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Method for acquiring noise-refined voice signal, and electronic device for performing same

US11238880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2018
Grant dateFeb 1, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2021/02166
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes a plurality of microphones, and a processor electrically connected to the plurality of microphones, wherein the processor may obtain audio signals through the plurality of microphones, estimate a probability of existence of a voice signal included in the obtained audio signals, obtain correlation information between the audio signals based on the probability of existence of the voice signal and/or the obtained audio signals, obtain voice blocking information based on the correlation information or a direction of arrival (DOA) estimation, obtain a first signal among the audio signals based on the audio signals, the correlation information, and the voice blocking information, obtain a second signal including the voice signal among the audio signals, and obtain a noise-removed voice signal by removing the first signal from the second signal. In addition, it is possible to implement various embodiments understood through the disclosure.

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