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Microphone array based pickup method and system

US11302341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2018
Grant dateApr 12, 2022
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2201/401
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a microphone array based pickup method, comprising: performing voice activation detection using one channel voice signal among multichannel voice signals picked up and output by a microphone array, and determining if a voice activation signal occurs; locating the voice source by using the multichannel voice signals output by the microphone array to obtain the voice source locating direction; enhancing a voice signal in the voice source locating direction to obtain an enhanced voice signal; conducting voice wakeup detection on the enhanced voice signal and determining if a voice wakeup is detected; picking up and outputting the multichannel voice signals by the microphone array; Step 6: processing the multichannel voice signals picked up by the microphone array into one channel enhanced voice, and outputting the one channel enhanced voice as a finally picked up voice.

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