Patents by Inventor Peter M. Bouton

Peter M. Bouton 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: 10770045
    Abstract: A user interface for a digital audio workstation provides an overview of the audio signal routing of an audio composition in the form of a node graph. The node graph updates in real time as an audio session is edited. The representation of the nodes on the graph indicates the node type, such as audio input or track, mixer, plug-in, and output, as well as the processing resources assigned to each node. The node graph includes one or more nodes representing submixes that may be adjusted using a mixer channel independently of other submixes or outputs of the audio session. The representation of audio signal flow between the nodes in the graph distinguishes between insert routing and auxiliary sends. The user interface may be used interactively to edit the audio composition by providing a toolbox for creating new nodes and commands for specifying audio signal connections between nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Avid Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barram, Peter M. Bouton
  • Patent number: 8817889
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, systems for use in encoding and/or formatting content, such as multimedia content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in encoding content. These methods receive source content, encode the source content producing encoded content, evaluate a first encoded segment of the encoded content relative to a plurality of buffer models, determine whether the first segment of encoded content is to be re-encoded relative to one or more of the plurality of buffer models based on the evaluation; and re-encode the first segment when it is determined that the first segment is to be re encoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Bouton, Bruce W. Randall, Matthew Palmer
  • Publication number: 20120275512
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, systems for use in encoding and/or formatting content, such as multimedia content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in encoding content. These methods receive source content, encode the source content producing encoded content, evaluate a first encoded segment of the encoded content relative to a plurality of buffer models, determine whether the first segment of encoded content is to be re-encoded relative to one or more of the plurality of buffer models based on the evaluation; and re-encode the first segment when it is determined that the first segment is to be re encoded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Sonic Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Bouton, Bruce W. Randall, Matthew Palmer
  • Patent number: 8175167
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, systems for use in encoding and/or formatting content, such as multimedia content. Some embodiments provide methods for use in encoding content. These methods receive source content, encode the source content producing encoded content, evaluate a first encoded segment of the encoded content relative to a plurality of buffer models, determine whether the first segment of encoded content is to be re-encoded relative to one or more of the plurality of buffer models based on the evaluation; and re-encode the first segment when it is determined that the first segment is to be re encoded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Sonic Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Bouton, Bruce W. Randall, Matthew Palmer