Patents by Inventor Phillip Arthur Nelson

Phillip Arthur Nelson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for tracking listener's head position for virtual stereo acoustics
    Patent number: 8331614
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking a listener's head position for virtual stereo acoustics. The method of tracking the head position of a listener includes: obtaining face images of the listener using two image pickup units; tracking the skin color of an image, thereby obtaining the two-dimensional (2D) coordinate value of the listener's position; and obtaining the distance between the image pickup units and the listener using triangulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pal Mannerheim, Phillip Arthur Nelson, Youngtae Kim
  • Method and apparatus for tracking listener's head position for virtual stereo acoustics
    Publication number: 20070230743
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking a listener's head position for virtual stereo acoustics. The method of tracking the head position of a listener includes: obtaining face images of the listener using two image pickup units; tracking the skin color of an image, thereby obtaining the two-dimensional (2D) coordinate value of the listener's position; and obtaining the distance between the image pickup units and the listener using triangulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pal Mannerheim, Phillip Arthur Nelson, Younglee Kim