Patents by Inventor Rithesh Kumar

Rithesh Kumar 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: 20260018189
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to editing audio content using dynamic voice synthesis and systems for accomplishing the same. The system uses a transcript associated with an audio file and received input that indicates a location to add or remove text to identify preceding and succeeding segments around the indicated location. The system constructs a modified transcript, and applies a model (e.g., a Universal Variable Model (UVM)) to generate new audio content in accordance with the modified transcript. The model aligns the acoustic properties of the original audio file with linguistic features of the transcript, therefore enabling the new audio content to emulate the original audio file's properties. The system produces a final audio file by inserting the new audio content into the original audio file. This approach allows for dynamic editing of audio content, maintaining coherence and acoustic consistency while accommodating textual modifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Kundan Kumar, Rithesh Kumar, Ishaan Kumar, Alejandro Luebs
  • Publication number: 20260018160
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to generate synthesized speech using a Universal Variable Model (UVM). The UVM is pre-trained using reference audio samples and associated text prompts to comprehend and replicate various aspects of human speech, including intonation, rhythm, and pronunciation. In the training process, the UVM learns general patterns and relationships between the acoustic properties of speech and the linguistic features of text from a dataset covering different linguistic contexts, accents, and speakers. This enables the UVM to generate natural-sounding speech without the need for personalized training on the user's voice. Users of the media production platform can submit text inputs along with a reference audio sample, and the UVM will produce corresponding audio output in the same voice as the reference sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Kundan Kumar, Rithesh Kumar, Ishaan Kumar, Alejandro Luebs
  • Publication number: 20250061915
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to upsample discrete audio signals to higher sampling rates. Assume, for example, that a media production platform obtains a first discrete signal at a relatively low sampling rate. The relatively low sampling frequency may make the first discrete audio signal unsuitable for inclusion in media compilations, so the media production platform may attempt to improve its quality through upsampling. To accomplish this, the media production platform can apply a transform to the first discrete signal to produce a first magnitude spectrogram. Then, the media production platform can apply a computer-implemented model to the first magnitude spectrogram to produce a second magnitude spectrogram. Thereafter, the media production platform can apply an inverse transform to the second magnitude spectrogram to create a second discrete signal that has a higher sampling rate than the first discrete audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Rithesh Kumar, Kundan Kumar
  • Publication number: 20250054509
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to upsample discrete audio signals to higher sampling rates. Assume, for example, that a media production platform obtains a first discrete signal at a relatively low sampling rate. The relatively low sampling frequency may make the first discrete audio signal unsuitable for inclusion in media compilations, so the media production platform may attempt to improve its quality through upsampling. To accomplish this, the media production platform can apply a transform to the first discrete signal to produce a first magnitude spectrogram. Then, the media production platform can apply a computer-implemented model to the first magnitude spectrogram to produce a second magnitude spectrogram. Thereafter, the media production platform can apply an inverse transform to the second magnitude spectrogram to create a second discrete signal that has a higher sampling rate than the first discrete audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Rithesh Kumar, Kundan Kumar
  • Patent number: 12170096
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to upsample discrete audio signals to higher sampling rates. Assume, for example, that a media production platform obtains a first discrete signal at a relatively low sampling rate. The relatively low sampling frequency may make the first discrete audio signal unsuitable for inclusion in media compilations, so the media production platform may attempt to improve its quality through upsampling. To accomplish this, the media production platform can apply a transform to the first discrete signal to produce a first magnitude spectrogram. Then, the media production platform can apply a computer-implemented model to the first magnitude spectrogram to produce a second magnitude spectrogram. Thereafter, the media production platform can apply an inverse transform to the second magnitude spectrogram to create a second discrete signal that has a higher sampling rate than the first discrete audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Descript, Inc.
    Inventors: Rithesh Kumar, Kundan Kumar
  • Patent number: 12159645
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to upsample discrete audio signals to higher sampling rates. Assume, for example, that a media production platform obtains a first discrete signal at a relatively low sampling rate. The relatively low sampling frequency may make the first discrete audio signal unsuitable for inclusion in media compilations, so the media production platform may attempt to improve its quality through upsampling. To accomplish this, the media production platform can apply a transform to the first discrete signal to produce a first magnitude spectrogram. Then, the media production platform can apply a computer-implemented model to the first magnitude spectrogram to produce a second magnitude spectrogram. Thereafter, the media production platform can apply an inverse transform to the second magnitude spectrogram to create a second discrete signal that has a higher sampling rate than the first discrete audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Descript, Inc.
    Inventors: Rithesh Kumar, Kundan Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220101872
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to upsample discrete audio signals to higher sampling rates. Assume, for example, that a media production platform obtains a first discrete signal at a relatively low sampling rate. The relatively low sampling frequency may make the first discrete audio signal unsuitable for inclusion in media compilations, so the media production platform may attempt to improve its quality through upsampling. To accomplish this, the media production platform can apply a transform to the first discrete signal to produce a first magnitude spectrogram. Then, the media production platform can apply a computer-implemented model to the first magnitude spectrogram to produce a second magnitude spectrogram. Thereafter, the media production platform can apply an inverse transform to the second magnitude spectrogram to create a second discrete signal that has a higher sampling rate than the first discrete audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Kundan Kumar, Rithesh Kumar
  • Publication number: 20220101864
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to training and then employing computer-implemented models designed to upsample discrete audio signals to higher sampling rates. Assume, for example, that a media production platform obtains a first discrete signal at a relatively low sampling rate. The relatively low sampling frequency may make the first discrete audio signal unsuitable for inclusion in media compilations, so the media production platform may attempt to improve its quality through upsampling. To accomplish this, the media production platform can apply a transform to the first discrete signal to produce a first magnitude spectrogram. Then, the media production platform can apply a computer-implemented model to the first magnitude spectrogram to produce a second magnitude spectrogram. Thereafter, the media production platform can apply an inverse transform to the second magnitude spectrogram to create a second discrete signal that has a higher sampling rate than the first discrete audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Rithesh Kumar, Kundan Kumar