Glenn Bernard

Title: Glenn Bernard and Audio Distortion Neutralization

Introduction

Glenn Bernard is an inventor based in Melbourne, Florida. His work includes a patent for improving speech intelligibility in audio transmitted through digital codecs.

Latest Patents

Bernard’s patent, “Neutralizing distortion in audio data,” describes a system and process for pre-distorting television and movie media before encoding it for broadcast or internet streaming. The approach is designed for codecs such as MPEG4/AC3, AAC, and MPEG4/AC4.

The process applies iterative pre-distortion techniques to the media file, including neural-network models trained to address codec-induced noise, quantization noise, dynamic power levels, frequency response, and pitch and glottal impulse response. An automatic speech recognition engine scores the results, and the system selects the pre-distortion associated with the strongest recognition and intelligibility scores. The selected processing is then applied before the media is encoded for transmission. Bernard has 1 patent.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects an approach to audio processing that evaluates multiple combinations of adjustments across an entire media file. Its stated goal is to preserve speech clarity after digital encoding and transmission.

Collaborations

Bernard’s coworker is Merrill Solomon. The information provided does not specify Solomon’s role in the patent or the invention.

Conclusion

Glenn Bernard’s patented work focuses on using iterative, data-driven audio pre-distortion to improve speech intelligibility in digitally transmitted television and movie media.