Patents by Inventor Sean Allyn Coffin

Sean Allyn Coffin 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).

  • Audio beam steering, tracking and audio effects for AR/VR applications
    Patent number: 11943601
    Abstract: A method for audio beam steering, tracking, and audio effects for an immersive reality application is provided. The method includes receiving, from an immersive reality application, a first audio waveform from a first acoustic source to provide to a user of a headset, identifying a perceived direction for the first acoustic source relative to the headset based on a location of the first acoustic source, and providing, to a first speaker in a client device, an audio signal including the first audio waveform, wherein the audio signal includes a time delay and an amplitude of the first audio waveform based on the perceived direction. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a system to perform the above method, and the system, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Lovitt, Scott Phillip Selfon, Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo, Sean Allyn Coffin, Nava K Balsam, Syavosh Zadissa
  • AUDIO BEAM STEERING, TRACKING AND AUDIO EFFECTS FOR AR/VR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20230050966
    Abstract: A method for audio beam steering, tracking, and audio effects for an immersive reality application is provided. The method includes receiving, from an immersive reality application, a first audio waveform from a first acoustic source to provide to a user of a headset, identifying a perceived direction for the first acoustic source relative to the headset based on a location of the first acoustic source, and providing, to a first speaker in a client device, an audio signal including the first audio waveform, wherein the audio signal includes a time delay and an amplitude of the first audio waveform based on the perceived direction. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a system to perform the above method, and the system, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Lovitt, Scott Phillip Selfon, Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo, Sean Allyn Coffin, Nava K Balsam, Syavosh Zadissa