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Speech dereverberation methods, devices and systems

US9520140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2014
Grant dateDec 13, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2021/02082
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Improved audio data processing method and systems are provided. Some implementations involve dividing frequency domain audio data into a plurality of subbands and determining amplitude modulation signal values for each of the plurality of subbands. A band-pass filter may be applied to the amplitude modulation signal values in each subband, to produce band-pass filtered amplitude modulation signal values for each subband. The band-pass filter may have a central frequency that exceeds an average cadence of human speech. A gain may be determined for each subband based, at least in part, on a function of the amplitude modulation signal values and the band-pass filtered amplitude modulation signal values. The determined gain may be applied to each subband.

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