Patents by Inventor Sinan AKAY

Sinan AKAY 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: 20250201259
    Abstract: A method includes receiving text-to-speech (TTS) data and outputting synthetic speech using an audio output device of a user device. The method also includes receiving an input audio data stream captured using an audio capture device of the user device and determining a first frame boundary in the input audio data stream. The input audio data stream includes target speech and an echo of the synthetic speech, while the first frame boundary represents a first alignment of the TTS data and the echo of the synthetic speech. Using a linear acoustic echo canceller, the method also includes determining a second frame boundary in the input audio data stream and processing the input audio data stream based on the second frame boundary to generate enhanced audio. The second frame boundary represents a second alignment of the TTS data and the echo of the synthetic speech.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Turaj Zakizadeh Shabestary, Arun Narayanan, Sinan Akay, Pu-sen Chao, Malini Jaganathan, Bhalchandra Gajare, Taral Pradeep Joglekar, Tanuj Bhatia, Min Yang, Thomas O'malley, James Stanton Walker, Sankaran Panchapagesan, Alexander H. Gruenstein
  • Patent number: 10755703
    Abstract: Systems and processes for performing a task with a digital assistant are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Nicolas Zeitlin, Matthias Paulik, Henry G. Mason, Karric Kwong, Sinan Akay, Saravana Kumar Rathinam, Anumita Biswas
  • Publication number: 20180330731
    Abstract: Systems and processes for performing a task with a digital assistant are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Nicolas ZEITLIN, Matthias PAULIK, Henry G. MASON, Karric KWONG, Sinan AKAY, Saravana Kumar RATHINAM, Anumita BISWAS
  • Patent number: 9499125
    Abstract: A vehicle system for activating at least one vehicle component to provide access to a vehicle. A first receiver is operative to obtain a wireless signal at least comprising first identification data of an electronic device; a memory device storing at least second identification data; at least a second receiver being operative to check the presence of a matching vehicle access key, and the at least second receiver being operative to check the presence of a matching vehicle access key if the first identification data match the at least second identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Audi AG
    Inventors: Sinan Akay, Megan McClain, Florian Rill, Tobias Steiner
  • Publication number: 20150221341
    Abstract: A system for periodically recording GPS coordinates of a vehicle during the vehicle driver's trip as trip coordinates, at times when the driver gazes away from the direction of travel, recording a potential point in interest in accordance with the current GPS coordinates and an angle of the driver's eye gaze, and after reaching the destination, sending the trip coordinates and the point of interest coordinates to a remote server. The remote server may then retrieve from a GPS coordinate-tagged image database, panoramic images corresponding to the trip coordinates and potential POI coordinates. The driver, or any other user of the system, can then create an enhanced time-lapse video of the driver's trip by converting the retrieved panoramic images into a video focusing on points of interest capturing the attention of the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicants: AUDI AG, VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Sinan AKAY
  • Publication number: 20150120151
    Abstract: A vehicle system for activating at least one vehicle component to provide access to a vehicle. A first receiver is operative to obtain a wireless signal at least comprising first identification data of an electronic device; a memory device storing at least second identification data; at least a second receiver being operative to check the presence of a matching vehicle access key, and the at least second receiver being operative to check the presence of a matching vehicle access key if the first identification data match the at least second identification data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicants: Audi AG, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sinan AKAY, Megan McCLAIN, Florian RILL, Tobias STEINER