Patents by Inventor Yuchao Song

Yuchao Song 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: 9917562
    Abstract: Automatic gain control systems disclosed herein can incorporate a confidence metric that can estimate the accuracy of gain adjustments calculated by an automatic gain control module. The confidence metric may be based on a percentage of valid audio samples in a given period of time. Based on the confidence metric, the AGC response may be reduced, delayed, frozen, or otherwise altered from the baseline gain adjustment. Time-averaging process may be used to estimate the input signal power level and determine an appropriate baseline gain adjustment. Additionally, weighting functions can be adjusted to prevent overestimation of the signal power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Juha O. Merimaa, Kapil Krishnamurthy, Yuchao Song
  • Publication number: 20160294343
    Abstract: Automatic gain control systems disclosed herein can incorporate a confidence metric that can estimate the accuracy of gain adjustments calculated by an automatic gain control module. The confidence metric may be based on a percentage of valid audio samples in a given period of time. Based on the confidence metric, the AGC response may be reduced, delayed, frozen, or otherwise altered from the baseline gain adjustment. Time-averaging process may be used to estimate the input signal power level and determine an appropriate baseline gain adjustment. Additionally, weighting functions can be adjusted to prevent overestimation of the signal power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Juha O. Merimaa, Kapil Krishnamurthy, Yuchao Song
  • Patent number: 9401685
    Abstract: Automatic gain control systems disclosed herein can incorporate a confidence metric that can estimate the accuracy of gain adjustments calculated by an automatic gain control module. The confidence metric may be based on a percentage of valid audio samples in a given period of time. Based on the confidence metric, the AGC response may be reduced, delayed, frozen, or otherwise altered from the baseline gain adjustment. Time-averaging process may be used to estimate the input signal power level and determine an appropriate baseline gain adjustment. Additionally, weighting functions can be adjusted to prevent overestimation of the signal power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Juha O. Merimaa, Kapil Krishnamurthy, Yuchao Song
  • Publication number: 20130329912
    Abstract: Automatic gain control systems disclosed herein can incorporate a confidence metric that can estimate the accuracy of gain adjustments calculated by an automatic gain control module. The confidence metric may be based on a percentage of valid audio samples in a given period of time. Based on the confidence metric, the AGC response may be reduced, delayed, frozen, or otherwise altered from the baseline gain adjustment. Time-averaging process may be used to estimate the input signal power level and determine an appropriate baseline gain adjustment. Additionally, weighting functions can be adjusted to prevent overestimation of the signal power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Juha O. Merimaa, Kapil Krishnamurthy, Yuchao Song