Approach for partially preserving music in the presence of intelligible speech
First Claim
1. An audio processing system, comprising:
- an input device that receives a first audio signal;
a voice activity detector that;
receives a first control signal from a voice separator;
determines that a signal of interest is present in the first audio signal based on the first control signal exceeding a ducker threshold; and
generates a second control signal in response to the first audio signal; and
a ratio-based attenuator that;
receives the second control signal from the voice activity detector,determines whether a first signal level associated with the first audio signal exceeds a second signal level associated with a second audio signal received from an audio playback device, andif the first signal level exceeds the second signal, then maintains an audio level of the second audio signal, orif the first signal level does not exceed the second signal level difference, then causes the audio level of the second audio signal to be adjusted from a first value to a second value.
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Abstract
An audio processing system for a listening device includes an input device, a voice activity detector and a ratio-based attenuator. The input device is configured to receive a first audio signal emanating from an environment and including a signal of interest. The voice activity detector is configured to generate a control signal in response to the first audio signal. The ratio-based attenuator is configured to receive the control signal and determine whether the signal level of the first audio signal exceeds the signal level of an audio signal received from an audio playback device by at least a target difference. If so, then the audio level of the playback audio signal is maintained. Otherwise, the audio level of the playback audio signal is adjusted, where, at the adjusted value, the first signal level exceeds the playback signal level by at least the target difference.
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16 Claims
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1. An audio processing system, comprising:
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an input device that receives a first audio signal; a voice activity detector that; receives a first control signal from a voice separator; determines that a signal of interest is present in the first audio signal based on the first control signal exceeding a ducker threshold; and generates a second control signal in response to the first audio signal; and a ratio-based attenuator that; receives the second control signal from the voice activity detector, determines whether a first signal level associated with the first audio signal exceeds a second signal level associated with a second audio signal received from an audio playback device, and if the first signal level exceeds the second signal, then maintains an audio level of the second audio signal, or if the first signal level does not exceed the second signal level difference, then causes the audio level of the second audio signal to be adjusted from a first value to a second value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a first audio signal emanating from an environment; detecting that a signal of interest is present in the first audio signal based on a first control signal associated with the first audio signal exceeding a ducker threshold; determining whether a first signal level associated with the first audio signal exceeds a second signal level associated with a second audio signal received from an audio playback device, and if the first signal level exceeds the second signal level, then maintaining an audio level of the second audio signal, and if the first signal level does not exceed the second signal level, then causing the audio level of the second audio signal to be adjusted from a first value to a second value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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receiving a first audio signal emanating from an environment; detecting that a signal of interest is present in the first audio signal based on a first control signal associated with the first audio signal exceeding a ducker threshold; determining whether a first signal level associated with the first audio signal exceeds a second signal level associated with a second audio signal received from an audio playback device, and if the first signal level exceeds the second signal level, then maintaining an audio level of the second audio signal, and if the first signal level does not exceed the second signal level, then causing the audio level of the second audio signal to be adjusted from a first value to a second value.
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