Patents by Inventor Robert W. Zopf

Robert W. Zopf 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: 10719115
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for isolated word training and detection. Isolated word training devices and systems are provided in which a user may provide a wake-up phrase from 1 to 3 times to train the device or system. A concatenated phoneme model of the user-provided wake-up phrase may be generated based on the provided wake-up phrase and a pre-trained phoneme model database. A word model of the wake-up phrase may be subsequently generated from the concatenated phoneme model and the provided wake-up phrase. Once trained, the user-provided wake-up phrase may be used to unlock the device or system and/or to wake up the device or system from a standby mode of operation. The word model of the user-provided wake-up phrase may be further adapted based on additional provisioning of the wake-up phrase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert W. Zopf, Bengt J. Borgstrom
  • Publication number: 20160189706
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for isolated word training and detection. Isolated word training devices and systems are provided in which a user may provide a wake-up phrase from 1 to 3 times to train the device or system. A concatenated phoneme model of the user-provided wake-up phrase may be generated based on the provided wake-up phrase and a pre-trained phoneme model database. A word model of the wake-up phrase may be subsequently generated from the concatenated phoneme model and the provided wake-up phrase. Once trained, the user-provided wake-up phrase may be used to unlock the device or system and/or to wake up the device or system from a standby mode of operation. The word model of the user-provided wake-up phrase may be further adapted based on additional provisioning of the wake-up phrase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Robert W. Zopf, Bengt J. Borgstrom
  • Patent number: 9293140
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing speaker-identification-assisted speech processing. In accordance with certain embodiments, a communication device includes speaker identification (SID) logic that is configured to identify a user of the communication device and/or the identity of a far-end speaker participating in a voice call with a user of the communication device. Knowledge of the identity of the user and/or far-end speaker is then used to improve the performance of one or more speech processing algorithms implemented on the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Juin-Hwey Chen, Robert W. Zopf, Bengt J. Borgstrom, Elias Nemer, Ashutosh Pandey, Jes Thyssen
  • Patent number: 9269368
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing speaker-identification-assisted speech processing in an uplink path of a communication device. In accordance with certain embodiments, a communication device includes speaker identification (SID) logic that is configured to identify the identity of a near-end speaker. Knowledge of the identity of the near-end speaker is then used to improve the performance of one or more uplink speech processing algorithms implemented on the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Juin-Hwey Chen, Jes Thyssen, Elias Nemer, Bengt J. Borgstrom, Ashutosh Pandey, Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9245535
    Abstract: A communications network is used to transfer user attribute information about participants in a communication session to their respective communication terminals for storage and use thereon to configure a speech codec to operate in a speaker-dependent manner, thereby improving speech coding efficiency. In a network-assisted model, the user attribute information is stored on the communications network and selectively transmitted to the communication terminals while in a peer-assisted model, the user attribute information is derived by and transferred between communication terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Zopf, Kelly Hale
  • Patent number: 9245531
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for performing joint source channel decoding in a manner that exploits parameter domain correlation. Redundancy in speech coding and packet field parameters is exploited to generate conditional probabilities that a decoder utilizes to perform joint source channel decoding. The conditional probabilities are based upon correlations of parameters of a current frame with parameters of the same or other frames or historical parameter data. Parameter domain correlation provides significant channel decoding improvement over prior bit domain solutions. Also provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for utilizing received statistics of monitored data bits from which conditional probabilities are generated to perform channel decoding. The techniques described may be implemented at the decoder side and thus do not interfere with transmission standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Publication number: 20150302859
    Abstract: A system and method for processing of audio and speech signals is disclosed, which provide compatibility over a range of communication devices operating at different sampling frequencies and/or bit rates. The analyzer of the system divides the input signal in different portions, at least one of which carries information sufficient to provide intelligible reconstruction of the input signal. The analyzer also encodes separate information about other portions of the signal in an embedded manner, so that a smooth transition can be achieved from low bit-rate to high bit-rate applications. Accordingly, communication devices operating at different sampling rates and/or bit-rates can extract corresponding information from the output bit stream of the analyzer. In the present invention embedded information generally relates to separate parameters of the input signal, or to additional resolution in the transmission of original signal parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventors: Joseph Gerard Aguilar, David A. Campana, Juin-Hwey (Raymond) Chen, Robert B. Dunn, Robert J. McAulay, Xiaoquin Sun, Wei Wang, Craig Watkins, Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9124298
    Abstract: Low complexity error correction using cyclic redundancy check (CRC). Communications between communication devices, sometimes including at least one redundant transmission from a transmitter to a receiver, undergo low complexity error correction. CRC may be employed in conjunction with using any desired type of ECC or using uncoded modulation. Based on CRC determined bit-errors, as few as a singular syndrome associated with a singular bit-error or a linear combination of syndromes associated with two or more singular bit-errors within two or more received signal sequences are employed to perform error correction of the received signal. Real time combinations of multiple syndromes associated with respective single bit-errors (that may themselves be calculated off-line) are employed in accordance with error correction. In addition to CRC, any ECC may be employed including convolutional code, RS code, turbo code, TCM code, TTCM code, LDPC code, or BCH code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Publication number: 20150235647
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for performing joint source channel decoding in a manner that exploits parameter domain correlation. Redundancy in speech coding and packet field parameters is exploited to generate conditional probabilities that a decoder utilizes to perform joint source channel decoding. The conditional probabilities are based upon correlations of parameters of a current frame with parameters of the same or other frames or historical parameter data. Parameter domain correlation provides significant channel decoding improvement over prior bit domain solutions. Also provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for utilizing received statistics of monitored data bits from which conditional probabilities are generated to perform channel decoding. The techniques described may be implemented at the decoder side and thus do not interfere with transmission standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9076439
    Abstract: Systems and method for managing and/or mitigating the impact of bit errors on encoded frames received by an LC-SBC (Low Complexity Sub-band Coding) decoder are described herein. For example, in one embodiment, the impact of bit errors on an LC-SBC frame received by an LC-SBC decoder is estimated and one of a plurality of bit error management techniques is applied to the LC-SBC frame based on the estimated impact, wherein the bit error management techniques may include performing PLC, performing normal SBC decoding, or performing some other technique for managing and/or mitigating the impact of the bit errors. Techniques for concealing bit errors in LC-SBC frames are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9058818
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses are described for deriving and updating user attribute information about users of a communications system. A communications network is then used to transfer the user attribute information to communication terminals, which use the user attribute information to configure a speech codec to operate in a speaker-dependent manner during a communication session, thereby improving speech coding efficiency. In a network-assisted model, the user attribute information is stored on the communications network and selectively transmitted to the communication terminals while in a peer-assisted model, the user attribute information is derived by and transferred between communication terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9053698
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for performing jitter buffer enhanced joint source channel decoding. Jitter buffer enhanced joint source channel decoding may be performed in a manner that exploits parameter domain correlation. A jitter buffer stores hard bits of properly channel decoded packets, and a secondary jitter buffer is implemented to store soft bits associated with packets that are improperly channel decoded. Joint source channel decoding may be delayed to perform channel decoding of a frame in the penultimate position of the jitter buffer. The soft bits stored in the secondary jitter buffer as well as hard bits stored in the jitter buffer, which may include future frames, are utilized to perform channel decoding. The delayed jitter buffer enhanced joint source channel decoding may also be extended to iteratively perform channel decoding for giving frames at each position in the jitter buffer as they traverse the jitter buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9047865
    Abstract: A system and method for processing of audio and speech signals is disclosed, which provide compatibility over a range of communication devices operating at different sampling frequencies and/or bit rates. The analyzer of the system divides the input signal in different portions, at least one of which carries information sufficient to provide intelligible reconstruction of the input signal. The analyzer also encodes separate information about other portions of the signal in an embedded manner, so that a smooth transition can be achieved from low bit-rate to high bit-rate applications. Accordingly, communication devices operating at different sampling rates and/or bit-rates can extract corresponding information from the output bit stream of the analyzer. In the present invention embedded information generally relates to separate parameters of the input signal, or to additional resolution in the transmission of original signal parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Joseph Gerard Aguilar, David A. Campana, Juin-Hwey Chen, Robert B. Dunn, Robert J. McAulay, Xiaoquin Sun, Wei Wang, Craig Watkins, Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 9037942
    Abstract: A turbo decoder is configured to perform iterative decoding of data bits of a data packet received via a source signal to converge on a “soft” decision representation for each data bit of the data packet. The turbo decoder includes both an interleaved decoder and a non-interleaved decoder that work collaboratively to refine and improve the “soft” decision of each of the originally-received data bits. The interleaved decoder and the non-interleaved decoder are injected with extrinsic information based on at least a-priori information of the source signal. The turbo decoder avoids positive feedback of the a-priori information regarding the source signal from one decoder to the other by subtracting out extrinsic information based on the a-priori information that is injected into a decoder from the “soft” decision(s) determined by the decoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 8996962
    Abstract: A plurality of encrypted packets having common payload data are received, wherein each of the plurality of encrypted packets includes a corresponding parity check field, and wherein a corresponding parity check syndrome for each of the plurality of encrypted packets indicates at least one bit error. A payload portion of each of the plurality of encrypted packets is decrypted to generate a plurality of decrypted payload portions. At least one chase coding technique is used to generate a corrected decrypted payload, based on at least one candidate bit error position and further based on the corresponding parity check syndrome for at least one of the plurality of encrypted packets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Zopf, Prasanna Desai, Norbert Grunert
  • Patent number: 8938663
    Abstract: A modem architecture that supports the application of joint source channel decoding (JSCD). The modem architecture includes two channel decoders, one of which is modified to provide improved signal quality. The modem architecture further includes transparent network layers that enable the passage of data from one layer to another layer. For example, the modem architecture enables the passage soft bits, when available, from a physical layer to an application layer. The soft bits may be utilized for JSCD, packet loss concealment, or other applications. The modem architecture enables encryption and decryption of data to incorporate extrinsic information in operating JSCD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Robert W. Zopf
  • Publication number: 20140278417
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing speaker-identification-assisted speech processing. In accordance with certain embodiments, a communication device includes speaker identification (SID) logic that is configured to identify a user of the communication device and/or the identity of a far-end speaker participating in a voice call with a user of the communication device. Knowledge of the identity of the user and/or far-end speaker is then used to improve the performance of one or more speech processing algorithms implemented on the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Juin-Hwey Chen, Robert W. Zopf, Bengt J. Borgstrom, Elias Nemer, Ashutosh Pandey, Jes Thyssen
  • Publication number: 20140278418
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing speaker-identification-assisted speech processing in a downlink path of a communication device. In accordance with certain embodiments, a communication device includes speaker identification (SID) logic that is configured to identify the identity of a far-end speaker participating in a voice call with a user of the communication device. Knowledge of the identity of the far-end speaker is then used to improve the performance of one or more downlink speech processing algorithms implemented on the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Juin-Hwey Chen, Robert W. Zopf, Bengt J. Borgstrom, Elias Nemer, Ashutosh Pandey, Jes Thyssen
  • Publication number: 20140278397
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for performing speaker-identification-assisted speech processing in an uplink path of a communication device. In accordance with certain embodiments, a communication device includes speaker identification (SID) logic that is configured to identify the identity of a near-end speaker. Knowledge of the identity of the near-end speaker is then used to improve the performance of one or more uplink speech processing algorithms implemented on the communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Juin-Hwey Chen, Jes Thyssen, Elias Nemer, Bengt J. Borgstrom, Ashutosh Pandey, Robert W. Zopf
  • Patent number: 8818817
    Abstract: A communications network is used to transfer user attribute information about participants in a communication session to their respective communication terminals for storage and use thereon to configure a speech codec to operate in a speaker-dependent manner, thereby improving speech coding efficiency. In a network-assisted model, the user attribute information is stored on the communications network and selectively transmitted to the communication terminals while in a peer-assisted model, the user attribute information is derived by and transferred between communication terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Zopf, Kelly Hale