Patents by Inventor Stephen Howard Nease

Stephen Howard Nease 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).

  • Power efficient context-based audio processing
    Patent number: 11849292
    Abstract: A low power voice processing system that includes a plurality of non-audio sensors, at least one microphone system, and a plurality of audio modules, at least some of which can be configured in selected modes. A context determination module is connected to the plurality of audio modules, and further connected to receive input from the plurality of non-audio sensors and the at least one microphone system. The context determination module acts to determine use context for the voice processing system and at least in part selects mode operation of at least some of the plurality of audio modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: AMBIQ MICRO, INC.
    Inventors: Arpit Shah, Scott McLean Hanson, Stephen Howard Nease
  • Power Efficient Context-Based Audio Processing
    Publication number: 20220030354
    Abstract: A low power voice processing system that includes a plurality of non-audio sensors, at least one microphone system, and a plurality of audio modules, at least some of which can be configured in selected modes. A context determination module is connected to the plurality of audio modules, and further connected to receive input from the plurality of non-audio sensors and the at least one microphone system. The context determination module acts to determine use context for the voice processing system and at least in part selects mode operation of at least some of the plurality of audio modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Arpit Shah, Scott McLean Hanson, Stephen Howard Nease
  • Power efficient context-based audio processing
    Patent number: 11172293
    Abstract: A low power voice processing system that includes a plurality of non-audio sensors, at least one microphone system, and a plurality of audio modules, at least some of which can be configured in selected modes. A context determination module is connected to the plurality of audio modules, and further connected to receive input from the plurality of non-audio sensors and the at least one microphone system. The context determination module acts to determine use context for the voice processing system and at least in part selects mode operation of at least some of the plurality of audio modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: AMBIQ MICRO, INC.
    Inventors: Arpit Shah, Scott McLean Hanson, Stephen Howard Nease
  • Power Efficient Context-Based Audio Processing
    Publication number: 20200021913
    Abstract: A low power voice processing system that includes a plurality of non-audio sensors, at least one microphone system, and a plurality of audio modules, at least some of which can be configured in selected modes. A context determination module is connected to the plurality of audio modules, and further connected to receive input from the plurality of non-audio sensors and the at least one microphone system. The context determination module acts to determine use context for the voice processing system and at least in part selects mode operation of at least some of the plurality of audio modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Arpit Shah, Scott McLean Hanson, Stephen Howard Nease