Systems and methods for suppressing audio noise in a communication system
First Claim
1. A noise suppression system comprising:
- a first microphone input configured to receive a first microphone signal indicative of sounds incident upon a first microphone;
a second microphone input configured to receive a second microphone signal indicative of sounds incident upon a second microphone;
a plurality of beam formers each configured to form a respective one of a plurality of beams to spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the plurality of beam formers comprising;
a first beam former configured to form a first unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone;
a second beam former configured to form a second unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the second unidirectional beam having a spatial null in a direction different from that of the first unidirectional beam; and
a third beam former configured to form an omnidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; and
a beam selector configured to;
determine a first energy of audible sounds filtered by the first unidirectional beam and a second energy of audible sounds filtered by the second unidirectional beam; and
based on at least the first energy and the second energy, select one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam to be output as an output signal of the noise suppression system.
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Abstract
A method may include forming a plurality of beams to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from a first microphone and a second microphone. The plurality of beams may include a first unidirectional beam to receive audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, a second unidirectional beam to receive audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the second unidirectional beam having a spatial null in a direction different from that of the first unidirectional beam, and an omnidirectional beam to receive audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone. The method may also include determining a first energy of audible sounds filtered by the first unidirectional beam and a second energy of audible sounds filtered by the second unidirectional beam and, based on the first energy and the second energy, selecting one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam.
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32 Claims
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1. A noise suppression system comprising:
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a first microphone input configured to receive a first microphone signal indicative of sounds incident upon a first microphone; a second microphone input configured to receive a second microphone signal indicative of sounds incident upon a second microphone; a plurality of beam formers each configured to form a respective one of a plurality of beams to spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the plurality of beam formers comprising; a first beam former configured to form a first unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; a second beam former configured to form a second unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the second unidirectional beam having a spatial null in a direction different from that of the first unidirectional beam; and a third beam former configured to form an omnidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; and a beam selector configured to; determine a first energy of audible sounds filtered by the first unidirectional beam and a second energy of audible sounds filtered by the second unidirectional beam; and based on at least the first energy and the second energy, select one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam to be output as an output signal of the noise suppression system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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forming a plurality of beams to capture audible sounds from a first microphone and a second microphone, the plurality of beams comprising; a first unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; a second unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the second unidirectional beam having a spatial null in a direction different from that of the first unidirectional beam; and an omnidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; and determining a first energy of audible sounds filtered by the first unidirectional beam and a second energy of audible sounds filtered by the second unidirectional beam; and based on at least the first energy and the second energy, selecting one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam select one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam to be output as an output signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A noise suppression system comprising:
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a first microphone input configured to receive a first microphone signal indicative of sounds incident upon a first microphone; a second microphone input configured to receive a first microphone signal indicative of sounds incident upon a second microphone; a plurality of beam formers each configured to form a respective one of a plurality of beams to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the plurality of beam formers comprising; a first beam former configured to form a first unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; and a second beam former configured to form a second unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the second unidirectional beam having a spatial null in a direction different from that of the first unidirectional beam; a beam selector configured to; determine a first energy of audible sounds filtered by the first unidirectional beam and a second energy of audible sounds filtered by the second unidirectional beam; and based on at least the first energy and the second energy, select at least one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam; and a beam mixer subsystem configured to, mix selected beams to create an audio output signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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forming a plurality of beams to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from a first microphone and a second microphone, the plurality of beams comprising; a first unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone; and a second unidirectional beam to receive and spatially filter audible sounds from the first microphone and the second microphone, the second unidirectional beam having a spatial null in a direction different from that of the first unidirectional beam; determining a first energy of audible sounds filtered by the first unidirectional beam and a second energy of audible sounds filtered by the second unidirectional beam; based on at least the first energy and the second energy, selecting at least one of the plurality of beams as a selected beam; and mixing selected beams to create an audio output signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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