MICROPHONE ARRAY FOR A CAMERA SPEAKERPHONE
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first microphone in a first horizontal plane; and
a second microphone in a second horizontal plane, wherein the first horizontal plane is different than the second horizontal plane.
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Abstract
A camera speakerphone having a microphone array may be used for videoconferencing. Example microphone array designs described herein may be used to perform Sound Source Localization (SSL) and improve audio quality of captured audio. In one example, an omni-directional camera speakerphone includes a base having a speaker and at least one microphone. A neck is coupled to the base which is coupled to a head. The head includes an omni-directional camera and at least one microphone.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first microphone in a first horizontal plane; and a second microphone in a second horizontal plane, wherein the first horizontal plane is different than the second horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An omni-directional camera speakerphone, comprising:
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a base including a speaker and at least one microphone; a neck coupled to the base; and a head coupled to the neck, the head including an omni-directional camera and at least one microphone. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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an omni-directional camera speakerphone, comprising; a base including a speaker and at least one microphone; a neck coupled to the base; and a head coupled to the neck, the head including an omni-directional camera and at least one microphone; and a computing device coupled to the omni-directional camera speakerphone, the computing device having stored computer readable instructions that when executed perform operations comprising; receiving audio data at the computing device associated with audio captured by the omni-directional camera speakerphone; and performing sound source localization using the audio data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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