Nearby talker obscuring, duplicate dialogue amelioration and automatic muting of acoustically proximate participants
US10142484B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2227/003
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an audio conferencing environment, including multiple users participating by means of a series of associated audio input devices for the provision of audio input, and a series of audio output devices for the output of audio output streams to the multiple users, with the audio input and output devices being interconnected to a mixing control server for the control and mixing of the audio inputs from each audio input devices to present a series of audio streams to the audio output devices, a method of reducing the effects of cross talk pickup of at least a first audio conversation by multiple audio input devices, the method including the steps of: (a) monitoring the series of audio input devices for the presence of a duplicate audio conversation input from at least two input audio sources in an audio output stream; and (b) where a duplicate audio conversation input is detected, suppressing the presence of the duplicate audio conversation input in the audio output stream.
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