Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voice signal enhancement for head-worn audio devices
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Application No.: US17330011Application Date: 2021-05-25
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Publication No.: US11664042B2Publication Date: 2023-05-30
- Inventor: Shridhar K. Mukund , Pamornpol Jinachitra
- Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Cruz
- Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Cruz
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- Main IPC: G10L21/028
- IPC: G10L21/028 ; G10L21/0232 ; G10L25/84 ; H04M1/60 ; H04R1/40 ; H04R3/00

Abstract:
A head-worn audio device is provided with a circuit for voice signal enhancement. The circuit comprises at least a plurality of microphones, arranged at predefined positions, where each microphone provides a microphone signal. The circuit further comprises a directivity pre-processor and a blind source separation processor. The directivity pre-processor is connected with the plurality of microphones to receive the microphone signals and being configured to provide at least a voice signal and a noise signal. Directivity pre-processing increases the mutual independence of the signals provided to the blind source separation processor and thus improves processing by blind source separation. The blind source separation processor receives at least the voice signal and the noise signal, and is configured to conduct blind source separation on at least the voice signal and the noise signal to provide at least an enhanced voice signal with reduced noise components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210280203A1 Voice Signal Enhancement For Head-Worn Audio Devices Public/Granted day:2021-09-09
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