Enhancing the intelligibility of received speech in a noisy environment
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1. A method of controlling volume of a received signal at a near-end device comprising:
- receiving a signal originating at a far-end device;
computing an automatic gain control (AGC) gain;
computing a weighted dynamic range compression (DRC) gain;
determining a total automatic volume control (AVC) gain from by combining an additional gain weighted by a previously determined level of ambient noise at the near-end device with the AGC gain and the weighted DRC gain; and
applying the determined AVC gain to adjust speech level and dynamic range in the received signal.
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Abstract
A device receives a signal that includes human-interpretable audio information. The device automatically adjusts the volume of the audio information at the received end. The volume control is determined by an automatic volume control gain, which is calculated as a function of the automatic gain control gain, a weighted dynamic range compression gain, and a weighted constant gain.
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1. A method of controlling volume of a received signal at a near-end device comprising:
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receiving a signal originating at a far-end device; computing an automatic gain control (AGC) gain; computing a weighted dynamic range compression (DRC) gain; determining a total automatic volume control (AVC) gain from by combining an additional gain weighted by a previously determined level of ambient noise at the near-end device with the AGC gain and the weighted DRC gain; and applying the determined AVC gain to adjust speech level and dynamic range in the received signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives a transmitted signal originating at a far-end device; a processor which determines an automatic gain control (AGC) gain, a dynamic range compression (DRC) gain, a weighted additional gain based on a level of ambient noise at the near-end device, wherein the processor combines the AGC gain, the DRC gain, and the weighted additional gain to obtain an automatic volume control (AVC) gain; and a volume control which adjusts a volume of the received signal based on the AVC gain. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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computing an automatic volume control (AVC) gain based on an automatic gain control (AGC) gain, a dynamic range compression (DRC) gain, and a weighted constant gain based on a level of ambient noise at a near-end device; and adjusting a volume at the receiver based on the AVC gain applied to a signal originating from a far-end device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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