Device And Method For Voice Activity Detection
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1. A device for voice activity detections comprising:
- a sound signal analyser configured to determine whether a sound signal comprises speech, comprising;
a microphone system configured to discriminate sounds emanating from sources located in different directions from the microphone system, wherein the microphone system is configured to determine the direction of a sound source causing sound signals, and is configured to further analyse the sound to determine whether the sound signal comprises speech, if the sounds emanate from a first range of directions, but to decide that the sound signal does not comprise speech, if the sounds emanate from a second, different range of directions.
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Abstract
A device includes a sound signal analyser configured to determine whether a sound signal comprises speech. The device further includes a microphone system configured to discriminate sounds emanating from sources located in different directions from the microphone system so that sounds only emanating from a range of directions are included as signals possibly containing speech.
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1. A device for voice activity detections comprising:
a sound signal analyser configured to determine whether a sound signal comprises speech, comprising; a microphone system configured to discriminate sounds emanating from sources located in different directions from the microphone system, wherein the microphone system is configured to determine the direction of a sound source causing sound signals, and is configured to further analyse the sound to determine whether the sound signal comprises speech, if the sounds emanate from a first range of directions, but to decide that the sound signal does not comprise speech, if the sounds emanate from a second, different range of directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An accessory for a mobile apparatus, comprising:
a microphone system configured to discriminate sounds emanating from sources located in different directions from the microphone system, wherein the microphone system is configured to determine the direction of a sound source causing sound signals, and is configured to further analyse the sound to determine whether the sound signal comprises speech, if the sounds emanate from a first range of directions, but to decide that the sound signal does not comprise speech, if the sounds emanate from a second, different range of directions. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for voice activity detection, comprising:
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receiving sound signals from a microphone system configured to discriminate sounds emanating from sources located in different directions from the microphone system; determining the direction of the sound source causing the sound signals; analyzing the sound signals to determine whether the sound signals comprise speech if the sound signals emanate from a first range of directions; and determining that the sound signals to do not comprise speech if the sound signals emanate from a second different range of directions. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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