Audio encoder for wind and microphone noise reduction in a microphone array system
US9460727B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2410/07
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio system encodes and decodes audio captured by a microphone array system in the presence of wind noise. The encoder encodes the audio signal in a way that includes beamformed audio signal and a “hidden” representation of a non-beamformed audio signal. The hidden signal is produced by modulating the low frequency signal to a high frequency above the audible range. A decoder can then either output the beamformed audio signal or can use the hidden signal to generate a reduced wind noise audio signal that includes the non-beamformed audio in the low frequency range.
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