Technical Record

Patents and Publications

Contributions in machine listening, AI, signal processing, and personalized media systems.

Illustration representing technical publications and patents.

Selected publications and patents spanning music information retrieval, audio signal processing, and diabetes physiology research. The record covers work at Gracenote, academic collaborations through Tidepool, and independent contributions.

Publications and Patents

Publication

Instrument Activity Detection in Polyphonic Audio Music Using Deep Neural Networks

Gururani, S. et al. ISMIR 2018.

Publication

GNMID14: A Collection of 110 Million Global Music Identification Matches

Summers, C. et al. ACM SIGIR 2016.

Publication

Temporal Context Identification with User Listening Data

Summers, C. and Popp, P. ISMIR 2015.

Publication

Large Scale Discovery of Seasonal Music from User Data

Summers, C. and Popp, P. UMAP 2015 Extended Proceedings.

Patent

Characterizing Audio Using Transchromagrams

U.S. Patent #10,147,407. Granted November 2018.

Patent

Machine-Led Mood Change

U.S. Patent #9,843,836. Granted October 2017.

Patent

Methods and Apparatus for Audio Equalization

U.S. Patent US10998872B2. Granted May 2021.

Patent

Model-Based Media Classification Service Using Sensed Media Noise Characteristics

U.S. Patent US20170193097A1. Granted June 2020.

Patent

Responding to Remote Media Classification Queries Using Classifier Models and Context Parameters

U.S. Patent US20170193362A1. Granted January 2021.

Patent

Methods and Apparatus to Adjust Audio Playback Settings Based on Analysis of Audio Characteristics

U.S. Patent US11218125B2. Granted January 2022.

Patent

Methods and Apparatus to Adjust Audio Playback Settings

U.S. Patent US11223340B2. Granted January 2022.

Patent

Methods and Apparatus for Dynamic Volume Adjustment via Audio Classification

U.S. Patent US11086591B2. Granted August 2021.

Patent Application

Generating a Video Presentation to Accompany Audio

U.S. Patent Application US20180286458A1. Filed October 2018.

Patent Application

Adaptive Volume Adjustment of Audio Playback Device

Application 62/728,677. Filed October 2018.

Patent Application

Methods and Apparatus for Playback Using Pre-Processed Profile Information and Personalization

U.S. Patent Application US20200133624A1.

Patent Application

Methods and Apparatus for Audio Equalization Based on Variant Selection

U.S. Patent Application US20220329941A1.