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Spatial correlation matrix estimation device, spatial correlation matrix estimation method, and spatial correlation matrix estimation program

US10643633B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 2016
Grant dateMay 5, 2020
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L21/0308
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An observation feature value vector is calculated based on observation signals recorded at different positions in a situation in which target sound sources and background noise are present in a mixed manner; masks associated with the target sound sources and a mask associated with the background noise are estimated; a spatial correlation matrix of the target sound sources that includes the background noise is calculated based on the masks associated with the observation signals and the target sound sources; a spatial correlation matrix of the background noise is calculated based on the masks associated with the observation signals and the background noise; and a spatial correlation matrix of the target sound sources is estimated based on the matrix obtained by weighting each of the spatial correlation matrices by predetermined coefficients.

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