公开(公告)号：US20230283944A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18116715

申请日：2023-03-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaemo YANG ,  Seonmi KIM ,  Geeyeun KIM ,  Hangil MOON ,  Kyoungho BANG ,  Jaeseong LEE

IPC: H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/22 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H03L7/02

CPC classification number: H04R1/24 ,  H04R1/222 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H03L7/02

Abstract: Electronic devices and methods of use include a plurality of microphones, a speaker, an audio module, and a processor electrically coupled to the plurality of microphones, the speaker, and the audio module. The processor may be configured to control the audio module to separate each of input signals of ambient sounds input respectively through the plurality of microphones into a plurality of frequency bands by frequency conversion, control the audio module to obtain a gain value for each of the plurality of frequency bands based on an inter-channel phase variance for the plurality of frequency bands, control the audio module to filter a first frequency band signal with a directionality based on the gain value for each of the plurality of frequency bands, and control the speaker to output an output signal processed based on the first frequency band signal.

公开(公告)号：US20220222036A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17573829

申请日：2022-01-12

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sanghyeok KIM ,  Sangeun KIM ,  Kyoungho BANG ,  Soonho BAEK ,  Beakkwon SON ,  Jaemo YANG ,  Gunwoo LEE ,  Dong YI ,  Gupil CHEONG

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: An audio device and method are disclosed. The audio device includes a microphone, a communication circuit, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: establishing a communication link with an electronic device via the communication circuit, transmitting information related to the communication link to an external audio device via the communication circuit, detecting a first level of noise included in a first audio data collected via the at least one microphone, identifying a second level of noise of the external audio device, when the first level of noise satisfies a predesignated first condition, and controlling the external audio device to transmit second audio data collected by the external audio device to the electronic device, when the second level of noise of the external audio device meets a predesignated second condition different from the predesignated first condition

公开(公告)号：US20210249030A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17167238

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gunwoo LEE ,  Hangil MOON ,  Sangeun KIM ,  Seonmi KIM ,  Hwan SHIM ,  Jaemo YANG

IPC: G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L25/51 ,  H04R1/10

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a microphone configured to acquire a signal including a voice signal and noise signal; a speaker; a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive the signal from the microphone, wherein the signal corresponds to a plurality of predetermined frequency bands; identify portions of the signal corresponding to a first band and a second band of the plurality of frequency bands; calculate a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values for each predetermined frequency band, based on the signal; obtain a first parameter for correcting the portion of the signal corresponding to the first band and a second parameter for correcting the portion of the signal corresponding to the second band, based on the calculated SNR values for the first band and the second band; and apply the first parameter and the second parameter to each of the predetermined frequency bands.

公开(公告)号：US20210120339A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-22

申请号：US17042429

申请日：2019-04-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Beakkwon SON ,  Yangsu KIM ,  Sangsoo PARK ,  Jaeha PARK ,  Jaemo YANG ,  Keunwon JANG ,  Hyunmin CHOI ,  Gangyoul KIM ,  Hangil MOON

IPC: H04R5/04

Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present invention, comprises: a first speaker arranged on one side end of the electronic device; a second speaker arranged on the other side end of the electronic device; at least one sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured so as to receive a first audio signal, acquire a first channel signal and a second channel signal by using the first audio signal, acquire state information associated with the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, correct at least one portion of the first channel signal on the basis of at least the state information, output the corrected first channel signal using the first speaker, and output the second channel signal using the second speaker. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

公开(公告)号：US20210043220A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16987475

申请日：2020-08-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Soonho BAEK ,  Kiho CHO ,  Jongmo KEUM ,  Beakkwon SON ,  Myoungho LEE ,  Yonghoon LEE ,  Hangil MOON ,  Jaemo YANG ,  Gunwoo LEE

IPC: G10L21/0232 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/00 ,  G10L25/51 ,  G10L25/30 ,  G10L21/0364 ,  H04S3/00 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include a memory configured to store a noise removal neural network model and data utilized in the noise removal neural network model and a processor electrically connected to the memory wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, enable the processor to: output a first channel signal using a first beamformer for a multi-channel audio signal; output a second channel signal using a second beamformer; generate a third channel signal that compensates for a difference in noise levels between the first channel signal and the second channel signal; and train the noise removal neural network model by using the third channel signal in which the difference in noise levels is compensated for and the first channel signal as input values.

公开(公告)号：US20200258539A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16787213

申请日：2020-02-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hwan SHIM ,  Kyuhan KIM ,  Hangil MOON ,  Gunwoo LEE ,  Jaemo YANG ,  Aran CHA

IPC: G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/10 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first microphone, a second microphone, a memory; and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: determining whether a voice is detected in a first sound signal detected by the first microphone; determine whether a present recording period is a voice period or a silent period based on the determination, when the present period is the silent period, receive a second sound signal via the second microphone and analyze a noise signal included therein, remove noise signals from one of the first and second sound signals, based on characteristics of the voice period or the analyzed noise signal, and combine the first and second sound signal into an output signal and transmit the output signal to an external device.