SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CANCELLATION OF NARROW-BAND NOISE
First Claim
1. A personal audio device comprising:
- a personal audio device housing;
a transducer coupled to the housing for reproducing an audio signal including both source audio for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effects of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer;
a reference microphone coupled to the housing for providing a reference microphone signal indicative of the ambient audio sounds;
an error microphone coupled to the housing in proximity to the transducer for providing an error microphone signal indicative of the acoustic output of the transducer and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer; and
a processing circuit that implements an adaptive filter having a response that generates the anti-noise signal from the reference microphone signal to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener, wherein the processing circuit implements a coefficient control block that shapes the response of the adaptive filter in conformity with the error microphone signal and the reference microphone signal by adapting the response of the adaptive filter to minimize the ambient audio sounds in the error microphone signal and by further adapting the response of the adaptive filter in accordance with a calculated narrow-band-to-full-band ratio, wherein the narrow-band-to-full-band ratio is a function of a narrow-band power of the reference microphone signal divided by a full-band power of the reference microphone signal.
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Abstract
In accordance with methods and systems of the present disclosure, an integrated circuit for implementing at least a portion of a personal audio device may include an output including an anti-noise signal, a reference microphone input, an error microphone input, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit may implement an adaptive filter having a response that generates the anti-noise signal from the reference microphone signal to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener, wherein the processing circuit may implement a coefficient control block that shapes the response of the adaptive filter in conformity with the error microphone signal and the reference microphone signal by adapting the response of the adaptive filter in accordance with a calculated narrow-band-to-full-band ratio, wherein the narrow-band-to-full-band ratio is a function of a narrow-band power of the reference microphone signal divided by a full-band power of the reference microphone signal.
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24 Claims
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1. A personal audio device comprising:
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a personal audio device housing; a transducer coupled to the housing for reproducing an audio signal including both source audio for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effects of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer; a reference microphone coupled to the housing for providing a reference microphone signal indicative of the ambient audio sounds; an error microphone coupled to the housing in proximity to the transducer for providing an error microphone signal indicative of the acoustic output of the transducer and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer; and a processing circuit that implements an adaptive filter having a response that generates the anti-noise signal from the reference microphone signal to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener, wherein the processing circuit implements a coefficient control block that shapes the response of the adaptive filter in conformity with the error microphone signal and the reference microphone signal by adapting the response of the adaptive filter to minimize the ambient audio sounds in the error microphone signal and by further adapting the response of the adaptive filter in accordance with a calculated narrow-band-to-full-band ratio, wherein the narrow-band-to-full-band ratio is a function of a narrow-band power of the reference microphone signal divided by a full-band power of the reference microphone signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for canceling ambient audio sounds in the proximity of a transducer of a personal audio device, the method comprising:
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receiving a reference microphone signal indicative of the ambient audio sounds; receiving an error microphone signal indicative of the output of the transducer and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer; adaptively generating an anti-noise signal, from a result of the measuring with the reference microphone and the measuring with the error microphone, for countering the effects of ambient audio sounds at an acoustic output of the transducer by adapting a response of an adaptive filter that filters an output of the reference microphone to minimize the ambient audio sounds in the error microphone signal, and further filters the output of the reference microphone in accordance with a calculated narrow-band-to-full-band ratio, wherein the narrow-band-to-full-band ratio is a function of a narrow-band power of the reference microphone signal divided by a full-band power of the reference microphone signal; and combining the anti-noise signal with a source audio signal to generate an audio signal provided to the transducer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An integrated circuit for implementing at least a portion of a personal audio device, comprising:
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an output for providing a signal to a transducer including both source audio for playback to a listener and an anti-noise signal for countering the effect of ambient audio sounds in an acoustic output of the transducer; a reference microphone input for receiving a reference microphone signal indicative of the ambient audio sounds; an error microphone input for receiving an error microphone signal indicative of the output of the transducer and the ambient audio sounds at the transducer; and a processing circuit that implements an adaptive filter having a response that generates the anti-noise signal from the reference microphone signal to reduce the presence of the ambient audio sounds heard by the listener, wherein the processing circuit implements a coefficient control block that shapes the response of the adaptive filter in conformity with the error microphone signal and the reference microphone signal by adapting the response of the adaptive filter to minimize the ambient audio sounds in the error microphone signal and further adapting the response of the adaptive filter in accordance with a calculated narrow-band-to-full-band ratio, wherein the narrow-band-to-full-band ratio is a function of a narrow-band power of the reference microphone signal divided by a full-band power of the reference microphone signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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