Conferencing apparatus
US11272064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/11
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes an apparatus and method of an embodiment of an invention that is a conferencing apparatus. This embodiment of the apparatus/system includes a microphone array that further comprises a plurality of microphones where each microphone is configured to sense acoustic waves and the plurality of microphones are oriented to develop a corresponding plurality of microphone signals; a processor, memory, and storage operably coupled to the microphone array, the processor configured to: perform a beamforming operation; perform an acoustic echo cancellation operation; perform a direction of arrival determination; and select one or more of the combined echo cancelled signals.
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