Kenneth T Lyons

US Patent:

6703940, Mar 9, 2004

Filed:

Jun 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/333410

Inventors:

William A. Allen - Westborough MA
Herbert C. Knapp - Holliston MA
Kenneth S. Lyons - Middleborough MA
Alan Schell - Hopkinton MA
Lauren LEsperance - Arlington MA

Assignee:

Bose Corporation - Framingham MA

International Classification:

G08C 1900

US Classification:

34082569, 34082524, 34082525

Abstract:

An audio system may include a plurality of sound reproduction devices characterized by parameter values; a plurality of audio signal sources characterized by parameter values; a plurality of remote control devices, a system controller, constructed and arranged to wirelessly receive command signals from the remote control devices and to wirelessly transmit parameter values of audio signal sources and of sound reproduction sources to the remote control device. The remote control devices are constructed and arranged for wirelessly transmitting command signals to the system controller and for wirelessly receiving parameter values and displaying parameter values. The remote control devices are being further constructed and arranged to transmit command signals to and receive parameter values from a system controller that is separated from remote control. A remote control for use with the audio system illuminates only graphic figures corresponding to terminals to which a sound reproduction device is attached; illuminates graphic figures corresponding to surround speakers only if a selected sound reproduction device is equipped for surround speakers; and has a touch screen which can be disabled. An audio system has volume adjusting circuitry which allows collective volume adjusting of different devices while maintaining a volume offset, and has circuitry which allows collective turning on and off of sound reproduction devices receiving signals from the same signal source.

US Patent:

7383728, Jun 10, 2008

Filed:

Jul 12, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/485180

Inventors:

Christopher R. Noble - Winchester MA, US
Kenneth S. Lyons - Middleboro MA, US

Assignee:

Ultimate Balance, Inc. - Winchester MA

International Classification:

A61B 5/22

US Classification:

7337901, 600595

Abstract:

Improved apparatus and methods of sensing or monitoring body orientation and motion and measuring range of motion (ROM) for use in athletic training and physical rehabilitation and evaluation. The apparatus includes a 3-axis sensor, at least one memory, and at least one processor, and is attachable to an object to be monitored. The 3-axis sensor senses a magnitude of tilt along each of a first, second, and third axis, the memory stores data representing the sensed magnitudes of tilt, and the processor processes the data stored in the memory. In one embodiment, the processor determines an angle between each of the first, second, and third axes and a horizontal plane, and selects the two axes corresponding to the two smallest angles between the three axes and the horizontal plane. The processor then generates an indication of the orientation of the object based upon the sensed magnitudes of tilt along the two selected axes.

US Patent:

8214447, Jul 3, 2012

Filed:

Jun 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/863650

Inventors:

Mark H. Deslippe - Marlborough MA, US
Laszlo Drimusz - Framingham MA, US
Herbert C. Knapp - Holliston MA, US
Kenneth S. Lyons - Middleborough MA, US

Assignee:

Bose Corporation - Framingham MA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709208, 709203, 709217, 370346, 370449, 370471

Abstract:

A method for an audio system controls a number of audio devices from a master device over a wired network for at least one wired audio device and over a wireless network for at least one wireless device. The method receives a reply in response to a poll message from each of the wired audio devices and aggregate polling information indicative of the state of the wireless devices from one of the wireless devices.

US Patent:

20120259612, Oct 11, 2012

Filed:

Apr 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/079898

Inventors:

Kenneth S. Lyons - Middleboro MA, US
David A. Howley - Franklin MA, US
Benjamin D. Burge - Shaker Heights OH, US

International Classification:

G06F 13/10
G06G 7/62

US Classification:

703 21, 710 8

Abstract:

A detachable audio device structured to be coupled to an interface port of a computer system simulates the coupling and uncoupling of an audio controller to trigger an operating system being executed by a processing device of the computer system to select between an audio driver for that same audio controller and another audio driver for a different audio controller to which the processing device of the computer system has access, thus triggering a selection between causing audio played by the computer system to be acoustically output through either an acoustic driver to which the detachable audio device relays the audio or another acoustic driver associated with the other audio controller to which the processing device of the computer system has access.

US Patent:

20210289296, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Mar 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/818074

Inventors:

- Framingham MA, US
Li-Chia Yang - Waltham MA, US
Carl Ralph Jensen - Waltham MA, US
Kenneth Scott Lyons - Bellingham MA, US
Sara Maree Adkins - Somerville MA, US
Jahn Dmitri Eichfeld - Natick MA, US
Daniel Ross Tengelsen - Framingham MA, US

International Classification:

H04R 3/04
H04R 5/04
H04R 5/033
G10L 21/0232

Abstract:

Various implementations include systems for processing audio signals. In particular implementations, a system for processing audio signals includes: a wearable audio device having a transducer and a communication system; and an accessory device configured to wirelessly communicate with the wearable audio device, the accessory device having a processor configured to process a source audio signal according to a method that includes: source separating the source audio signal; and providing a source separated audio signal to the wearable audio device for transduction.