Patents by Inventor Tracy Alan Bathurst

Tracy Alan Bathurst 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: 10819500
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining respective transmission delays between a node and a plurality of radiators of an infrared audio transmission system comprising a signal generator and said plurality of radiators connected to said signal generator by a network, the method comprising, at a node of said network, transmitting at least one test signal to said plurality of radiators over said network, detecting an event triggered by said at least one test signal, and determining respective transmission delays between said node and said radiators on the basis of said event. Also disclosed are non-transitory computer program product comprising code means configured to cause a processor to carry out the method, a configuration node for carrying out the method, and a system comprising the configuration node and the plurality of radiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: TELEVIC CONFERENCE NV
    Inventor: M. Tracy Alan Bathurst
  • Publication number: 20190268132
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining respective transmission delays between a node and a plurality of radiators of an infrared audio transmission system comprising a signal generator and said plurality of radiators connected to said signal generator by a network, the method comprising, at a node of said network, transmitting at least one test signal to said plurality of radiators over said network, detecting an event triggered by said at least one test signal, and determining respective transmission delays between said node and said radiators on the basis of said event. Also disclosed are non-transitory computer program product comprising code means configured to cause a processor to carry out the method, a configuration node for carrying out the method, and a system comprising the configuration node and the plurality of radiators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: TELEVIC CONFERENCE NV
    Inventor: M. Tracy Alan BATHURST
  • Patent number: 10291387
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for configuring an infrared audio transmission system comprising a signal generator and a plurality of radiators connected to said signal generator, the method comprising at least one of said plurality of radiators: receiving (1050) a delay compensation configuration message; and storing (1060) an amount of delay to be introduced into subsequently radiated signals in accordance with the received delay compensation configuration message. The invention also pertains to a configuration node (100) for configuring radiators in such a system, configured to: transmit (1010) at least one test signal to the radiators; detect (1020) events triggered by the test signal; determine (1030) respective transmission delays between the node and the radiators on the basis of these reflections; and transmit (1040) a delay compensation configuration message over said network, the delays being included in the delay compensation configuration message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Televic Conference NV
    Inventor: M. Tracy Alan Bathurst
  • Patent number: 10090932
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for transmitting a plurality of audio channels over frequency modulated infrared bands, the method comprising periodically transmitting a configuration message and associated audio channel messages, said configuration message comprising an indication of the number of said audio channels, wherein the number of audio channels is greater than 32 and the number of audio channels is coded in two non-adjacent fields. The invention also pertains to a system for receiving a plurality of audio channels over frequency modulated infrared bands as transmitted according to the method described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Televic Conference NV
    Inventor: M. Tracy Alan Bathurst
  • Publication number: 20180115408
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for configuring an infrared audio transmission system comprising a signal generator and a plurality of radiators connected to said signal generator, the method comprising at least one of said plurality of radiators: receiving (1050) a delay compensation configuration message; and storing (1060) an amount of delay to be introduced into subsequently radiated signals in accordance with the received delay compensation configuration message. The invention also pertains to a configuration node (100) for configuring radiators in such a system, configured to: transmit (1010) at least one test signal to the radiators; detect (1020) events triggered by the test signal; determine (1030) respective transmission delays between the node and the radiators on the basis of these reflections; and transmit (1040) a delay compensation configuration message over said network, the delays being included in the delay compensation configuration message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: TELEVIC CONFERENCE NV
    Inventor: M. Tracy Alan BATHURST
  • Publication number: 20180083709
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for transmitting a plurality of audio channels over frequency modulated infrared bands, the method comprising periodically transmitting a configuration message and associated audio channel messages, said configuration message comprising an indication of the number of said audio channels, wherein the of audio channels is greater than 32 and the number of audio channels is coded in two non-adjacent fields. The invention also pertains to a system for receiving a plurality of audio channels over frequency modulated infrared bands as transmitted according to the method described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: TELEVIC CONFERENCE NV
    Inventor: M. Tracy Alan BATHURST
  • Patent number: D499392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: ClearOne Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Tracy Alan Bathurst, James Sidney Wright, Daniel James Teigen