthesized from a base signal and the gain estimate. The input channels may be partitioned into a plurality of time-frequency regions.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2007Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventors: Julia Turku, Ole Kirkeby, Jarmo Hiipakka
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Patent number: 7991176Abstract: The invention relates to a method, a system, a module, an electronic device and to a computer program product for widening a two-channel input. Two audio channels are input and filtered by equalizing said channels. The filtered channels are mixed with their opposite channels in a cross-talk network and output from loudspeakers and by this providing a spatial impression for audio.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2004Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: Ole Kirkeby