Echo cancellation by acoustic playback estimation
US10937418B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/02166
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system configured to improve echo cancellation for nonlinear systems. The system generate reference audio data by isolating portions of microphone audio data that correspond to playback audio data. For example, the system may determine a correlation between the playback audio data and the microphone audio data in individual time-frequency bands in a frequency domain. In some examples, the system may substitute microphone audio data associated with output audio for the playback audio data. The system may generate the reference audio data based on portions of the microphone audio data that have a strong correlation with the playback audio data. The system may generate the reference audio data by selecting these portions of the microphone audio data or by performing beamforming. This results in precise time alignment between the reference audio data and the microphone audio data, improving performance of the echo cancellation.
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