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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Mahdi Ali, Detroit, MI (US);
Xuan Zhou, Shanghai, CN;
Rakan Chabaan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nabih Jaber, Southfield, MI (US);
Meihui Lu, Shanghai, CN;
Kun Hua, Southfield, MI (US);
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An audio signal enhancement method includes: acquiring an audio signal; estimating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of an audio frame of the audio signal; determining a SNR threshold for the audio frame; selecting an audio signal processing technique according to a comparison of the SNR threshold to the estimated SNR of the audio frame; filtering the audio frame using a Wiener filter applying the selected signal processing technique; and outputting the audio frame filtered using the Wiener filter applying the selected signal processing technique. A first-in, first-out (FIFO) signal processing technique is selected when the estimated SNR of the audio frame is less than the SNR threshold, and a log-energy voice activity detection (VAD) signal processing technique is selected when the estimated SNR of the audio frame is greater than the SNR threshold.