Patents by Inventor Robert W. Reams
Robert W. Reams 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).
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Patent number: 9875756Abstract: A system for processing audio data comprising a first signal processing path configured to generate a mask control signal. A second signal processing path configured to generate a decorrelated input audio signal. A mixer configured to mix the mask control signal and the decorrelated input audio signal and to generate an output.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: PSYX RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Patent number: 9852744Abstract: A system for processing audio data comprising a first system configured to receive an input audio data signal and to electronically process the input audio data signal to generate level normalized audio data. A second system configured to receive the level normalized audio data and to electronically process the level normalized audio data to generate a double sideband AM signal. A third system configured to receive the double sideband AM signal and to mix the double sideband AM signal with the input audio data to generate primary audio data frequency components having double sideband AM signal side components.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: PSYX RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Patent number: 9830927Abstract: A system for processing audio data comprising an audio data source. A delay system coupled to the audio data source and a delay input and configured to delay audio data provided by the audio data source by an amount of time equal to the delay input. A randomizer system coupled to the delay input and configured to generate an output that randomly changes as a function of time.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: PSYX RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20170294890Abstract: A system for processing audio data is disclosed that includes a plurality of gain adjustment devices, each gain adjustment device having an associated audio input frequency band. A plurality of control signal processing systems are configured to receive audio input data for one of the associated audio input frequency bands and to generate a gain adjustment device control signal. The gain adjustment device control signal is configured to decrease a gain setting of an associated gain adjustment device for a predetermined period of time as a function of a transient in the associated audio input frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Patent number: 9691408Abstract: A system for processing audio data is disclosed that includes a plurality of gain adjustment devices, each gain adjustment device having an associated audio input frequency band. A plurality of control signal processing systems are configured to receive audio input data for one of the associated audio input frequency bands and to generate a gain adjustment device control signal. The gain adjustment device control signal is configured to decrease a gain setting of an associated gain adjustment device for a predetermined period of time as a function of a transient in the associated audio input frequency band.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: PSYX RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20160173808Abstract: A system for controlling a volume level of television program audio data comprising a first automatic gain control unit having a first threshold value, a first target value, a first smoothing time and a first recovery rate, configured to receive an audio input and to generate an audio output. A second automatic gain control unit having a second threshold value, a second target value, a second smoothing time and a second recovery rate, configured to receive the audio output of the first automatic gain control unit and to generate a second audio output, wherein the first threshold value is less than the second threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20160171968Abstract: A system for processing audio data comprising a first signal processing path configured to generate a mask control signal. A second signal processing path configured to generate a decorrelated input audio signal. A mixer configured to mix the mask control signal and the decorrelated input audio signal and to generate an output.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20160171985Abstract: A system for processing audio data is disclosed that includes a plurality of gain adjustment devices, each gain adjustment device having an associated audio input frequency band. A plurality of control signal processing systems are configured to receive audio input data for one of the associated audio input frequency bands and to generate a gain adjustment device control signal. The gain adjustment device control signal is configured to decrease a gain setting of an associated gain adjustment device for a predetermined period of time as a function of a transient in the associated audio input frequency band.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20160171987Abstract: A system for processing digitally-encoded audio data comprising a compressed audio source device providing a sequence of frames of compressed digital audio data. A compressed audio enhancement system configured to receive the sequence of frames of compressed digital audio data and to generate enhanced audio data by adding masked digital audio data to the sequence of frames of compressed digital audio data, where the masked digital audio data has an energy level sufficient to keep a kinocilia of a listener active. One or more speakers configured to receive the enhanced audio data and to generate sound waves using the enhanced audio data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20160173995Abstract: A system for processing audio data comprising a first system configured to receive an input audio data signal and to electronically process the input audio data signal to generate level normalized audio data. A second system configured to receive the level normalized audio data and to electronically process the level normalized audio data to generate a double sideband AM signal. A third system configured to receive the double sideband AM signal and to mix the double sideband AM signal with the input audio data to generate primary audio data frequency components having double sideband AM signal side components.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20160173979Abstract: A system for processing audio data comprising an audio data source. A delay system coupled to the audio data source and a delay input and configured to delay audio data provided by the audio data source by an amount of time equal to the delay input. A randomizer system coupled to the delay input and configured to generate an output that randomly changes as a function of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Patent number: 8559749Abstract: A system for processing video data to improve image quality at low data rates comprising an encoder generating an entropy signal representing the relative entropy of the video data and a plurality of filters each receiving the entropy signal and a threshold setting and filtering the video data if the entropy signal is greater than the threshold setting.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Streaming Appliances, LLCInventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20110164827Abstract: A system for processing video data to improve image quality at low data rates comprising an encoder generating an entropy signal representing the relative entropy of the video data and a plurality of filters each receiving the entropy signal and a threshold setting and filtering the video data if the entropy signal is greater than the threshold setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Robert W. Reams, Evan C. Johnson
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Publication number: 20110167445Abstract: A system for providing audiovisual data. A run-length audiovisual data system for providing run-length audiovisual content. An advertising content system for providing advertising content. A semantic filter system for processing the run-length audiovisual content and the advertising content and matching the run-length audiovisual content to the advertising content based on semantic filter output matching.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Robert W. Reams, Evan C. Johnson
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Patent number: 7853022Abstract: An audio spatial environment engine for flexible and scalable up-mixing from an M channel audio system to an N channel audio system, where M and N are integers and N is greater than M, is provided. The input M channel audio is provided to an analysis filter bank which converts the time domain signals into frequency domain signals. Relevant inter-channel spatial cues are extracted from the frequency domain signals on a sub-band basis and are used as parameters to generate adaptive N channel filters which control the spatial placement of a frequency band element in the up-mixed sound field. The N channel filters are smoothed across both time and frequency to limit filter variability which could cause annoying fluctuation effects. The smoothed N channel filters are then applied to adaptive combinations of the frequency domain input signals and are provided to a synthesis filter bank which generates the N channel time domain output signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey K. Thompson, Robert W. Reams, Aaron Warner
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Publication number: 20090052676Abstract: A system for decorrelating audio data is provided. The system includes a noise generator generating a random noise signal. A phase shift system receives an input channel of audio data and the random noise signal and generates a phase shifted channel of audio data having a phase shift based on the random noise signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20090052701Abstract: A system for processing audio data is provided. A left channel system receives a first channel of audio data, and a right channel system receiving a second channel of audio data. A delay coupled to one of the left channel system and the right channel system provides a delay to one of the first channel of audio data and the second channel of audio data, wherein the delay causes an apparent location of a source to a listener to occur in a single location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Publication number: 20040013272Abstract: A system for processing audio data is provided. The system includes a spectral shaping system that receives sample audio data and adaptive gain data and generates spectral characteristic data for one or more spectral bands. The system also includes an audio processing system that receives the spectral characteristic data and which processes the audio data so as to provide the spectral characteristic data for the spectral bands of the audio data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2003Publication date: January 22, 2004Inventor: Robert W Reams
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Patent number: 5555311Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing performance parameters of an electro-acoustic system. The bandwidth of the electro-acoustic system is determined by applying a broad band stimulus signal to its input, and picking up the resulting acoustic signal with a microphone. The microphone output is then applied to a state variable filter having a low-pass filter output, a high-pass filter output, and a band-pass filter output. The operating frequency of the state variable filter is changed incrementally through each of a plurality of frequencies. The high and low frequency responses of the electro-acoustic system is determined on the basis of the operating frequencies of the state variable filter at which accumulated values of the outputs of the state variable filter bear certain relationships to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 1994Date of Patent: September 10, 1996Assignee: Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.Inventor: Robert W. Reams
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Patent number: 4196790Abstract: An acoustic transducer for reproduction of sound over a wide frequency band. The transducer consists of an elongated partially enclosed chamber having a sound source at one end and wherein the cross-sectional area of the chamber is decreased with distance along the length of the chamber away from the sound source. A curved wall is included in the chamber to serve as an expanding horn, the lower end of which is provided with an elongated slot aperture which widens exponentially as a function of the length of the chamber through which sound energy is delivered to the aperture of the horn.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1978Date of Patent: April 8, 1980Inventor: Robert W. Reams