公开(公告)号：US20240203437A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18593442

申请日：2024-03-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaemo YANG ,  Sangeun KIM ,  Hangil MOON ,  Soonho BAEK ,  Gunwoo LEE

IPC: G10L21/0208 ,  H04R1/08

CPC classification number: G10L21/0208 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/083 ,  G10L2021/02082

Abstract: An electronic device includes a vibration sensor; a microphone; memory storing at least one instruction; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: receive, via the microphone, a speech signal including reverberation uttered by a user, receive, via the vibration sensor, a vibration signal related to the speech signal, transmitted through at least a portion of a body of the user, predict reverberation information based on the speech signal and the vibration signal, and eliminate the reverberation included in the speech signal based on the predicted reverberation information.

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：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：US20230215453A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18181167

申请日：2023-03-09

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Soonho BAEK ,  Sangeun KIM ,  Seonmi KIM ,  Hangil MOON ,  Kyoungho BANG ,  Seunghun O ,  Gunwoo LEE ,  Junwoo CHA

IPC: G10L21/0232 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G10L21/0232 ,  H04R1/1075 ,  G10L25/84 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R3/005 ,  G10L2021/02166

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes, for the purpose of determining a customized beamformer filter, an input module including a plurality of microphones configured to receive an external sound signal, a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions and an initial value of a voice parameter used to perform beamforming on the external sound signal, and a processor configured to execute the instructions by accessing the memory. The instructions may be configured to estimate a feature value of the external sound signal, calculate the initial value of the voice parameter used to perform beamforming based on the external sound signal received by the plurality of microphones, determine whether to store the calculated initial value according to the feature value, determine which one of the calculated initial value or an initial value stored in the memory used according to the feature value, and obtain a target voice parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20220225449A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17568062

申请日：2022-01-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Beakkwon SON ,  Sangeun KIM ,  Sanghyeok KIM ,  Hangil MOON ,  Kyoungho BANG ,  Soonho BAEK ,  Jaemo YANG ,  Gunwoo LEE ,  Byoungchul LEE

IPC: H04W76/15 ,  H04W76/34 ,  H04B17/336 ,  H04W76/19

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure include a first electronic device, comprising at least one microphone, a communication circuit, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: establish a first communication connection with an external electronic device using the communication circuit, transmit through the first communication connection, to the external electronic device, using the communication circuit, information for a first voice signal obtained using the at least one microphone, receive second noise information for a second voice signal from the second electronic device, by the communication circuit, wherein the second voice signal corresponding to the first voice signal was obtained by a second electronic device while the information for the first voice signal was transmitted to the external electronic device, and transmit, based on first noise information for the first voice signal and the received second noise information satisfy a specified condition, first control information for allowing the second electronic device to establish a second communication connection with the external electronic device, using the communication circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20230186936A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18105046

申请日：2023-02-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaemo YANG ,  Sangeun KIM ,  Soonho BAEK ,  Beakkwon SON ,  Gunwoo LEE ,  Hangil MOON ,  Yonghoon LEE

IPC: G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/90 ,  G10L25/84

CPC classification number: G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/90 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L2021/02166

Abstract: An audio apparatus includes: a sensor; a plurality of microphones; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a speech presence probability from a sensor signal obtained using the sensor; and cancel, using the obtained speech presence probability, noise from a speech signal received from at least one of the plurality of microphones.

公开(公告)号：US20210174819A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US16769675

申请日：2018-12-18

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Soonho BAEK ,  Hangil MOON ,  Beakkwon SON ,  Jaemo YANG ,  Kiho CHO ,  Juntai KIM

IPC: G10L21/0232 ,  G10L25/18 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/00 ,  G10L25/30 ,  G10L25/51 ,  G06N3/04

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are possible. The electronic device includes a plurality of input devices for receiving a plurality of input signals, each of which includes a speech signal and a noise signal and a processor electrically connected with the input devices. The processor is configured to determine a signal to noise ratio (SNR) value for the plurality of input signals for each frequency band, determine a first parameter indicating a phase shift to frequency in the plurality of input signals in a first frequency band where the SNR value is greater than or equal to a specified threshold, determine a second parameter indicating a phase shift to frequency in the plurality of input signals in a second frequency band where the SNR value is less than the threshold, and perform beamforming for the plurality of input signals based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

公开(公告)号：US20200260182A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-13

申请号：US16783424

申请日：2020-02-06

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Beakkwon SON ,  Youngsoo PARK ,  Keunwon JANG ,  Gangyoul KIM ,  Yangsu KIM ,  Hangil MOON ,  Kyoungho BANG ,  Soonho BAEK ,  Gunwoo LEE

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04R29/00

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a first sound input device configured to obtain external sound and produce a first signal and a processor operatively connected to the first sound input device. The processor may be configured to: receive the first signal from the first sound input device; produce a first high-frequency signal by passing the first signal through a high-pass filter to; determine a first energy value of the first high-frequency signal; determine a second energy value of the first signal; compare a product of the second energy value of the first signal and the first energy value of the first high-frequency signal with a first threshold value to produce a first result; and determine whether the first sound input device is blocked based on the first result. In addition, various other embodiments may be provided.

公开(公告)号：US20200251119A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16639332

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaemo YANG ,  Hangil MOON ,  Soonho BAEK ,  Beak-Kwon SON ,  Kiho CHO ,  Chulmin CHOI

IPC: G10L19/26 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L25/30 ,  G10L21/0272

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for processing a non-linear signal in an electronic device. The electronic device includes an audio input module, an audio output module, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a first audio signal that will be outputted through the audio output module, provide a first signal into which the first audio signal is processed and a second signal into which the first audio signal is processed, and output the first audio signal through the audio output module, and acquire an external audio signal comprising the first audio signal of the electronic device, and acquire a first output value through a first input channel of an audio filter, and acquire a second output value through a second input channel of the audio filter, and provide a second audio signal, based at least on a first difference value between the magnitude value corresponding to the first frequency of the external audio signal and the first output value and a second difference value between the magnitude value corresponding to the second frequency of the external audio signal and the second output value.