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US 12,299,349 · App. 18/141,584 · Granted May 13, 2025

Systems and methods for measurement of multicomponent round-trip audio latency

Inventor: Nicholas E. Ansbaugh (Marina Del Rey, CA)
Assignee: Mixhalo Corp.
G06F3/165G10L21/0208
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Patent No.
US 12,299,349
App. No.
18/141,584
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of measuring round-trip audio latency includes communicatively coupling a soundcard to a first mobile device, a second mobile device, and an audio interface. The method also includes transmitting a first audio signal to the soundcard by the first mobile device. The method also includes receiving the first audio signal by the second mobile device via an audio server computing device communicatively coupled to the audio interface. The method also includes transmitting a second audio signal to the soundcard by the second mobile device. The method also includes receiving the second audio signal from the soundcard by the first mobile device. The method also includes calculating a round-trip audio latency by the first mobile device based on the transmitted first audio signal and the received second audio signal.

Claims (34)

1. A computerized method of measuring round-trip audio latency, the method comprising:

communicatively coupling a soundcard to a first mobile device, a second mobile device, and an audio interface;

transmitting, by the first mobile device, a first audio signal to the soundcard;

receiving, by the second mobile device, the first audio signal via an audio server computing device communicatively coupled to the audio interface;

transmitting, by the second mobile device, a second audio signal to the soundcard;

receiving, by the first mobile device, the second audio signal from the soundcard; and

calculating, by the first mobile device, a round-trip audio latency based on the transmitted first audio signal and the received second audio signal.

2. The computerized method of claim 1 , wherein the soundcard comprises an external soundcard.

3. The computerized method of claim 2 , wherein an output of the external soundcard is communicatively coupled to an input of the audio interface.

4. The computerized method of claim 2 , wherein an input of the external soundcard is communicatively coupled to an output of the second mobile device.

5. The computerized method of claim 1 , further comprising generating for display, by the first mobile device, a first waveform corresponding to the transmitted first audio signal and a second waveform corresponding to the received second audio signal.

6. The computerized method of claim 5 , wherein the round-trip audio latency is calculated based on the first waveform and the second waveform.

7. The computerized method of claim 6 , wherein the round-trip audio latency is calculated based on a time-delay between the first waveform and the second waveform.

8. The computerized method of claim 1 , further comprising generating for display, by the first mobile device, the round-trip audio latency on the first mobile device.

9. The computerized method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting, by the first mobile device, a notification comprising the round-trip audio latency to the second mobile device.

10. The computerized method of claim 9 , further comprising generating for display, by the second mobile device, the notification comprising the round-trip audio latency on the second mobile device.

11. A system for measuring round-trip audio latency, the system comprising:

an audio interface communicatively coupled to a soundcard and an audio server computing device;

a first mobile device communicatively coupled to the soundcard, the first mobile device configured to:

transmit a first audio signal to the soundcard;

receive a second audio signal from the soundcard; and

calculate a round-trip audio latency based on the transmitted first audio signal and the received second audio signal; and

a second mobile device communicatively coupled to the soundcard and communicatively coupled to the audio server computing device over a network, the second mobile device configured to:

receive the first audio signal via the audio server computing device; and

transmit the second audio signal to the soundcard.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the soundcard comprises an external soundcard.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein an output of the external soundcard is communicatively coupled to an input of the audio interface.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein an input of the external soundcard is communicatively coupled to an output of the second mobile device.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first mobile device is further configured to generate for display a first waveform corresponding to the transmitted first audio signal and a second waveform corresponding to the received second audio signal.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the round-trip audio latency is calculated based on the first waveform and the second waveform.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the round-trip audio latency is calculated based on a time-delay between the first waveform and the second waveform.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first mobile device is further configured to generate for display the round-trip audio latency on the first mobile device.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first mobile device is further configured to transmit a notification comprising the round-trip audio latency to the second mobile device.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the second mobile device is further configured to generate for display the notification comprising the round-trip audio latency on the second mobile device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2025
From: ANSBAUGH, NICHOLAS E.
To: MIXHALO CORP.
Reel/Frame 070813/0101 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63336454 · Apr 29, 2022
Related Publication 20230350635A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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