公开(公告)号：US09344825B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US14167479

申请日：2014-01-29

Applicant: The Telos Alliance

Inventor： Timothy J. Carroll

IPC: H04R5/02 ,  H04S3/00 ,  H04S3/02 ,  H04R29/00

CPC classification number: H04S3/006 ,  H04S3/02 ,  H04S2400/01 ,  H04S2400/03 ,  H04S2400/13

Abstract: A system for improving intelligibility or loudness of an audio program includes an encoder that receives signals of the audio program including at least one of left/front and right/front or left and right signals that include some anchor components of the audio program and to downmix the received signals to obtain left downmix and right downmix signals. The system includes a decoder that upmixes the left downmix and right downmix signals to obtain a center upmix signal that includes a majority of the anchor components including at least some anchor components that were included in the left/front and right/front signals or the left and right signals. The system also includes a system output that provides the center upmix signal to process at least one of the signals of the audio program based on the center upmix signal to improve intelligibility or loudness of the audio program.

Abstract translation: 一种用于提高音频节目的清晰度或响度的系统，包括编码器，该编码器接收音频节目的信号，该音频节目包括包括音频节目的一些主要分量的左/前，右/前或左，右信号中的至少一个， 接收信号获得左下混合和右下混合信号。 该系统包括解码器，其将左下混合和右下混合信号混合以获得中心上混合信号，其包括大部分锚分量，其包括左/前和右/前信号或左侧信号中包括的至少一些锚分量 和正确的信号。 该系统还包括系统输出，其提供中心上混合信号以基于中心上混信号处理音频节目的至少一个信号，以提高音频节目的可懂度或响度。

公开(公告)号：US11909509B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17594176

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Gregory F. Shay ,  Robert Dye ,  Barry Blesser

IPC: H04R3/12 ,  H04H60/04

CPC classification number: H04H60/04 ,  H04R3/12 ,  H04R2420/01 ,  H04R2430/01

Abstract: Distributed audio mixing may include transmitting a set of parameters from a local location to one or more remote locations at least multiple miles away from the local location for, at each of the one or more remote locations, one or more remote audio sources to be processed according to the parameters to produce respective one or more remote audio mixes; processing one or more local audio sources according to the parameters to produce a local audio mix; receiving the one or more remote audio mixes; and locally summing the one or more remote audio mixes to the local audio mix to obtain a final audio mix.

公开(公告)号：US10115404B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15218577

申请日：2016-07-25

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry A. Blesser ,  Robert Dye

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G10L19/018 ,  G10L19/02

Abstract: A method for a machine or group of machines to watermark speech audio transmissions includes receiving a speech audio signal, receiving a watermark signal including a message of multiple bits, each bit having one of two values, each value represented by one of two symbols, each of the symbols corresponding to a respective audio segment, and at a time t1, transmitting a first transmission including at least some of the multiple bits in multiple spectral channels of the speech audio signal, each spectral channel corresponding to a different frequency range, wherein a first one of the multiple spectral channels carries a first bit from the multiple bits while at the same time a second one of the multiple spectral channels carries a second bit from the multiple bits different from the first bit.

公开(公告)号：US09824694B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-21

申请号：US14943452

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry Blesser ,  Timothy J. Carroll

IPC: G10L19/018 ,  G10L19/022 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  G10L19/022 ,  H04L69/22

Abstract: A method for a machine or group of machines to carry watermark data in an encoded audio data frame of an audio signal includes receiving the encoded audio data frame having encoded therein a portion of the audio signal. The encoded audio data frame includes a plurality of data blocks, wherein the plurality of data blocks includes, a synchronization information block, at least one encoded data block, and an error check block. The method further includes receiving modified watermark data as modified based on a masking threshold analysis of the audio signal and transforming the encoded audio data frame into a modified encoded audio data frame.

公开(公告)号：US09742511B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14820615

申请日：2015-08-07

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry Blesser

IPC: G10L19/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04H60/00 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/45 ,  G10L19/018

CPC classification number: H04H60/58 ,  G10L19/00 ,  G10L19/018 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04H2201/50

Abstract: Optimizing parameters includes, during a time interval, rotating from setting a first parameter to a first value for a first time period, to setting the first parameter to a second value for a second time period such that the time interval includes multiple first time periods in which the first parameter is set to the first value sequenced with multiple second time periods in which the first parameter is set to the second value; obtaining, for the time interval, a first set of ratings corresponding to the first time periods and a second set of ratings corresponding to the second time periods; averaging, for the time interval, the first set of ratings to a first average rating and the second set of ratings to a second average rating; and correlating the first average rating to the first value and the second average rating to the second value.

公开(公告)号：US09311924B1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-12

申请号：US14855787

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry Blesser

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G10L19/018

CPC classification number: G10L19/018 ,  G10L25/18

Abstract: A method to watermark an audio signal includes inserting a first symbol in a spectral well, the spectral well corresponding to at least one of a second spectral portion when amplitude of a first spectral portion and amplitude of a third spectral portion exceed amplitude of the second spectral portion, or the second temporal portion when amplitude of a first temporal portion and amplitude of a third temporal portion exceed amplitude of the second temporal portion.

Abstract translation: 一种对音频信号进行水印的方法包括在频谱阱中插入第一符号，当第一频谱部分的幅度和第三频谱部分的幅度超过第二频谱的振幅时，对应于第二频谱部分中的至少一个的频谱阱 当第一时间部分的振幅和第三时间部分的振幅超过第二时间部分的振幅时，部分或第二时间部分。

公开(公告)号：US10348427B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15653665

申请日：2017-07-19

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry Blesser

IPC: G10L19/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04H60/00 ,  H04H60/58 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/45 ,  G10L19/018 ,  H04H60/31

Abstract: Determining effect of changes in parameters may include, during a time interval, rotating from setting a first parameter to a first value for a first time period, to setting the first parameter to a second value for a second time period such that the time interval includes multiple first time periods with the first parameter set to the first value sequenced with multiple second time periods with the first parameter set to the second value; obtaining, for the time interval, a first set of ratings corresponding to the first time periods and a second set of ratings corresponding to the second time periods; averaging, for the time interval, the first set of ratings to a first average rating and the second set of ratings to a second average rating; and correlating the first average rating to the first value and the second average rating to the second value.

公开(公告)号：US10347263B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15854503

申请日：2017-12-26

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry Blesser ,  Robert Dye

IPC: G10L19/02 ,  G10L19/018

Abstract: A method to watermark an audio signal may include receiving watermark data payload information, converting the watermark data payload information into a watermark audio signal including one or more watermark messages corresponding to the watermark data payload information, and inserting the one or more watermark messages into multiple spectral channels of the audio signal, wherein each of the multiple spectral channels occupies a different frequency range, wherein, once an audio segment has been inserted into a spectral channel of the audio signal, amplitude of the audio segment is held constant for the time duration of the audio segment such that a first portion of the audio segment is masked by the audio signal and a second portion of the audio segment is not masked by the audio signal.

公开(公告)号：US09454343B1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US14803655

申请日：2015-07-20

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Barry Blesser

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04N21/8358

CPC classification number: G06F3/165 ,  G06T2201/0052 ,  G10L19/018 ,  H04L9/0861 ,  H04L2209/608 ,  H04N21/8358

Abstract: A method for a machine or group of machines to watermark an audio signal may include receiving the audio signal, receiving a watermark signal, creating a spectral well on the audio signal by removing a portion of the audio signal corresponding to a frequency range, and inserting the watermark signal in the spectral well.

Abstract translation: 一种用于对音频信号进行水印的机器或机器组的方法可以包括：接收音频信号，接收水印信号，通过去除与频率范围对应的音频信号的一部分，在音频信号上产生谱图，并插入 水印信号在光谱井中。

公开(公告)号：US20220182163A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17594176

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: TLS Corp.

Inventor： Gregory F. Shay ,  Robert Dye ,  Barry Blesser

IPC: H04H60/04 ,  H04R3/12

Abstract: Distributed audio mixing may include transmitting a set of parameters from a local location to one or more remote locations at least multiple miles away from the local location for, at each of the one or more remote locations, one or more remote audio sources to be processed according to the parameters to produce respective one or more remote audio mixes; processing one or more local audio sources according to the parameters to produce a local audio mix; receiving the one or more remote audio mixes; and locally summing the one or more remote audio mixes to the local audio mix to obtain a final audio mix.