Patents by Inventor Robert Joseph SOJA, II

Robert Joseph SOJA, II 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: 10638226
    Abstract: A digital audio system, which may be an integrated audio system of a vehicle, includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and a processor. The processor is operable to modify digital audio signals based on tuning parameters to compensate for acoustic characteristics of the environment. The processor is further operable to detect that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment. The detection is based on an audio signal corresponding to audio captured from the environment and/or on the values of the tuning parameters. Upon detecting that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment, an indication is provided that the audio system should be calibrated to adjust the tuning parameters to the environment. Related methods and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Shreyas Anand Paranjpe, Robert Joseph Soja, II, Leonard Charles Layton
  • Publication number: 20200092645
    Abstract: A digital audio system, which may be an integrated audio system of a vehicle, includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and a processor. The processor is operable to modify digital audio signals based on tuning parameters to compensate for acoustic characteristics of the environment. The processor is further operable to detect that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment. The detection is based on an audio signal corresponding to audio captured from the environment and/or on the values of the tuning parameters. Upon detecting that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment, an indication is provided that the audio system should be calibrated to adjust the tuning parameters to the environment. Related methods and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicants: BlackBerry Limited, 2236008 Ontario Inc.
    Inventors: Shreyas Anand PARANJPE, Robert Joseph SOJA, II, Leonard Charles LAYTON