Noise cancellation for open microphone mode
US9646628B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2025/783
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system has multiple audio-enabled devices that communicate with one another over an open microphone mode of communication. When a user says a trigger word, the nearest device validates the trigger word and opens a communication channel with another device. As the user talks, the device receives the speech and generates an audio signal representation that includes the user speech and may additionally include other background or interfering sound from the environment. The device transmits the audio signal to the other device as part of a conversation, while continually analyzing the audio signal to detect when the user stops talking. This analysis may include watching for a lack of speech in the audio signal for a period of time, or an abrupt change in context of the speech (indicating the speech is from another source), or canceling noise or other interfering sound to isolate whether the user is still speaking. Once the device confirms that the user has stopped talking, the device transitions from a transmission mode to a reception mode to await a reply in the conversation.
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