Noise error amplitude reduction
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1. A method for noise reduction, comprising:
- receiving a primary mixed input signal at a first microphone system of a communication device and a second mixed input signal at a second microphone system of said communication device, said first and second microphone systems disposed at locations on said communication device so that far field sound originating in a far field environment relative to said first and second microphone systems produces a first difference in sound signal amplitude at said first and second microphone systems;
dynamically identifying a first far field sound component contained in said primary mixed input signal and a second far field sound component contained in said secondary mixed input signal based on said first difference, said first far field sound component having first magnitude values and said second far field sound component having second magnitude values;
generating adjusted magnitude values by setting said second magnitude values equal to said first magnitude values;
determining a plurality of gain values using said first magnitude values and said adjusted magnitude values; and
automatically reducing said first far field sound component using said plurality of gain values.
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Abstract
Systems (200) and methods (100) for noise error amplitude reduction. The methods involve configuring a first microphone system (202) and a second microphone system (302) so that far field sound originating in a far field environment relative to the first and second microphone systems produces a difference in sound signal amplitude at the first and second microphone systems. The difference has a known range of values. The methods involve (128) dynamically identifying the far field sound based on the difference. The methods also involve (130, 132, 134) automatically reducing substantially to zero a gain applied to the far field sound responsive to the identifying step.
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1. A method for noise reduction, comprising:
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receiving a primary mixed input signal at a first microphone system of a communication device and a second mixed input signal at a second microphone system of said communication device, said first and second microphone systems disposed at locations on said communication device so that far field sound originating in a far field environment relative to said first and second microphone systems produces a first difference in sound signal amplitude at said first and second microphone systems; dynamically identifying a first far field sound component contained in said primary mixed input signal and a second far field sound component contained in said secondary mixed input signal based on said first difference, said first far field sound component having first magnitude values and said second far field sound component having second magnitude values; generating adjusted magnitude values by setting said second magnitude values equal to said first magnitude values; determining a plurality of gain values using said first magnitude values and said adjusted magnitude values; and automatically reducing said first far field sound component using said plurality of gain values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A noise error amplitude reduction (“
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) system, comprising;a first microphone system configured to produce a primary mixed input signal; a second microphone system configured to produce a secondary mixed input signal, where said first and second microphone systems are disposed at locations on a communication device so that far field sound originating in a far field environment relative to said first and second microphone systems produces a first difference in sound signal amplitude at said first and second microphone systems; at least one signal processing device configured to dynamically identify a first far field sound component of said primary mixed input signal and a second far field sound component of said secondary mixed input signal based on said first difference, said first far field sound component having first magnitude values and said second far field sound component having second magnitude values, generating adjusted magnitude values by setting said second magnitude values equal to said first magnitude values, computing a plurality of gain values using said first magnitude values and said adjusted magnitude values, and automatically reduce said first far field sound component using said plurality of gain values. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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