Patents by Inventor Timothy Willison

Timothy Willison 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).

  • Methods for dubbing audio-video media files
    Patent number: 12784777
    Abstract: Methods and systems for dubbing audio-video media productions. Dubbed audio-video media production are produced by training a learning engine to produce synthesized audio representing speech using audio samples provided by speakers with a variety of vocal characteristics and/or to modify pre-recorded speech. Synthesized audio produced by a trained instance of the learning engine is applied to produce a soundtrack for the audio-video media production in which characters depicted therein have specified speaker vocal characteristics. This may be done by generating, line-by-line, utterances for each respective one of the characters according to a script for the audio-video media production and in a voice reflecting those of the respective vocal characteristics of a one of the speakers corresponding to the respective one of the characters. Playback of the utterances is synchronized with video elements of the audio-video media production, as specified, for example, through a timeline editor of a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2026
    Assignee: Noel Weichbrodt
    Inventors: Shelby Bonnie, William Rice, Joshua Ziegler, Noel Weichbrodt, Timothy Willison, Elizabeth Ropp, Josephine Courant
  • METHODS FOR DUBBING AUDIO-VIDEO MEDIA FILES
    Publication number: 20230377607
    Abstract: Methods and systems for dubbing audio-video media productions. Dubbed audio-video media production are produced by training a learning engine to produce synthesized audio representing speech using audio samples provided by speakers with a variety of vocal characteristics and/or to modify pre-recorded speech. Synthesized audio produced by a trained instance of the learning engine is applied to produce a soundtrack for the audio-video media production in which characters depicted therein have specified speaker vocal characteristics. This may be done by generating, line-by-line, utterances for each respective one of the characters according to a script for the audio-video media production and in a voice reflecting those of the respective vocal characteristics of a one of the speakers corresponding to the respective one of the characters. Playback of the utterances is synchronized with video elements of the audio-video media production, as specified, for example, through a timeline editor of a user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Shelby Bonnie, William Rice, Joshua Ziegler, Noel Weichbrodt, Timothy Willison, Elizabeth Ropp, Josephine Courant