Patents by Inventor Toby Christian Lawin-Ore

Toby Christian Lawin-Ore 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).

  • Method for determining a noise reference signal for noise compensation and/or noise reduction
    Patent number: 9280965
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a noise reference signal for noise compensation and/or noise reduction. A first audio signal on a first signal path and a second audio signal on a second signal path are received. The first audio signal is filtered using a first adaptive filter to obtain a first filtered audio signal. The second audio signal is filtered using a second adaptive filter to obtain a second filtered audio signal. The first and the second filtered audio signal are combined to obtain the noise reference signal. The first and the second adaptive filter are adapted such as to minimize a wanted signal component in the noise reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tobias Wolff, Toby Christian Lawin-Ore, Samuel Ngouoko Mboungueng, Gerhard Uwe Schmidt
  • Method for determining a signal component for reducing noise in an input signal
    Patent number: 8705759
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a signal component for reducing noise in an input signal, which comprises a noise component, comprising the steps of: estimating the noise component in the input signal, estimating a reverberation component in the noise component, and removing the estimated reverberation component from the estimated noise component to obtain a modified estimate of the noise component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Wolff, Markus Buck, Toby Christian Lawin-Ore
  • Method for determining a noise reference signal for noise compensation and/or noise reduction
    Patent number: 8374358
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a noise reference signal for noise compensation and/or noise reduction. A first audio signal on a first signal path and a second audio signal on a second signal path are received. The first audio signal is filtered using a first adaptive filter to obtain a first filtered audio signal. The second audio signal is filtered using a second adaptive filter to obtain a second filtered audio signal. The first and the second filtered audio signal are combined to obtain the noise reference signal. The first and the second adaptive filter are adapted such as to minimize a wanted signal component in the noise reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tobias Wolff, Toby Christian Lawin-Ore, Samuel Ngouoko Mboungueng, Gerhard Schmidt
  • Method for Determining a Signal Component for Reducing Noise in an Input Signal
    Publication number: 20100246844
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a signal component for reducing noise in an input signal, which comprises a noise component, comprising the steps of: estimating the noise component in the input signal, estimating a reverberation component in the noise component, and removing the estimated reverberation component from the estimated noise component to obtain a modified estimate of the noise component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Tobias Wolff, Markus Buck, Toby Christian Lawin-Ore
  • Method for Determining a Noise Reference Signal for Noise Compensation and/or Noise Reduction
    Publication number: 20100246851
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining a noise reference signal for noise compensation and/or noise reduction. A first audio signal on a first signal path and a second audio signal on a second signal path are received. The first audio signal is filtered using a first adaptive filter to obtain a first filtered audio signal. The second audio signal is filtered using a second adaptive filter to obtain a second filtered audio signal. The first and the second filtered audio signal are combined to obtain the noise reference signal. The first and the second adaptive filter are adapted such as to minimize a wanted signal component in the noise reference signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Markus Buck, Tobias Wolff, Toby Christian Lawin-Ore, Samuel Ngouoko Mboungueng, Gerhard Schmidt