Patents by Inventor Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey 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: 11323804
    Abstract: An apparatus of reducing feedback noise in an acoustic system, the apparatus comprising: a first input for receiving a first signal derived from a first microphone associated with a first channel, the first signal comprising a first set of frequency sub-bands; a second input for receiving a second signal derived from a second microphone associated with a second channel, the second signal comprising second set of frequency sub-bands, the first and second sets of frequency sub-bands having matching frequency ranges, each frequency sub-band of the first and second sets of frequency sub-bands having a frequency of greater than a threshold frequency; and one or more processors configured to: determining feedback at a first speaker associated with the first channel; and responsive to determining feedback, mix each of the first set of frequency sub-bands with a corresponding one of the second set of frequency sub-bands to generate a mixed output signal comprising a mixed set of frequency sub-bands; wherein the mixin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Chen, Tom Harvey, Brenton Steele
  • Publication number: 20200186923
    Abstract: An apparatus of reducing feedback noise in an acoustic system, the apparatus comprising: a first input for receiving a first signal derived from a first microphone associated with a first channel, the first signal comprising a first set of frequency sub-bands; a second input for receiving a second signal derived from a second microphone associated with a second channel, the second signal comprising second set of frequency sub-bands, the first and second sets of frequency sub-bands having matching frequency ranges, each frequency sub-band of the first and second sets of frequency sub-bands having a frequency of greater than a threshold frequency; and one or more processors configured to: determining feedback at a first speaker associated with the first channel; and responsive to determining feedback, mix each of the first set of frequency sub-bands with a corresponding one of the second set of frequency sub-bands to generate a mixed output signal comprising a mixed set of frequency sub-bands; wherein the mixin
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry CHEN, Tom HARVEY, Brenton STEELE
  • Patent number: 10595126
    Abstract: An apparatus of reducing feedback noise in an acoustic system, the apparatus comprising: a first input for receiving a first signal derived from a first microphone associated with a first channel, the first signal comprising a first set of frequency sub-bands; a second input for receiving a second signal derived from a second microphone associated with a second channel, the second signal comprising second set of frequency sub-bands, the first and second sets of frequency sub-bands having matching frequency ranges, each frequency sub-band of the first and second sets of frequency sub-bands having a frequency of greater than a threshold frequency; and one or more processors configured to: determining feedback at a first speaker associated with the first channel; and responsive to determining feedback, mix each of the first set of frequency sub-bands with a corresponding one of the second set of frequency sub-bands to generate a mixed output signal comprising a mixed set of frequency sub-bands; wherein the mixin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Chen, Tom Harvey, Brenton Steele
  • Patent number: 9729957
    Abstract: The overall performance and power utilization of an audio device may be improved with an adaptive sidetone generation system that generates sidetones optimized for different application-specific problems. In particular, systems that include sidetone generation capabilities may be developed to include numerous microphones from which information may be received and processed to generate optimized sidetones. For example, the information from the microphones may be used to receive and/or determine the audio device's operating mode. The information from the microphones and the received and/or determined mode may then be used to generate a sidetone that is optimized for the particular mode and particular conditions in which the audio device is operating. Through the generation of optimized sidetones, the audio signal quality may be improved, thus reducing the amount of subsequent audio processing required, and resulting in improved performance and power utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Roy Scott Kaller, Jon Hendrix, Anthony Shilton, Tom Harvey, Sam Waters
  • Publication number: 20170214997
    Abstract: The overall performance and power utilization of an audio device may be improved with an adaptive sidetone generation system that generates sidetones optimized for different application-specific problems. In particular, systems that include sidetone generation capabilities may be developed to include numerous microphones from which information may be received and processed to generate optimized sidetones. For example, the information from the microphones may be used to receive and/or determine the audio device's operating mode. The information from the microphones and the received and/or determined mode may then be used to generate a sidetone that is optimized for the particular mode and particular conditions in which the audio device is operating. Through the generation of optimized sidetones, the audio signal quality may be improved, thus reducing the amount of subsequent audio processing required, and resulting in improved performance and power utilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Roy Scott Kaller, Jon Hendrix, Anthony Shilton, Tom Harvey, Sam Waters
  • Patent number: 7479788
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention receives sensitivity data corresponding to a plurality of first sensor channels of a respective plurality of capacitive sensing devices and utilizes the sensitivity data to determine a range of expected variation pertaining to the plurality of first sensor channels. The range of expected variation has an upper and a lower limit. The present embodiment also relates the range of expected variation to a sensitivity value corresponding to one of the plurality of first sensor channels. The present embodiment determines at least one performance characteristic of the one of the plurality of first sensor channels near at least one of the upper limit and the lower limit. In this embodiment, the at least one performance characteristic enables the tuning of the plurality of first sensor channels of the respective plurality of capacitive sensing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert J. Bolender, Tom Harvey, Sean D. Pham, Joseph K. Reynolds, Umha Mahesh Srinivasan, Adam Tucholski, Mykola Golovchenko
  • Publication number: 20080147362
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention receives sensitivity data corresponding to a plurality of first sensor channels of a respective plurality of capacitive sensing devices and utilizes the sensitivity data to determine a range of expected variation pertaining to the plurality of first sensor channels. The range of expected variation has an upper and a lower limit. The present embodiment also relates the range of expected variation to a sensitivity value corresponding to one of the plurality of first sensor channels. The present embodiment determines at least one performance characteristic of the one of the plurality of first sensor channels near at least one of the upper limit and the lower limit. In this embodiment, the at least one performance characteristic enables the tuning of the plurality of first sensor channels of the respective plurality of capacitive sensing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Robert J. Bolender, Tom Harvey, Sean D. Pham, Joseph K. Reynolds, Umha Mahesh Srinivasan, Adam Tucholski, Mykola Golovchenko