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Dual microphone noise reduction for headset application

US7773759B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2006
Grant dateAug 10, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2410/05
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Improved vocal signals are obtained in headsets and similar devices by including a microphone inside a chamber formed at least in part by the wearer's ear. This second microphone provides a reduced noise input signal. The reduced noise signal is corrected by input from another microphone, located outside the chamber. This correction can include echo cancellation, spectral shaping, frequency extension, and the like.

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