Method and apparatus for active noise cancellation
First Claim
1. A method for recognizing user speech in an audio signal received by a media system, said audio signal comprising user speech and ambient audio output, the method comprising:
- canceling portions of said audio signal associated with said ambient audio output; and
applying speech recognition processing to an uncancelled remainder of said audio signal.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and apparatus for active noise cancellation. In one embodiment, a method for recognizing user speech in an audio signal received by a media system (where the audio signal includes user speech and ambient audio output produced by the media system and/or other devices) includes canceling portions of the audio signal associated with the ambient audio output and applying speech recognition processing to an uncancelled remainder of the audio signal.
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1. A method for recognizing user speech in an audio signal received by a media system, said audio signal comprising user speech and ambient audio output, the method comprising:
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canceling portions of said audio signal associated with said ambient audio output; and applying speech recognition processing to an uncancelled remainder of said audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium containing an executable program for recognizing user speech in an audio signal received by a media system, said audio signal comprising user speech and ambient audio output, where the program performs the steps of:
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canceling portions of said audio signal associated with said ambient audio output; and applying speech recognition processing to an uncancelled remainder of said audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for recognizing user speech in an audio signal received by a media system, said audio signal comprising user speech and ambient audio output, comprising:
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means for canceling portions of said audio signal associated with said ambient audio output; and means for applying speech recognition processing to an uncancelled remainder of said audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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