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Microphone signal compensation apparatus and method thereof

US8477962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 24, 2010
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R3/005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microphone signal compensation apparatus includes a plurality of audio input units to respectively receive a target signal, each audio input unit of the plurality of audio input units including a microphone; a constant filter unit to selectively apply a constant filtering calibration scheme to signals output by the plurality of audio input units to compensate for a difference in at least one characteristic among the audio input units, the constant filtering calibration scheme being estimated from an average value of a ratio of a desired signal to a reference signal among the signals output by the plurality of audio input units; and a noise remover to remove noise from the signals processed by the constant filter unit, and to separate the target signal from the signals from which the noise has been removed.

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