Patents by Inventor Robert Mamola

Robert Mamola 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: 20240354052
    Abstract: A soft decision audio decoding system for preserving audio continuity in a digital wireless audio receiver is provided that deduces the likelihood of errors in a received digital signal, based on generated hard bits and soft bits. The soft bits may be utilized by a soft audio decoder to determine whether the digital signal should be decoded or muted. The soft bits may be generated based on the detected point and a detected noise power, or by using a soft-output Viterbi algorithm. The value of the soft bits may indicate confidence in the strength of the hard bit generation. The soft decision audio decoding system may infer errors and decode perceptually acceptable audio without requiring error detection, as in conventional systems, as well as have low latency and improved granularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 12119905
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 12019950
    Abstract: A soft decision audio decoding system for preserving audio continuity in a digital wireless audio receiver is provided that deduces the likelihood of errors in a received digital signal, based on generated hard bits and soft bits. The soft bits may be utilized by a soft audio decoder to determine whether the digital signal should be decoded or muted. The soft bits may be generated based on the detected point and a detected noise power, or by using a soft-output Viterbi algorithm. The value of the soft bits may indicate confidence in the strength of the hard bit generation. The soft decision audio decoding system may infer errors and decode perceptually acceptable audio without requiring error detection, as in conventional systems, as well as have low latency and improved granularity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20240106505
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20240097725
    Abstract: Techniques for providing transmit redundancy for a wireless audio system, such as an in-ear monitor audio system, are discussed herein. Some embodiments may include tuning to a first wireless communication channel associated with a first carrier frequency to receive a radio frequency signal. Based on a determination that a communication channel condition for the first wireless communication channel satisfies a communication channel condition threshold, various embodiments include tuning to a second wireless communication channel associated with a second carrier frequency to receive the radio frequency signal, where the second carrier frequency is different from the first carrier frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kundmann, Robert Mamola, Steve Van Gheem
  • Publication number: 20230327707
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for wireless in-ear-monitoring (IEM) of audio. A system includes transmitter(s) configured to map orthogonal sub-carriers of a digital signal to narrowband receivers to form receiver-allocated audio channels, modulate the digital signal, and transmit the signal as an ultra-high frequency (UHF) analog carrier wave comprising the orthogonal sub-carriers to the nearby receiver. A narrowband receiver is configured to demodulate and sample the sub-carriers allocated to the receiver. Sub-carriers can be positioned orthogonal to one another in adjacent sub-bands of the frequency domain and beacon symbols and pilot signals can be iteratively provided in the same portion of the frequency domain for each channel. The receiver can use non-data-aided and data-aided approaches for synchronization of the time domain and frequency domain waveforms of the received signal to the transmitted signal prior to sampling the allocated sub-carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Robert MAMOLA, Bryan W. Zancho, Jiang Chang, Honghui Xu, Michael Joseph Goodson
  • Publication number: 20230308235
    Abstract: Described are in-ear monitoring (IEM) systems configured for audio performance environments requiring low audio latency and high scalability. IEM systems can include an audio channel allocation device that determines audio channel allocation for transmitting audio payload to IEM devices. Audio payload may be allocated to a radio frame based on, e.g., bit rate, modulation and coding scheme, latency/fidelity requirements, etc. IEM devices can include audio driver(s) configured to generate an audio output, a circuit configured to control audio output generation by the driver(s), in-ear portion(s), and a bodypack receiver. IEM devices can receive the audio allocation information, configure its circuit accordingly, receive audio payload carried in a carrier wave based on the allocation information, and generate the audio output based on the audio payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Michael RODRIGUEZ, Robert MAMOLA
  • Publication number: 20230292135
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for multi-channel software-defined radio (SDR) audio transceivers, multi-user audio systems using the same, and methods of using the same. SDR audio transceivers can comprise an antenna and/or radio transmitter. SDR audio transceivers can be configured for multi-channel audio transmission. The multi-channel audio transmission can include wideband channels or channels allocated across a wideband of spectrum. The multi-channel audio transmission can include narrowband channels or channels allocated to a relatively narrower band of spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Alex Stezskal, Michael J. Goodson, Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 11641227
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20230008365
    Abstract: A soft decision audio decoding system for preserving audio continuity in a digital wireless audio receiver is provided that deduces the likelihood of errors in a received digital signal, based on generated hard bits and soft bits. The soft bits may be utilized by a soft audio decoder to determine whether the digital signal should be decoded or muted. The soft bits may be generated based on the detected point and a detected noise power, or by using a soft-output Viterbi algorithm. The value of the soft bits may indicate confidence in the strength of the hard bit generation. The soft decision audio decoding system may infer errors and decode perceptually acceptable audio without requiring error detection, as in conventional systems, as well as have low latency and improved granularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20230006712
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for wireless in-ear-monitoring (IEM) of audio. A system includes transmitter(s) configured to map orthogonal sub-carriers of a digital signal to narrowband receivers to form receiver-allocated audio channels, modulate the digital signal, and transmit the signal as an ultra-high frequency (UHF) analog carrier wave comprising the orthogonal sub-carriers to the nearby receiver. A narrowband receiver is configured to demodulate and sample the sub-carriers allocated to the receiver. Sub-carriers can be positioned orthogonal to one another in adjacent sub-bands of the frequency domain and beacon symbols and pilot signals can be iteratively provided in the same portion of the frequency domain for each channel. The receiver can use non-data-aided and data-aided approaches for synchronization of the time domain and frequency domain waveforms of the received signal to the transmitted signal prior to sampling the allocated sub-carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SHURE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert MAMOLA, Bryan W, Zancho, Jiang Chang, Honghui Xu, Michael Joseph Goodson
  • Publication number: 20220385348
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 11303335
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 11262975
    Abstract: A soft decision audio decoding system for preserving audio continuity in a digital wireless audio receiver is provided that deduces the likelihood of errors in a received digital signal, based on generated hard bits and soft bits. The soft bits may be utilized by a soft audio decoder to determine whether the digital signal should be decoded or muted. The soft bits may be generated based on a degree of closeness of a detected phase trajectory to known legal phase trajectories determined from the running the phase trajectory through a soft-output Viterbi algorithm. The value of the soft bits may indicate confidence in the strength of the hard bit generation. The soft decision audio decoding system may infer errors and decode perceptually acceptable audio without requiring error detection, as in conventional systems, as well as have low latency and improved granularity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20220029678
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20210141590
    Abstract: A soft decision audio decoding system for preserving audio continuity in a digital wireless audio receiver is provided that deduces the likelihood of errors in a received digital signal, based on generated hard bits and soft bits. The soft bits may be utilized by a soft audio decoder to determine whether the digital signal should be decoded or muted. The soft bits may be generated based on the detected point and a detected noise power, or by using a soft-output Viterbi algorithm. The value of the soft bits may indicate confidence in the strength of the hard bit generation. The soft decision audio decoding system may infer errors and decode perceptually acceptable audio without requiring error detection, as in conventional systems, as well as have low latency and improved granularity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 10958324
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Publication number: 20210044338
    Abstract: A wireless audio system including a transmitter using multiple antenna diversity techniques for different signal types is provided. Multipath performance may be optimized, along with improved spectral efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Rodriguez, Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 10678498
    Abstract: A soft decision audio decoding system for preserving audio continuity in a digital wireless audio receiver is provided that deduces the likelihood of errors in a received digital signal, based on generated hard bits and soft bits. The soft bits may be utilized by a soft audio decoder to determine whether the digital signal should be decoded or muted. The soft bits may be generated based on the detected point and a detected noise power, or by using a soft-output Viterbi algorithm. The value of the soft bits may indicate confidence in the strength of the hard bit generation. The soft decision audio decoding system may infer errors and decode perceptually acceptable audio without requiring error detection, as in conventional systems, as well as have low latency and improved granularity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Mamola
  • Patent number: 10615828
    Abstract: A flexible multi-channel diversity wireless audio receiver system for routing, processing, and combining multiple radio frequency (RF) signals containing audio signals received on respective antennas is provided. The wireless audio receiver system provides flexible routing of multiple RF signals in different selectable modes, and low latency uninterrupted reception of signals in harsh RF environments by combining multiple RF signals to maximize signal-to-noise ratio. The audio output may be generated in an uninterrupted fashion and mitigate multipath fading, interference, and asymmetrical noise issues. Received RF signals may also be cascaded by the wireless audio receiver system to allow daisy chaining.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kundmann, Michael Goodson, Robert Mamola, Jeffrey Arthur Meunier, Robert Szopko, Yang Tang