Patents by Inventor Stephen Tiedemann
Stephen Tiedemann 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).
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Publication number: 20230274758Abstract: A method comprising determining at least one audio event based on an audio waveform and determining a deepfake probability for the audio event.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Lev MARKHASIN, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Stefan UHLICH, Bi WANG, Wei-Hsiang LIAO, Yuhki MITSUFUJI
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Publication number: 20230276146Abstract: An image processing circuitry configured to: store, based on an obtained command, a first image identifier of first image data or the first image data on a write-once-read-many memory, wherein the first image identifier is generated based on the first image data such that it is unique for the first image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Lev MARKHASIN, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Stefan UHLICH, Bi WANG
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Publication number: 20230252808Abstract: Abstract: An image processing circuitry configured to: generate, based on obtained image data, a visual content word sequence indicative for a visual content of an image represented by the obtained image data; and generate, based on the generated visual content word sequence, an image signature for the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventors: Lev MARKHASIN, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Stefan UHLICH, Bi WANG
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Publication number: 20220394463Abstract: A first communication device for use in a wireless communication system to communicate with a second communication device comprises circuitry configured to transmit probe signals into multiple directions, receive echo signals in response to the transmitted probe signals, and determine the position of a potentially eavesdropping communication device from the received echo signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Felix FELLHAUER, Maximilian ARNOLD, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Dana CIOCHINA, Thomas HANDTE, Nabil Sven LOGHIN
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Publication number: 20220329344Abstract: A first communication device for use in a wireless communication system to communicate with a second communication device comprises circuitry configured to perform beamforming training with the second communication device to train a plurality of antenna beam combinations of antenna beams used by the first and second communication devices for transmitting and/or receiving signals, select one or more of the trained antenna beam combinations according to a security criterion that is directed to reducing the probability that a third communication device can eavesdrop on the communication between the first communication device and the second communication device, and communicate with the second communication device using the selected one or more antenna beam combinations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Felix FELLHAUER, Maximilian ARNOLD, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Dana CIOCHINA, Thomas HANDTE, Nabil Sven LOGHIN
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Publication number: 20220284196Abstract: A method comprising a deep learning based translation system translating a source sentence from language A to a target sentence in language B, placing constraints on the target sentence in language B.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Javier ALONSO GARCIA, Fabien CARDINAUX, Thomas KEMP, Lukas MAUCH, Stefan UHLICH, Stephen TIEDEMANN
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Patent number: 11336333Abstract: An NFC device comprises a function unit configured to execute a function based on related command code, a storage unit configured to store the command code, a communication unit configured to communicate with another NFC device, and a processing unit configured, if an update of the command code shall be made by the another NFC device, to calculate a checksum over at least part of the command code, to compare the calculated checksum with a checksum received from the another NFC device and to authorize the update if the received checksum matches the calculated checksum.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Stephen Tiedemann
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Publication number: 20190258928Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a derived artificial neural network (ANN) from a base ANN comprises initialising a set of parameters of the derived ANN in dependence upon parameters of the base ANN; inferring a set of output data from a set of input data using the base ANN; quantising the set of output data; and training the derived ANN using training data comprising the set of input data and the quantised set of output data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Javier Alonso Garcia, Fabien Cardinaux, Thomas Kemp, Stephen Tiedemann, Stefan Uhlich, Kazuki Yoshiyama
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Publication number: 20190258931Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a modified artificial neural network (ANN) from a base ANN having an ordered series of two or more successive layers of neurons, each layer passing data signals to the next layer in the ordered series, the neurons of each layer processing the data signals received from the preceding layer according to an activation function and weights for that layer comprises: detecting the data signals for a first position and a second position in the ordered series of layers of neurons; generating the modified ANN from the base ANN by providing an introduced layer of neurons to provide processing between the first position and the second position with respect to the ordered series of layers of neurons of the base ANN; deriving an initial approximation of at least a set of weights for the introduced layer using a least squares approximation from the data signals detected for the first position and a second position; and processing training data using the modified ANN to train theType: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Javier Alonso Garcia, Fabien Cardinaux, Kazuki Yoshiyama, Thomas Kemp, Stephen Tiedemann, Stefan Uhlich
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Publication number: 20190220741Abstract: A computer-implemented method of training an artificial neural network (ANN) by generating a first learned parameter for use in normalising input data values during a subsequent inference phase of the trained ANN. The method includes, for each of a series of batches of training data values, deriving a batch variance of the batch of training data values and a running variance of all training data values already processed in the training phase; generating an approximation of a current value of the first learned parameter so that a first scaling factor dependent upon the approximation of the first learned parameter and the running variance, is constrained to be equal to a power of two; and normalizing the batch of input data values by a second scaling factor dependent upon the approximation of the current value of the first learned parameter and the batch variance.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Javier Alonso Garcia, Fabien Cardinaux, Kazuki Yoshiyama, Thomas Kemp, Stephen Tiedemann, Stefan Uhlich
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Publication number: 20190215033Abstract: An NFC device comprises a function unit configured to execute a function based on related command code, a storage unit configured to store the command code, a communication unit configured to communicate with another NFC device, and a processing unit configured, if an update of the command code shall be made by the another NFC device, to calculate a checksum over at least part of the command code, to compare the calculated checksum with a checksum received from the another NFC device and to authorize the update if the received checksum matches the calculated checksum.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Stephen TIEDEMANN
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Patent number: 10298429Abstract: A transmitting device, a receiving device, and a communication method for transmitting and receiving data modulated on frequency subcarriers of an OFDM communication system. An OFDM burst includes a preamble part and payload data part, whereby the preamble includes a section of pilot symbols mapped onto every n-th frequency subcarrier and signaling data mapped onto the frequency subcarriers between the frequency subcarriers with the pilot symbols. A first channel estimation on the basis of the received pilot symbols is performed, the result of which is used to reconstruct the entire section of the received preamble as a training pattern for an accurate channel estimation, which is used for a channel equalization of the received payload part.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Lothar Stadelmeier, Markus Zumkeller, Andreas Schwager, Stephen Tiedemann, Gralf Gaedeken
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Patent number: 10277283Abstract: An NFC device comprises a function unit configured to execute a function based on related command code, a storage unit configured to store the command code, a communication unit configured to communicate with another NFC device, and a processing unit configured, if an update of the command code shall be made by the another NFC device, to calculate a checksum over at least part of the command code, to compare the calculated checksum with a checksum received from the another NFC device and to authorize the update if the received checksum matches the calculated checksum.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Stephen Tiedemann
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Patent number: 10084510Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Markus Zumkeller, Gralf Gaedeken, Stephen Tiedemann, Lothar Stadelmeier
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Publication number: 20180076855Abstract: An NFC device comprises a function unit (10) configured to execute a function based on related command code, a storage unit (11) configured to store the command code, a communication unit (12) configured to communicate with another NFC device, and a processing unit (13) configured, if an update of the command code shall be made by the another NFC device, to calculate a checksum over at least part of the command code, to compare the calculated checksum with a checksum received from the another NFC device and to authorize the update if the received checksum matches the calculated checksumType: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventor: Stephen TIEDEMANN
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Patent number: 9843359Abstract: A portable electronic device (110) with a NFC (near field communication) unit (114) is switchable between an active mode and a passive mode. A motion sensor unit (112) records a motion of the portable electronic device (110), and outputs a motion signal descriptive for the recorded motion. A processing unit (111) analysis the motion signal to detect a first predefined motion pattern including an acceleration and a deceleration phase. The NFC unit (114) is switched into the active mode upon detection of a first predefined motion pattern descriptive for an NFC touch gesture.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen Tiedemann, Frank Dawidowsky, Klaus Roehrle, Meik Buscemi
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Patent number: 9792616Abstract: A method is provided for generating an electronic coupon comprising generating coupon identification data; generating coupon metadata; and generating the electronic coupon based on the coupon identification data and based on the coupon metadata. Further, a coupon holding device is provided including a coupon receiving unit configured to receive a first electronic coupon; a coupon metadata generation unit configured to generate coupon metadata for the first electronic coupon; and a coupon generation unit configured to generate a second electronic coupon based on the first electronic coupon and the coupon metadata.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2009Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Jurina Wessels, Frank Dawidowsky, Stephen Tiedemann, Klaus Röhrle, Meik Buscemi, Dietmar Schill
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Publication number: 20170093461Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas SCHWAGER, Markus ZUMKELLER, Gralf GAEDEKEN, Stephen TIEDEMANN, Lothar STADELMEIER
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Patent number: 9467237Abstract: A power line communication method for realizing data communication between at least one first or sending power line communication partner device and at least one second or receiving power line communication partner device. The method checks transmission conditions of a plurality of possible communication channels, thereby generating transmission condition data descriptive for the communication conditions of the respective possible communication channels. Additionally, communication conditions of the plurality of possible communication channels are selected as actual communication conditions based on the transmission condition data.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbHInventors: Andreas Schwager, Markus Zumkeller, Gralf Gaedeken, Stephen Tiedemann, Lothar Stadelmeier
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Patent number: 9454682Abstract: A near field communication reader device is provided including a transmitter to transmit a request to a near field communication tag device; wherein the request is formed according to a predetermined format including an identifier section for carrying a request identifier; a receiver to receive a response from the near field communication tag device; wherein the response is formed based on the request according to the predetermined format including the identifier section for carrying a response identifier; and a processor to generate the request identifier, to compare the request identifier with the response identifier and to accept the response as a valid response if the response identifier is different from the request identifier. A corresponding near field communication tag device, a near field communication system and a near field communication method are provided as well.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: SONY CorporationInventor: Stephen Tiedemann