Derek Ray Graham

US Patent:

D678239, Mar 19, 2013

Filed:

Jun 8, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/393684

Inventors:

Christopher Alan Bourne - Stansbury Park UT, US
Michael Braithwaite - Austin TX, US
Derek Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Peter H. Manley - Draper UT, US
Alan Dean Romig - Stansbury Park UT, US
David K. Lambert - South Jordan UT, US

Assignee:

Clearone Communications, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

1403

US Classification:

D14150

US Patent:

20120293602, Nov 22, 2012

Filed:

Feb 16, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/398662

Inventors:

Tracy A. Bathurst - South Jordan UT, US
Derek Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Braithwaite - Austin TX, US
Russell S. Ericksen - Spanish Fork UT, US
Bret Harris - Orem UT, US
Sandeep Kalra - Salt Lake City UT, US
David K. Lambert - South Jordan UT, US
Peter H. Manley - Draper UT, US
Ashutosh Pandey - Murray UT, US
Bryan Shaw - Morgan UT, US
Darrin T. Thurston - Liberty UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US
Paul R. Bryson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04N 7/14

US Classification:

348 1408, 348E07077

Abstract:

An executive telepresence system for use in audio and video conferencing uses a unified communications system in an enterprise network system. The executive telepresence system includes a control system that further comprises a user interface, a mixing system, and a dialing system. In addition, the executive telepresence system includes one or more video display devices that couple to the control system where the video display devices display a video signal, and may further include one or more video cameras that couple to the control system where the video cameras capture video information and turn it into the video signal. Further, the executive telepresence system includes one or more microphones that couple to the control system where the microphones capture audio information and turn it into an audio signal, and may include one or more speakers that couple to the control system where the speakers play back the audio signal.

US Patent:

20130083911, Apr 4, 2013

Filed:

Jun 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/493943

Inventors:

Tracy A. Bathurst - South Jordan UT, US
Derek Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Braithwaite - Austin TX, US
Russel S. Ericksen - Spanish Fork UT, US
Brett Harris - Orem UT, US
Sandeep Kalra - Salt Lake City UT, US
David K. Lambert - South Jordan UT, US
Peter H. Manley - Draper UT, US
Ashutosh Pandey - Murray UT, US
Bryan Shaw - Morgan UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US
Paul R. Bryson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

ClearOne Communications, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04M 3/56
H04M 9/08

US Classification:

37920201, 37940601

Abstract:

Embodiments include methods and apparatuses for echo cancelation involving multiple audio channels and the production, sensing, or a combination thereof of multiple audio channels in conferencing systems. A conferencing apparatus with a plurality of speakers configured to generate outgoing acoustic waves responsive to a multi-channel audio signal. One or more microphones are configured to sense incoming acoustic waves from the plurality of speakers and from locally produced acoustic waves from a participant of a conference to generate one or more incoming audio signals. A processor is operably coupled to the plurality of speakers and the one or more microphones. The processor is configured to perform acoustic echo cancelation on the one or more incoming audio signals relative to at least two different channels of the multi-channel audio signal.

US Patent:

20130094653, Apr 18, 2013

Filed:

Jun 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/493934

Inventors:

Tracy A. Bathurst - South Jordan UT, US
Derek Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Braithwaite - Austin TX, US
Russel S. Ericksen - Spanish Fork UT, US
Brett Harris - Orem UT, US
Sandeep Kalra - Salt Lake City UT, US
David K. Lambert - South Jordan UT, US
Peter H. Manley - Draper UT, US
Ashutosh Pandey - Murray UT, US
Bryan Shaw - Morgan UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US
Paul R. Bryson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04L 29/06
H04R 5/02

US Classification:

381 17, 704201

Abstract:

Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) devices and conferencing systems may include a spatial encoder associated with a first endpoint and a spatial renderer associated with a second endpoint. The spatial renderer may configured to receive audio data. The audio data may be rendered among a plurality of speakers based on a first set of spatial information for a plurality of microphones associated with the first endpoint, and a second set of spatial information for the plurality of speakers associated with the second endpoint. A method for generating a sound field may include determining spatial information for a plurality of microphones in a local room, determining spatial information for a plurality of speakers in a remote room, mapping the spatial information for the plurality of microphones and the spatial information for the plurality of speakers, and generating a sound field in the remote room based on the mapping.

US Patent:

20130097244, Apr 18, 2013

Filed:

Oct 1, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/633033

Inventors:

ClearOne Communications, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT, US
Brett Harris - Orem UT, US
Derek L. Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US

Assignee:

ClearOne Communications, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

A method, system, and apparatus for bridging communications between unified communications (UC) clients. Included herein is a UC client driver module with a set of UC client drivers configured to translate UC client specific human interface device (HID) commands to a common format. Also included is a UC audio assistant module configured to receive the HID commands in the common format and translate the HID commands from the common format into a device specific format. A device specific driver module with a set of device specific drivers is configured to pass the HID commands in the device specific format to an output device.

US Patent:

20130097333, Apr 18, 2013

Filed:

Jun 12, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/494779

Inventors:

Tracy A. Bathurst - South Jordan UT, US
Derek Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Braithwaite - Round Rock TX, US
Russel S. Ericksen - Spanish Fork UT, US
Brett Harris - Orem UT, US
Sandeep Kalra - Salt Lake City UT, US
David K. Lambert - South Jordan UT, US
Peter H. Manley - Draper UT, US
Ashutosh Pandey - Murray UT, US
Bryan Shaw - Morgan UT, US
Darrin T. Thurston - Liberty UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US
Paul R. Bryson - Austin UT, US

Assignee:

CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

709231

Abstract:

Embodiments include methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for supporting unified streaming communications. A communication apparatus is configured to communicate over a network to incorporate a wide variety of protocols and peripheral devices for use in audio, video, and media communication systems.

US Patent:

20170163434, Jun 8, 2017

Filed:

Jul 22, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/217303

Inventors:

- Salt Lake City UT, US
Derek L. Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Braithwaite - Austin TX, US
Russell S. Ericksen - Spanish Fork UT, US
Brett Harris - Orem UT, US
Sandeep Kalra - Salt Lake City UT, US
David K. Lambert - South Jordan UT, US
Peter H. Manley - Draper UT, US
Ashutosh Pandey - Murray UT, US
Bryan Shaw - Morgan UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US
Paul Robert Bryson - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

ClearOne, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04L 12/18
H04S 7/00
H04M 3/56

Abstract:

This disclosure describes a conferencing system with spatial rendering of audio data. The conferencing system includes a local conferencing device that includes a plurality of microphones, an audio encoder, and a spatial encoder that are associated with a local endpoint. The conferencing system further includes a remote conferencing device that includes a plurality of speakers, an audio decoder, and a spatial renderer that are associated with the remote endpoint. The spatial renderer is configured to superimpose a coordinate system for the plurality of speakers and a coordinate system for the plurality of microphones during spatial rendering of the audio data.

US Patent:

20170054677, Feb 23, 2017

Filed:

May 10, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/151046

Inventors:

- Salt Lake City UT, US
Bret Harris - Orem UT, US
Derek L. Graham - South Jordan UT, US
Michael Tilelli - Syracuse UT, US
Balasubramaniyan Krishnamoorthy - Salt Lake City UT, US

Assignee:

ClearOne, Inc. - Salt Lake City UT

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

Abstract:

This disclosure describes a system and method that bridges communications between multiple unified communication (UC) clients. This disclosure provides a UC bridging tool configured to execute computer implemented instructions using the processor and memory. The processor is further configured to: receive UC client specific human interface device HID commands from a plurality of UC clients with a UC client driver module, wherein each UC client driver is configured to translate UC client specific human interface device (HID) commands for each UC client driver to a common format; receive HID commands in the common format and translate the HID commands from the common format into a device specific format with a UC audio assistant module; pass the HID commands in the device specific format to an output device with a device specific driver module that further comprises a set of device specific drivers.