Patents by Inventor Sauli SIPILÄ

Sauli SIPILÄ 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).

  • Vessel monitoring based on directionally captured ambient sounds
    Patent number: 10877170
    Abstract: The invention allows vessel monitoring based on directionally captured ambient sounds. A remote operation centre for monitoring a vessel comprises a set of speakers and a controller. The controller comprises an input unit configured to receive at least one microphone signal from at least one on-board directional microphone of an array of on-board directional microphones. The controller further comprises a processing unit configured to analyze the received at least one microphone signal and to generate speaker-specific directional output signals based on the analysis. The controller further comprises an output unit configured to send the generated speaker-specific directional output signals to respective one or more speakers of the set of speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: KONGSBERG MARITIME FINLAND OY
    Inventors: Sauli Sipilä, Mark Callaway, Mikko Mertovaara, Lasse Lindell
  • VESSEL MONITORING BASED ON DIRECTIONALLY CAPTURED AMBIENT SOUNDS
    Publication number: 20200003916
    Abstract: The invention allows vessel monitoring based on directionally captured ambient sounds. A remote operation centre for monitoring a vessel comprises a set of speakers and a controller. The controller comprises an input unit configured to receive at least one microphone signal from at least one on-board directional microphone of an array of on-board directional microphones. The controller further comprises a processing unit configured to analyze the received at least one microphone signal and to generate speaker-specific directional output signals based on the analysis. The controller further comprises an output unit configured to send the generated speaker-specific directional output signals to respective one or more speakers of the set of speakers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Sauli SIPILÄ, Mark CALLAWAY, Mikko Mertovaara, Lasse LINDELL