2025 patents
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Utility
Large format theater design
30 Jan 24
Theater designs including social media, and theater entrances configured to draw patrons into a main area of the theater including an entrance having a curved wall and curved walkway having a horizon drop-off for display of content related to a motion picture or other feature to be shown in the theater.
Douglas J. Gorny, Wilhelm Oehl, Vincent Voron, David Herman, Donald Burlock, Pascal Sijen, Christopher Roy Kukshtel, C. Matthew Cuson, Charles Q. Robinson
Filed: 1 Feb 21
Utility
Optical switch for single and multiple projectors
30 Jan 24
A projection system and method therefor comprises a first light source configured to emit a first-eye light, wherein the first-eye light includes a first set of wavelengths; a second light source configured to emit a second-eye light, wherein the second-eye light includes a second set of wavelengths; a first projector including first projection optics configured to receive a first input light; and an optical switch configured to be switched between an a first mode and a second mode, wherein the optical switch is configured to, in the first mode, combine the first-eye light and the second-eye light into a combined light and direct the combined light to the first projection optics as the first input light.
John Frederick Arntsen, Barret Lippey
Filed: 8 May 20
Utility
Perceptual luminance nonlinearity-based image data exchange across different display capabilities
30 Jan 24
A handheld imaging device has a data receiver that is configured to receive reference encoded image data.
Jon Scott Miller, Scott Daly, Mahdi Nezamabadi, Robin Atkins
Filed: 7 Dec 22
Utility
Thermal compensation in image projection
30 Jan 24
A non-transitory computer-readable-medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an image projector, cause the image projector to perform operations including receiving a first image data, determining a thermal state of the image projector based at least in part on a content of the first image data, generating a second image data based on the first image data and the thermal state; emitting light in response to the second image data, and projecting an image onto a screen based on the emitted light, wherein the first image data corresponds to a frame of a video, and the second image data corresponds to the frame of the video.
Christopher John Orlick, Jerome D. Shields
Filed: 11 Apr 22
Utility
Methods, apparatus and systems for encoding and decoding of directional sound sources
30 Jan 24
Some disclosed methods involve encoding or decoding directional audio data.
Nicolas R. Tsingos, Mark R. P. Thomas, Christof Fersch
Filed: 23 Apr 22
Utility
Digital point spread function (DPSF) and dual modulation projection (including lasers) using DPSF
30 Jan 24
A digital PSF for use in a dual modulation display.
Martin J. Richards
Filed: 22 Dec 22
Utility
Frame-rate Scalable Video Coding
25 Jan 24
Methods and systems for frame rate scalability are described.
Robin Atkins, Peng Yin, Taoran Lu, Fangjun Pu, Sean Thomas McCarthy, Walter J. Husak, Tao Chen, Guan-Ming Su
Filed: 28 Sep 23
Utility
Methods, Apparatus and Systems for Position-based Gain Adjustment of Object-based Audio
25 Jan 24
The positions of a plurality of speakers at a media consumption site are determined.
Nicolas R. TSINGOS, David S. MCGRATH, Freddie SANCHEZ, Antonio MATEOS SOLE
Filed: 15 Jul 23
Utility
Processing of Extended Dimension Light Field Images
25 Jan 24
In one embodiment, methods, media, and systems process and display light field images using a view function that is based on pixel locations in the image and on the viewer's distance (observer's Z position) from the display.
Robin ATKINS
Filed: 2 Dec 21
Reissue
Alias cancelling during audio coding mode transitions
23 Jan 24
An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed.
Hyen-O Oh, Chang Heon Lee, Hong-Goo Kang, Jeungook Song
Filed: 31 Jan 22
Utility
Adapting video images for wearable devices
23 Jan 24
A spatial direction of a wearable device that represents an actual viewing direction of the wearable device is determined.
Ajit Ninan, Neil Mammen
Filed: 10 Apr 18
Utility
Acoustic reflector for height channel speaker
23 Jan 24
A height channel speaker with an integrated acoustic reflector to reflect sound off of a ceiling down to a listener.
Lakshmikanth Tipparaju
Filed: 24 Feb 20
Utility
Multi-channel cinema amplifier with power-sharing, messaging and multi-phase power supply
23 Jan 24
An integrated cinema amplifier comprises a power supply stage that distributes power over a plurality of channels for rendering immersive audio content in a surround sound listening environment.
Andrew Healy, Edward John Neary, Erich Hubert Vogel, Andrew Michael Poulain, Gregory J. Long, Joel A. Butler, Angela Williams, Luca Revelli, Dossym Nurmukhanov, Tanner James Cook, Marcelo Traverso M., Kenneth Schindler
Filed: 2 Mar 23
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Neural Network Based Processing of Audio Using Sinusoidal Activation
18 Jan 24
Described herein is a method of processing an audio signal using a deep-learning-based generator, wherein the method includes the steps of: (a) inputting the audio signal into the generator for processing the audio signal; (b) mapping a time segment of the audio signal to a latent feature space representation, using an encoder stage of the generator; (c) upsampling the latent feature space representation using a decoder stage of the generator, wherein at least one layer of the decoder stage applies sinusoidal activation; and (d) obtaining, as an output from the decoder stage of the generator, a processed audio signal.
Arijit BISWAS
Filed: 15 Oct 21
Utility
Automatic Generation and Selection of Target Profiles for Dynamic Equalization of Audio Content
18 Jan 24
In an embodiment, a method comprises: filtering reference audio content items to separate the reference audio content items into different frequency bands; for each frequency band, extracting a first feature vector from at least a portion of each of the reference audio content items, wherein the first feature vector includes at least one audio characteristic of the reference audio content items; obtaining at least one semantic label from at least a portion of each of the reference audio content items; obtaining a second feature vector consisting of the first feature vectors per frequency band and the at least one semantic label; generating, based on the second feature vector, cluster feature vectors representing centroids of clusters; separating the reference audio content items according to the cluster feature vectors; and computing an average target profile for each cluster based on the reference audio content items in the cluster.
Giulio CENGARLE, Nicholas Laurence ENGEL, Patrick Winfrey SCANNELL, Davide SCAINI
Filed: 18 Nov 21
Utility
Method and Apparatus for Generating an Intermediate Audio Format from an Input Multichannel Audio Signal
18 Jan 24
Described herein is a method for training a machine learning algorithm.
Daniel Arteaga, Jordi Pons Puig
Filed: 14 Oct 21
Utility
Automatic Localization of Audio Devices
18 Jan 24
A method may involve: receiving direction of arrival (DOA) data corresponding to sound emitted by at least a first smart audio device of the audio environment that includes a first audio transmitter and a first audio receiver, the DOA data corresponding to sound received by at least a second smart audio device of the audio environment that includes a second audio transmitter and a second audio receiver, the DOA data corresponding to sound emitted by at least the second smart audio device and received by at least the first smart audio device; receiving one or more configuration parameters corresponding to the audio environment, to one or more audio devices, or both; and minimizing a cost function based at least in part on the DOA data and the configuration parameter(s), to estimate a position and an orientation of at least the first smart audio device and the second smart audio device.
Daniel ARTEAGA, Davide SCAINI, Mark R.P. THOMAS, Avery BRUNI, Olha Michelle TOWNSEND
Filed: 2 Dec 21
Utility
System for Maintaining Reversible Dynamic Range Control Information Associated with Parametric Audio Coders
18 Jan 24
Jeffrey RIEDMILLER, Karl J. ROEDEN, Kristofer KJOERLING, Heiko PURNHAGEN, Vinay MELKOTE, Leif SEHLSTROM
Filed: 19 Jul 23
Utility
Metameric stabilization via custom viewer color matching function
16 Jan 24
Two corresponding color patches are displayed on two image displays until adjusted by a viewer to match visually to a common color.
Jaclyn Anne Pytlarz, Elizabeth G. Pieri, Robin Atkins
Filed: 12 May 20
Utility
Methods and apparatus for determining for decoding a compressed HOA sound representation
16 Jan 24
When compressing an HOA data frame representation, a gain control (15, 151) is applied for each channel signal before it is perceptually encoded (16).
Sven Kordon, Alexander Krueger
Filed: 29 Apr 22