Patents by Inventor Samuel Clapp

Samuel Clapp 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: 20220394405
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for using an audio time and level difference renderer (TLDR) to generate spatialized audio content for multiple channels from an audio signal received at a single channel. The system selects an audio TLDR from a set of audio TLDRs based on received input parameters. The system configures the selected audio TLDR based on received input parameters using a filter parameter model to generate a configured audio TLDR that comprises a set of configured binaural dynamic filters, and a configured delay between the multiple channel. The system applies the configured audio TLDR to an audio signal received at the single channel to generate spatialized multiple channel audio content for each channel of the multiple audio channel and presents the generated spatialized audio content at multiple channels to a user via a headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: William Owen Brimijoin, II, Samuel Clapp, Peter Harty Dodds, Nava K. Balsam, Tomasz Rudzki, Ryan Rohrer, Kevin Scheumann, Michaela Warnecke
  • Patent number: 11457325
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for using an audio time and level difference renderer (TLDR) to generate spatialized audio content for multiple channels from an audio signal received at a single channel. The system selects an audio TLDR from a set of audio TLDRs based on received input parameters. The system configures the selected audio TLDR based on received input parameters using a filter parameter model to generate a configured audio TLDR that comprises a set of configured binaural dynamic filters, and a configured delay between the multiple channel. The system applies the configured audio TLDR to an audio signal received at the single channel to generate spatialized multiple channel audio content for each channel of the multiple audio channel and presents the generated spatialized audio content at multiple channels to a user via a headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Owen Brimijoin, II, Samuel Clapp, Peter Dodds, Nava K. Balsam, Tomasz Rudzki, Ryan Rohrer, Kevin Scheumann, Michaela Warnecke
  • Publication number: 20220182772
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an audio system for various artificial reality applications. The audio system performs large scale filter optimization for audio rendering, preserving spatial and intra-population characteristics using neural networks. Further, the audio system performs adaptive hearing enhancement-aware binaural rendering. The audio includes an in-ear device with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a camera. The camera captures image data of a local area, and the image data is used to correct for IMU drift. In some embodiments, the audio system calculates a transducer to ear response for an individual ear using an equalization prediction or acoustic simulation framework. Individual ear pressure fields as a function of frequency are generated. Frequency-dependent directivity patterns of the transducers are characterized in the free field. In some embodiments, the audio system includes a headset and one or more removable audio apparatuses for enhancing acoustic features of the headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Harty Dodds, Nava K. Balsam, Vamsi Krishna Ithapu, William Owen Brimijoin, II, Samuel Clapp, Christi Miller, Michaela Warnecke, Nils Thomas Fritiof Lunner, Paul Thomas Calamia, Morteza Khaleghimeybodi, Pablo Francisco Faundez Hoffmann, Ravish Mehra, Salvael Ortega Estrada, Tetsuro Oishi
  • Publication number: 20220021996
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for using an audio time and level difference renderer (TLDR) to generate spatialized audio content for multiple channels from an audio signal received at a single channel. The system selects an audio TLDR from a set of audio TLDRs based on received input parameters. The system configures the selected audio TLDR based on received input parameters using a filter parameter model to generate a configured audio TLDR that comprises a set of configured binaural dynamic filters, and a configured delay between the multiple channel. The system applies the configured audio TLDR to an audio signal received at the single channel to generate spatialized multiple channel audio content for each channel of the multiple audio channel and presents the generated spatialized audio content at multiple channels to a user via a headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: William Owen Brimijoin, II, Samuel Clapp, Peter Dodds, Nava K. Balsam, Tomasz Rudzki, Ryan Rohrer, Kevin Scheumann, Michaela Warnecke