Inventor
HOLMAN TOMLINSON
US31 patents
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APPLE INC
24 patentsUS10728649B1Jul 28, 2020
Multipath audio stimulation using audio compressors
APPLE INC20 citations94
US11227623B1Jan 18, 2022
Adjusting audio transparency based on content
APPLE INC6 citations85
US9942686B1Apr 10, 2018
Spatial audio rendering for beamforming loudspeaker array
APPLE INC10 citations84
US12009877B1Jun 11, 2024
Modification of signal attenuation relative to distance based on signal characteristics
APPLE INC3 citations75
US11682414B1Jun 20, 2023
Adjusting audio transparency based on content
APPLE INC2 citations73
US11930337B2Mar 12, 2024
Audio encoding with compressed ambience
APPLE INC2 citations72
US11880911B2Jan 23, 2024
Transitioning between imagery and sounds of a virtual environment and a real environment
APPLE INC2 citations69
US9949057B2Apr 17, 2018
Stereo and filter control for multi-speaker device
APPLE INC2 citations69
US12375853B2Jul 29, 2025
Audio encoding with compressed ambience
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12282705B2Apr 22, 2025
Method and system for seamless media synchronization and handoff
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12143801B2Nov 12, 2024
File format for spatial audio
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11900012B2Feb 13, 2024
Method and system for seamless media synchronization and handoff
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11689169B1Jun 27, 2023
Linking audio amplification gain reduction per channel and across frequency ranges
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11272308B2Mar 8, 2022
File format for spatial audio
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11039266B1Jun 15, 2021
Binaural reproduction of surround sound using a virtualized line array
APPLE INC0 citations62
US10405125B2Sep 3, 2019
Spatial audio rendering for beamforming loudspeaker array
APPLE INC1 citations62
US12293025B2May 6, 2025
Method and device for presenting a synthesized reality user interface
APPLE INC0 citations59
US12094069B2Sep 17, 2024
Inserting imagery from a real environment into a virtual environment
APPLE INC0 citations59
US11790569B2Oct 17, 2023
Inserting imagery from a real environment into a virtual environment
APPLE INC0 citations59
US11733783B2Aug 22, 2023
Method and device for presenting a synthesized reality user interface
APPLE INC0 citations59
US11301050B2Apr 12, 2022
Method and device for presenting a synthesized reality user interface
APPLE INC0 citations59
US10645521B2May 5, 2020
Stereo and filter control for multi-speaker device
APPLE INC1 citations58
US12262082B1Mar 25, 2025
Audience reactive media
APPLE INC0 citations52
US9763008B2Sep 12, 2017
Timbre constancy across a range of directivities for a loudspeaker
APPLE INC1 citations52
LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT CO
3 patentsUS5189703AFeb 23, 1993
Timbre correction units for use in sound systems
LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT CO34 citations92
US5043970AAug 27, 1991
Sound system with source material and surround timbre response correction, specified front and surround loudspeaker directionality, and multi-loudspeaker surround
LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT CO43 citations92
US5353117AOct 4, 1994
Vertical interval test signal for detecting video system low-level luminance linearity and differential gain and phase errors
LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT CO16 citations66
LUCAS FILM LTD
2 patentsUS5222059AJun 22, 1993
Surround-sound system with motion picture soundtrack timbre correction, surround sound channel timbre correction, defined loudspeaker directionality, and reduced comb-filter effects
LUCAS FILM LTD39 citations92
US4569076AFeb 4, 1986
Motion picture theater loudspeaker system
LUCAS FILM LTD34 citations92