CN103390410A - System and method for long-distance telephone conference - Google Patents

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CN103390410A
CN103390410A CN2012101442289A CN201210144228A CN103390410A CN 103390410 A CN103390410 A CN 103390410A CN 2012101442289 A CN2012101442289 A CN 2012101442289A CN 201210144228 A CN201210144228 A CN 201210144228A CN 103390410 A CN103390410 A CN 103390410A
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The invention provides a system and method for a long-distance telephone conference. The system comprises a far-end microphone array, a sound recognition module, a near-end display interface and a sound adjusting module. The far-end microphone array is used for receiving far-end sounds. The voice recognition module is used for recognizing a plurality of sound sources from the far-end sounds. The near-end display interface is used for displaying the sound sources. The sound adjusting module is used for performing adjustment according to sound characteristics of all of the sound sources respectively. Visualization can be performed on spatial positions of far-end participants in the conference, compared with the prior art, the system is better beneficial to understanding of seat relations of the far-end participants for near-end participants, therefore, a basis is provided for adjusting sound parameters, and the purpose of improving the quality of the long-distance telephone conference is achieved.

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Remote phone conference system and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to the teleconference technology.
Background technology
The remote phone conference system is the common means of communication of a kind of business office, and it can make both sides, tripartite, personnel are not subjected to linking up of regional limits even in many ways.
In the remote phone meeting, with regard to the both sides of conversation, the participant of far-end or near-end is a people all not only.Some conference system can be respectively the microphone of each participant's configure dedicated, though so can guarantee that each participant's speech can be received really, its authentication program and conference management mechanism are comparatively complicated; In addition, when the participant increased, to the i.e. increase thereupon of demand of number of microphone, and between adjacent microphone, the situation of sound interference also can become more serious.For setting up of Convenient telephone conference system, most teleconferences can not be the microphone of each participant's configure dedicated, but allow all participants of each side share identical microphone.Yet, be subject to the arrangement at seat, when participant's distance microphone far and near different, the radio reception effect of microphone also can be thereupon different, the quality of the both sides' conversations that so namely detracted.
Therefore need a kind of more convenient handy remote phone conference system and method.
Summary of the invention
In order to overcome the defect of prior art, the invention provides a kind of remote phone conference system, it comprises: a far-end microphone array is arranged at far-end, in order to receive far-end sound; One voice recognition module, be coupled to this far-end microphone array, in order to pick out a plurality of sources of sound from far-end sound; One near-end display interface, be arranged at near-end, is coupled to this voice recognition module, in order to the described a plurality of sources of sound that show that this voice recognition module picks out; One sound adjusting module, be coupled to this voice recognition module, in order to adjust for a sound characteristic of this source of sound respectively respectively.
The present invention separately provides a kind of remote phone conference method, and it comprises: with a far-end microphone array, receive far-end sound; Pick out a plurality of sources of sound from far-end sound; Show the described a plurality of sources of sound that picked out with a near-end display interface; Adjust at least one sound characteristic of this source of sound respectively respectively.
The present invention can give visualization with far-end participant's locus, in terms of existing technologies, more help the near-end participant to understand far-end participant's seat relation, and the basis of adjusting audio parameter is provided whereby, reach the purpose that promotes remote phone meeting quality.
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Fig. 1 is the remote phone conference system configuration diagram according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the remote phone conference method process flow diagram according to one embodiment of the invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
100 ~ remote phone conference system;
102 ~ far-end microphone array;
104 ~ voice recognition module;
106 ~ near-end display interface;
108 ~ near-end is controlled interface;
110 ~ sound adjusting module;
112 ~ sound broadcasting module;
S202 ~ S210 ~ step.
Embodiment
Hereinafter for introducing most preferred embodiment of the present invention.Each embodiment is in order to principle of the present invention to be described, but non-in order to limit the present invention.Scope of the present invention is when with appending claims, being as the criterion.
, in order to make the remote phone conference system be easier to use, the invention provides a kind of new-type remote phone conference system.The various embodiment that hereinafter will coordinate description of drawings remote phone conference system of the present invention.
The remote phone conference system
Fig. 1 is the remote phone conference system configuration diagram according to one embodiment of the invention.Remote phone conference system 100 of the present invention comprises at least: a far-end microphone array 102, a voice recognition module 104, a near-end display interface 106, a near-end are controlled interface 108, a sound adjusting module 110 and a sound broadcasting module 112.For convenience of description, embodiment hereinafter is all as an example of one-way communication example (be the far-end user speaks, near-end user listen to), yet the present invention certainly needn't be as limit, and those of ordinary skills can be applied in the present invention in two-way communication easily.In like manner, the present invention is not limited to the type of both sides' conversation, and the type of MPTY is also within scope of the present invention.
Far-end microphone array 102 of the present invention is arranged at far-end, can be in order to receive far-end sound.Generally speaking, microphone array 102 generally includes two or more microphones.Microphone of the present invention is not limited to moving-coil type, condenser type or other various types of microphones.Those of ordinary skills can be arranged at appropriate location with microphone array 102 according to directive property and the conference space of number of microphone, each microphone.For example, can adopt the microphone array with omnidirectional field sensitivity in roundtable conference, and it is arranged at the round table center.
Voice recognition module 104 of the present invention does not limit and is arranged at far-end or near-end, as long as can be connected to aforementioned distal microphone array 102 by the wired or wireless communication mode.It should be noted that key character of the present invention is that namely voice recognition module 104 of the present invention can be according to various existing acoustics calculation technology, identification and isolate a plurality of different sources of sound separately from the obtained far-end sound that mixes of microphone array 102.For example, these sources of sound namely comprise each participant's voice, and the noise of various non-voices.Generally, acoustics calculation technology mainly can be divided into audio direction identification technique and tonequality identification technique.The audio direction identification technique can be utilized position and the sensitivity of each microphone in microphone array 102, calculates direction and the distance (being the position of source of sound in space) of each source of sound; The tonequality identification technique can be analyzed sound press, frequency spectrum and the waveform of each source of sound, so as to obtaining the sound characteristics such as each source of sound such as volume, sharpness, audio frequency and tonequality (or claim tone color), even therefrom judge each source of sound be whether voice, whether be noise, speaker's summary sex and age are estimated.In more detail, because voice are not continual sound, and its volume and audio frequency all may change, therefore, in better embodiment, the sustainable intersection of the voice recognition module 104 of the present invention comparison position of one source of sound in space with and tonequality, reach the purpose of following the trail of this source of sound of locking.In addition, in certain embodiments, voice recognition module 104 also can be carried out the action of general noise filtering and echo elimination.Yet, the emphasis of wanting to emphasize due to the non-the present invention of aforementioned acoustic processing ins and outs, and it can be reached by various existing technology, and therefore, this paper is no longer repeated to save space.
Near-end display interface 106 of the present invention (being screen) is arranged at near-end, it is coupled to this voice recognition module 104, can be in order to show each source of sound that this voice recognition module 104 picks out to the near-end user, even, in certain embodiments, the every sound characteristic that shows described a plurality of sources of sound.For example, in the simplest embodiment, near-end display interface 106 only shows with word the far-end source of sound that voice recognition module 104 is picked out, and invests respectively each source of sound of both having deposited as titles such as " participant 1 ", " participant 2 ".To have the newcomer to add fashionable whenever voice recognition module 104 detects far-end, and near-end display interface 106 can be marked it with eye-catching word.In a preferred embodiment, near-end display interface 106 can two dimension or three-dimensional picture simulation far-end conference space, and according to the coordinate of the locus, place of voice recognition module 104 each source of sound that detects, it is labeled on the correspondence position of virtual screen.Wherein, each source of sound is except having the titles such as " participant 1 ", " participant 2 ", but various sound characteristics of note still, such as: whether volume, sharpness, audio frequency, tonequality, are voice, speaker's the associated estimated information such as sex age, those of ordinary skills can be according to shown information project and the display styles thereof of spiritual designed, designed near-end display interface 106 of the present invention.It should be noted that teleconference technology of the present invention also can further be applied in video conference, but and near-end display interface 106 also the real screen that transmits of simultaneous display far-end to replace aforementioned virtual screen.By near-end display interface 106 of the present invention, the near-end user can grasp the participant situation of far-end easily.
Near-end of the present invention is controlled interface 108 and is coupled to sound adjusting module 110 of the present invention, can be in order to receive the control of user to sound adjusting module 110, and each source of sound that sound adjusting module 110 of the present invention can pick out for voice recognition module 104 according to user's control is adjusted respectively its sound characteristic, and sound characteristic namely comprises: volume, sharpness, audio frequency and/or tonequality.For example, the near-end user can increase the important participant's of some far-end volume by controlling sound adjusting module 110, or promotes its sharpness; Same, can reduce, the voice that send of some noise of filtering or non-participant even, strengthen whereby the speech quality of meeting.In some special embodiment, sound adjusting module 110 even can carry out various audios to each source of sound to be processed, and comprises and changes its audio frequency or tonequality, reaches the purpose of concealment speaker identity.Sound adjusting module 110 of the present invention is not limited to be arranged on near-end or far-end, as long as can be connected to this voice recognition module 104 by wired or wireless mode.In preferred embodiment, sound adjusting module 110 can be integrated among a processor with voice recognition module 104, reaches the purpose of strengthening acoustic processing usefulness.
Finally, sound broadcasting module 112 of the present invention is coupled to the near-end loudspeaker, can be in order to play each source of sound after aforementioned adjustment sound characteristic.Sound broadcasting module 112 of the present invention is not limited to be arranged on near-end or far-end equally, as long as can be connected to this sound adjusting module 110 by wired or wireless mode.In preferred embodiment, sound broadcasting module 112 also can be integrated among a processor with sound adjusting module 110 and voice recognition module 104.Those of ordinary skills can recognize, the difference of voice recognition module 104, sound adjusting module 110 and sound broadcasting module 112 only for convenience of description, within the merit able one that any processor has an aforementioned modules all belongs to the scope that the present invention contains.
The remote phone conference method
Except aforesaid remote phone conference system, the present invention separately provides a kind of remote phone conference method.Fig. 2 is the remote phone conference method process flow diagram according to one embodiment of the invention.The method 200 comprises: in step S202, with a far-end microphone array, receive far-end sound; In step S204, pick out a plurality of sources of sound from far-end sound; In step S206, show described a plurality of sources of sound and the sound characteristic thereof that is picked out with a near-end display interface; In step S208, adjust at least one sound characteristic of this source of sound respectively respectively; And in step S210, the described a plurality of sources of sound after sound characteristic are adjusted in broadcast.Wherein, step S204 can be by audio direction identification technique and/or tonequality identification technique and pick out described a plurality of source of sound from far-end sound, and these sound characteristics are direction, distance, volume, sharpness, audio frequency and/or the tonequality of each source of sound.Because those of ordinary skills can be with reference to aforementioned about understanding remote phone conference method of the present invention in each embodiment of remote phone conference system, so locate and will repeat no more its correlative detail to save space.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; so it is not in order to limit scope of the present invention; any those of ordinary skills; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking appended the scope that claim defines.

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1. remote phone conference system comprises:
One voice recognition module, in order to receive a far-end sound that receives from a far-end microphone array, and pick out a plurality of sources of sound in this far-end sound certainly;
One near-end display interface, be coupled to this voice recognition module, in order to the described a plurality of sources of sound that show that this voice recognition module picks out; And
One sound adjusting module, be coupled to this voice recognition module, in order to adjust for a sound characteristic of this source of sound respectively respectively.
2. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
One near-end is controlled interface, is coupled to this sound adjusting module, in order to receive the control of this user to this sound adjusting module.
3. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
One sound broadcasting module, be coupled to this sound adjusting module, in order to the described a plurality of sources of sound after broadcast adjustment sound characteristic.
4. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this voice recognition module is that one of them picks out described a plurality of source of sound from this far-end sound by audio direction identification technique and tonequality identification technique.
5. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1, wherein this near-end display interface is also in order to show the sound characteristic of described a plurality of sources of sound that this voice recognition module picks out.
6. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1, the sound characteristic of wherein said a plurality of sources of sound comprises direction and/or the distance of described a plurality of sources of sound.
7. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1, the sound characteristic of wherein said a plurality of sources of sound is volumes of described a plurality of sources of sound.
8. remote phone conference system as claimed in claim 1, the sound characteristic of wherein said a plurality of sources of sound comprises the sharpness of described a plurality of sources of sound, audio frequency and/or tonequality.
9. remote phone conference method comprises:
Receive a far-end sound of a far-end microphone array;
Pick out a plurality of sources of sound from this far-end sound; And
Show the described a plurality of sources of sound that picked out with a near-end display interface;
Adjust at least one sound characteristic of this source of sound respectively respectively.
10. remote phone conference method as claimed in claim 9 also comprises:
One of them picks out described a plurality of source of sound from this far-end sound by audio direction identification technique and tonequality identification technique.
11. remote phone conference method as claimed in claim 9, the sound characteristic of wherein said a plurality of sources of sound comprise the direction of described a plurality of sources of sound, distance, volume, sharpness, audio frequency and tonequality one of them.
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