Patents by Inventor Yves Wenzinger
Yves Wenzinger 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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Patent number: 10334369Abstract: A signal processor for a hearing device with an implantable stimulator having two or more electrodes for emitting electric charge pulses to neural-fibers of an individual. The processor has a signal path comprising an input circuit adapted to receive an acoustic-signal from the surroundings and provide at least one corresponding input audio-signal; a filter bank adapted to provide at least one band-limited audio-signal in dependence on the at least one input audio-signal; and a noise filter adapted to attenuate undesired signal components in the at least one band-limited audio-signal and to provide at least one corresponding noise-filtered signal. The processor is characterized in that the portion of the signal path preceding the noise filter neither causes an effective level compression nor an effective level expansion of the at least one noise-filtered signal when the at least one noise-filtered signal is derived from an acoustic signal having a level within the comfortable acoustic range.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Oticon Medical A/SInventors: Manuel Segovia Martinez, Jonathan Laudanski, Dan Gnansia, Yves Wenzinger, Bertrand Philppon, Emilie Daanouni
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Publication number: 20160360325Abstract: A signal processor for a hearing device with an implantable stimulator having two or more electrodes for emitting electric charge pulses to neural-fibres of an individual. The processor has a signal path comprising an input circuit adapted to receive an acoustic-signal from the surroundings and provide at least one corresponding input audio-signal; a filter bank adapted to provide atleast one band-limited audio-signal in dependence on the at least one input audio-signal; and a noise filter adapted to attenuate undesired signal components in the at least one band-limited audio-signal and to provide at least one corresponding noise-filtered signal. The processor is characterised in that the portion of the signal path preceding the noise filter neither causes an effective level compression nor an effective level expansion of the atleast one noise-filtered signal when the atleast one noise-filtered signal is derived from an acoustic signal having a level within the comfortable acoustic range.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: OTICON MEDICAL A/SInventors: Manuel SEGOVIA MARTINEZ, Jonathan LAUDANSKI, Dan GNANSIA, Yves WENZINGER, Bertrand PHILPPON, Emilie DAANOUNI
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Patent number: 9471271Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis has a first audio event input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters. A synthesis algorithm accesses a soundbank to generate audio output. The soundbank has two or more levels for a first desired sound. A first level is associated with a first sample of a relatively chaotic waveform, and a second level is associated with a second sample of a relatively stable waveform. Parameter data is associated with one or more of the levels. The first sample and the second sample begin to sound at the same point in time in response to the first audio event. The audio output is based in part on the parameter data, and the second sample is continuously looped until a second audio event is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: MEDIALAB SOLUTIONS CORP.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Patent number: 9445203Abstract: A signal processor for a hearing device with an implantable stimulator having two or more electrodes for emitting electric charge pulses to neural-fibers of an individual. The processor has a signal path comprising an input circuit adapted to receive an acoustic-signal from the surroundings and provide at least one corresponding input audio-signal; a filter bank adapted to provide at least one band-limited audio-signal in dependence on the at least one input audio-signal; and a noise filter adapted to attenuate undesired signal components in the at least one band-limited audio-signal and to provide at least one corresponding noise-filtered signal. The processor is characterised in that the portion of the signal path preceding the noise filter neither causes an effective level compression nor an effective level expansion of the at least one noise-filtered signal when the at least one noise-filtered signal is derived from an acoustic signal having a level within the comfortable acoustic range.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: OTICON MEDICAL A/SInventors: Manuel Segovia Martinez, Jonathan Laudanski, Dan Gnansia, Yves Wenzinger, Bertrand Philppon, Emilie Daanouni
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Publication number: 20150148927Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis has a first audio event input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters. A synthesis algorithm accesses a soundbank to generate audio output. The soundbank has two or more levels for a first desired sound. A first level is associated with a first sample of a relatively chaotic waveform, and a second level is associated with a second sample of a relatively stable waveform. Parameter data is associated with one or more of the levels. The first sample and the second sample begin to sound at the same point in time in response to the first audio event. The audio output is based in part on the parameter data, and the second sample is continuously looped until a second audio event is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav ("Voit") Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Publication number: 20150016647Abstract: A signal processor for a hearing device with an implantable stimulator having two or more electrodes for emitting electric charge pulses to neural-fibres of an individual. The processor has a signal path comprising an input circuit adapted to receive an acoustic-signal from the surroundings and provide at least one corresponding input audio-signal; a filter bank adapted to provide at least one band-limited audio-signal in dependence on the at least one input audio-signal; and a noise filter adapted to attenuate undesired signal components in the at least one band-limited audio-signal and to provide at least one corresponding noise-filtered signal. The processor is characterised in that the portion of the signal path preceding the noise filter neither causes an effective level compression nor an effective level expansion of the at least one noise-filtered signal when the at least one noise-filtered signal is derived from an acoustic signal having a level within the comfortable acoustic range.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Manuel SEGOVIA MARTINEZ, Jonathan LAUDANSKI, Dan GNANSIA, Yves WENZINGER, Bertrand PHILPPON, Emilie DAANOUNI
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Patent number: 8816180Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis is disclosed. An audio event is input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters including source sample data. An interpolation function is provided and the source sample data are interpolated to generate one or more interpolated samples based on the source sample data. A filter function is provided and at least one of the interpolated samples is filtered to generate a filtered sample. A gain function is provided and the filtered sample is processed to generate a gained sample. At least one of the interpolation, filter, and gain functions include outputting an earlier-calculated value along with an estimated difference value in lieu of calculating a new value.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Publication number: 20120024131Abstract: A method of performing audio synthesis is disclosed. An audio event is input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters including source sample data. An interpolation function is provided and the source sample data are interpolated to generate one or more interpolated samples based on the source sample data. A filter function is provided and at least one of the interpolated samples is filtered to generate a filtered sample. A gain function is provided and the filtered sample is processed to generate a gained sample. At least one of the interpolation, filter, and gain functions include outputting an earlier-calculated value along with an estimated difference value in lieu of calculating a new value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: MediaLab Solutions Corp.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav ("Voit") Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffittle, Yves Wenzinger
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Patent number: 7928310Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: MediaLab Solutions Inc.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voislav Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger
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Publication number: 20080156178Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: MADWARES LTD.Inventors: Alain Georges, Voit Damevski, Peter M. Blair, Christian Laffitte, Yves Wenzinger