Global Patent Index - EP 1261961 A1

EP 1261961 A1 20021204 - METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NOISE REDUCTION FOR SPATIALLY DISPLACED SIGNAL SOURCES

Title (en)

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NOISE REDUCTION FOR SPATIALLY DISPLACED SIGNAL SOURCES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME FÜR RAUSCHUNTERDRÜCKUNG FÜR RÄUMLICH VERSETZTE SIGNALQUELLEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES DE REDUCTION DE BRUIT POUR SOURCES DE SIGNAL DECALEES DANS L'ESPACE

Publication

EP 1261961 A1 20021204 (EN)

Application

EP 01904915 A 20010118

Priority

  • US 0101679 W 20010118
  • US 51590700 A 20000229

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0165540A1] The spatial characteristics associated with the respective locations of various signal sources within the receiver environment, such as a vehicle, are used in processing received signals from the signal sources. The use of the spatial characteristics may provide improved noise reduction and further, in various embodiments of the present invention, may be used to apply a selected suppression level to one or more of the signal sources. For example, in a vehicle hands-free speech reception system, far-end feedback from a speaker in the vehicle may be substantially suppressed while speech from a driver and a passenger in the vehicle may be processed with substantially zero decibels of suppression. The suppression levels may be user selectable.

IPC 1-7

G10K 11/178

IPC 8 full level

G10K 11/178 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10K 11/17821 (2017.12 - EP US); G10K 11/17837 (2017.12 - EP US); G10K 11/17854 (2017.12 - EP US); G10K 11/17857 (2017.12 - EP US); G10K 11/17873 (2017.12 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0165540A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0165540 A1 20010907; AT E263410 T1 20040415; AU 3285101 A 20010912; CN 1406372 A 20030326; DE 60102571 D1 20040506; DE 60102571 T2 20040930; EP 1261961 A1 20021204; EP 1261961 B1 20040331; MY 134004 A 20071130

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0101679 W 20010118; AT 01904915 T 20010118; AU 3285101 A 20010118; CN 01805774 A 20010118; DE 60102571 T 20010118; EP 01904915 A 20010118; MY PI20010728 A 20010219