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Adaptive speech intelligibility control for speech privacy

US11380347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2017
Grant dateJul 5, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G9/005
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In some examples, adaptive speech intelligibility control for speech privacy may include determining, based on background noise at a near-end of a speaker, a noise estimate associated with speech emitted from the speaker, and comparing, by using a specified factor, the noise estimate to a speech level estimate for the speech emitted from the speaker. Adaptive speech intelligibility control for speech privacy may further include determining, based on the comparison, a gain value to be applied to the speaker to produce the speech at a specified level to maintain on-axis intelligibility with respect to the speaker, and applying the gain value to the speaker.

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