EP1258865A3 - Dispositif pour améliorer l'intelligibilité de signaux audio contenant de la parole - Google Patents

Dispositif pour améliorer l'intelligibilité de signaux audio contenant de la parole Download PDF

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EP1258865A3
EP1258865A3 EP02005495A EP02005495A EP1258865A3 EP 1258865 A3 EP1258865 A3 EP 1258865A3 EP 02005495 A EP02005495 A EP 02005495A EP 02005495 A EP02005495 A EP 02005495A EP 1258865 A3 EP1258865 A3 EP 1258865A3
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Matthias Vierthaler
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10L—SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques 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 TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
    • G10L21/00—Speech or voice signal processing techniques 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
    • G10L21/0208—Noise filtering
    • G10L21/0216—Noise filtering characterised by the method used for estimating noise
    • G10L21/0232—Processing in the frequency domain
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/43—Signal processing in hearing aids to enhance the speech intelligibility

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
  • Computational Linguistics (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Tone Control, Compression And Expansion, Limiting Amplitude (AREA)
  • Circuit For Audible Band Transducer (AREA)
  • Stereophonic System (AREA)
EP02005495A 2001-05-18 2002-03-11 Dispositif pour améliorer l'intelligibilité de signaux audio contenant de la parole Expired - Lifetime EP1258865B1 (fr)

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DE10124699A DE10124699C1 (de) 2001-05-18 2001-05-18 Schaltungsanordnung zur Verbesserung der Verständlichkeit von Sprache enthaltenden Audiosignalen
DE10124699 2001-05-18

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EP1258865A2 EP1258865A2 (fr) 2002-11-20
EP1258865A3 true EP1258865A3 (fr) 2004-05-06
EP1258865B1 EP1258865B1 (fr) 2006-10-18

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US (1) US7418379B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1258865B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4141736B2 (fr)
DE (2) DE10124699C1 (fr)

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DE10124699C1 (de) 2002-12-19
EP1258865B1 (fr) 2006-10-18
JP2003018691A (ja) 2003-01-17
US20020173950A1 (en) 2002-11-21
DE50208467D1 (de) 2006-11-30
JP4141736B2 (ja) 2008-08-27
US7418379B2 (en) 2008-08-26

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