For The Sound Signals (epo) Patents (Class 348/E5.122)
  • Patent number: 11960652
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for presenting information associated with at least one input option. An example method can include receiving data identifying one or more input options associated with a first device in a scene; determining, including using at least one memory, information relevant to at least one of the scene, the first device, and a user associated with a second device; and based on the one or more input options and the information, output user guidance data corresponding to an input option for which relevant context information has been determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jonathan Kies, Leonid Sheynblat
  • Patent number: 11917361
    Abstract: A method and system of improving frequency responses at lower frequencies from a loudspeaker includes simultaneously tuning a transmission line and a tuned port in the same system. The transmission line and the tuned ports are tuned to innate characteristics of the physical and electrical components within the loudspeaker. In one embodiment, an improved frequency response of a loudspeaker is achieved by tuning the transmission line to the frequency of the maximum excursion point of the loudspeakers. In another embodiment the transmission line is tuned to the resonance frequency of the loudspeaker having the tuned port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Levy
  • Patent number: 11829717
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for context-based abusive language detection and responses. A method may include identifying text associated with first video content, and determining that a first word in the text matches a first keyword indicative of abusive language. The method may include determining a first label associated with the first word, the first label indicating that the first word is ambiguous. The method may include identifying a first sentence of the text, the first sentence including the first word. The method may include determining first and second context of the first word and the first sentence. The method may include determining, based on the first and second context, using a machine learning model, a second label associated with the first sentence, the second label indicating a probability that the first sentence includes abusive language. The method may include generating second video content for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jingxiang Chen, Vernon Germano, Xiang Hao
  • Patent number: 11695899
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for presenting subtitles. The systems and methods include accessing, by a user device, a video discovery graphical user interface that includes a plurality of videos; receiving a user input that gradually reduces volume of the user device; determining that the volume of the user device has gradually been reduced by the user input until a mute state has been reached in which audio output of the user device is disabled; and in response to determining that the volume of the user device has gradually been reduced until the mute state has been reached, automatically causing subtitles of a first video of the plurality of videos to be displayed during playback of the first video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Andrew Grosvenor Cooper, David Michael Hornsby, Georgiy Kassabli, Matthew Thompson
  • Patent number: 11644950
    Abstract: A video playlist associated with a set of videos is distinguished in a graphical user interface using a dynamic thumbnail to represent the playlist. The dynamic thumbnail comprises a static portion comprising a first image associated with the set of videos and a dynamic portion comprising one or more second images associated with the set of videos. An image provided in the dynamic portion is configured to change while the first image remains the same in response to a shift in the graphical user interface that results in a change in position of the thumbnail about the user graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Joseph Wheeler, Chris Lauritzen
  • Patent number: 11627374
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for monitoring usage of at least one application executed within an operating system of an electronic device. The method includes at least one iteration of, while a processing condition is not satisfied, determining a video event associated with a current application and storing the video event in a data structure, delivering a set of video events. The method further includes, once the processing condition is satisfied, determining a past time slot, calling an usage statistics API provided on the operating system, delivering a set of application events representative of whether an application has been put in system foreground or system background, retrieving application events that have occurred during the past time slot, retrieving video events that have occurred during the past time slot, and chronologically ordering the retrieved application and video events, delivering a consolidated set of ordered events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing
    Inventor: Laurent Dauvin
  • Patent number: 11604624
    Abstract: A method including, detecting interaction between the user and an audio-object via local tracking, determining an audio-object state modification based on the local tracking, and performing an audio-object interaction based on the audio-object state modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Lasse Juhani Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 11533029
    Abstract: A power amplifier, a power amplifier system, and an operating method thereof are provided. The power amplifier system may include a power amplifier, a power amplifier controller, and a voltage generator. The power amplifier may include a plurality of power transistor cells each of which receives an RF signal through a control terminal thereof to amplify the RF signal. The power amplifier controller may control turn-on and turn-off operations of at least one power transistor cell among the plurality of power transistor cells based on a power mode. The voltage generator may generate a power supply voltage supplied to first terminals of the power transistor cells and may change the power supply voltage depending on the power mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunjin Yoo, Youngsik Hur, Kangta Jo, Suyeon Han, Jinyong Kim, Wonsun Hwang
  • Patent number: 11442693
    Abstract: A method including, detecting interaction between the user and an audio-object via local tracking, determining an audio-object state modification based on the local tracking, and performing an audio-object interaction based on the audio-object state modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Lasse Juhani Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 11395087
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a listening position associated with a user and obtaining audio and metadata corresponding to a rendering at the listening position. The method also includes obtaining a listening environment and determining an effect of the listening environment on the rendering at the listening position. The method further includes detecting audio interaction at the listening position by comparing an audio rendering level against a corresponding level threshold, and applying, by a processing device, an audio modification according to the audio interaction detection. Audio is rendered at the listening position based on the applied audio modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Lasse Juhani Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 11089962
    Abstract: A patient monitoring device includes a microphone, a speaker, a display, a processor, and a volume assessment module executable on the processor to operate the microphone to generate an audio environment recording of the audio environment surrounding the patient, determine an ambient noise level based on the audio environment recording, and control the speaker and/or display of the patient monitoring device based on the ambient noise level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bhuvnesh Joshi, Ravi Jaiswal
  • Patent number: 11096004
    Abstract: A method including, determining, for a user located at a location corresponding to a free-viewpoint rendering, a spatial rendering point extension, where the spatial rendering point extension is spaced away from the location in the free-viewpoint rendering, and rendering to the user an audio object based upon the spatial rendering point extension, where without the spatial rendering point extension the audio object is either: not able to be heard by the user, or is heard differently by the user while the user is at the location, such that the rendering of the audio object based upon the spatial rendering point extension allows the user to hear the audio object while the user is at the location or allows the user to hear the audio object differently while the user is at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Lasse Juhani Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 11074036
    Abstract: A method including, detecting interaction between the user and an audio-object via local tracking, determining an audio-object state modification based on the local tracking, and performing an audio-object interaction based on the audio-object state modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventor: Lasse Juhani Laaksonen
  • Patent number: 11010126
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a headset, a control module and method for automatic adjustment of a volume of the headset, and a storage medium. The control module comprises an audio signal sampling and MIC module, a headset acoustic characteristic recording module, an acoustic feature analyzing module, an external sound signal analyzing module and a volume adjustment module. The volume adjustment module may determine a person speaking and automatically control the headset to lower the volume or mute when the strength of the external voice signal is larger than a preset threshold value. The control module of the present invention may automatically decrease the volume of the headset by identifying a voice signal from the external environment or the user, such that the user may make normal communication with other person without taking off the headset and the hearing of the user may not be damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MERRY ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guoming Song
  • Patent number: 10904691
    Abstract: A speaker adjustment method for adjusting a plurality of speakers is provided. The speaker adjustment method includes the following steps: respectively obtaining a plurality of frequency responses of the plurality of speakers by using one microphone; obtaining distance information between the microphone and the plurality of speakers; and adjusting outputs of the plurality of speakers according to the plurality of frequency responses and the distance information. In addition, an electronic device using the speaker adjustment method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Po-Jen Tu, Jia-Ren Chang, Kai-Meng Tzeng
  • Patent number: 10728667
    Abstract: The contained Pass And Limit Modulator removes approximately 50% common or in phase information from two inputs as compared to summing both inputs. This output can be used in a whole building music system or in a mono amplitude modulated radio transmission down-mixed from stereo audio content. The center channel (dialogue) is lowered 50% as not to overpower the music. With the Active Channel Crossover System the center channel is further processed and mixed to obtain multiple output channels. Interactive left and right channel frequency decomposition of a stereo signal is performed for optimum reproduction of a down converted front center channel. This way channel removal speed is respective to the frequencies removed. Further processing reduces the interactive left and right channel frequency decomposed content within the center channel output. As a result, the down-mixed front center channel is reproduced more closely as intended to be heard in its original stereo form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Ernest Michael Poholek
  • Patent number: 10515578
    Abstract: Provided are an electric circuit and a display device having the electric circuit. The electric circuit comprises a transmission unit and one or more reception units that perform data frame communications with the transmission unit via a plurality of buses. In the electric circuit, scramble processing is performed during the data frame communications, wherein the scramble processing is performed at different timings for the respective buses with respect to the data frame communication time, whereby the occurrence of EMI noise can be more reliably reduced without increasing the number of components (for example, gaskets).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Sakai Display Products Corporation
    Inventor: Haruhito Yabuki
  • Patent number: 9813800
    Abstract: A audio surveillance system includes a pair of headphones. An audio unit is coupled to the pair of headphones and the audio receives a first signal and a second signal. The audio unit records ambient sounds with respect to the headphones thereby facilitating the audio unit to receive the second signal. A control unit is selectively coupled to the headphones and the control unit may be manipulated. The control unit is in electrical communication with the audio unit when the control unit is coupled to the headphones. The control unit adjusts a volume of the second signal with respect to the first signal. Thus, the control unit facilitates a user to monitor the ambient sounds while the user listens to music.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Inventor: Terry Stringer
  • Patent number: 9698745
    Abstract: Adjustment of volume level of a mobile device, by the mobile device without direct or manual user-input, based on one or more contextual parameters detected by the mobile device, such as ambient noise level. A query or other techniques may be used for the adjustment to be ignored. The system may be trained over time by modifying the one or more contextual parameters due to detecting events or sequences of events, such as a user ignoring attenuation in a particular situation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: EchoStar UK Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Manjit Bharj, Liz Hansell
  • Patent number: 9444422
    Abstract: Adjustment of volume level of a mobile device, by the mobile device without direct or manual user-input, based on one or more contextual parameters detected by the mobile device, such as ambient noise level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: EchoStar UK Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Manjit Bharj, Liz Hansell
  • Patent number: 8107641
    Abstract: A communication system has a communication controller for multiplexing and transmitting a power supply voltage and an audio signal to be played back by a plurality of channels, and a plurality of communication adapters which start in response to reception of the multiplexed/transmitted power supply voltage, and play back the audio signal using a playback device. The communication controller includes an audio data modulation circuit configured to modulate audio data by shifting, based on a first modulation ratio, a modulation carrier clock for modulating the audio data and a data transmission rate for transmitting the audio data in order to set a command transmission frequency bandwidth, and a command data modulation circuit configured to modulate command data by shifting, based on a second modulation ratio, a modulation carrier clock for modulating the command data and a data transmission rate for transmitting the command data in the command transmission frequency bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsuguhide Sakata, Shigeki Sakurai, Takayuki Komine, Naoki Umemura
  • Patent number: 7801178
    Abstract: There is provided an IEEE 1394 transmitter for transmitting a plurality of audio data contents, having an audio data generator configured to sample the plurality of audio data contents sequentially to generate format data of an audio data content; and an IEEE 1394 transmission controller configured to add an IEEE 1394 header packet to the format data of the audio data content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Taki, Hirotaka Ueno