Patents by Inventor Philip George Tamchina

Philip George Tamchina 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).

  • Publication number: 20100123785
    Abstract: A device to provide an audio output includes a microphone array, a signal processor, and a graphic user interface (GUI). The signal processor is coupled to the microphone array to perform audio beamforming with input from the microphone array. The GUI is coupled to the signal processor to display a plurality of audio sources, to receive a selection of at least one of the plurality of audio sources from a user, and to provide the selection to the signal processor for aiming the audio beamforming toward the selected audio source. The selection may be made by touching the display. The device may further include a camera and the GUI may display an image received from the camera as the plurality of audio sources. The camera may provide a moving video image and the signal processor may provide a synchronized audio signal aimed at the selected audio source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Shaohai Chen, Philip George Tamchina, Jae Han Lee, Chad G. Seguin, Michael Lee