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FAMILY AFROOZ
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APPLE INC
44 patentsUS10021506B2Jul 10, 2018
Adjusting the beam pattern of a speaker array based on the location of one or more listeners
APPLE INC38 citations98
US9900723B1Feb 20, 2018
Multi-channel loudspeaker matching using variable directivity
APPLE INC169 citations98
US9723420B2Aug 1, 2017
System and method for robust simultaneous driver measurement for a speaker system
APPLE INC127 citations95
US10061009B1Aug 28, 2018
Robust confidence measure for beamformed acoustic beacon for device tracking and localization
APPLE INC25 citations94
US10203868B2Feb 12, 2019
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects with visual and/or haptic feedback
APPLE INC13 citations92
US9749747B1Aug 29, 2017
Efficient system and method for generating an audio beacon
APPLE INC23 citations92
US11399255B2Jul 26, 2022
Adjusting the beam pattern of a speaker array based on the location of one or more listeners
APPLE INC5 citations84
US10692333B2Jun 23, 2020
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing haptic feedback
APPLE INC9 citations84
US10674308B2Jun 2, 2020
Coordinated tracking for binaural audio rendering
APPLE INC10 citations84
US10425733B1Sep 24, 2019
Microphone equalization for room acoustics
APPLE INC8 citations84
US10278003B2Apr 30, 2019
Coordinated tracking for binaural audio rendering
APPLE INC7 citations84
US9942686B1Apr 10, 2018
Spatial audio rendering for beamforming loudspeaker array
APPLE INC10 citations84
US10880649B2Dec 29, 2020
System to move sound into and out of a listener's head using a virtual acoustic system
APPLE INC10 citations82
US10609484B2Mar 31, 2020
Audio system with configurable zones
APPLE INC7 citations82
US11265670B2Mar 1, 2022
Coordinated tracking for binaural audio rendering
APPLE INC1 citations73
US10986461B2Apr 20, 2021
Adjusting the beam pattern of a speaker array based on the location of one or more listeners
APPLE INC3 citations73
US10542365B2Jan 21, 2020
Optimizing the performance of an audio playback system with a linked audio/video feed
APPLE INC2 citations73
US10313808B1Jun 4, 2019
Method and apparatus to sense the environment using coupled microphones and loudspeakers and nominal playback
APPLE INC4 citations73
US10299039B2May 21, 2019
Audio adaptation to room
APPLE INC4 citations73
US10244314B2Mar 26, 2019
Audio adaptation to room
APPLE INC4 citations73
US10187740B2Jan 22, 2019
Producing headphone driver signals in a digital audio signal processing binaural rendering environment
APPLE INC5 citations73
US10104490B2Oct 16, 2018
Optimizing the performance of an audio playback system with a linked audio/video feed
APPLE INC3 citations73
US9859858B2Jan 2, 2018
Correction of unknown audio content
APPLE INC6 citations73
US9769552B2Sep 19, 2017
Method and apparatus for estimating talker distance
APPLE INC4 citations73
US11095766B2Aug 17, 2021
Methods and interfaces for adjusting an audible signal based on a spatial position of a voice command source
APPLE INC3 citations72
US10306391B1May 28, 2019
Stereophonic to monophonic down-mixing
APPLE INC2 citations72
US10264355B2Apr 16, 2019
Loudspeaker cabinet with thermal and power mitigation control effort
APPLE INC6 citations72
US9961472B2May 1, 2018
Acoustic beacon for broadcasting the orientation of a device
APPLE INC6 citations72
US11265653B2Mar 1, 2022
Audio system with configurable zones
APPLE INC3 citations71
US10063968B1Aug 28, 2018
Dynamic master assignment in distributed wireless audio system for thermal and power mitigation
APPLE INC3 citations71
US9883140B2Jan 30, 2018
Using the location of a near-end user in a video stream to adjust audio settings of a far-end system
APPLE INC2 citations71
US12526361B2Jan 13, 2026
Methods for outputting an audio output in accordance with a user being within a range of a device
APPLE INC0 citations63
US10856081B2Dec 1, 2020
Spatially ducking audio produced through a beamforming loudspeaker array
APPLE INC1 citations63
US10028071B2Jul 17, 2018
Binaural sound reproduction system having dynamically adjusted audio output
APPLE INC1 citations63
US12455673B2Oct 28, 2025
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for dynamically adjusting presentation of audio outputs
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11805382B2Oct 31, 2023
Coordinated tracking for binaural audio rendering
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11726634B2Aug 15, 2023
Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for dynamically adjusting presentation of audio outputs
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11432096B2Aug 30, 2022
Handsfree beam pattern configuration
APPLE INC0 citations62
US10405125B2Sep 3, 2019
Spatial audio rendering for beamforming loudspeaker array
APPLE INC1 citations62
US10251008B2Apr 2, 2019
Handsfree beam pattern configuration
APPLE INC1 citations62
US11812247B2Nov 7, 2023
System to move sound into and out of a listener's head using a virtual acoustic system
APPLE INC0 citations61
US11284195B2Mar 22, 2022
System to move sound into and out of a listener's head using a virtual acoustic system
APPLE INC0 citations61
US10531196B2Jan 7, 2020
Spatially ducking audio produced through a beamforming loudspeaker array
APPLE INC1 citations61
US10306363B2May 28, 2019
Dynamic master assignment in distributed wireless audio system for thermal and power mitigation
APPLE INC0 citations51
SYNG INC
6 patentsUS11206504B2Dec 21, 2021
Systems and methods for spatial audio rendering
SYNG INC5 citations80
US11190899B2Nov 30, 2021
Systems and methods for spatial audio rendering
SYNG INC10 citations80
US11722833B2Aug 8, 2023
Systems and methods for spatial audio rendering
SYNG INC2 citations68
US12429904B2Sep 30, 2025
Heterogeneous computing systems and methods for clock synchronization
SYNG INC0 citations58
US12323786B2Jun 3, 2025
Systems and methods for spatial audio rendering
SYNG INC0 citations58
US11868175B2Jan 9, 2024
Heterogeneous computing systems and methods for clock synchronization
SYNG INC0 citations58
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