Patents by Inventor William Escande

William Escande 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: 11832066
    Abstract: A method and multimedia device for calibrating audio delays of an audio system with wireless loudspeakers are disclosed. The method allows to emulate surround or 3D sound systems with spatially distributed wireless loudspeakers. A first probe signal for audio playback, having a first audio pattern, is transmitted by a loudspeaker. A signal quality is determined by listening to an acoustic response of the loudspeaker to the first probe signal. A second audio pattern is determined by modifying the first audio pattern based on the signal quality. A second probe signal for audio playback having the second audio pattern is transmitted by the loudspeaker. An audio delay compensation is then determined for the loudspeaker based on a measure of an audio delay between the transmitted second probe signal and an acoustic response of the loudspeaker in response to the second probe signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: William Escande, Thomas Girardier
  • Publication number: 20220295205
    Abstract: A method and multimedia device for calibrating audio delays of an audio system with wireless loudspeakers are disclosed. The method allows to emulate surround or 3D sound systems with spatially distributed wireless loudspeakers. A first probe signal for audio playback, having a first audio pattern, is transmitted by a loudspeaker. A signal quality is determined by listening to an acoustic response of the loudspeaker to the first probe signal. A second audio pattern is determined by modifying the first audio pattern based on the signal quality. A second probe signal for audio playback having the second audio pattern is transmitted by the loudspeaker. An audio delay compensation is then determined for the loudspeaker based on a measure of an audio delay between the transmitted second probe signal and an acoustic response of the loudspeaker in response to the second probe signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: William Escande, Thomas Girardier
  • Patent number: 11388535
    Abstract: A method and multimedia device for calibrating audio delays of an audio system with wireless loudspeakers are disclosed. The method allows to emulate surround or 3D sound systems with spatially distributed wireless loudspeakers. A first probe signal for audio playback, having a first audio pattern, is transmitted by a loudspeaker. A signal quality is determined by listening to an acoustic response of the loudspeaker to the first probe signal. A second audio pattern is determined by modifying the first audio pattern based on the signal quality. A second probe signal for audio playback having the second audio pattern is transmitted by the loudspeaker. An audio delay compensation is then determined for the loudspeaker based on a measure of an audio delay between the transmitted second probe signal and an acoustic response of the loudspeaker in response to the second probe signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: William Escande, Thomas Girardier
  • Patent number: 11039411
    Abstract: A Bluetooth device with a host system and a controller is disclosed. The host system supports a host stack of a Bluetooth protocol, and the controller supports a controller stack of the Bluetooth protocol. The device includes an interface for receiving, at the controller, a piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes an interface for providing, by the controller to the host system, a derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes a circuit for determining a latency of the providing. The device also includes a circuit for synchronizing, at the host system of the Bluetooth device, a host clock with a timing reference of a master device of the Bluetooth piconet using said latency and the derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TAP SOUND SYSTEM
    Inventors: Thomas Girardier, Matthieu Guesnerot, William Escande
  • Publication number: 20200404440
    Abstract: A method and multimedia device for calibrating audio delays of an audio system with wireless loudspeakers are disclosed. The method allows to emulate surround or 3D sound systems with spatially distributed wireless loudspeakers. A first probe signal for audio playback, having a first audio pattern, is transmitted by a loudspeaker. A signal quality is determined by listening to an acoustic response of the loudspeaker to the first probe signal. A second audio pattern is determined by modifying the first audio pattern based on the signal quality. A second probe signal for audio playback having the second audio pattern is transmitted by the loudspeaker. An audio delay compensation is then determined for the loudspeaker based on a measure of an audio delay between the transmitted second probe signal and an acoustic response of the loudspeaker in response to the second probe signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: TAP Sound System
    Inventors: William Escande, Thomas Girardier
  • Publication number: 20200337003
    Abstract: A Bluetooth device with a host system and a controller is disclosed. The host system supports a host stack of a Bluetooth protocol, and the controller supports a controller stack of the Bluetooth protocol. The device includes an interface for receiving, at the controller, a piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes an interface for providing, by the controller to the host system, a derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes a circuit for determining a latency of the providing. The device also includes a circuit for synchronizing, at the host system of the Bluetooth device, a host clock with a timing reference of a master device of the Bluetooth piconet using said latency and the derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TAP SOUND SYSTEM
    Inventors: Thomas Girardier, Matthieu Guesnerot, William Escande
  • Patent number: 10750459
    Abstract: A Bluetooth device with a host system and a controller is disclosed. The host system supports a host stack of a Bluetooth protocol, and the controller supports a controller stack of the Bluetooth protocol. The device includes an interface for receiving, at the controller, a piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes an interface for providing, by the controller to the host system, a derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes a circuit for determining a latency of the providing. The device also includes a circuit for synchronizing, at the host system of the Bluetooth device, a host clock with a timing reference of a master device of the Bluetooth piconet using said latency and the derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TAP Sound System SAS
    Inventors: Thomas Girardier, Matthieu Guesnerot, William Escande
  • Publication number: 20200137699
    Abstract: A Bluetooth device with a host system and a controller is disclosed. The host system supports a host stack of a Bluetooth protocol, and the controller supports a controller stack of the Bluetooth protocol. The device includes an interface for receiving, at the controller, a piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes an interface for providing, by the controller to the host system, a derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal. The device also includes a circuit for determining a latency of the providing. The device also includes a circuit for synchronizing, at the host system of the Bluetooth device, a host clock with a timing reference of a master device of the Bluetooth piconet using said latency and the derivative of the piconet-synchronized signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: TAP Sound System SAS
    Inventors: Thomas Girardier, Matthieu Guesnerot, William Escande