Patents by Inventor Pasi Ojala

Pasi Ojala 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: 9955261
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting a cross-over frequency of a loudspeaker system. The loudspeaker system includes at least a first loudspeaker for frequencies below the cross-over frequency and a second loudspeaker for frequencies above the cross-over frequency. A level of the first loudspeaker is matched with the second loudspeaker using a first test signal and a room response is compensated in the loudspeaker system on the basis of the first test signal. The compensated room response is measured using a second test signal. A maximum frequency for the first loudspeaker and a minimum frequency for the second loudspeaker are determined. A cross-over frequency that results in a minimum cumulative total harmonic distortion energy at one or more sound pressure levels is searched between the minimum and maximum frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: VLSI Solution Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Toni Liitola
  • Patent number: 9888335
    Abstract: An apparatus (300) comprises—one or more inputs (IN1, IN2) to receive two or more different audio signals (S1, S2),—an input (IN—VDI1) to receive a direction signal (SVDI1) and—a signal processing unit (100) arranged to generate a processed audio signal (SAUDIOI) from said two or more different audio signals (S1, S2), said processed audio signal (SAUDIO1) comprising an enhanced audio signal (SENC1) corresponding to a sound (SND2) originating from a location (x2y2) indicated by said direction signal (SVDI1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Antti Eronen, Pasi Ojala
  • Publication number: 20170201830
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting a cross-over frequency of a loudspeaker system. The loudspeaker system includes at least a first loudspeaker for frequencies below the cross-over frequency and a second loudspeaker for frequencies above the cross-over frequency. A level of the first loudspeaker is matched with the second loudspeaker using a first test signal and a room response is compensated in the loudspeaker system on the basis of the first test signal. The room response is measured using a second test signal. A maximum frequency for the first loudspeaker and a minimum frequency for the second loudspeaker are determined. A cross-over frequency that results in a minimum cumulative total harmonic distortion energy at one or more sound pressure levels is searched between the minimum and maximum frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Toni Liitola
  • Patent number: 9584235
    Abstract: A method including: receiving at least a first input audio channel and a second input audio channel; and using an inter-channel prediction model to form at least an inter-channel direction of reception parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Pasi Ojala
  • Patent number: 9562970
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
  • Patent number: 9467790
    Abstract: A method comprising determining a reverberation time estimate for an audio signal from a first part of an encoded audio signal representing the audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Pasi Ojala
  • Patent number: 9351070
    Abstract: A method including: obtaining phase information dependent upon a time-varying phase difference between captured audio channels; obtaining sampling information relating to time-varying spatial sampling of the captured audio channels; and processing the phase information and the sampling information to determine audio control information for controlling spatial rendering of the captured audio channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Jussi Virolainen
  • Publication number: 20150338517
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
  • Patent number: 9198225
    Abstract: A method and related apparatuses, the method comprising: setting up a network of a plurality of mobile devices (208); obtaining sensory data from at least one mobile device of the network (210); analyzing the obtained sensory data in order to detect at least one predetermined event (212); and in response to detecting at least one predetermined event (214), providing an indication about the detected event to at least one mobile terminal of the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Radu Bilcu, Pasi Ojala
  • Patent number: 9097795
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
  • Patent number: 9042560
    Abstract: A method comprising: sampling received audio at a first rate to produce a first audio signal; transforming the first audio signal into a sparse domain to produce a sparse audio signal; re-sampling of the sparse audio signal to produce a re-sampled sparse audio signal; and providing the re-sampled sparse audio signal, wherein bandwidth required for accurate audio reproduction is removed but bandwidth required for spatial audio encoding is retained AND/OR a method comprising: receiving a first sparse audio signal for a first channel; receiving a second sparse audio signal for a second channel; and processing the first sparse audio signal and the second sparse audio signal to produce one or more inter-channel spatial audio parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Pasi Ojala
  • Patent number: 9025775
    Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing a multichannel audio signal comprising at least two channels configured to: estimate a value representing a direction of arrival associated with a first audio signal from at least a first channel and a second audio signal from at least a second channel of at least two channels of a multichannel audio signal; determine a scaling factor dependent on the direction of arrival associated with the first audio signal and the second audio signal; and apply the scaling factor to a parameter associated with a difference in audio signal levels between the first audio signal and the second audio sign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: Pasi Ojala
  • Patent number: 9007477
    Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a plurality of images corresponding to a time period covering the intended moment for releasing the shutter; receiving an audio signal associated with the plurality of images using audio capturing means; analyzing the received audio signal in order to determine an auditory event associated with a desired output image; and selecting at least one of the plurality of images on the basis of the analysis of the received audio signal for further processing in order to obtain the desired output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Radu Bilcu
  • Patent number: 9008686
    Abstract: It is inter alia disclosed to estimate at least one of a location and an orientation of a first-type device (11) at least based on respective location estimates for one or more signal sources (10), wherein at least one location estimate for a signal source (10) of the one or more signal sources is determined at least based on respective signals from the signal source (10) received at one or more second-type devices (12) and respective locations of the one or more second-type devices (12), and respective position relationships between the one or more signal sources (10) and the first-type device (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Miska Hannuksela, Pasi Ojala
  • Patent number: 8832540
    Abstract: For controlling a time-scaling of an audio signal, the audio signal being distributed to a sequence of frames that are received via a packet switched network, a change in a delay of received frames is detected. Moreover, an amount of time scaling that is to be applied to received frames for compensating for the detected change is determined. Further, a kind of the change is determined. Further, a length of a time window within which a time scaling of the determined amount is to be completed is determined depending on the determined kind of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ari Lakaniemi
  • Patent number: 8645133
    Abstract: Encoding audio signals with selecting an encoding mode for encoding the signal categorizing the signal into active segments having voice activity and non-active segments having substantially no voice activity by using categorization parameters depending on the selected encoding mode and encoding at least the active segments using the selected encoding mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Kari Järvinen, Pasi Ojala, Ari Lakaniemi
  • Patent number: 8570869
    Abstract: Systems, methods and computer program codes are provided to facilitate error detection and timing synchronization of scalable data transmissions. To this end, checksum error detection is applied to the core layer and enhancement layers of the scalable payload data in such a way that dropping one or several enhancement layers from the payload data does not change the value of the checksum. Only one checksum is transmitted, e.g., in the payload or in the header of the lower-layer protocol. The transmitter modifies the encoded bit stream in such a manner that the entity in the network deploying the scalable payload and removing layers from the packet does not need to recalculate the checksum placed in the payload or packet header, even when the payload size is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ari Lakaniemi
  • Patent number: 8566108
    Abstract: A packet generator for generating packets from an input signal configured to: generate at least one first signal, dependent on the input signal, the first signal comprising a first relative time value; generate at least one second signal, dependent on the input signal and associated with the at least one first signal; and generate at least one indicator associated with each of the at least one second signal, each indicator dependent on the first relative time value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ari Lakaniemi
  • Publication number: 20130223188
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pasi Ojala, Ole Kirkeby
  • Publication number: 20130226324
    Abstract: 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: generating a message comprising a first part for determining a sensory space associated with the apparatus; determining a capture control parameter dependent on a sensory space apparatus distribution; and capturing a signal based on the capture control parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miska Hannuksela, Pasi Ojala, Juha Ojanpera