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Systems and methods of echo reduction

US11509773B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 2021
Grant dateNov 22, 2022
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R27/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Echo reduction. At least one example embodiment is a method including producing, by a loudspeaker, acoustic waves based on a far-microphone signal; receiving, at a local microphone, an echo based on the acoustic waves, and receiving acoustic waves generated locally, the receiving creates a local-microphone signal; producing an estimated-echo signal based on the far-microphone signal and a current step-size parameter; summing the local-microphone signal and the estimated echo signal to produce a resultant signal having reduced echo in relation to the local-microphone signal; and controlling the current step-size parameter. The controlling current step size may include: calculating a convergence value based on a cross-correlation of the local-microphone signal and the resultant signal; and updating the current step-size parameter based on the convergence value.

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