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Michael Smithers
Also filed as: SMITHERS MICHAEL · SMITHERS MICHAEL J · SMITHERS MICHAEL JOHN
46 granted patents·7 pending applications·793 citations·filing 2000–2023
98Inventor score
Files withDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP26DOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP13SEEFELDT ALAN JEFFREY3CHENG COREY I2SMITHERS MICHAEL2
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53 records- 0196US8032385B2Method for correcting metadata affecting the playback loudness of audio informationDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 4, 2011·33 cites·12 claims
- 0296US7617109B2Method for correcting metadata affecting the playback loudness and dynamic range of audio informationDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 10, 2009·65 cites·15 claims
- 0395US8019095B2Loudness modification of multichannel audio signalsDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 13, 2011·23 cites·11 claims
- 0495US7508947B2Method for combining audio signals using auditory scene analysisDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 24, 2009·107 cites·18 claims
- 0594US7461002B2Method for time aligning audio signals using characterizations based on auditory eventsDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 2, 2008·139 cites·13 claims
- 0693US7292902B2Frame-based audio transmission/storage with overlap to facilitate smooth crossfadingDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 6, 2007·76 cites·36 claims
- 0793US7283954B2Comparing audio using characterizations based on auditory eventsDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 16, 2007·118 cites·11 claims
- 0893US6980933B2Coding techniques using estimated spectral magnitude and phase derived from MDCT coefficientsDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 27, 2005·88 cites·44 claims
- 0992US8731215B2Loudness modification of multichannel audio signalsSEEFELDT ALAN JEFFREY·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·11 cites·15 claims
- 1089US8437482B2Method, apparatus and computer program for calculating and adjusting the perceived loudness of an audio signalSEEFELDT ALAN JEFFREY·Filed 2004·Granted May 7, 2013·37 cites·24 claims
- 1185USRE42935ECoding techniques using estimated spectral magnitude and phase derived from MDCT coefficientsCHENG COREY I·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·16 cites·101 claims
- 1280US8600074B2Loudness modification of multichannel audio signalsSEEFELDT ALAN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·4 cites·9 claims
- 1379US8504181B2Audio signal loudness measurement and modification in the MDCT domainSEEFELDT ALAN JEFFREY·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 6, 2013·11 cites·7 claims
- 1478US9564139B2Audio data hiding based on perceptual masking and detection based on code multiplexingDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 7, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 1578US6725412B1Low latency data encoderDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 20, 2004·13 cites·14 claims
- 1676US10425723B2Upward firing loudspeaker having asymmetric dispersion for reflected sound renderingDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·2 cites·7 claims
- 1776US8488811B2Audio-peak limiting in slow and fast stagesSMITHERS MICHAEL JOHN·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 16, 2013·8 cites·18 claims
- 1875US10283137B2Device and method for tuning a frequency-dependent attenuation stageDOLBY INT AB·Filed 2015·Granted May 7, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1974US9986338B2Reflected sound rendering using downward firing driversDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2015·Granted May 29, 2018·4 cites·19 claims
- 2074US9269363B2Audio data hiding based on perceptual masking and detection based on code multiplexingDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 2173US8892426B2Audio signal loudness determination and modification in the frequency domainSMITHERS MICHAEL J·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 18, 2014·4 cites·25 claims
- 2273US8761415B2Controlling the loudness of an audio signal in response to spectral localizationSMITHERS MICHAEL·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 24, 2014·4 cites·13 claims
- 2372USRE46684ECoding techniques using estimated spectral magnitude and phase derived from MDCT coefficientsDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 23, 2018·2 cites·62 claims
- 2468US9584083B2Loudness modification of multichannel audio signalsDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·1 cites·18 claims
- 2568US8396574B2Audio processing using auditory scene analysis and spectral skewnessSMITHERS MICHAEL·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 12, 2013·4 cites·10 claims
- 2667US9842596B2Adaptive processing with multiple media processing nodesRIEDMILLER JEFFREY·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 12, 2017·4 cites·20 claims
- 2767US8239050B2Economical loudness measurement of coded audioCROCKETT BRETT GRAHAM·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 7, 2012·4 cites·11 claims
- 2865US9306524B2Audio signal loudness determination and modification in the frequency domainDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2963US10602263B2Planar loudspeaker manifold for improved sound dispersionDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 24, 2020·1 cites·11 claims
- 3063US9754578B2Loudspeaker horn and cabinetDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 5, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 3161US2021280200A1Adaptive processing with multiple media processing nodesDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3260US11463832B2Reducing unwanted sound transmissionDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 4, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3359US11006212B2Upward firing loudspeaker having asymmetric dispersion for reflected sound renderingDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2019·Granted May 11, 2021·0 cites·11 claims
- 3456US10090817B2System and method for leveling loudness variation in an audio signalDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 2, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3555USRE48271ECoding techniques using estimated spectral magnitude and phase derived from MDCT coefficientsDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·0 cites·64 claims
- 3655USRE48210ECoding techniques using estimated spectral magnitude and phase derived from MDCT coefficientsDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·64 claims
- 3755US9806688B2System and method for leveling loudness variation in an audio signalDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 31, 2017·0 cites·24 claims
- 3854US9960742B2System and method for leveling loudness variation in an audio signalDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2017·Granted May 1, 2018·0 cites·27 claims
- 3952US10595128B2Passive and active virtual height filter systems for upward firing driversDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 17, 2020·0 cites·16 claims
- 4052US2025358583A1Immersive audio fadingDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4150US2018068666A1Adaptive processing with multiple media processing nodesDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4249US10959034B2Reducing unwanted sound transmissionDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·0 cites·22 claims
- 4349US10880636B2Audio speaker with full-range upward firing driver for reflected sound projectionDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4448US2024373184A1A method of processing audio for playback of immersive audioDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4547US2009299756A1Ratio of speech to non-speech audio such as for elderly or hearing-impaired listenersDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4646US10812895B2Multi-driver loudspeaker with cross-coupled dual wave-columnsDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 20, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4746US10313793B2Passive and active virtual height filter systems for upward firing driversDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 4, 2019·0 cites·32 claims
- 4846USRE44126ECoding techniques using estimated spectral magnitude and phase derived from MDCT coefficientsCHENG COREY I·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 2, 2013·0 cites·120 claims
- 4945US2009304213A1Stereophonic Sound ImagingDOLBY LAB LICENSING CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 5042US11477601B2Methods and devices for bass managementDOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
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