NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS, AUDIO INPUT APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND NOISE REDUCTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A noise reduction apparatus comprising:
- a speech segment determiner configured to determine whether or not a sound picked up by at least either a first microphone or a second microphone is a speech segment and to output speech segment information when it is determined that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment;
a voice direction detector configured, when receiving the speech segment information, to detect a voice incoming direction indicating from which direction a voice sound travels, based on a first sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the first microphone and a second sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the second microphone and to output voice incoming-direction information when the voice incoming direction is detected; and
an adaptive filter configured to perform a noise reduction process using the first and second sound pick-up signals based on the speech segment information and the voice incoming-direction information.
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Abstract
It is determined whether or not a sound picked up by at least either a first microphone or a second microphone is a speech segment. When it is determined that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment, a voice incoming direction indicating from which direction a voice sound travels is detected based on a first sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the first microphone and a second sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the second microphone. A noise reduction process is performed using the first and second sound pick-up signals based on speech segment information indicating that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment and voice incoming-direction information indicating the voice incoming direction.
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20 Claims
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1. A noise reduction apparatus comprising:
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a speech segment determiner configured to determine whether or not a sound picked up by at least either a first microphone or a second microphone is a speech segment and to output speech segment information when it is determined that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment; a voice direction detector configured, when receiving the speech segment information, to detect a voice incoming direction indicating from which direction a voice sound travels, based on a first sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the first microphone and a second sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the second microphone and to output voice incoming-direction information when the voice incoming direction is detected; and an adaptive filter configured to perform a noise reduction process using the first and second sound pick-up signals based on the speech segment information and the voice incoming-direction information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An audio input apparatus comprising:
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a first face and an opposite second face that is apart from the first face with a specific distance; a first microphone and a second microphone provided on the first face and the second face, respectively; a speech segment determiner configured to determine whether or not a sound picked up by at least either the first microphone or the second microphone is a speech segment and to output speech segment information when it is determined that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment; a voice direction detector configured, when receiving the speech segment information, to detect a voice incoming direction indicating from which direction a voice sound travels, based on a first sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the first microphone and a second sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the second microphone and to output voice incoming-direction information when the voice incoming direction is detected; and an adaptive filter configured to perform a noise reduction process using the first and second sound pick-up signals based on the speech segment information and the voice incoming-direction information.
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13. A noise reduction method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether or not a sound picked up by at least either a first microphone or a second microphone is a speech segment; detecting a voice incoming direction indicating from which direction a voice sound travels, based on a first sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the first microphone and a second sound pick-up signal obtained based on a sound picked up by the second microphone, when it is determined that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment; and performing a noise reduction process using the first and second sound pick-up signals based on speech segment information indicating that the sound picked up by the first or the second microphone is the speech segment and voice incoming-direction information indicating the voice incoming direction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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