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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Inventors:
Weiwen Dai, Elgin, IL (US);
Robert A. Popper, Lemont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/78 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2410/00 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
Analog signals are received from a sound transducer. The analog signals are converted into digitized data. A determination is made as to whether voice activity exists within the digitized signal. Upon the detection of voice activity, an indication of voice activity is sent to a processing device. The indication is sent across a standard interface, and the standard interface is configured to be compatible to be coupled with a plurality of devices from potentially different manufacturers.