Patents by Inventor Thomas Birkle

Thomas Birkle 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).

  • Patent number: 9607629
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for displaying a frequency response for a sound system design. Coverage map data is processed for a listening area. The coverage map data comprises a plurality of samples. Frequency response data is computed for each sample. The frequency response data is accumulated into a plurality of distributions. A statistical frequency response display is generated based on the distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas Birkle
  • Publication number: 20160118058
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for displaying a frequency response for a sound system design. Coverage map data is processed for a listening area. The coverage map data comprises a plurality of samples. Frequency response data is computed for each sample. The frequency response data is accumulated into a plurality of distributions. A statistical frequency response display is generated based on the distributions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Birkle
  • Patent number: 8027483
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a display and method for conducting sound system design. The display is configured to simultaneously show a sound system model comprising both audio components and sound environment components, a plurality of parameters and a graphic representation of a calculated sound system performance attribute. In response to receiving input from the user and without any additional user intervention, the display re-displays a newly-calculated sound system performance attribute such as, for example, a graphic representation in the sound system model of a sound path associated with a user-selected reflected sound identifier. A processor also simulates, based on the sound system configuration, the sound performance that a user would expect to hear positioned in an identified listening position of the sound system model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Morten Jorgensen, Matthew Douglas, Christopher B. Ickler, Kenneth D. Jacob, Lisa Debettencourt, Thomas Birkle, Michael C. Monks
  • Publication number: 20100002889
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a display and method for conducting sound system design. The display is configured to simultaneously show a sound system model comprising both audio components and sound environment components, a plurality of parameters and a graphic representation of a calculated sound system performance attribute. In response to receiving input from the user and without any additional user intervention, the display re-displays a newly-calculated sound system performance attribute such as, for example, a graphic representation in the sound system model of a sound path associated with a user-selected reflected sound identifier. A processor also simulates, based on the sound system configuration, the sound performance that a user would expect to hear positioned in an identified listening position of the sound system model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Morten Jorgensen, Michael C. Monks, Lisa Debettencourt, Matthew Douglas, Thomas Birkle, Christopher B. Ickler, Kenneth Dylan Jacob
  • Patent number: 7643640
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a display and method for conducting sound system design. The display is configured to simultaneously show a sound system model comprising both audio components and sound environment components, a plurality of parameters and a graphic representation of a calculated sound system performance attribute. In response to receiving input from the user and without any additional user intervention, the display re-displays a newly-calculated sound system performance attribute such as, for example, a graphic representation in the sound system model of a sound path associated with a user-selected reflected sound identifier. A processor also simulates, based on the sound system configuration, the sound performance that a user would expect to hear positioned in an identified listening position of the sound system model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Bose Corporation
    Inventors: Morten Jorgensen, Michael C. Monks, Lisa Debettencourt, Matthew Douglas, Thomas Birkle, Christopher B. Ickler, Kenneth Dylan Jacob
  • Publication number: 20060078130
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a display and method for conducting sound system design. The display is configured to simultaneously show a sound system model comprising both audio components and sound environment components, a plurality of parameters and a graphic representation of a calculated sound system performance attribute. In response to receiving input from the user and without any additional user intervention, the display re-displays a newly-calculated sound system performance attribute such as, for example, a graphic representation in the sound system model of a sound path associated with a user-selected reflected sound identifier. A processor also simulates, based on the sound system configuration, the sound performance that a user would expect to hear positioned in an identified listening position of the sound system model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Morten Jorgensen, Michael Monks, Lisa Debettencourt, Matt Douglas, Thomas Birkle, Christopher Ickler, Kenneth Jacob
  • Patent number: D1019048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Florian Franzesko, Thomas Herse, Julian Birkle