Systems and methods for improving the intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment
US8756055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/02165
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One aspect of the invention provides a method for enhancing speech output by an electro-acoustical transducer in a noisy listening environment. In some embodiments, this method includes: filtering an input audio signal x(t) using a filter H(z) to produce a filtered audio signal x(t) formula (I), wherein x(t) formula (I)—H(z)x(t); providing to an electro-acoustical transducer a signal corresponding to the filtered audio signal x(t) formula (I) to produce a sound wave corresponding to the filtered audio signal; and prior to filtering the audio signal using the filter, configuring the filter such that, with respect to one or more frequencies, the filtered audio signal has a higher signal level than the input audio signal, and such that the overall signal level of the filtered audio signal (slƒ) is substantially related to the overall signal level of the input signal (slr) such that si/=sl/×c.
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