% % converted from refer format by refer-to-bibtex 0.9.1 -- 10:02, 4 May 95 % r2b /usr/c1122lib/patents/allen.rf % @article{Allen74P, author = {Allen, J.}, title = {Synthesis of pure speech from a reverberant signal}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#3,786,188}, month = {15 Jan.}, year = {1974} } @article{Allen78P, author = {Allen, J.}, title = {Method and apparatus for cancelling room reverberation and noise pickup}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#4,066,842}, month = {3 Jan.}, year = {1978} } @article{Allen84P, author = {Allen, J.}, title = {Data over voice transmission arrangement}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#4,442,540}, month = {10 April}, year = {1984} } @article{Allen83P, author = {Allen, J.}, title = {Noise and bit rate reduction arrangements}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#4,417,102}, month = {22 November}, year = {1983} } @article{Allen90P, author = {Allen, J. and Gitza, O.}, title = {Analysis arrangement based on a model of human neural responses}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#4,905,285}, month = {27 Feb.}, year = {1990} } @article{Allen94aP, author = {Allen, J. and Songrady, J.}, title = {Method for customer selection of telephone sound enhancement}, journal = {U.S. Patent \#5,539,806}, month = jul, day = 23, year = 1996 } @article{Allen95bP , title = {Tonality for perceptual audio compression based on loudness uncertainty} , author = {Allen and Dorward and Johnston and Sydorenko} , journal = {Patent \#5,737,389} , month = apr , year = 1998 } @article{Allen96aP, author = {Allen, J. and Youtkus, D.}, title = {Background noise compensation in a telephone network}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#5,485,515}, month = {1 Jan.}, year = {1996}, note_={filed Dec 29, 1993; assigned to AT\&T} } @article{Allen96bP, author = {Allen, J. and Youtkus, D.}, title = {Background noise compensation in a telephone network}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#5,524,148}, month = {4 June}, year = {1996}, note_={filed Dec 29, 1993} } @article{Allen96cP, author = {Allen, J. and Youtkus, D.}, title = {Background noise compensation in a telephone set}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#5,526,419}, month = {11, June}, year = {1996}, note_={filed kmb Dec 29, 1993} } # 15-5 15 USA Patented 09/03/1996 09/03/1996 5,553,134 kmb # "Background Noise Compensation in a Telephone Set" Lucent @article{Allen96dP, author = {Allen, J. and Youtkus, D.}, title = {Background noise compensation in a telephone set}, journal = {U. S. Patent \#5,553,134}, month = {3 Sept}, year = {1996}, note_={filed Dec 29, 1993} } # Allen 9-2 9 USA Patented 06/11/1996 5,526,419 kmb # "Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Set" Lucent @article{Allen96eP, author = { Killion, M. and Waldhauer, F. and Wittkowski, J. and Goode, R. and Allen, J.}, title = {Hearing aid having plural microphones and a microphone switching system}, journal = {Patent \#5,524,056}, month = jun, day = 4, year = 1996 } @article{Allen98aP, author = {Allen, J.}, title = { A Technique For Determining A Compression Ratio For Use In Processing Audio Signals Within A Telecommunications System}, journal = {5737389}, month = {April 7}, year = {1998} } (3/21/2000) @article{Allen00aP ,author = {Allen, J.} ,title = {Method and system for ensuring royalty payments for data delivered over a network} ,journal={Patent \#6,041,316(?) } ,year=2000 ,month={March 21} } @article{Allen00bP, author = { Killion, M. and Waldhauer, F. and Wittkowski, J. and Goode, R. and Allen, J.}, title = {Hearing aid having plural microphones and a microphone switching system}, journal = {Patent \#6,101,258}, month = aug, day = 8, year = 2000 } @article{Allen01aP, author = { Killion, M. and Waldhauer, F. and Wittkowski, J. and Goode, R. and Allen, J.}, title = {Hearing aid having plural microphones and a microphone switching system}, journal = {Patent \#6,327,370}, month = dec, day = 4, year = 2001 } \comments{ US PATENTS ============================================================================ Allen 1 1 USA Expired Patent 01/15/1974 01/15/1991 3786188 "SYNTHESIS OF PURE SPEECH FROM A REVERBERANT SIGNAL" Allen 2 2 USA Expired Patent 01/03/1978 01/03/1995 4066842 wlw "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CANCELLING ROOM REVERBERATION AND NOISE PICKUP" Allen 3 3 USA Patented 04/10/1984 04/10/1984 4442540 jjo "DATA OVER VOICE TRANSMISSION ARRANGEMENT" Allen 4 4 USA Patented 11/22/1983 11/22/1983 4417102 ceg "NOISE AND BIT RATE REDUCTION ARRANGEMENTS" Allen 6-16 USA Abandoned 04/03/1987 02/28/1989 07/034815 kmb "Speech Analysis Arrangement " Allen 7-27 USA Patented 02/27/1990 02/27/1990 4905285 kmb "ANALYSIS ARRANGEMENT BASED ON A MODEL OF HUMAN NEURAL RESPONSES" Allen 8-1 5,485,515 01/16/1996 T. A. Restaino "Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Network" Allen 8-18 USA Patented 01/16/1996 01/16/1996 5485515 gen "Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Network" Allen 10-1 5,539,806 07/23/1996 C.A. Hughes "Method For Customer Selection of Telephone Sound Enhancement" Allen 11 USA Amendment 07/25/1994 05/28/1996 08/280039 ppoc "Method And System For Ensuring Royalty Payments For Data Delivered Over A Network " Issued: (6041316 3/21/2000) Allen 12-3-1 12 USA Filed 02/06/1995 02/06/1995 08/384049 dpd "Perceptual Audio Compression Based On Loudness Uncertainty " Allen 13-5-37-2 13 USA Filed 02/06/1995 02/06/1995 08/384097 dpd "Tonality For Perceptual Audio Compression Based On Loudness Uncertainty" Allen 16 16 USA Filed 12/18/1995 12/18/1995 08/573743 S. H. Mayer "A Technique For Determining A Compression Ratio For Use In Processing Audio Signals Within A Telecommunications System" Issued: 4/7/98 Patent #:5737389 Allen 14-4 5,524,148 06/04/1996 T. A. Restaino "Background Noise Compensation in a Telephone Network" 112245 03/05/1997 T. A. Restaino "A New Auditory Masking Model For Speech And Audio Coders " Allen 16 5737389 Issued: 4/7/98 Filed 12/18/1995 08/573743 S. H. Mayer "A Technique For Determining A Compression Ratio For Use In Processing Audio Signals Within A Telecommunications System" Allen 17-13-38 17 USA Authorized 07/16/1996 ts "Directional Microphone" Patent # 5848172 Dec 8, 1998 ------------------------------ jba-1 3,786,188 Synthesis of pure speech from a reverberant signal Jan '74 jba-2 4,066,842 Method and apparatus for Cancelling room reverberation and noise pickup '77 jba-3 4,442,540 Data over voice transmission arrangement '81 jba-4 4,417,102 Noise and bit-rate reduction arrangements '83 jba-5 abandoned Scheme for low bit-rate transmission over an ultrasonic channel '87 allen 6-1 4905285 Analysis arrangement based on a model of human neural response '90+Gitza allen 7 unknown, probably abandoned allen Etymotic "Hearing aid having plural microphones and a microphone switching system" 5,524,056 also 6101258 CONFLICT:??? allen 8-1 5,526,419 Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Network Allen 8-1 5,485,515 01/16/1996 T. A. Restaino "Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Network" allen 9-2 5,553,134 Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Set (Lucent) allen 10-1 5,539,806 Method For Customer Selection of Telephone Sound Enhancementk; July 23, 1996; 07/23/1996 C. A. Hughes allen 11 Method And System For Ensuring Royalty Payments For Data Delivered Over A Network allen 12 Perceptual audio compression based on loudness uncertainty allen 13 issued 9/3/96 Tonality for perceptual audio compression based on loudness uncertainty allen 14-4 5,524,148 after 8-1 (AT&T) 06/04/1996 T. A. Restaino "Background Noise Compensation in a Telephone Network" allen 15 5,553,134 after 9-2 (Lucent) allen 16 5,737,389 Issued: 4/7/98 Filed 12/18/1995 08/573743 T. Pardini "A Technique For Determining A Compression Ratio For Use In Processing Audio" allen 17 12-8-98 Patent # 5848172 "Directional Microphone" outstanding case: 112245 03/05/1997 T. A. Restaino "A New Auditory Masking Model For Speech And Audio Coders " ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jul 09 1998 RECENT ISSUED US PATENTS (3 YEARS) ---------------------------------- Case Patent No. Issue Date Attorney ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen 8-1 5,485,515 01/16/1996 T. A. Restaino "Background Noise Compensation In A Telephone Network" Allen 14-4 5,524,148 06/04/1996 T. A. Restaino "Background Noise Compensation in a Telephone Network" Allen 10-1 5,539,806 07/23/1996 C. A. Hughes "Method For Customer Selection of Telephone Sound Enhancement " Allen 16 5,737,389 04/07/1998 T. Pardini "A Technique For Determining A Compression Ratio For Use In Processing Audio" -------------------------------------------------- April 6, 2000 -------------------------------------------------- AT&T PROPRIETARY - USE PURSUANT TO COMPANY INSTRUCTIONS Quarterly IP-Law Patent Snapshot for Jonathan Brandon Allen April 06, 2000 (For questions, please contact the responsible attorney) US PATENT APPLICATIONS Docket Number Title Appl. Date Attorney 1999-0516 A Probabilistic Model Of Distributed Speech Processing 10/28/1999 Thomas A. Restaino