APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NOISE CANCELLATION IN VOICE COMMUNICATION

• US 20100296666A1
• Filed: 05/25/2009
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Chin-Yi University Of Technology
• Original Assignee: National Chin-Yi University Of Technology
• Inventors: LIN, Chun-Cheng
• Application Number:
  US12/471,429
• Publication Number:
  US 20100296666A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/71.6
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17817 between the output signals and the error signals, i.e. secondary path
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17854 the filter being an adaptive filter
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17857 Geometric disposition, e.g. placement of microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17881 the reference signal being an acoustic signal, e.g. recorded with a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17885 additionally using a desired external signal, e.g. pass-through audio such as music or speech
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/108 Communication systems, e.g. where useful sound is kept and noise is cancelled

Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for noise cancellation of voice communication. The apparatus includes a main body, loudspeaker, in-ear microphone, speaking microphone and adaptive control system. The method includes an external noise microphone arranged externally onto the main and used to acquire the noise outside of the ear drum, which is taken as the reference noise signal of adaptive control system. The in-ear anti-noise is estimated, so that the noise disturbance can be reduced when the receiving end receives remote voices. After noises and near-end voices are separated from near-end voices subjecting to noise disturbance, so that the accuracy of estimating anti-noise and the applicability of active noise cancellation is increased.

Claims

1. An apparatus for noise cancellation of voice communication, the apparatus comprising:

a main body;

a loudspeaker, being arranged in the main body for output of anti-noises and remote voices;

an in-ear microphone, being arranged in the main body nearby the loudspeaker and being comprised of a mini microphone used to acquire near-end voices in the earphone, said voices comprising residual noise, remote voice and secondary near-end voice;

an external noise microphone, being arranged externally on the main body and being comprised of a single-directional microphone used to acquire the noises outside of the main body, and being arranged to receive the near-end voices from speakers;

a speaking microphone, being arranged in the main body and being comprised of an omnidirectional microphone used to receive the near-end voices from the speakers as well as environmental noises; and

an adaptive control system, being comprised of a digital signal processor, an anti-noise estimation filter, primary near-end voice estimation filter and secondary near-end voice estimation filter, main external noise obtained by the external noise microphone being taken as the reference input signal of anti-noise estimation filter.

2. The apparatus for noise cancellation defined in claim 1, wherein the main body of voice communication apparatus is comprised of a two-way voice communication system covering external earphone microphone, headphone microphone, mobile phone and fixed telephone.

3. The apparatus for noise cancellation defined in claim 1, wherein the adaptive control system is arranged independently outside of the main body, or in the main body.

4. A method for noise cancellation of voice communication using the apparatus according to claim 1, the method comprising the steps of:

mounting an external noise microphone onto the main body; and

using the external noise microphone as a single-directional microphone to acquire the noise outside of the main body, which is taken as the reference noise signal of adaptive control system.