Utilizing information from a number of sensors to suppress acoustic noise through an audio processing system
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1. A method comprising:
- associating at least one of a spatially separate audio sensor and a vibration sensor with an audio processing system having at least one audio sensor associated therewith, the spatially separate audio sensor being on a remote location distinct from that of the at least one audio sensor;
capturing information uniquely associated with an external environment of the audio processing system through the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor;
adapting an audio output of the audio processing system based on the captured information uniquely associated with the external environment thereof; and
characterizing the external environment of the audio processing system through a processor of the audio processing system such that at least one unwanted signal source is isolated from a desired audio source associated with the audio processing system,wherein when there are a plurality of unwanted signal sources captured through the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor, each of the plurality of unwanted signal sources are isolated from one another during the characterization of the external environment.
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A method includes associating a spatially separate audio sensor and/or a vibration sensor with an audio processing system having one or more audio sensor(s) associated therewith. The spatially separate audio sensor is on a remote location distinct from that of the one or more audio sensor(s). The method also includes capturing information uniquely associated with an external environment of the audio processing system through the spatially separate audio sensor and/or the vibration sensor and the one or more audio sensor(s), and adapting an audio output of the audio processing system based on the captured information uniquely associated with the external environment thereof.
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1. A method comprising:
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associating at least one of a spatially separate audio sensor and a vibration sensor with an audio processing system having at least one audio sensor associated therewith, the spatially separate audio sensor being on a remote location distinct from that of the at least one audio sensor; capturing information uniquely associated with an external environment of the audio processing system through the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor; adapting an audio output of the audio processing system based on the captured information uniquely associated with the external environment thereof; and characterizing the external environment of the audio processing system through a processor of the audio processing system such that at least one unwanted signal source is isolated from a desired audio source associated with the audio processing system, wherein when there are a plurality of unwanted signal sources captured through the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor, each of the plurality of unwanted signal sources are isolated from one another during the characterization of the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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associating at least one of a spatially separate audio sensor and a vibration sensor with an audio processing system having at least one audio sensor associated therewith, the spatially separate audio sensor being on a remote location distinct from that of the at least one audio sensor; activating the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor based on a change in an external environment of the audio processing system; capturing information uniquely associated with the external environment of the audio processing system through the activated at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the activated at least one audio sensor; and characterizing the external environment of the audio processing system through a processor of the audio processing system such that at least one unwanted signal source is isolated from a desired audio source associated with the audio processing system, wherein when there are a plurality of unwanted signal sources captured through the activated at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the activated at least one audio sensor, each of the plurality of unwanted signal sources are isolated from one another during the characterization of the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An audio processing system comprising:
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at least one audio sensor; at least one of a spatially separate audio sensor and a vibration sensor, the spatially separate audio sensor being on a remote location distinct from that of the at least one audio sensor, and the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor being configured to capture information uniquely associated with an external environment of the audio processing system; and a processor configured to process the captured information uniquely associated with the external environment to enable an appropriate adaptation of an audio output of the audio processing system, wherein the processor is further configured to characterize the external environment such that at least one unwanted signal source is isolated from a desired audio source associated with the audio processing system, and wherein when there are a plurality of unwanted signal sources captured through the at least one of the spatially separate audio sensor and the vibration sensor and the at least one audio sensor, the processor is configured to isolate each of the plurality of unwanted signal sources from one another during the characterization of the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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