Nicolas Raphael Tsingos

US Patent:

20130010975, Jan 10, 2013

Filed:

Jun 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/489300

Inventors:

Nicolas R. Tsingos - Palo Alto CA, US
Micah Taylor - Pittsboro NC, US

Assignee:

DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H03G 3/00
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

381 63

Abstract:

In some embodiments, a method applying reverberation to audio from at least one client of a set of clients which share a virtual environment, including by asserting position data and at least one input audio stream to a server, selecting (in the server) a reverberation filter for each input audio stream in response to the position data and generating wet audio by applying to the input audio an early reverberation part of the selected reverberation filter. Typically, a client applies a late reverberation filter to the wet audio using metadata from the server. In other embodiments, a server selects a reverberation filter for application to audio in response to position data, asserts the audio and metadata indicative of the filter, and a client applies the filter to the audio using the metadata. Other aspects are systems, servers, and client devices configured to perform any embodiment of the method.

US Patent:

20130251177, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

May 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/892507

Inventors:

Charles Q. Robinson - Piedmont CA, US
Nicolas R. Tsingos - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04R 5/02

US Classification:

381306

Abstract:

Audio perception in local proximity to visual cues is provided. A device includes a video display, first row of audio transducers, and second row of audio transducers. The first and second rows can be vertically disposed above and below the video display. An audio transducer of the first row and an audio transducer of the second row form a column to produce, in concert, an audible signal. The perceived emanation of the audible signal is from a plane of the video display (e.g., a location of a visual cue) by weighing outputs of the audio transducers of the column In certain embodiments, the audio transducers are spaced farther apart at a periphery for increased fidelity in a center portion of the plane and less fidelity at the periphery.

US Patent:

20140037117, Feb 6, 2014

Filed:

Apr 5, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/111460

Inventors:

Nicolas R. Tsingos - Palo Alto CA, US
Charles Q. Robinson - Piedmont CA, US
Christophe Chabanne - Carpentras, FR
Toni Hirvonen - Upplands Vasby, SE
Patrick Griffis - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB - Amsterdam Zuid-Oost

International Classification:

H04S 7/00

US Classification:

381303

Abstract:

In some embodiments, a method for upmixing input audio comprising N full range channels to generate D output audio comprising N+M full range channels, where the N+M full range channels are intended to be rendered by speakers including at least two speakers at different distances from the listener. The N channel input audio is a D audio program whose N full range channels are intended for rendering by N speakers nominally equidistant from the listener. The upmixing of the input audio to generate the D output audio is typically performed in an automated manner, in response to cues determined in automated fashion from stereoscopic D video corresponding to the input audio, or in response to cues determined in automated fashion from the input audio. Other aspects include a system configured to perform, and a computer readable medium which stores code for implementing any embodiment of the inventive method.

US Patent:

20120183162, Jul 19, 2012

Filed:

Mar 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/425249

Inventors:

Christophe Chabanne - San Mateo CA, US
Nicolas R. Tsingos - Palo Alto CA, US
Charles Q. Robinson - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04R 5/02

US Classification:

381306, 381300

Abstract:

Audio perception in local proximity to visual cues is provided. A device includes a video display, first row of audio transducers, and second row of audio transducers. The first and second rows can be vertically disposed above and below the video display. An audio transducer of the first row and an audio transducer of the second row form a column to produce, in concert, an audible signal. The perceived emanation of the audible signal is from a plane of the video display (e.g., a location of a visual cue) by weighing outputs of the audio transducers of the column In certain embodiments, the audio transducers are spaced farther apart at a periphery for increased fidelity in a center portion of the plane and less fidelity at the periphery.

US Patent:

20220345234, Oct 27, 2022

Filed:

Apr 21, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/236817

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Scott Levine - San Anselmo CA, US
Nicolas Tsingos - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04H 60/04
G06K 9/00
G06F 3/16
G10L 25/57

Abstract:

Some implementations of the disclosure relate to using a model trained on mixing console data of sound mixes to automate the process of sound mix creation. In one implementation, a non-transitory computer-readable medium has executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising: obtaining a first version of a sound mix; extracting first audio features from the first version of the sound mix obtaining mixing metadata; automatically calculating with a trained model, using at least the mixing metadata and the first audio features, mixing console features; and deriving a second version of the sound mix using at least the mixing console features calculated by the trained model.

US Patent:

20220272472, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

May 12, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/742400

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Nicolas R. Tsingos - San Francisco CA, US
Charles Q. Robinson - Piedmont CA, US

Assignee:

DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04S 3/00
H04R 5/02
H04S 7/00
H04R 1/40

Abstract:

Audio perception in local proximity to visual cues is provided. A device includes a video display, first row of audio transducers, and second row of audio transducers. The first and second rows can be vertically disposed above and below the video display. An audio transducer of the first row and an audio transducer of the second row form a column to produce, in concert, an audible signal. The perceived emanation of the audible signal is from a plane of the video display (e.g., a location of a visual cue) by weighing outputs of the audio transducers of the column. In certain embodiments, the audio transducers are spaced farther apart at a periphery for increased fidelity in a center portion of the plane and less fidelity at the periphery.

US Patent:

20220272474, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

May 5, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/737184

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Lie LU - Dublin CA, US
Nicolas R. TSINGOS - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

H04S 3/00
H04S 7/00

Abstract:

Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to audio object clustering. A method for metadata-preserved audio object clustering is disclosed. The method comprises classifying an audio object into at least a category based rendering mode information metadata. The method further comprises assigning a predetermined number of clusters to the categories and rendering the audio object based on the rendering mode. Corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20220272479, Aug 25, 2022

Filed:

Mar 14, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/694506

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
- Amsterdam Zuidoost, NL
Heiko PURNHAGEN - Sundbyberg, SE
Nicolas R. TSINGOS - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION - San Francisco CA
DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB - Amsterdam Zuidoost, CA

International Classification:

H04S 7/00
H04R 5/02
H04S 3/00

Abstract:

Described herein is a method () of rendering an audio signal () for playback in an audio environment () defined by a target loudspeaker system (), the audio signal () including audio data relating to an audio object and associated position data indicative of an object position. Method () includes the initial step () of receiving the audio signal (). At step () loudspeaker layout data for the target loudspeaker system () is received. At step () control data is received that is indicative of a position modification to be applied to the audio object in the audio environment (). At step () in response to the position data, loudspeaker layout data and control data, rendering modification data is generated. Finally, at step () the audio signal () is rendered with the rendering modification data to output the audio signal () with the audio object at a modified object position that is between loudspeakers within the audio environment ().