Patents by Inventor Patrick Putzolu

Patrick Putzolu 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: 12075231
    Abstract: An electronic device for a vehicle comprising circuitry configured to obtain information about a planned maneuver of the vehicle; and circuitry configured to determine the position and/or orientation of a sound field based on the information about the planned maneuver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franck Giron, Fabien Cardinaux, Thomas Kemp, Stefan Uhlich, Marc Ferras Font, Andreas Schwager, Patrick Putzolu, Michael Enenkl
  • Publication number: 20220408212
    Abstract: An electronic device for a vehicle comprising circuitry configured to obtain information about a planned maneuver of the vehicle; and circuitry configured to determine the position and/or orientation of a sound field based on the information about the planned maneuver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Franck GIRON, Fabien CARDINAUX, Thomas KEMP, Stefan UHLICH, Marc FERRAS FONT, Andreas SCHWAGER, Patrick PUTZOLU, Michael ENENKL
  • Patent number: 11457328
    Abstract: An electronic device for a vehicle comprising circuitry configured to obtain information about a planned maneuver of the vehicle; and circuitry configured to determine the position and/or orientation of a sound field based on the information about the planned maneuver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franck Giron, Fabien Cardinaux, Thomas Kemp, Stefan Uhlich, Marc Ferras Font, Andreas Schwager, Patrick Putzolu, Michael Enenkl
  • Patent number: 11265669
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry configured to obtain an audio signal of a first passenger of a vehicle and to control a loudspeaker array to generate at least one virtual sound source that reproduces the audio signal obtained from the first passenger, the virtual sound source being provided for a second passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabien Cardinaux, Michael Enenkl, Marc Ferras Font, Franck Giron, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Andreas Schwager, Stefan Uhlich
  • Patent number: 11082792
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to generate one or more focused sound sources as virtual loudspeakers of an announcement system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabien Cardinaux, Michael Enenkl, Marc Ferras Font, Franck Giron, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Andreas Schwager, Stefan Uhlich
  • Patent number: 11012788
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system comprising a diaphragm (101) and an electrostatic foil (108) mounted on top of the diaphragm (101).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Enenkl, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Stefan Uhlich
  • Publication number: 20210006926
    Abstract: An electronic device for a vehicle comprising circuitry configured to obtain information about a planned maneuver of the vehicle; and circuitry configured to determine the position and/or orientation of a sound field based on the information about the planned maneuver of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Franck GIRON, Fabien CARDINAUX, Thomas KEMP, Stefan UHLICH, Marc FERRAS FONT, Andreas SCHWAGER, Patrick PUTZOLU, Michael ENENKL
  • Publication number: 20200404443
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising circuitry configured to obtain an audio signal of a first passenger of a vehicle and to control a loudspeaker array to generate at least one virtual sound source that reproduces the audio signal obtained from the first passenger, the virtual sound source being provided for a second passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fabien CARDINAUX, Michael ENENKL, Marc FERRAS FONT, Franck GIRON, Thomas KEMP, Patrick PUTZOLU, Andreas SCHWAGER, Stefan UHLICH
  • Patent number: 10764703
    Abstract: A device for room geometry analysis comprising: a plurality of segments (101-106) built of acoustic metamaterials, each segment (?, ?) acting as a waveguide with a unique transfer function (B(?, ?, ?)); and a processor configured to calculate delays (?(?, ?)) and respective directions (c(?, ?)) of mirror sound sources (721-725) by decomposing a sound signal (?) obtained from a microphone (110) based on the transfer functions (B(?, ?, ?)) of the segments (101-106) and based on a calibration signal (tsp(t)) emitted by a speaker (420).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Franck Giron, Fabien Cardinaux, Thomas Kemp, Stefan Uhlich, Marc Ferras Font, Andreas Schwager, Patrick Putzolu
  • Patent number: 10701477
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising an acoustic waveguide (210), the acoustic waveguide (210) being configured to change its shape in order to change the directivity of sound emitted by the loudspeaker
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Enenkl, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Andreas Schwager
  • Publication number: 20200175959
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to generate artificial sound for an electric vehicle, the artificial sound being configured for being easily cancellable, reducible and/or modifiable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fabien CARDINAUX, Andreas SCHWAGER, Thomas KEMP, Stefan UHLICH, Marc FERRAS FONT, Franck GIRON, Patrick PUTZOLU
  • Patent number: 10650798
    Abstract: A device for active noise control inside a vehicle, the device comprising a processor (7610) configured to determine a noise wavefield within the vehicle based on noise signals captured by a microphone array (M1-M10); determine the position of the ears of a passenger (P1) based on information obtained from a head tracking sensor (HTU1); capture a noise field inside the vehicle based on information obtained by the microphone array; obtain a noise level at the ears of the passenger (P1) from the noise field; and determine an anti-noise field based on the noise level at the position of the ears of the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fabien Cardinaux, Michael Enenkl, Marc Ferras Font, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Stefan Uhlich
  • Publication number: 20200145775
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to generate one or more focused sound sources as virtual loudspeakers of an announcement system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fabien CARDINAUX, Michael ENENKL, Marc Ferras Font, Franck GIRON, Thomas KEMP, Patrick PUTZOLU, Andreas SCHWAGER, Stefan UHLICH
  • Publication number: 20190304431
    Abstract: A device for active noise control inside a vehicle, the device comprising a processor (7610) configured to determine a noise wavefield within the vehicle based on noise signals captured by a microphone array (M1-M10); determine the position of the ears of a passenger (P1) based on information obtained from a head tracking sensor (HTU1); capture a noise field inside the vehicle based on information obtained by the microphone array; obtain a noise level at the ears of the passenger (P1) from the noise field; and determine an anti-noise field based on the noise level at the position of the ears of the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Fabien Cardinaux, Michael Enenkl, Marc Ferras Font, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Stefan Uhlich
  • Publication number: 20190306616
    Abstract: A loudspeaker comprising an acoustic waveguide (210), the acoustic waveguide (210) being configured to change its shape in order to change the directivity of sound emitted by the loudspeaker
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Enenkl, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Andreas Schwager
  • Publication number: 20190306649
    Abstract: A device for room geometry analysis comprising: a plurality of segments (101-106) built of acoustic metamaterials, each segment (?, ?) acting as a waveguide with a unique transfer function (B(?, ?, ?)); and a processor configured to calculate delays (?(?, ?)) and respective directions (c(?, ?)) of mirror sound sources (721-725) by decomposing a sound signal (?) obtained from a microphone (110) based on the transfer functions (B(?, ?, ?)) of the segments (101-106) and based on a calibration signal (tsp(t)) emitted by a speaker (420).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Franck Giron, Fabien Cardinaux, Thomas Kemp, Stefan Uhlich, Marc Ferras Font, Andreas Schwager, Patrick Putzolu
  • Publication number: 20190306631
    Abstract: A loudspeaker system comprising a diaphragm (101) and an electrostatic foil (108) mounted on top of the diaphragm (101)
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Enenkl, Thomas Kemp, Patrick Putzolu, Stefan Uhlich