Voice enhancement system
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1. A method of processing an audio signal in order to overcome background noise extraneous to the audio signal, comprising:
- comparing a measure of the audio signal in a frequency component of the audio signal to a measure of the noise in a frequency component of the background noise;
determining a gain responsive to the comparison; and
amplifying at least a portion of the audio signal, including at least one frequency segment not included in the frequency component of the audio signal, by the determined gain.
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Abstract
A method of processing an audio signal in order to overcome background noise extraneous to the audio signal. The method includes comparing a measure of the audio signal in a frequency component of the audio signal to a measure of the noise in a frequency component of the background noise, determining a gain responsive to the comparison and amplifying at least a portion of the audio signal, including at least one frequency segment not included in the frequency component of the audio signal, by the determined gain.
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1. A method of processing an audio signal in order to overcome background noise extraneous to the audio signal, comprising:
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comparing a measure of the audio signal in a frequency component of the audio signal to a measure of the noise in a frequency component of the background noise;
determining a gain responsive to the comparison; and
amplifying at least a portion of the audio signal, including at least one frequency segment not included in the frequency component of the audio signal, by the determined gain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of processing an audio signal in order to overcome background noise extraneous to the audio signal, comprising:
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dividing the audio signal into a plurality of frequency components;
enhancing each of the frequency components by a respective noise independent gain of the frequency component; and
multiplying each of the frequency components by a respective noise dependent gain of the frequency component. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of processing an audio signal in order to overcome background noise extraneous to the audio signal, comprising:
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receiving an audio signal;
enhancing the audio signal responsive to a measure of the background noise; and
providing an output that is a weighted sum of the enhanced audio signal and the received audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A noise compensation system, comprising:
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an input interface adapted to receive an audio signal;
a speaker adapted to sound an enhanced audio signal;
a microphone adapted to collect background noise, that may interfere with a listener listening to the enhanced signal; and
a controller adapted to compare a measure of the audio signal in a frequency component of the audio signal to a measure of the background noise in the same frequency component, determine a gain responsive to the comparison and amplify at least a portion of the audio signal, including at least one segment not in the frequency component, by the determined gain, so as to provide the enhanced audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of determining a gain for enhancing an audio signal so as to overcome a background noise extraneous to the audio signal, comprising:
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determining a plurality of high-point values over time of a measure of the audio signal;
averaging the high point values;
comparing the average to a measure of the noise; and
determining a gain to enhance the audio signal responsive to the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method according to any of claims 4448, wherein averaging the high-point values comprises calculating a geometric average.
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