公开(公告)号：US20190035415A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US15658842

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Youhong Lu ,  Ravi Kalluri ,  Andrew Walters ,  Luigi Bojan

IPC: G10L21/02 ,  G10L25/21 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L21/0224

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a power of late reverberation of a speech signal is estimated based on early samples of the speech signal. The power of the late reverberation may be subtracted linearly or non-linearly from the speech signal.

公开(公告)号：US10015588B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15384598

申请日：2016-12-20

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Youhong Lu ,  Ravi Kalluri ,  Andrew Walters ,  Luigi Bojan ,  Yadong Wang ,  Vasanthi Vuppuluri

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/40 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04R3/04

Abstract: Techniques, described herein, may enable a computing device (e.g., a set-top-box, a user equipment (UE), etc.) with an array of sensors (e.g., microphones, antennas, etc.) to engage in beamforming in a manner that optimizes the signal strength of the target signal. For example, the computing device may create an optimized beam pattern by applying a pre-selected band width to a steering direction of the target signal. The beam width may include steering vectors at equal, angular distances from the steering direction, enabling steep transition slopes to be applied to the optimized beam pattern. In some implementations, the beam width and transition slopes may be standardized, such that the optimized beam pattern for any signal may be uniform, regardless of variables such as frequency and time.

公开(公告)号：US20180176679A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15384598

申请日：2016-12-20

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Youhong Lu ,  Ravi Kalluri ,  Andrew Walters ,  Luigi Bojan ,  Yadong Wang ,  Vasanthi Vuppuluri

IPC: H04R1/40 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/406 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R2201/403

Abstract: Techniques, described herein, may enable a computing device (e.g., a set-top-box, a user equipment (UE), etc.) with an array of sensors (e.g., microphones, antennas, etc.) to engage in beamforming in a manner that optimizes the signal strength of the target signal. For example, the computing device may create an optimized beam pattern by applying a pre-selected band width to a steering direction of the target signal. The beam width may include steering vectors at equal, angular distances from the steering direction, enabling steep transition slopes to be applied to the optimized beam pattern. In some implementations, the beam width and transition slopes may be standardized, such that the optimized beam pattern for any signal may be uniform, regardless of variables such as frequency and time.

公开(公告)号：US20180124447A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15336845

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Sandeep G. Rathi ,  Ian M. Smith ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/458

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to store first recording information that indicates programs that are recorded and stored at user devices, and programs to be recorded and stored at the user devices, receive, from a user device, a message that includes second recording information, wherein the second recording information includes second data instances; compare a portion of the first recording information with the second recording information; determine whether there is a difference between each first data instance relative to each corresponding second data instance; determine a master source for each first data instance that differs from each corresponding second data instance; update each first data instance that differs, one of the network device or the user device based on the master source, and provide the DVR service based on an updated portion of the first recording information, an updated second recording information, or both.

公开(公告)号：US09159328B1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US14227659

申请日：2014-03-27

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Erwin Goesnar ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: G10L19/018 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  G06Q30/0241

Abstract: A device may receive an audio sample, and may separate the audio sample into multiple sub-band signals in multiple frequency bands. The device may modify an upper boundary and a lower boundary of at least one of the frequency bands to form modified frequency bands. The device may modify the sub-band signals to form banded signals associated with the modified frequency bands. The device may smooth the banded signals to form smoothed signal values. The device may identify peak values included in the smoothed signal values, and may generate an audio fingerprint for the audio sample based on the smoothed signal values and the peak values.

Abstract translation: 设备可以接收音频采样，并且可以将音频样本分离成多个频带中的多个子带信号。 设备可以修改至少一个频带的上边界和下边界以形成修改的频带。 该装置可以修改子带信号以形成与修改的频带相关联的带状信号。 该装置可以平滑带状信号以形成平滑的信号值。 该装置可以识别包括在平滑信号值中的峰值，并且可以基于平滑的信号值和峰值来生成音频样本的音频指纹。

公开(公告)号：US10262672B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US15658842

申请日：2017-07-25

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Youhong Lu ,  Ravi Kalluri ,  Andrew Walters ,  Luigi Bojan

IPC: G10L21/02 ,  G10L25/21 ,  G10L21/0232 ,  G10L21/0224 ,  G10L21/0208

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a power of late reverberation of a speech signal is estimated based on early samples of the speech signal. The power of the late reverberation may be subtracted linearly or non-linearly from the speech signal.

公开(公告)号：US09998782B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-12

申请号：US15336845

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Sandeep G. Rathi ,  Ian M. Smith ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4302 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/458

Abstract: A method, a system, and a non-transitory storage medium provides to store first recording information that indicates programs that are recorded and stored at user devices, and programs to be recorded and stored at the user devices, receive, from a user device, a message that includes second recording information, wherein the second recording information includes second data instances; compare a portion of the first recording information with the second recording information; determine whether there is a difference between each first data instance relative to each corresponding second data instance; determine a master source for each first data instance that differs from each corresponding second data instance; update each first data instance that differs, one of the network device or the user device based on the master source, and provide the DVR service based on an updated portion of the first recording information, an updated second recording information, or both.

公开(公告)号：US20150279381A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：US14227659

申请日：2014-03-27

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Erwin GOESNAR ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: G10L19/018 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  G06Q30/0241

Abstract: A device may receive an audio sample, and may separate the audio sample into multiple sub-band signals in multiple frequency bands. The device may modify an upper boundary and a lower boundary of at least one of the frequency bands to form modified frequency bands. The device may modify the sub-band signals to form banded signals associated with the modified frequency bands. The device may smooth the banded signals to form smoothed signal values. The device may identify peak values included in the smoothed signal values, and may generate an audio fingerprint for the audio sample based on the smoothed signal values and the peak values.

Abstract translation: 设备可以接收音频采样，并且可以将音频样本分离成多个频带中的多个子带信号。 设备可以修改至少一个频带的上边界和下边界以形成修改的频带。 该装置可以修改子带信号以形成与修改的频带相关联的带状信号。 该装置可以平滑带状信号以形成平滑的信号值。 该装置可以识别包括在平滑信号值中的峰值，并且可以基于平滑的信号值和峰值来生成音频样本的音频指纹。

公开(公告)号：US10104431B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15199927

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Sandeep G. Rathi ,  Yuhui Qian ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: H04N5/76 ,  H04N7/00 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N9/80 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/2668

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a cloud-based service provider system detecting an input command provided by a user during a scheduling session and representative of a request for a local digital video recording (“DVR”) system to record a media program during a presentation time period. In response to the detecting of the input command, the cloud-based service provider system identifies a conflict associated with the request for the local DVR system to record the media program, performs a prioritization operation to determine a relative priority of media programs that are at least one of scheduled to be recorded by the local DVR system at any given time during the presentation time period and currently recorded in a memory of the local DVR system, and automatically performs, based on the performing of the prioritization operation, a predetermined action to resolve the conflict and facilitate the local DVR system recording the media program.

公开(公告)号：US20180007437A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15199927

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Zhiying Jin ,  Sandeep G. Rathi ,  Yuhui Qian ,  Ravi Kalluri

IPC: H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4335

CPC classification number: H04N21/4583 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N5/7605 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N5/782 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/64322

Abstract: An exemplary method includes a cloud-based service provider system detecting an input command provided by a user during a scheduling session and representative of a request for a local digital video recording (“DVR”) system to record a media program during a presentation time period. In response to the detecting of the input command, the cloud-based service provider system identifies a conflict associated with the request for the local DVR system to record the media program, performs a prioritization operation to determine a relative priority of media programs that are at least one of scheduled to be recorded by the local DVR system at any given time during the presentation time period and currently recorded in a memory of the local DVR system, and automatically performs, based on the performing of the prioritization operation, a predetermined action to resolve the conflict and facilitate the local DVR system recording the media program.