Patents by Inventor Pablo HOFFMANN

Pablo HOFFMANN 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: 10412226
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for processing a plurality of audio signals defining a plurality of audio signal spectra, the audio signals to be transmitted to a listener in such a way that the listener perceives the audio signals to originate from virtual positions of a plurality of audio signal sources. The audio signal processing apparatus comprises a selector configured to select a spatial arrangement of the virtual positions of the audio signal sources relative to the listener from a plurality of possible spatial arrangements, and a filter configured to filter the plurality of audio signals on the basis of the selected spatial arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liyun Pang, Pablo Hoffmann
  • Publication number: 20170346951
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an audio signal processing apparatus for processing a plurality of audio signals defining a plurality of audio signal spectra, the audio signals to be transmitted to a listener in such a way that the listener perceives the audio signals to originate from virtual positions of a plurality of audio signal sources. The audio signal processing apparatus comprises a selector configured to select a spatial arrangement of the virtual positions of the audio signal sources relative to the listener from a plurality of possible spatial arrangements, and a filter configured to filter the plurality of audio signals on the basis of the selected spatial arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Liyun PANG, Pablo HOFFMANN