Patents by Inventor Sindre Groestad

Sindre Groestad 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: 20230396918
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to generate a stereo sound signal based on direction of arrival of sound signals. A method includes receiving sound signals at a microphone, outputting a mono sound signal from the microphone, determining a direction of arrival of the sound signals with respect to the microphone, generating, from the mono audio signal, a stereo sound signal having a first channel and a second channel, wherein an amplitude of the first channel and an amplitude of the second channel are weighted, respectively, based on the direction of arrival of the sound signals at the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sindre Groestad, Ragnvald Balch Barth, Lennart Burenius
  • Publication number: 20230353966
    Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to enhance the audio portion of a video conference. In one embodiment, a method includes determining, using a multi-microphone array, a direction of arrival of sound signals from a user, detecting, using an image from a camera, a face of the user, determining a position of the face of the user with respect to a position of the camera, and forming a spatial beam for the multi-microphone array based on the direction of arrival of sound signals from the user and the position of the face of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ragnvald Balch Barth, Sindre Groestad