Patents by Inventor Warren Mansfield
Warren Mansfield 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).
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Publication number: 20240056635Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for playback using pre-processed profile information and personalization. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a synchronizer to, in response to receiving a media signal to be played on a playback device, access an equalization (EQ) profile corresponding to the media signal; an EQ personalization manager to generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to modify playback of the media signal on the playback device based on a blended equalization generation based on the EQ profile and the personalized EQ setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Robert Coover, Cameron Aubrey Summers, Joseph Renner, Markus Cremer, Warren Mansfield
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Patent number: 11792481Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for playback using pre-processed profile information and personalization. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a synchronizer to, in response to receiving a media signal to be played on a playback device, access an equalization (EQ) profile corresponding to the media signal; an EQ personalization manager to generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to modify playback of the media signal on the playback device based on a blended equalization generated based on the EQ profile and the personalized EQ setting.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.Inventors: Robert Coover, Cameron Aubrey Summers, Joseph Renner, Markus Cremer, Warren Mansfield
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Patent number: 11653142Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a speaker system that contains an array of multiple dispersion drivers that creates an expansive acoustic pattern to playback multi-channel audio content through a standalone speaker. The speaker system comprises an interface receiving stereo audio; an upmixer generating surround sound formatted audio from the stereo audio including one or more height channels; a virtualizer/downmixer component coupled to the upmixer and generating speaker feeds for two or more loudspeaker output sections, configured to play back the stereo audio, wherein each output section is further configured to play its own dedicated stereo audio signals; and a set of drivers each coupled to a respective output section and configured to project sound in at least two different dispersion patterns.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Warren Mansfield, Alan J. Seefeldt, Peter Michael Razukas, Arun Sambandam
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Patent number: 11223340Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust audio playback settings. Example apparatus disclosed herein include an equalization (EQ) model query generator to generate a query to a neural network, the query including a representation of a sample of an audio signal; an EQ filter settings analyzer to: access a plurality of audio playback settings determined by the neural network based on the query; and determine a filter coefficient to apply to the audio signal based on the plurality of audio playback settings; an EQ personalization manager to; generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to: blend the personalized EQ setting and the filter coefficient to generate a blended equalization; and apply the blended equalization to the audio signal in a first duration.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.Inventors: Robert Coover, Cameron Aubrey Summers, Joseph Renner, Markus Cremer, Warren Mansfield, Matthew McCallum
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Publication number: 20210400376Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a speaker system that contains an array of multiple dispersion drivers that creates an expansive acoustic pattern to playback multi-channel audio content through a standalone speaker. The speaker system comprises an interface receiving stereo audio; an upmixer generating surround sound formatted audio from the stereo audio including one or more height channels; a virtualizer/downmixer component coupled to the upmixer and generating speaker feeds for two or more loudspeaker output sections, configured to play back the stereo audio, wherein each output section is further configured to play its own dedicated stereo audio signals; and a set of drivers each coupled to a respective output section and configured to project sound in at least two different dispersion patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Warren MANSFIELD, Alan J. SEEFELDT, Peter Michael RAZUKAS, Arun SAMBANDAM
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Patent number: 11140471Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a speaker system that contains an array of multiple dispersion drivers that creates an expansive acoustic pattern to playback multi-channel audio content through a standalone speaker. The speaker system comprises an interface receiving stereo audio; an upmixer generating surround sound formatted audio from the stereo audio including one or more height channels; a virtualizer/downmixer component coupled to the upmixer and generating speaker feeds for two or more loudspeaker output sections, configured to play back the stereo audio, wherein each output section is further configured to play its own dedicated stereo audio signals; and a set of drivers each coupled to a respective output section and configured to project sound in at least two different dispersion patterns.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Warren Mansfield, Alan J. Seefeldt, Peter Michael Razukas, Arun Sambandam
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Publication number: 20200133624Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for playback using pre-processed profile information and personalization. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a synchronizer to, in response to receiving a media signal to be played on a playback device, access an equalization (EQ) profile corresponding to the media signal; an EQ personalization manager to generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to modify playback of the media signal on the playback device based on a blended equalization generated based on the EQ profile and the personalized EQ setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Robert Coover, Cameron Aubrey Summers, Joseph Renner, Markus Cremer, Warren Mansfield
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Publication number: 20200133623Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to adjust audio playback settings. Example apparatus disclosed herein include an equalization (EQ) model query generator to generate a query to a neural network, the query including a representation of a sample of an audio signal; an EQ filter settings analyzer to: access a plurality of audio playback settings determined by the neural network based on the query; and determine a filter coefficient to apply to the audio signal based on the plurality of audio playback settings; an EQ personalization manager to; generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to: blend the personalized EQ setting and the filter coefficient to generate a blended equalization; and apply the blended equalization to the audio signal in a first duration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Robert Coover, Cameron Aubrey Summers, Joseph Renner, Markus Cremer, Warren Mansfield
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Patent number: 10587982Abstract: Systems and methods are described for an adaptive audio system that renders reflected sound for adaptive audio systems in different ways depending on the orientation of at least one speaker in a set of speakers. A speaker of the system may comprise an integrated speaker having front-firing and upward-firing drivers, a sensor to determine the orientation of the speaker (e.g., horizontal or vertical) and a transceiver and control unit that transmits the orientation to a decoder and receives updated speaker feeds from the renderer based on the orientation.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: David Matthew Fischer, Warren Mansfield, Adam Christopher Noel, Timothy James Eggerding, Philip Nicol
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Publication number: 20200077178Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a speaker system that contains an array of multiple dispersion drivers that creates an expansive acoustic pattern to playback multi-channel audio content through a standalone speaker. The speaker system comprises an interface receiving stereo audio; an upmixer generating surround sound formatted audio from the stereo audio including one or more height channels; a virtualizer/downmixer component coupled to the upmixer and generating speaker feeds for two or more loudspeaker output sections, configured to play back the stereo audio, wherein each output section is further configured to play its own dedicated stereo audio signals; and a set of drivers each coupled to a respective output section and configured to project sound in at least two different dispersion patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Warren MANSFIELD, Alan J. SEEFELDT, Peter Michael RAZUKAS, Arun SAMBANDAM
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Publication number: 20180367939Abstract: Systems and methods are described for an adaptive audio system that renders reflected sound for adaptive audio systems in different ways depending on the orientation of at least one speaker in a set of speakers. A speaker of the system may comprise an integrated speaker having front-firing and upward-firing drivers, a sensor to determine the orientation of the speaker (e.g., horizontal or vertical) and a transceiver and control unit that transmits the orientation to a decoder and receives updated speaker feeds from the renderer based on the orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: David Matthew FISCHER, Warren MANSFIELD, Adam Christopher NOEL, Timothy James EGGERDING, Philip NICOL
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Patent number: 9986338Abstract: Embodiments are directed to speakers and circuits that reflect sound off a wall surface (114) to a listening location at a distance from a speaker. The reflected sound (103) provides direct audio cues to reproduce audio objects that have direct audio components without the need for direct firing speakers. The speaker comprises sideward firing drivers (108) to reflect sound off of the wall surface (114) and represents a virtual direct speaker (116). A virtual direct filter is applied to the sideward-firing driver signal to improve the perception of direct audio transmitted by the sideward firing speaker (108) to provide optimum reproduction of the reflected sound. The virtual direct filter may be incorporated as part of a crossover circuit that separates the full band and sends high frequency sound to the sideward-firing driver (108).Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Warren Mansfield, Eugene Edward Radzik, Alan J. Seefeldt, Jared Smith, C. Phillip Brown, Michael Smithers
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Publication number: 20170026750Abstract: Embodiments are directed to speakers and circuits that reflect sound off a wall surface (114) to a listening location at a distance from a speaker. The reflected sound (103) provides direct audio cues to reproduce audio objects that have direct audio components without the need for direct firing speakers. The speaker comprises sideward firing drivers (108) to reflect sound off of the wall surface (114) and represents a virtual direct speaker (116). A virtual direct filter is applied to the sideward-firing driver signal to improve the perception of direct audio transmitted by the sideward firing speaker (108) to provide optimum reproduction of the reflected sound. The virtual direct filter may be incorporated as part of a crossover circuit that separates the full band and sends high frequency sound to the sideward-firing driver (108).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATIONInventors: Warren MANSFIELD, Eugene Edward RADZIK, Alan J. SEEFELDT, Jared SMITH, C. Phillip BROWN, Michael SMITHERS
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Publication number: 20060165247Abstract: Sound reproduction according to the present disclosure integrates an additional sound field, direct surround sound, to existing diffuse or ambient surround sound systems. Direct surround sound permits point source sounds to be located in an ambient or diffuse surround field and or to be moved within the surround field with control of the sound timbre. Sound mixing equipment may include two or more direct surround channels to permit sound designers and engineers to add, locate and move point source sounds within the surround field. The inclusion of two or more point source loudspeakers improves the surround array by providing direct sources that may be localizable and timbre matched to the screen channel speakers. This in turn provides filmmakers and other content creators a new tool they can use during the creation of content such as movie soundtracks.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2006Publication date: July 27, 2006Inventors: Warren Mansfield, Steve Martz, Andrew Poulain, Michael Rudd, Mark Tuffy, Jerry Zernicke