Patents by Inventor Paul Blair McGowan

Paul Blair McGowan 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: 8867749
    Abstract: A method and system for producing an acoustic spatial projection by creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing, on a reflective surface, sounds associated with the audio channels is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes the step of using audio information to determining a set of audio channels. Each audio channel is associated with a sound source, such as one or more loudspeakers, and for a subset of the audio channels, the associated sound sources emit sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location. The method further includes steps of determining an acoustic response of a listening environment; steps of determining a delay to apply to one or more channels of the set of audio channels; and steps of determining a frequency compensation to apply to one or more channels of the audio channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Paul Blair McGowan
    Inventor: Paul Blair McGowan
  • Publication number: 20120263306
    Abstract: A method and system for producing an acoustic spatial projection by creating audio channels for producing an acoustic field by mixing, on a reflective surface, sounds associated with the audio channels is provided. In one embodiment, a method includes the step of using audio information to determining a set of audio channels. Each audio channel is associated with a sound source, such as one or more loudspeakers, and for a subset of the audio channels, the associated sound sources emit sound waves directed at a reflective surface prior to being received at a listening location. The method further includes steps of determining an acoustic response of a listening environment; steps of determining a delay to apply to one or more channels of the set of audio channels; and steps of determining a frequency compensation to apply to one or more channels of the audio channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Paul Blair McGowan