Global Patent Index - EP 4158901 A1

EP 4158901 A1 20230405 - METHOD, DEVICE, HEADPHONES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ACTIVELY SUPPRESSING THE OCCLUSION EFFECT DURING THE PLAYBACK OF AUDIO SIGNALS

Title (en)

METHOD, DEVICE, HEADPHONES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ACTIVELY SUPPRESSING THE OCCLUSION EFFECT DURING THE PLAYBACK OF AUDIO SIGNALS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG, KOPFHÖRER UND COMPUTERPROGRAMM ZUR AKTIVEN UNTERDRÜCKUNG DES OKKLUSIONSEFFEKTES BEI DER WIEDERGABE VON AUDIOSIGNALEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ, DISPOSITIF, CASQUE D'ÉCOUTE ET PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE POUR SUPPRIMER ACTIVEMENT L'EFFET D'OCCLUSION PENDANT LA LECTURE DE SIGNAUX AUDIO

Publication

EP 4158901 A1 20230405 (DE)

Application

EP 21729292 A 20210527

Priority

  • DE 102020114429 A 20200529
  • EP 2021064168 W 20210527

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021239864A1] In the method according to the invention for actively suppressing the occlusion effect during the playback of audio signals by means of headphones (10) or a hearing aid, a sound signal occurring from outside is captured (20) by means of at least one outer microphone (11) of the headphones or of the hearing aid. A voice signal is captured (21) by means of at least one additional microphone (12, 17). The dry component of the captured voice signal is estimated (22), the dry component of the captured voice signal being the component of the captured voice signal without reverberation caused by the surrounding space and without ambient noises. By means of a filter, a voice component is extracted from the outer sound captured using the at least one outer microphone. Filter coefficients of the filter are determined (23) on the basis of the estimated dry component of the captured voice signal, or the estimated dry component of the captured voice signal is filtered such that a voice component having spaciousness comparable to that of the voice component at the outer microphones is produced (23). The extracted or produced voice component is output (24) by means of a loudspeaker of the headphones or of the hearing aid.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10K 11/17827 (2017.12 - US); G10K 11/17854 (2017.12 - US); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 1/1091 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 3/005 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 25/505 (2013.01 - US); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01 - US); H04R 25/505 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 2460/05 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021239864A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020114429 A1 20211202; CN 115398934 A 20221125; EP 4158901 A1 20230405; US 2023328462 A1 20231012; WO 2021239864 A1 20211202

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020114429 A 20200529; CN 202180027212 A 20210527; EP 2021064168 W 20210527; EP 21729292 A 20210527; US 202117927183 A 20210527