WO2019111050A3 - Voice aware audio system and method - Google Patents

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WO2019111050A3
WO2019111050A3 PCT/IB2018/001503 IB2018001503W WO2019111050A3 WO 2019111050 A3 WO2019111050 A3 WO 2019111050A3 IB 2018001503 W IB2018001503 W IB 2018001503W WO 2019111050 A3 WO2019111050 A3 WO 2019111050A3
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outer sound
signal
audio system
audio
interest
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Timothy DEGRAYE
Lillane HUGUET
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Hed Technologies Sarl
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Priority to EP18875008.7A priority Critical patent/EP3721429A2/en
Priority to KR1020207019207A priority patent/KR102491417B1/en
Priority to JP2020550930A priority patent/JP2021511755A/en
Priority to CA3084890A priority patent/CA3084890A1/en
Priority to KR1020247006481A priority patent/KR20240033108A/en
Priority to CN201880088536.XA priority patent/CN112424863B/en
Priority to KR1020237001944A priority patent/KR20230015513A/en
Priority claimed from US16/213,489 external-priority patent/US11023595B1/en
Publication of WO2019111050A2 publication Critical patent/WO2019111050A2/en
Publication of WO2019111050A3 publication Critical patent/WO2019111050A3/en
Priority to JP2023137191A priority patent/JP2023159381A/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Processing of the speech or voice signal to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G10L25/78—Detection of presence or absence of voice signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Processing of the speech or voice signal to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility
    • G10L21/02—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation
    • G10L21/0316—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation by changing the amplitude
    • G10L21/0364—Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation by changing the amplitude for improving intelligibility
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G10L25/90—Pitch determination of speech signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L25/00—Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups G10L15/00 - G10L21/00
    • G10L25/93—Discriminating between voiced and unvoiced parts of speech signals

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  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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  • Obtaining Desirable Characteristics In Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)

Abstract

A voice aware audio system and a method for a user wearing a headset to be aware of an outer sound environment while listening to music or any other audio source. An adjustable sound awareness zone gives the user the flexibility to avoid hearing far distant voices. The outer sound can be analyzed in a frequency domain to select an oscillating frequency candidate and in a time domain to determine if the oscillating frequency candidate is the signal of interest. If the signal directed to the outer sound is determined to be a signal of interest the outer sound is mixed with audio from the audio source.
PCT/IB2018/001503 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice aware audio system and method WO2019111050A2 (en)

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EP18875008.7A EP3721429A2 (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice aware audio system and method
KR1020207019207A KR102491417B1 (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice recognition audio system and method
JP2020550930A JP2021511755A (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Speech recognition audio system and method
CA3084890A CA3084890A1 (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice aware audio system and method
KR1020247006481A KR20240033108A (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice Aware Audio System and Method
CN201880088536.XA CN112424863B (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice perception audio system and method
KR1020237001944A KR20230015513A (en) 2017-12-07 2018-12-07 Voice Aware Audio System and Method
JP2023137191A JP2023159381A (en) 2017-12-07 2023-08-25 Sound recognition audio system and method thereof

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US16/213,489 US11023595B1 (en) 2018-12-07 2018-12-07 System and method for processing encrypted search
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