Speech processing device and speech processing method

    公开(公告)号:US11735201B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17851945

    申请日:2022-06-28

    Abstract: A speech processing device includes a processor. The processor performs operations including: detecting a single-talk state based on a speech signal collected by each of microphones, the single-talk state in which any one of persons speaks; estimating a mixing rate indicating a ratio of a speech signal of the main speaking person to a speech signal of another person based on a sound pressure ratio of the speech signals collected by the microphones in the single-talk state of the main speaking person and a sound pressure ratio of the speech signals collected by the plurality of microphones in the single-talk state of the another person; and determining whether suppression of a crosstalk component due to speaking of the another person contained in the speech signal of the main speaking person is necessary based on an estimation result of the mixing rate.

    Sound crosstalk suppression device and sound crosstalk suppression method

    公开(公告)号:US12198686B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US17778299

    申请日:2020-11-16

    Abstract: A sound crosstalk suppression device includes: a speaker analysis unit configured to analyze a speaker situation in a closed space based on voice signals respectively collected by a plurality of microphones arranged in the closed space; a filter update unit that includes a filter configured to generate a suppression signal of a crosstalk component included in a voice signal of a main speaker, that is configured to update a parameter of the filter, and that is configured to store the updated parameter in a memory; a reset unit configured to reset the parameter of the filter in a case where it is determined that an analysis result of the speaker situation is switched; and a crosstalk suppression unit configured to suppress a crosstalk component by using a suppression signal.

    Acoustic noise suppressing apparatus and acoustic noise suppressing method

    公开(公告)号:US11676617B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US17472171

    申请日:2021-09-10

    CPC classification number: G10L21/0208 G10K11/16 G10K2210/1282

    Abstract: An acoustic noise suppressing apparatus includes a sound pickup circuit, a first and second suppression circuits, and an output signal selection circuit. The sound pickup circuit picks up sound. The first suppression circuit processes the sound, in which the first suppression circuit is configured to calculate a first suppression sound signal in which acoustic noise is suppressed from the sound by using a first algorithm suitable for multiple sound sources. The second suppression circuit processes the audio signal in parallel with the first suppression circuit, in which the second suppression circuit is configured to calculate a second suppression sound signal in which acoustic noise is suppressed from the sound signal by using a second algorithm suitable for a single sound source. The output signal selection circuit outputs only one of the first suppression audio signal and the second suppression audio signal.

    Sound processing apparatus and sound processing method

    公开(公告)号:US11089404B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-10

    申请号:US16751857

    申请日:2020-01-24

    Abstract: A sound processing apparatus includes n number of microphones that are disposed correspondingly to n number of persons and that mainly collect sound signals uttered by respective relevant persons, a filter that suppresses crosstalk components included in a talker sound signal collected by a microphone corresponding to at least one talker using the sound signals collected by the n number of microphones, a parameter updater that updates a parameter of the filter for suppressing the crosstalk components and stores an update result in the memory in a case where a predetermined condition including time at which at least one talker talks is satisfied, and a sound output controller that outputs the sound signals, acquired by subtracting the crosstalk components by the filter from the talker sound signals based on the update result, from a speaker.

    Acoustic echo suppression device and acoustic echo suppression method

    公开(公告)号:US10798247B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US16489897

    申请日:2018-01-29

    Abstract: A microphone picks-up voice of a driver. A first echo suppression unit outputs a voice signal after first echo suppression based on a voice signal of the driver and a voice signal after echo suppression in the past (first reference signal) stored in a buffer memory. A second echo suppression unit outputs a voice signal after second echo suppression based on a voice signal of the driver and a voice signal after the echo suppression in the past (second reference signal) stored in a buffer memory. An output signal selector selects one of the voice signals after the first echo suppression or the voice signal after the second echo suppression according to a detection result of the presence or absence of a system variation by a system variation detector, and causes a speaker to output the selected voice signal.

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