METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME SOUND ENHANCEMENT

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EP 4 252 228 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	11.06.2025 Bulletin 2025/24

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	30.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/18

(21)	Application number: 22776141.8

(22)	Date of filing: 25.03.2022

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G10L 21/0208^(2013.01)
G06N 3/088^(2023.01)
G10L 25/30^(2013.01)

G06N 3/0442^(2023.01)
G06N 3/0455^(2023.01)
G06N 3/048^(2023.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	G10L 21/0208; G10L 25/30; G06N 3/0455; G06N 3/0442; G06N 3/048; G06N 3/088

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/KR2022/004204

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2022/203441 (29.09.2022 Gazette 2022/39)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME SOUND ENHANCEMENT VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ECHTZEITTONVERBESSERUNG PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL D'AMÉLIORATION DU SON EN TEMPS RÉEL

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

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Priority:

26.03.2021 GB 202104280
07.10.2021 GB 202114393

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	04.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/40

(73)	Proprietor: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
	Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16677 (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	RAMOS, Alberto Gil C. P. Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB) PURVES, Carlos Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB) MEHROTRA, Abhinav Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB) BHATTACHARYA, Sourav Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB) VIPPERLA, Ravichander Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB) ISHTIAQ, Syed Samin Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB) LANE, Nicholas Donald Atkins Staines Middlesex TW18 4QE (GB)

(74)	Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP
	15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)

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References cited: :

WO-A2-2020/256257
KR-A- 20120 066 523
US-A1- 2012 004 909

JP-A- 2013 114 151
KR-B1- 101 843 079
US-A1- 2019 392 852

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