Patents by Inventor Philip Scott

Philip Scott 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).

  • ELECTRONIC CALL IN BINAURAL SOUND WITH SMARTPHONE AND ELECTRONIC GLASSES
    Publication number: 20190387351
    Abstract: A first user and a second user have an electronic call in binaural sound. A smartphone processes a voice of the second user to externally localize as the binaural sound. Wearable electronic glasses worn on a head of the first user communicate with the smartphone and display a virtual image at a location where the voice of the second user externally localizes to the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Improving Computer Performance of Executing Binaural Sound
    Publication number: 20190387349
    Abstract: A method improves performance of a computer that provides binaural sound to a listener. A memory stores coordinate locations that follow a path of how the head of the listener moves. This path is retrieved in anticipation of subsequent head movements of the listener to improve computer performance of executing binaural sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Wearable electronic device that corrects errors where a user hears binaural sound
    Patent number: 10499182
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device (WED) corrects errors where a user hears binaural sound. The WED includes a digital signal processor (DSP) that processes sound into binaural sound with HRTFs and head tracking that tracks head movements of the user. The WED plays the binaural sound to the user while the user wears the WED. The WED corrects an error where the user hears the binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Emoji to select how or where sound will localize to a listener
    Patent number: 10496360
    Abstract: A method displays an emoji that enables a user to select how or where sound will localize to a listener of the sound associated with the emoji. During an electronic communication between a first user and a second user, the first user selects how or where sound of the emoji will localize to the second user. When the second user receives the emoji, the sound plays to the second user how or where as selected by the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Displaying emojis for binaural sound
    Patent number: 10499179
    Abstract: A method assists in playing sound of a graphical representation for an electronic communication between a first person with a first portable electronic device (PED) to a second person with a second PED. The method displays a first visual indication that when selected plays the sound of the graphical representation in stereo or mono sound and a second visual indication that when selected plays the sound of the graphical representation in binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10499174
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Altering emoji to indicate sound will externally localize as binaural sound
    Patent number: 10499184
    Abstract: A method alters an appearance of an emoji based on whether a listener is wearing headphones or earphones. During an electronic communication, an electronic device of the user receives the emoji and sound to play to the user. The electronic device determines whether the user is wearing headphones or earphones and alters an appearance of the emoji based on this determination so the user knows that the sound will externally localize as binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10499173
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Method to Expedite Playing of Binaural Sound to a Listener
    Publication number: 20190342690
    Abstract: A method expedites processing and playing of binaural sound during an electronic communication between a first user and a second user. An electronic device of the first user convolves sound into binaural sound for the second user before the binaural sound transmits to the electronic device of the second user. In this way, the binaural sound is already convolved and ready to play upon receipt at the electronic device of the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • ELECTRICAL SENSOR FOR FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20190336666
    Abstract: An electrical sensor for sensing electromagnetic properties of process fluids in a dialysis machine or a similar medical device can include a probe for interfacing with the fluids that is made from electronic fabric materials. The electronic fabric probe can include one or more conductors embedded in a non-conductive fabric layer. The electronic fabric probe is accommodated an enclosure which establishes a flow path with respect to the probe to establish fluid contact between the process fluids and the conductors. The conductors can apply or sense current and/or voltage with respect to the fluid. A portion of the electronic fabric probe can be disposed externally of the enclosure to provide electronic communication externally of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Colin Weaver, Elliott Alber, Philip Scott James, Daniel Schmidt
  • Localizing Binaural Sound to Objects
    Publication number: 20190342693
    Abstract: An electronic device identifies a location of a physical object that is away from a listener. The electronic device convolves sound so the sound externally localizes as binaural sound to the physical object. The sound plays to the listener through earphones so the listener hears the sound as emanating from the physical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren
  • Method to expedite playing of binaural sound to a listener
    Patent number: 10469974
    Abstract: A method expedites processing and playing of binaural sound during an electronic communication between a first user and a second user. An electronic device of the first user convolves sound into binaural sound for the second user before the binaural sound transmits to the electronic device of the second user. In this way, the binaural sound is already convolved and ready to play upon receipt at the electronic device of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Display an image during a communication
    Patent number: 10469804
    Abstract: An electronic device displays an image during a communication between two people. The image represents one of the people to the communication. The electronic device determines a location where to place the image and displays the image such that the image appears to exist at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Convolving a voice in a telephone call to a sound localization point that is familiar to a listener
    Patent number: 10462595
    Abstract: A method convolves a voice in a telephone call as binaural sound to an external sound localization point (SLP) that is familiar to a user. The method analyzes SLPs in prior telephone calls where voices in the prior telephone calls externally localized as binaural sound to the user and determines, based on the analysis, a SLP that is familiar to the user where the user previously localized the voices in the prior telephone calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Method that Expedites Playing Sound of a Talking Emoji
    Publication number: 20190327571
    Abstract: A method expedites playing sound of a talking emoji from a first person with a first portable electronic device (PED) to a second person with a second PED. The second PED receives the talking emoji in mono sound and convolves the mono sound into binaural sound before receiving a request to play the sound to the second user. The second PED then plays the sound of the talking emoji in binaural sound after receiving the request from the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Firearm system that tracks points of aim of a firearm
    Patent number: 10443982
    Abstract: A firearm system includes a firearm and a computer. Electronics in the firearm determine data that includes a pathway between different points of aim of the firearm as the firearm moves. The computer receives this data and builds an image of the pathway between the different points of aim of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Scott Lyren
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10448184
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Switching binaural sound
    Patent number: 10440490
    Abstract: A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Generating a sound localization point (SLP) where binaural sound externally localizes to a person during a telephone call
    Patent number: 10440489
    Abstract: A method generates a sound localization point (SLP) where binaural sound externally localizes to a person during a telephone call. The method determines a location of a handheld portable electronic device (HPED) with respect to the person and saves this location as the SLP. During the telephone call, a voice of another person is processed so the voice externally localizes to the person as the binaural sound at the SLP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Scott Lyren, Glen A. Norris
  • Sound Localization for an Electronic Call
    Publication number: 20190306645
    Abstract: A smartphone includes a camera that takes a picture of an ear of a user and retrieves at least one head-related transfer function (HRTF) from a database based on the picture. A digital signal processor (DSP) processes the sound to generate binaural sound, and a transmitter transmits the binaural sound to earphones or headphones worn on a head of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Glen A. Norris, Philip Scott Lyren