Global Patent Index - EP 1016072 A1

EP 1016072 A1 20000705 - METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING NOISE IN A DIGITAL SPEECH SIGNAL

Title (en)

METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING NOISE IN A DIGITAL SPEECH SIGNAL

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR RAUSCHUNTERDRÜCKUNG EINES DIGITALEN SPRACHSIGNALS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE DEBRUITAGE D'UN SIGNAL DE PAROLE NUMERIQUE

Publication

EP 1016072 A1 20000705 (FR)

Application

EP 98943999 A 19980916

Priority

  • FR 9801980 W 19980916
  • FR 9711643 A 19970918

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2768547A1] The speech signal is divided into spectral component and estimated noise signals subtracted to provide noise-reduced output. The procedure comprises a spectral subtraction including a first subtraction stage in which note is taken of increased estimations (Bn,i) of spectral noise components. This allows production of spectral component (S2n,f) of a first noise-reduced signal. The process further includes the calculation of a masking curve (Mn,q) by applying an auditory perception model w.r.t. the spectral components of the first noise-reduced signal. A second subtraction stage starts with each spectral component of the speech signal in the frame. From each is subtracted a quantity which is dependent on parameters including a difference between the increased estimation of the spectral component corresponding to the noise and the calculated masking curve. The result of this is subject to a transformation into the time domain in order to construct a noise reduced speech signal.

IPC 1-7

G10L 3/02

IPC 8 full level

G10L 21/02 (2006.01); G10L 21/0208 (2013.01); G10L 21/0232 (2013.01); G10L 21/0264 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10L 21/0208 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 21/0232 (2013.01 - EP US); G10L 21/0264 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9914738A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2768547 A1 19990319; FR 2768547 B1 19991119; AU 9168998 A 19990405; CA 2304571 A1 19990325; DE 69803203 D1 20020221; DE 69803203 T2 20020829; EP 1016072 A1 20000705; EP 1016072 B1 20020116; US 6477489 B1 20021105; WO 9914738 A1 19990325

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 9711643 A 19970918; AU 9168998 A 19980916; CA 2304571 A 19980916; DE 69803203 T 19980916; EP 98943999 A 19980916; FR 9801980 W 19980916; US 50914500 A 20000605