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Speech intelligibility

US8489393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 23, 2009
Grant dateJul 16, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L21/0364
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The perceived quality of a narrowband speech signal truncated from a wideband speech signal is improved by generating in a third frequency band third speech components matching first speech components in a first frequency band of the narrowband signal, and generating in a fourth frequency band fourth speech components matching second speech components in a second frequency band of the narrowband signal. A first gain factor is applied to the third speech components to generate adjusted third speech components, and a second gain factor is applied to the fourth speech components to generate adjusted fourth speech components, the gain factors being selected such that the ratios of the average powers of the adjusted third and fourth speech components to the average power of the first speech components are predetermined values.

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