System for adaptive enhancement of speech signals
US8566086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L21/0208
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for enhancing the frequency response of speech signals are provided. An average speech spectral shape estimate is calculated over time based on the input speech signal. The average speech spectral shape estimate may be calculated in the frequency domain using a first order IIR filtering or “leaky integrators.” Thus, the average speech spectral shape estimate adapts over time to changes in the acoustic characteristics of the voice path or any changes in the electrical audio path that may affect the frequency response of the system. A spectral correction factor may be determined by comparing the average speech spectral shape estimate to a desired target spectral shape. The spectral correction factor may be added (in units of dB) to the spectrum of the input speech signal in order to enhance or adjust the spectrum of the input speech signal toward the desired spectral shape, and an enhanced speech signal re-synthesized from the corrected spectrum.
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